First Presbyterian Church of Orlando Takes Historic Step
The First Presbyterian Church of Orlando (FPCO) has broken with the Presbyterian Church USA and joined the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Madonna to Release New Single Ahead of Super Bowl
Madonna is set to release her new single “Give Me All Your Luvin’” featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A. on February 3rd, three days before her highly anticipated Bridgestone Super Bowl halftime performance, it was officially confirmed by Interscope Records.
AAA: More Women Driving Drunk
The number of women receiving DUI charges jumped to 36 percent in 2010 as more women in the United States are making the lethal decision to get behind the wheel when intoxicated.
Wait! Florida’s Poor May have to Forego Cupcakes, Pretzels
A proposal to prevent poor people from using federal assistance to buy certain snack foods such as cupcakes, potato chips and pretzels, was approved by a House committee Monday.
Super Bowl XLVI: New Hot Dog Recipes, “Meat Eats”
Before the New York Giants and New England Patriots take the field in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, Americans will get to choose a far more important winner in the battle of the wieners.
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Lightning
Today kicks off Florida’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, January 30 – February 3, 2012, an important opportunity for Floridians to learn about the different weather hazards that frequently impact the state and how families and businesses can prepare for these natural events.
Florida Ranks All Public Schools, Charters
The Department of Education released on Monday a comprehensive list of 3,078 individual schools, ranked on the basis of how well students perform on the state’s standardized Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Ranked from best-to-worst schools, today’s ranking comes on the heels of a controversial ranking of school districts last week.
Devilfish Attacks Black Prep School
A Devilfish is a creature that buries itself in the mud and sand on the floors of some seas. When a fish swims nearby that the Devilfish doesn’t like, the Devilfish exposes it’s venomous spine and poisons everything around it.
Making a Federal Case Out of It
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights held a field hearing in Tampa last week to examine the impact of Florida’s new voting law, HB1355, which restricts early voting and makes it nearly impossible for third party groups such as the League of Women Voters to help people to register to vote by imposing steep fines for even the slightest infractions of the new rule.
