Florida voters narrowly vote YES to increase state minimum wage to $15 an hour

Courtesy: Image by Nattanan Kanchanaprat from Pixabay Election Day brought many surprises to Floridians, and aside from the obvious local and presidential election results, there were also crucial amendments on the ballot that shall not be overlooked. But arguably, the most talked-about amendment coming into election day was Amendment 2.  The amendment at stake was

Miami-Dade County elects first female mayor, Daniella Levine Cava

Courtesy: Daniella Levine Cava Facebook/Twitter On Tuesday night, Daniella Levine Cava declared victory in the mayoral race for Miami-Dade County, now holding the second most powerful executive seat in the state, behind the governor. The newly elected mayor will become the first female to hold the position in the county’s history and the first non-Hispanic

Immersive Patient Digital Smart Rooms being implemented by Florida Health System

Courtesy: Shutterstock – Photo By Stokkete Step aside, smartphones… smart rooms for hospital patients are the new thing across one Florida healthcare system that aims to convert all of its patient rooms into a fully immersive digital experience.  Last week, NCH Healthcare System, a leading healthcare system in Southwest Florida, announced that it would be implementing

FDOT ramps up Repair Efforts of the Damaged Pensacola Bridge

Courtesy: Florida Department of Transportation  The Florida Department of Transportation has ramped up its demolition project on the Pensacola Bay Bridge, as contractors are currently working to remove damaged spans of the bridge by unmoored construction barges during Hurricane Sally in mid-September.   According to the latest bridge update by FDOT, debris from two spans of

CDC “no-sail” order is lifted, but not so fast: Cruising cannot return until further approval of ship safety protocols

Courtesy: Shutterstock – photo By pisaphotography This weekend, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ‘no-sail’ order officially expired, allowing ships to return to sea. However, don’t expect to be onboard any time soon.  According to a release by the CDC on Friday, the “Framework for Conditional Sailing Order,” which replaces the no-sail order,  it

Tua survives first day at work— Dolphins improve to 4-3 on the season

Courtesy: Image by jorono from Pixabay Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa can now sleep peacefully after grabbing his first career NFL win in his first start. The first-round pick kicked off his debut with an uneventful first drive, allowing a strip-sack to arguably the league’s best defensive player in Aaron Donald on his second

Florida: Hemp Growing company gathers largest legal harvest in over 80 years

Courtesy: Green Point Research  L-R: Holly Bell, Director of Cannabis, State of Florida; David Hasenauer, CEO, Green Point Research; Jordan Pace, COO Green Point Research; Light Townsend, CLO Green Point Research Green Point Research, a hemp biomass cultivating and processing company based out of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., yielded over 500,000 hemp plants in a multi-day

6 Million gloves intended for hospitals fighting the pandemic were stolen from Florida supplier

Courtesy: Image by leo2014 from Pixabay Medgluv, a Florida-based glove manufacturer and distributor located in Coral Springs, contacted local police about a robbery at its distribution center late Sunday evening on Oct. 25. Gloves, an essential piece of personal protection equipment for medical professionals, especially during the pandemic, have been in constant demand by hospitals.

Gov. Ron DeSantis encountered voting hiccup at the polls—Florida man charged for altering governors address

Courtesy: YES Market Media – Shutterstock– Juno Beach, Florida, USA – June 30, 2020: Governor Florida Ron DeSantis with Casey DeSantis and Madison DeSantis will make a major announcement at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach. As if the voting season wasn’t already hectic enough, things just got crazier, and it involved Gov. Ron DeSantis.

President Trump becomes the first POTUS to cast in-person vote in Florida

Courtesy:  Evan El-Amin– Shutterstock- WILKES-BARRE, PA – AUGUST 2, 2018: President Donald Trump with a serious look as he delivers a speech at a campaign rally held at the Mohegan Sun Arena. On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump became the first sitting president in history to cast a vote in the Sunshine State. After staying