Florida

The hottest weather of the summer may come in early September, which is unusual - while tens of millions of American living in the southeastern US grapple with dangerous Hurricane Idalia

Some Floridians aren't happy Publix has stopped selling cakes decorated to show a hurricane approaching Florida.

We all know that living in Minnesota and Wisconsin is a good thing, in spite of character-building winters. This year, US News and World Report's "Best States" list confirms the wisdom of living here.

A Minnesota man said something wild while being arrested on vacation in the "Sunshine State".

We recently returned from our first trip to Florida since COVID-19 began. While some things felt the same as previous trips, there were some noticeable differences that were a little odd.

A boy was attacked by a shark while swimming in the ocean with his mother in Miami Beach, Florida.

Scammers targeted girl scouts who were selling cookies as a place to unload their counterfeit bills. They used 50 dollar fake bills and asked for change when only buying one box.

I didn't know much about Harry Potter when we traveled to Florida, but when we left Universal Studios, I sure knew a lot more.  When we first arrived I noticed several kids wandering in wearing black cloaks, once we got into Diagon Alley, I noticed several with black cloaks and Harry Potter wands.  Diagon Alley is a sight to behold!

This viral video shows this massive alligator found in Florida.  It's nuts!  They thing this gator is about 13-15 feet long!

While visiting our friends Dave and Sandy in FL they informed me that we were having a seafood boil. YUM, I think. I had heard of them, but had never tasted one. Due to the fact that they couldn’t secure crab and crawfish (I was ok with that), it turned into a Shrimp Boil...

While we were vacationing in FL, our friends, Dave and Sandy asked if we’d like to go shopping Florida style. We had no idea that meant a flea market. We went to the one in Webster and it was HUGE. It reminded me of being at the Minnesota State Fair in the coliseum, except that everything was surprisingly inexpensive...

Stories like this drive me crazy.  Getting fired for wearing certain colored shirt?  Even if it was a protest, which it doesn't appear to be, who cares?  It's a shirt.  Usually, when a company flexes their muscle in such a way it reveals a major interpersonal weakness on their behalf.   They weren't wearing sagging pants or revealing clothing. But dressing in an orange shirt is apparently enough t