Tag: Florida
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The Florida way of life… At Rio Design Barra!
The event, which is made by Brazilians and for Brazilians, continues with the objective of facilitating information for people who want to invest or live in Florida.
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Disaster program to open Saturday for Orange, Seminole
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ood for Florida, the state’s disaster program following Hurricane Irma, opens Saturday in Orange and Seminole counties. But if crowds are anything like those in other counties, expect long lines. By the end of last week, more than 300,000 Florida families had already received disaster food benefits, state officials said, although applications in only half…
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The Florida Lounge 2nd Edition
The Florida Lounge is going back to Rio de Janeiro from November 24th to December 30th of 2017.
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Hurricane Nate may impact Florida this weekend with heavy rain, wind
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane Nate is expected to impact Florida this weekend with rain and wind even though the eye is not currently forecast to make landfall in the state. The storm, which is still a tropical storm as of the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. advisory Thursday morning, is expected to head toward the U.S. this weekend.…
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Florida lawmaker files proposal to ensure nursing homes have backup air conditioning
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]lorida lawmaker files proposal to ensure nursing homes have backup air conditioning. Amid continuing fallout from the deaths of residents of a Broward County nursing home after Hurricane Irma, a key state senator has filed a bill that would seek to prevent lengthy air-conditioning outages at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Senate Children, Families…
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Florida prepares for influx of evacuees from Puerto Rico
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]rom schools to shelters, Florida is readying for an influx of people struggling for food, water and power in hurricane-damaged Puerto Rico.(Photo via Ricardo Rosselló/Facebook) Gov. Rick Scott said Florida doesn’t know how many people will make the trip from Puerto Rico. Also, Scott said it is unknown how many will decide to remain permanently in…
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Southwest Florida to get power back by Sept. 22
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]outhwest Florida to get power back by Sept. 22: about 216,000 homes and businesses in Sarasota, Charlotte and Manatee counties had no power two days after Hurricane Irma hit them. An uprooted tree in Sarasota (Source: Sarasota Patch) Florida Power & Light expects to restore power throughout Southwest Florida in six days after repairing damage…