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Floridians press for Everglades and port money
WASHINGTON – The next big phase of Everglades restoration will plug canals, build levees and create giant storage areas to guide fresh clean water through western Broward and Palm Beach counties and into the core of the famed River of Grass. The...Tags: Everglades National Park, U.S. Senate, Wetlands, Lake Okeechobee, Panama
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Railroad coming to U.S. 27? A new vision emerges
A scenic highway on the edge of the Everglades, U.S. 27 seems far away from the hustle and bustle of interstate commerce. It has no strip malls, few stoplights and gas stations. Vast open land — sugar cane fields, farms, sawgrass — surrounds...
Tags: Florida's Turnpike, Homestead, Railway Transportation, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Highway Transportation
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Stranded father, son rescued from airboat in Everglades
A father and son from Palm Beach County were rescued in northwest Broward after their airboat ran aground and took on water in the Everglades Friday afternoon, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue. Around 3:30 p.m., Will and William Cazanas set...
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Spring Fling bass tournament is May 26
Sun SentinelThe Bass-N-Fools has its 34th annual Spring Fling open team bass tournament May 26 out of Everglades Holiday Park. Entry fee is $80 and includes the big fish pot. Register at BJ’s Bait & Tackle in Plantation. Call Mark Escobar at 954-475-0248. -
Family-Friendly Exhibits
MODERN MEALS: REMAKING AMERICAN FOODS FROM FARM TO KITCHEN
May 17-August 18. Guests will be able to examine how Americans began eating foods that were mass-produced in the first half of the 20th century. The exhibit includes images and artifacts that...Tags: Miami Beach, Arts and Culture, University of Miami, Art Basel Miami Beach, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Lobbying 2013 Legislature cost $34.2M
TALLAHASSEE — Insurance carriers, sugar growers pushing to lessen their pollution costs, telecommunications giant AT&T and an Internet-cafe software company dominated spending on lobbyists to influence the Florida Legislature during the first...Tags: Rick Scott, Winter Park, Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Insurance
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South Florida fishing report
Fishing report LAKE OKEECHOBEE Bass were biting along the outside grass lines. Look for schooling bass chasing shad in the open water. EVERGLADES/FRESHWATER Capt. Alan Zaremba reported that water levels are dropping again in the Everglades, which...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Boynton Beach, Deerfield Beach, Key West, Lifestyle and Leisure
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South Florida outdoors notebook
Pompano Rodeo: Fishing hours are 7 a.m.-4 p.m. May 17 on the first day of the Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo. Weigh-in is 2-6 p.m. at the Alsdorf Boat Ramp Park on 14th Street in Pompano Beach. Fishing May 18 is 7 a.m.-noon followed by the weigh-in from...Tags: Coral Springs, Nova Southeastern University, Pompano Beach, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Miami Beach
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Artist turns history on its head
Buried headfirst in a bed of flowers and mulch across the street from Bal Harbour Shops is a 12-foot-tall sculpture of the Barefoot Mailman, a historical figure who hand-delivered mail sans shoes along the beach between Lake Worth and Miami during the...
Tags: Arts, Lake Okeechobee, Arts and Culture, Sculpture
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Insurance, gaming, Everglades interests tip the lobbying scales
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Insurance carriers, sugar growers pushing to lessen their pollution costs, telecommunications giant AT&T, and an Internet cafe software company dominated spending on lobbyists to influence the Florida Legislature over the first three months...Tags: Tampa, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Insurance, Florida Legislature, Career and Workplace
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Drift boat angler catches giant kingfish
Kathy Bootle caught a 65-pound kingfish Monday morning fishing on the Fish City Pride drift boat out of Hillsboro Inlet Marina. The giant kingfish ate a double-hooked sardine on a monofilament leader in 120 feet north of the inlet. Bootle fought the...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Dania Beach, Wildlife, Lifestyle and Leisure
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South Florida outdoors calendar
May 11: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a free hunter safety course from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Markham Park Target Range at 16001 W. State Road 84 in Sunrise. Participants must successfully complete the online portion of the...Tags: Pompano Beach, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Auction Service, Miami Beach, Conservation
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