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Summer travel? 16 Old Florida-style restaurants worth the road trip
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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Skip the chain restaurants this summer and experience Old Florida's charm. Florida offers unique dining experiences, from seaside shacks to swamp houses. These 16 restaurants provide delicious food and memorable atmospheres. Many of these...
Mercer law graduate wants to be an advocate for older adults
Mercer Den
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July 7, 2025
Mercer University School of Law graduate Elizabeth Nelms, ’25, has spent the majority of her life serving others. Since she was 3 years old, she has been volunteering at nursing homes and delivering Meals on Wheels to people who are unable to...
$1.5 million in arts & culture funding denied in state budget, causing groups to consider cost cutting
WTXL Tallahassee - Florida
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July 7, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — $1.1 million was approved in the state budget for arts and culture grants in Leon, Gadsden, and Jefferson Counties, but that's less than half of what was requested, causing many organizations to consider cutting...
Greene & Phillips: Traumatic Brain Injuries
FOX10 News - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, are a serious and often life-changing type of injuries seen frequently at Greene & Phillips Injury Lawyers. TBIs are often the result of car wrecks or other types of accidents and can have...
It's Been a Deadly Year for Immigrant Detention in Florida
Miami New Times - Florida
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As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents ramp up mass arrests under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, ICE is now detaining a record number of immigrants (nearly half of whom have no criminal record) in detention...
Kohler promoted to deputy manager
Fort Myers Beach Observer and Fort Myers Beach Observer - Florida
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/Fort Myers Beach News Dr. Traci Kohler. File photo The Town of Fort Myers Beach announced the promotion of Dr. Traci Kohler to the position of Deputy Town Manager. Dr. Kohler has been serving as an assistant to the Town Manager since last year...
Artists create mosaic ‘love letter’ to natural St. Pete
St. Pete Catalyst - Florida
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July 7, 2025
What’s 175 feet long, four feet wide and consists of more than 150,000 individual pieces? That would be St. Petersburg’s newest public art installation, currently in progress at the intersection of Park Street and Central. The Sunset Park Mosaic...
New Jersey Turns to Aggressive Tactic Against Trump Loyalist Alina Habba — Challenging Her Law License — as She Prosecutes Democratic Congresswoman for Assault
The New York Sun
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July 7, 2025
The investigation by the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Office of Attorney Ethics into the interim acting United States attorney for the Garden State, Alina Habba, underscores the escalating tension between some sectors of the legal profession and...
Street named after longtime Florida City Mayor Wallace
South Florida Times
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July 7, 2025
Photo courtesy of Miami-Dade County FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – Longtime Florida City Mayor Otis T. Wallace has a street named after him. During a recent street renaming ceremony, family, friends and colleagues paid homage to Wallace when Miami-Dade...
Florida Biker Brawl Ends in Massive Mongols Gang Crackdown
Law Enforcement Today
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL - A "Bike Week" brawl at a gas station in Florida has resulted in an "outlaw motorcycle gang" being rounded up and charged with aggravated rioting. In a news release, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office (VCSO) said that 28...
Florida Tech Grad Student Shannon Barry to Appear on National Geographic’s SharkFest Series July 8
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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July 7, 2025
Barry’s episode of Investigation Shark Attack, 'Gulf Trouble,' will air 9 p.m. July 8 Florida Tech’s Shannon Barry is a Ph.D. student researching bull shark behavior under associate professor Toby Daly-Engel. On July 8, her research will be in the...
Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law From Taking Effect
News Americas Now
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July 7, 2025
NEWS AMERICAS, NEW ORLEANS, LA, Mon. July 7, 2025: A federal appeals court has once again blocked Texas’ controversial anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 4 (S.B. 4), in a significant legal victory for immigrant rights advocates. Late Thursday, the...
South Florida PBS Launches “SFPBS NextGen” – A Bold New Membership for Young Professionals
Miami's Community Newspapers - Florida
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July 7, 2025
South Florida PBS (WPBT, WXEL, & Health Channel) is proud to announce the launch of SFPBS NextGen, a dynamic new membership designed for young professionals who are passionate about media, storytelling, and culture. SFPBS NextGen is more than just...
Florida Highway Patrol asking for patience as holiday weekend winds down
WJHG - Florida
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July 7, 2025
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Many visit the Panhandle come holiday weekends, but the same people who come in also have to make their way out, which usually means more cars on the road. Officials with Florida Highway Patrol say even with busy...
Palm Beach County arts agency expresses mixed reactions after state restores some arts funding
WLRN - Florida
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Florida’s arts and cultural community is breathing a mixed sigh of relief this week. Following last year's deep cuts to cultural grants, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on partial funding this year, sparing some organizations from the state budget...
Florida Lottery Cash4Life, Fantasy 5 results for July 6, 2025
Daytona Beach News Journal - Florida
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The Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available jackpots. Here’s a look at the winning numbers for games played on Sunday, July 6, 2025 Winning Cash4Life numbers from July 6 drawing 15-17-33-55-57, Cash...
Latin Migrants Weather Independence Festivities Hiding from Freedom’s Fireworks
LatinAmerican Post
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July 7, 2025
Across Southern California, thousands of mixed-status Latino households will spend the Fourth of July in hiding. With ICE raids sweeping through Los Angeles County, parents are staying indoors, teens are running errands, and a holiday meant to...
Secondary stars: Vote for Nashville's Ponce Law 2025 Preseason Top DB
Columbia Daily Herald - Tennessee
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Vote for the Ponce Law 2025 Preseason Top Defensive Back at the bottom of the page. Players listed are from the 2025-26 school year and ordered alphabetically by school. The Tennessean ranked the top 20 Nashville area high school defensive backs...
When do 2025 AP results come out in Florida? Where to get scores
Leesburg Daily Commercial - Florida
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2025 AP exam scores will be released starting July 7, with the exact time varying based on location. Students can access their scores online through their My AP account on the College Board website. Requests for rescoring or free-response booklets...
Study finds 6% of Florida teens have handguns, a 65% increase over 20 years
CBS News
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Despite increased concerns about rising gun deaths among children, new research found that the number of teenagers who have handguns has gone up. The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found that Florida adolescent general handgun...