August 2008 - Page 2

Tourism news from around the Sunshine State: APALACHICOLA The new Franklin County Seafood Landing Park opens August 28, 2008 in Apalachicola. It is a primary access point for oyster and recreational fishermen

Baskin-Robbins, America’s favorite neighborhood ice cream shop, is rapidly expanding its Northern Florida footprint with today’s announcement that Pensacola, Jacksonville and the surrounding areas of Panama City and Tallahassee are now open

From PR Newswire LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Aug. 18 Given the soaring costs of gasoline, the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort is offering some special deals to give relief to

This is a story on some new hotels and designs in Florida's South Beach

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 18, 2008 — As Floridians and visitors prepare for Tropical Storm Fay, the Florida Department of Transportation is encouraging everyone to use its free 511 Traffic Information Service to

The news reports that Tropical Storm Fay is crossing the Florida Keys and heading up the west coast of Florida. So far, the winds are pretty lame and we really aren’t interested

VENICE – Here, a McDonald’s interior in Venice, Florida. Inside is a historic McDonald’s sign, with Speedee in the middle. The McDonald’s is a regular Mickey D’s, but the neon is always

We happened upon these happy ducks behind the Publix at Sarasota Crossing. They appeared not to be worried about the impending Hurricane. Mom was watching very carefully as cameras from Florid-Blog snapped