Crystal is a bilingual editor and writer with over 20 years of experience in digital and print media. She is currently based in Florida, but has lived in small towns in the Midwest, Caracas, New York City, and Madrid, where she earned her MA in Spanish literature.
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Wildlife trackers find massive pile of mating pythons near Naples
Burmese pythons have no natural predators and have contributed to the decline of racoon, opossum, and bobcat populations in the state.
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5 off-the-beaten path Florida destinations to avoid spring break crowds
Florida is a popular destination for college kids on spring break, but the Sunshine State is a big place, so if you’re looking to avoid crowded beaches, traffic, and wild parties, You’ve got plenty of great options.
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Miami Beach is breaking up with spring breakers
The city is warning spring breakers to “expect curfews, security searches and bag checks on beach access points, early beach closures, DUI checkpoints, bumper-to-bumper traffic, road closures, and arrests for drug possessions and violence.”
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Tampa is the new ‘it’ city, according to Travel + Leisure
Tampa’s Water Street area has been transformed into a vibrant neighborhood with restaurants, boutiques, trendy hotels, and high-rise luxury condos
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This Naples beachfront compound is the most expensive real estate listing in the US
Dubbed Gordon Pointe, the 9-acre property on a private peninsula has three homes, a yacht basin, and a private dock with room for up to six boats.
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La cultura puertorriqueña no se resume en habichuelas y bomba, advierten madres boricuas
Hablamos con tres mamás boricuas en Florida, quienes afirman que es importante que sus hijos aprendan sobre la historia de la Isla para entender mejor la idiosincrasia puertorriqueña. Como consecuencia de la llegada de más de 100,000 puertorriqueños al estado de Florida, después del huracán María en 2017, ahora hay una nueva generación de niños…
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These are the most expensive and the cheapest places to live in Florida
Florida’s most expensive county isn’t Palm Beach or Miami-Dade, where many of its wealthiest residents live. The Economic Policy Institute’s newly updated family budget calculator shows what you need to earn to have a “moderate yet adequate standard of living,” in each US county, and the Florida results might surprise you. You might guess that…
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As hurricanes strengthen, scientists consider adding Category 6
If global temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius, the risk of Category 6 storms would double in the Gulf of Mexico, a recent study found.
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These are Florida’s most romantic restaurants, according to OpenTable
Seven restaurants in Florida have made OpenTable’s list of the Top 100 Romantic Restaurants in America for 2024. They run the gamut from traditional candle-lit Italian establishments to a restaurant on a private key.
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23 crazy new foods to try at the 2024 Florida State Fair
From pickles covered in Pop Rocks to burgers nestled between Honey Buns, the food at this year’s 2024 Florida State Fair will be anything but boring.
