The list of the greatest restaurants in Florida includes two strangely amazing eateries in Naples and Captiva

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Restaurants – Couple cheering glasses at dinner table – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Aleksandar Milutinovic The culinary culture in Florida is vibrantly local. And we mean both gastronomically and aesthetically by that. The Sunshine State is full of strangely amazing places, like the Panhandle’s magical wizard fries, Jacksonville’s alien-themed taco and tequila bar, and

This week, two rocket launches from Florida’s Space Coast are scheduled

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Rocket launch from Florida Space Coast – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by TimBurgess This week, crews on Florida’s Space Coast are getting ready to launch two rockets. At approximately 7:30 a.m., SpaceX intends to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. NASA’s IMAP project is to be launched into orbit

JetBlue adds nine new routes to this Florida airport

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Airport – Courtesy: Peter Titmuss – Shutterstock With nine new destinations scheduled to arrive at the Fort Lauderdale airport beginning in November, JetBlue Airways is the most recent ultra-low-cost carrier to increase its footprint in South Florida. In a statement released on September 10, JetBlue’s vice president of network planning and airline partnerships, Dave Jehn,

Florida is currently the second-most financially challenged state in the US, after Texas

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City of Miami Beach, Florida – Aerial Perspective — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Cascade Creatives Many Americans are finding it difficult to make ends meet as a result of increased costs for everything from food to rent in an uncertain economy. They are even using credit to cover necessities. According to a recent LendingTree

In Florida, gas prices are rising by double digits. View the costs in Miami and other locations

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Night photo of a Circle K gas station – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by: Trygve Finkelsen Every week, the price of gas fluctuates, going up and down. And now, as the week starts, they are back up in Florida. According to AAA and fuel-monitoring firm GasBuddy, petrol prices increased by roughly 10 cents per gallon

One of USA TODAY’s “10Best” State Fairs in the United States is Florida’s State Fair

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Florida State Fair — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Noah Densmore There is just one official state fair in Florida, but there are over 100 county fairs and festivals annually. A group of experts and USA TODAY readers has named the Florida State Fair, which takes place in Tampa, Florida every February, one of the top ten

How Florida’s solar growth subtly overtook California’s

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A large home in Venice, Florida, USA is shown with 42 solar panels installed on the roof. Photo and Caption: Kent E. Roberts/Shutterstock.com Florida is now overtaking industry titans Texas and California in the rapidly growing field of solar energy in the United States. Florida installed more utility-scale solar than California last year, with over

These five “boomtowns” in Florida are expanding more quickly than almost any other place

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Florida state line and Escambia County sign pictured – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Andriy Blokhin Florida is home to five of the fastest-growing metro areas in the United States, according to a LendingTree survey released this week. To determine which of these metro areas topped the list, the study examined changes in GDP and

The largest city in Florida, according to U.S. Census data, is not Miami

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Downtown Miami – Courtesy: Felix Mizioznikov – Shutterstock Miami isn’t the biggest city in the Sunshine State, despite being the best destination for those seeking a fun nightlife or a beach vacation, according to recent data. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 population estimates show that Jacksonville has more than 500,000 more people than The Magic

The Rays are negotiating a $1.7 billion deal to sell the team to a Florida home developer

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Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Sean Pavone According to Sportico, the Tampa Bay Rays are in “advanced talks” to sell the team to a consortium headed by Patrick Zalupski, a home developer in Florida. Although the Rays acknowledged that the team had “exclusive discussions” with a group headed by