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st. Petersburg, Fla. (WFLA) – A bright day at a deco salon preparing to reopen at its new location at 30th Ave North in St. Pete. On the anniversary of Hurricane Helen’s Wrath, this colorful disco-inspired studio ring acronym is now more than ever. The owner, Lindsay Miller, is a type that searches for silver lining. “It’s the idea of deco. I wake up in the morning and tell myself to dream, empower, create and overcome everything, including hurricanes,” Miller said. Miller’s salon in 2013 was flooded, damaged and filled with mold after Hurricane Helen. She took it as a…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Following Florida’s latest legislative session, nearly 30 new laws are set to come into effect on Wednesday, October 1st. This is a complete list of new laws that will take effect. HB 113 – Trying to escape or escape a law enforcement officer House Bill 113 will increase the minimum penalty for escape and avoidance. It also increases punishment for repeat offenders. The new law will reclassify the rankings of the Criminal Penalty Code’s “Crime Severity Ranking Chart” and increase the minimum felony charged. Officially legal in Florida. Some restrictions still apply SB 150 – abandoning…
One of my neighbors has a garden sign warning of loose coyotes. Next to it is a house with skeletons supported on an Adirondack chair in the front yard. Welcome to the kids, Florida. These are the signs of autumn and Halloween in the sun’s state. The hardcore Halloweeners were able to take advantage of a month’s eerie at the theme parks at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Sea World Orlando and Universal Studios. However, as we head towards October, we will come to other attractions, and in some cases it will permeate in early November. Brick or Treat Location: Legoland…
It is impossible to talk about the music festival scene with the Florida jam bands without fostering the spirit of Swanney Music Park in Florida. This is a forested area immersed in the lore and legends of northern Florida. The 800-acre land plot hosts 20,000 festival attendees each October, when Suwannee Hulaween, the park’s largest annual festival, has returned with a vast array of art and music in five stages. With spider webs and Spanish moss that resemble the festive Halloween atmosphere, the festival has a gravity pull that revives its followers every year. “It’s a really special site. You…
Norman Van Eken likens the James Beard Foundation award to an Oscar. “Most people just know who wins, not the one behind everything,” he says. Not long ago, James Beard Award recipient Van Eken was asked to speak at an event in South Florida where the founder of New World Culinary first created his name. Chefs across the state, including one of Orlando’s James Beard Award nominees, Kaya’s chef Laricon, others who Van Eken calls the “bright light” of the Sunshine State cooking scene. “It was a Chateauca-like gathering,” Van Eken tells me. And for the pleasure of Van Aken,…
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Authorities say one man has been arrested and three others arrested, breaking a Brevard County crocodile poaching ring. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Committee (FWC), it was launched after Tipster warned Snapchat videos and images, according to documents obtained by NBC affiliate WESH. Two hunters, two dogs, were found dead in apparent lightning strikes in Highland County, deputies say The four men are believed to have accessed the St. John’s River from a remote location in Hattville Park in Mims, and officials said they would wash the river system in search of…
DUNNERON, Fla. (WFLA) – An Amber Alert was issued for a teenager who disappeared from Marion County Thursday night. Caden Speight, 17, was last seen in the area in the 12,800 block of Southwest Highway 484 in Dunnellon, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. A text alert calling Speight “a kidnapped child.” Authorities said he may be in the company of four unknown men who are probably Hispanic. They could be moving in brightly colored vans. A spokesman for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the Amber Alert was linked to a filming investigation that began around…
Below is an official statement from the Department of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Cancer Research Funding. Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis visited the University of South Florida, attended the Department of Health’s World Cancer Research Day Symposium, and presented the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund’s third year funding opportunity. The governor and first lady also highlighted Florida’s historic investment in cancer resources and treatment efforts. “This week we were proud to announce that applications are open for the next round of cancer research projects through the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “These competitivenesses are…
By Steve Gill, editor and publisher of Tristardaily.com Starbucks is taking “important action” to announce another layoff at its headquarters as part of its efforts to turn its struggling business around, close a number of stores and revive the fate of CEO Brian Nicole’s struggle brand. Like the recent store changes that have been reversed with cracker barrels, Starbucks’ new designs, including many in Tennessee, have produced many customer rejections. Nicole announced Thursday that Starbucks will close hundreds of stores this month, or about 1% of those locations. The company said it will have 18,734 North American locations at the…
Centre Hill, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampaman, 62, died Thursday after authorities said they could not escape from the car after a violent crash in Sumter County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred shortly after 4:30am at the intersection of CR-48 and SR-471. Two hunters, two dogs, were found dead in apparent lightning strikes in Highland County, deputies say The 62-year-old was moving west on a CR-48 in a dump truck filled with sand. Once he reached the intersection, the dump truck driver turned wide right onto the SR-471 and crossed the furniture truck path between the rooms,…