Photo: Pexels/Pixabay.com If you happen to be in Lakeland, FL this weekend (February 28 – March 1, 2020), you have to check out the Up Up and Away Festival. On Friday, February 28th the hot air balloon festival will happen, rain or shine. If you have family with you, bring the kiddos along so they
An advertisement for 2020 spring training season tickets is shown on the scoreboard at the new Atlanta Braves spring training baseball facility on January 29, 2020 in North Port, Florida, United States. Photo: Kent E Roberts/Shutterstock.com With the start of the Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2020 spring training campaign comes hopes for a great economic
Ultra main stage. Photo Credit: Hunter Crenian / Shutterstock.com **Update 03/06/2020: Due to the coronavirus epidemic, this event was cancelled by the Ultra organizers per the City of Miami’s request.** If you’ve never been to Ultra Music Festival, you are missing out! The Festival has been voted twice (in 2016 and in 2017) as the
State of Florida Capitol Building and the entrance for legislators in Tallahassee, Florida, United States on February 21, 2018. Photo: KMH Photovideo/Shutterstock.com Vacation rental companies like Airbnb support prohibiting local rental regulations. There are communities with large numbers of rentals, however, that oppose the bill. Florida cities and counties have fought state legislation from imposing
Photo Credit: fourphotography/Shutterstock.com If you are planning to move to Florida (or if you already live here) but are not currently employed, listen up! In the following lists, we outline some places in Florida where your employment will be worth your while. In 2019, FloridaTrends.com released a list of the Best Companies to Work For
Aerial view of Key West, FL, United States. Photo Credit: Nenad Basic/Shutterstock.com A new bill introduced by a state lawmaker from Naples aims to create a building boom for the archipelago area of the state. An amendment slipped into a House bill this week seeks to extend the hurricane evacuation time from 24 hours to
Photo Credit: chutima kuanamon/Shutterstock.com Here in Florida, we are known for our beaches, the unforgiving heat, beautiful weather all year-round, theme parks and many other things. But one other thing we should be proud of is our natural beauty, particularly the plants and landscape that surround us that we so often take for granted. There
POV of tall buildings in Florida, USA. Photo Credit: Telesniuk/Shutterstock.com 10. Mansions at Acqualina – 643 feet The condos here certainly provide an impressive view of the nearby Sunny Isles Beach ocean for the residents as they live in a 643-foot-tall building. Even more impressive is the indoor art and the architecture of the building
Photo Credit: https://www.positivelyosceola.com/ Lucky’s Market has unfortunately been hit with bad luck. By February 2020, the grocery store chain will close 32 of its 39 stores in 10 states, including Florida. The move was sparked by the decision of The Kroger Co. to divest its interest in Lucky’s Market in December 2019. The Boulder, Colorado-based
Photo Credit: Anut21ng Photo/Shutterstock.com Florida has its fair share of exotic and wild animals. From alligators to manatees and various species of snowbirds. We have it all. But there are places in Florida where animals such as monkeys may roam free and even have their own private island. Several places in Florida, actually. Here, we