May 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE – Some pretty amazing new summer deals, put together by Fort Lauderdale. The attraction discounts are nice, but what’s really potent are the deals at hotels like the Ritz-Carlton Fort

KEY WEST – The highly anticipated placement of the world’s second-largest ex-military ship as an artificial diving and fishing reef, near Key West, is finally a reality. The Florida Fish and Wildlife

ALACHUA COUNTY – One of the great pleasures of Florida birdwatching is the white ibis (Guara alba). In the evening, they tend to pick insects in lawns and fields, and in most

CORAL GABLES – Investor Wilbur Ross is bullish on Florida. “We think the long term outlook for Florida is good,” said Ross in an interview with Neil Cavuto on the Fox Business

KEY WEST – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and other law enforcement agencies will escort the decommissioned military ship “Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg” on its final voyage, Tuesday, May 26,

Florida’s traffic video is now on Trafficland. Similar to public-private partnerships TrafficLand has across the country, the Fairfax, Virginia-based company will install its IP video equipment at FDOT Operation Centers in Miami,

DESTIN – Beach lovers can celebrate the official beginning of summer at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, where families and friends come together each year to celebrate Memorial Day. Sandestin is hosting

MIAMI – Kor Hotel Management’s Viceroy Miami at Icon Brickell hosts the second Cleanse Miami seminar on Saturday, June 6. Guests will see the Viceroy’s 28,000-square-foot luxurious spa while experiencing Dr. Etti

WHITE SPRINGS – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs will host the 57th Annual Florida Folk Festival during Memorial Day weekend. Opening

MIAMI – The Children’s Trust 2009 Family Expo, sponsored by Target, will host its third annual, FREE, all-day festival to provide parents with direct access to educational, health and social services in