Florida

DeSantis signs bill to strip Disney of self-governance privileges

February 27, 2023 The Center Square

The Walt Disney Company has officially lost its cozy relationship with Florida.

Florida lawmakers conclude special session, strip away Disney’s special status

February 10, 2023 The Center Square

The Florida Legislature concluded its special session on Friday, passing bills regarding Disney’s autonomy, transport of foreign nationals and election fraud.

Florida’s DeSantis wants special session to address Disney’s status

February 2, 2023 The Center Square

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he’s calling a special session that will deal with Disney’s autonomy and other issues “in a week or two.”

Dry Tortugas National Park temporarily closes after 300 illegal aliens land

January 2, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight

Dry Tortugas National Park temporarily closed at 8 a.m. on Jan. 2 after roughly 300 migrants arrived at the park over the past few days.

A look back at a side trip to Winter Park, Florida

January 1, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The bucolic Orlando suburb of Winter Park sits less than 10 miles north of Orlando’s city center.

Tampa International Airport to resume operations at 10 a.m. Friday

September 29, 2022 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

As Hurricane Ian moves away from the Tampa Bay area, Tampa International Airport will resume commercial operations on Friday, Sept. 30, at 10 a.m.

DeSantis says Ian expects to create major flooding in NE Florida, hundreds of miles from landfall

September 28, 2022 Florida Phoenix

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said early evening Wednesday that while Hurricane Ian is still battering the Southwest part of the peninsula, the Category 4 storm is going to continue to lash through Florida hundreds of miles away before it escapes into the Atlantic.