SpaceX Rocket Launch – Courtesy: Shutterstock — Oleg_Yakovlev During a brief SpaceX ride home, four astronauts from the space station arrived back on Earth late on Saturday. Their capsule landed with a splash in the Gulf of Mexico, not far from Tampa in Florida. The American-Russian-Japanese crew, which arrived in October last year, spent five
Protesting abortions at Supreme Court – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Wild 2 Free Beginning with the 15-week ban in 2022, Florida lawmakers introduced a six-week abortion ban to further restrict the ability of Florida moms to get the procedure. However, Senate Bill 300 and House Bill 7, collectively known as the “Pregnancy and Parenting
Affordable Housing Bill – Real estate property – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Kristi Blokhin The best place for Inez Camacho to unwind is on the front porch of her new apartment, where she can water her plants while listening to her wind chime. Poinciana Crossing, her new structure, is roughly a mile south of
Great white shark jumping in water — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Sergey Uryadnikov This week, just before spring breakers are predicted to arrive in droves, a massive great white shark pounded the Florida coast. The shark with the name Maple was detected Monday morning by OCEARCH’s Global Shark Tracker southeast of St. George Island, Florida, in
Hard shell clam at low tide — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Christopher Seufert This Thursday, the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab released Lincoln, a quahog clam thought to be 214 years old, into the Gulf of Mexico. At Florida’s Alligator Point, Americorps member Blaine Parker discovered the 200-year-old mollusk while gathering shellfish for chowder. The clam, according
MIAMI BEACH, USA – FEBRUARY 26, 2017: Aerial image of the annual South Beach Wine and Food Festival (SOBEWFF) along Ocean Drive. Courtesy: Shutterstock-photo by Felix Mizioznikov Some folks may be juicing for the next week or only eating greens now that the 2023 SOBEWFF is over. Those who did not partake in the annual
Alligator with its mouth open — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Ernie Hounshell Three more alligators have been removed from the same area in northern St. Lucie County days after an alligator tragically murdered an 85-year-old woman. According to wildlife officials, Gloria Serge was drawn into the water by a 10-foot alligator while she was walking her
People waving flags & celebrating at the Miami Beach Pride Parade in Florida — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Atomazul As an active leader and advocate of LGBTQ+ in Miami, Miami Beach Pride announces Steve Adkins as Community Grand Marshal for the organization’s 15th-anniversary parade on April 15 -16, 2023. With a career-long mission of advancing the
Seaweed pollution along Miami Beach, Florida — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Sergii Figurnyi The majority of the stinky seaweed buildup in the Atlantic, which is being closely monitored by researchers, is expected to end up on Florida beaches this summer. Jetty Park was covered in stinky, brown seaweed in July of last year. This brown seaweed
A look inside the interior of Columbia restaurant in Tampa’s Ybor City — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Sharkshock In addition to being the oldest restaurant in Florida, The Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City also has the title of largest Spanish restaurant in the world. Casimiro Hernandez, Sr. opened the Columbia Restaurant in 1905, and it has