Tag: Irma
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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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Florida’s risky real-estate game is protected by a billion-dollar insurance industry — but that could soon change
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter dodging the worst of Hurricane Irma, Florida’s coastal real estate boom shows no signs of slowing. In Miami and nearby waterfront cities, a survey of local records show that more than 90 luxury high-rise apartment blocks are under construction or have been completed since 2015, increasingly financed by overseas investors looking for “safe” opportunities…
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Hurricane Irma’s agricultural toll in Florida tops $2.5 billion
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane Irma caused more than $2.5 billion in damage to Florida’s agriculture industry, with citrus growers and nurseries suffering big losses, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (Photo by Ellen Levy Finch via Wikimedia Commons) Citrus growers, already struggling because of citrus greening disease, felt the…
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Brokers strive to polish South Florida’s coastal properties’ image after Hurricane Irma
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ife is returning back to normal in South Florida, but cleanup after the storm isn’t over yet. Residential brokers now face a cleanup of their own – trying to polish the appeal of homes in hurricane-prone coastal communities.(Aerial view of Coconut Grove, Inset: Jill Eber, Alicia Cervera Lamadrid and Jeff Miller). “Florida is still on [buyers’]…
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Hurricane Irma spurs more than 10,000 price-gouging complaints on gas, water, ice
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane, More than 10,000 price gouging complaints connected to Hurricane Irma have poured into the state since Labor Day, according to the Florida Attorney General’s office. Customers complained retailers have jacked up prices for gas, water, ice and batteries as supplies ran thin and residents raced to stock up their homes or recover. Complaints came in…
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Life Slowly Returning to Normal at Florida Airports Impacted by Hurricane Irma
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]lorida airports were slowly resuming operations yesterday in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, which caused widespread devastation in the Caribbean and Florida Keys, but not as much destruction as feared elsewhere thanks to building code improvements and residents who heeded warnings before the massive storm. Many pilots, aviation businesses and schools like Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…
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Hurricane Irma: Tornado warnings issued for Seminole, Brevard, Volusia, UCF
As Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys, John Huston of Key Largo watched small boats, furniture, and refrigerators floating past his home. “Very noisy,” he told the Associated Press by text message. “Shingles are coming off.” Hurricane Irma made landfall at Cudjoe Key at about 9:10 a.m. Sunday, passed over the water and again made…