Month: August 2016

It’s going to be a stormy Labor Day: tropical storm Hermine is on its way from the Gulf Of Mexico, and it could approach hurricane strength as it nears Florida. This is the warning issued by National Hurricane Center (press on the image for link): The storm is expected to hit north-west Florida, but other areas… Continue reading Parts Of Florida Under Hurricane Watch

This is not flattering at all: according to a new survey, the south east U.S has the worst drivers in the country, Florida in the lead. According to the survey, the best  drivers in the U.S are in Maine and Idaho. The Time Magazine has published a study conducted by SmartAsset, a financial tech firm,… Continue reading Study: Florida Drivers Are The Worst In The U.S

They were in Rio, they gave their best while representing the U.S, and now they’re back home, in Homestead and Miami, with Olympic medals. They fill us with pride. On Tuesday the first Olympic champion arrived – Ashleigh Johnson, a water polo goalie, returned to her home in Miami. The young athlete has won, together… Continue reading Warm Welcome In Florida To Returning Olympic Champions

The U.S Centers For Disease Control just made it official: due to the Zika virus new cases, the CDC now calls pregnant women to avoid traveling to Miami Beach. The Zika virus, often transmitted by mosquitoes, can cause fatal birth defects, including a significantly small head, known as microcephaly. A few cases of locally transmitted… Continue reading Pregnant Women Warned Not To Travel To Miami Beach

We had to read again this recent post from The Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission in order to believe it: “first turtles, now birds!” it read, and asked people to keep their paint to canvas rather to animals. Yes, you’re seeing right – an originally white ibis with the unnatural color of bright orange. We’d… Continue reading Painting Animals Is Becoming A Problem In Florida

This is a crazy story. As locksmiths working around Kendall, Fla., we often see people in distress regarding their homes, especially when they are locked out. But we’ve never heard of anything like this. The Palm Beach Post reports that a Florida woman, Debbie Kaplan, from Palm Bay, has owned her home for seven years without suspecting… Continue reading Unpleasant Surprise: Florida Woman’s House Built On Someone Else’s Property

We can’t decide if this is the funniest or the evilest thing we’ve heard today: people in Florida have hired a scary clown to scare their kids while they’re hunting for Pokemons. According to the report about the incident the clown mentioned is Wrinkles, a 65 year old performer, who was seen before in Florida… Continue reading Scary Clown Hired By Parents To Stop Kids Hunting Pokemons

What can be better than combining our sports enthusiasm and Florida love? Nothing. So imagine the joy realizing that out of the 554 athletes representing the US in the Olympic games in Rio 2016, 40 are from Florida. If you’ve been following the Olympics since it started a day and half ago, then you know… Continue reading The Florida Athletes In The Olympics