September, 2025 – NEWS FROM THE SUNSHINE STATE:
September, 2025 – NEWS FROM THE SUNSHINE STATE:
Buying a car in Florida can lead to unexpected, and sometimes bad, consequences. Here’s a story about the top-notch ‘Customer Care’ following the purchase of a ‘Luxury Vehicle.’ Bonus! There’s an unknown mystery that defies explanation.
Florida gopher tortoises, threatened by devastating overdevelopment, need your help. Gophers tortoises need holes in the ground, not automobiles. Please read.
ALL the news from Florida here:
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Cape Canaveral Launch Calendar
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Secret Florida News Sites:
Florida Phoenix
Miami New Times
Flamingo Magazine
Florida Daily
Florida Bulldog
La Gaceta (Tampa)
Not-So-Secret News Sites:
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale/Palm Beach/S. Fla.
Miami Herald
Sun Sentinel (Ft. Laud.)
WSVN (FOX)
WPLG (ABC)
WTVJ (NBC)
WFOR (CBS)
All S. Fla. Television Resources
Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota/SW Fla.
Tampa Bay Times
WFLA (NBC)
WTVT (FOX)
WTSP (CBS)
WFTS (ABC)
News-Press (Fort Myers)
WWSB (Sarasota ABC)
Fort Myers
Orlando/Central Fla.
Orlando Sentinel
WESH (NBC)
WFTV (ABC)
WOFL (FOX)
WKMG (CBS)
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Jacksonville/ NE-NW Fla.
Florida Times-Union
WJXT (Independent)
WJAX (CBS/FOX)
WTLV (NBC/ABC)
Tallahassee Democrat
NWF Daily News
WCTV (CBS Tally)
Palatka Daily News
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For Starters
The Kennedy Space Center (Orlando area) $$$ Circle B Bar Reserve (Lakeland) Free Castillo de San Marcos (St. Augustine) $ Florida County Parks ($) Florida State Parks ($) Florida Federal Parks ($)
Our Favorite Visitor Gut Busters
The Magic Kingdom (Orlando*) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Universal Studios (Orlando*) $$$$$$$ Seaworld (Orlando*)$$$$$$$ Busch Gardens (Tampa*) $$$$$$ LegoLand (Winter Haven**) $$$$$$$
Florida’s After-Hours Desert Offerings
Florida Best Night Spots And More (Prices vary) 'Gentlemen's' Clubs ($ to $$$$$$ and beyond)
*One memorable family fight included!
**Free realization you're not in Orlando anymore! Plus, A Family Fight, Too!
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