Craig Pittman

#Florida mayor's attempt to fire city clerk backfires as people call for mayor to be ousted instead: "This city, you're burning it down." www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/l...

Giving thanks to Farmer Girl’s Thanksgiving Day gesture: ‘It’s a beautiful thing’ Free Thanksgiving Day meals are a tradition at Farmer Girl restaurant in Lake Worth Beach. Meet the man who started it.

Your Daily Dose Of Humanity...

Farmer Girl restaurant in Lake Worth will be serving Thanksgiving Day dinners to those in need again this year, just like they've been doing since 1988.

"Volunteers will also deliver meals within three miles of the restaurant to anyone unable to get to Farmer Girl."

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Oh, #Florida! School board member blurts out expletive about how much he hates transparency, so school employees edit the profanity out of the meeting video. www.floridatoday.com/story/news/e...

‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle

Two weeks after it opened, #Florida inspired Broadway musical "The Queen of Versailles" starring Kristin Chenoweth announces it will close after the holidays. It's a sign of how badly Broadway is struggling right now. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...

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Motel built by #Florida treasure hunting legend Kip Wagner that became a hideout for fugitive treasure hunter Tommy Thompson will now be used for Habitat for Humanity affordable housing for seniors. www.tcpalm.com/story/news/l...

Families face long waitlist for Florida’s subsidized childcare program The end of COVID-era funding, and a larger pool of eligible families, has some parents waiting months for help paying for childcare — assistance they need to hold down jobs.

The number of children waiting for subsidized childcare in #Florida has ballooned to nearly 26,000 this year as federal COVID-era funding ended www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/f... via @sun-sentinel.com

Miami judge sets trial date for Trump library land transfer case Miami Dade College failed to hold off a trial in front of a circuit court judge who has already said she thinks they’re going to lose.

#Florida judge sets trial date for suit over whether Miami-Dade College trustees broke the Sunshine Law in transferring land to President Convicted Felon's presidential library, the latest blow to FL Attorney General James "Oopsie!" Uthmeier
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Seminole County eyes natural lands for conservation, including once-imperiled Hi-Oaks Ranch If conserved, Hi-Oaks would provide a natural barrier to rural east Seminole County from sprawling development in Orange County.

#Florida county eyes buying natural lands for conservation, including the Hi-Oaks Ranch, where in 2018 former state Rep. Chris Dorworth wanted to build the controversial megadevelopment River Cross & was blocked. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/25/s... via @orlandosentinel.com

As a parent of two Eagle Scouts and a former troop committee chair, I have fond memories of our camping at such #Florida military sites as Camp Blanding. Pete Hegseth is an idiot.

Episode 282: Smalltooth Sawfish - Welcome to Florida Residents in Crystal River are worried about a sand mine disrupting their drinking water and springs.The smalltooth sawfish is one of the most unusual looking animals in the animal kingdom. Tony Wiley...

For our latest "Welcome to #Florida" podcast episode, we talked to biologist Tonya Wiley about the endangered smalltooth sawfish, a bizarre-looking aquatic creature that's been in the news lately. Dive in! www.buzzsprout.com/1169570/epis...

YouTube video by Ace’s Basement | Live Music Venue PERCY SLEDGE "Take Time to Know Her" live at Greene Street (Multi Camera) Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

Soul singer Percy Sledge was born #OTD in 1940 in Alabama. You should take time to know him.

Expedited FOIA on the Epstein files? Yeah, there’s a reason certain folks are sweating through their spray tan in hiding tonight.

"...records suggest the 'fuel-neutrality' provision may have come from Yamaha Motor Corp., which makes outboard motors — and which hired a Tallahassee law firm run by one of DeSantis’ top political fundraisers."

Of course.

Another Republican war for oil. I feel like we’ve done this before just a little while ago. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Oystering in Florida: A dying tradition meets a modern fix Florida’s oystering tradition is facing one of its most challenging chapters yet as wild oyster populations continue to plummet across the Gulf Coast.

The #Florida tradition of oyster harvesting is facing one of its most challenging chapters yet as wild oyster populations continue to plummet across the Gulf Coast. Aquaculture, or oyster farming, is emerging as a promising solution. www.wuft.org/environment/... via @wuft.org

Except it's BS.

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Two Black student-athletes at #Florida Southwestern State College are being expelled after a toilet overflowed in their dorm. The students, along with the NAACP, allege racial bias, pointing out that a white roommate was NOT punished. www.naplesnews.com/story/news/2...

Oh, #Florida! "A hooded man has been walking up to Palm Coast homes in the dark of night and making disturbing deliveries by placing items at front doors or on the porch, including pieces of wood and dollar bills." www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/l...

Where will the bankrupt Miami Seaquarium send its dolphins? Now we have an answer Some Seaquarium animals are moving across the country. Some won’t be far away.

The Miami Seaquarium’s bankrupt owner plans to send some dolphins to the Indianapolis Zoo, while other dolphins will take a short drive to the #Florida Keys to live in marine-mammal centers there.
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“The trend over the last decade has been an FWC leadership that has put conservation on the back burner and,and honestly,has ignored science and too many of its decisions,”Jolly,former Republican congressman, switched parties in 2016 and is now running for governor as a Democrat.

Documentary highlights legendary St. Pete Boxing Club Charlie King wrote, directed, produced and edited Successors of St. Pete: The St. Pete Boxing Club Story. The award-winning short-film creator’s first full-length feature will premiere Tuesday at The ...

Charlie King wrote, directed, produced and edited Successors of St. Pete: The St. Pete Boxing Club Story.

“Getting in the mind of a champion, whether it’s boxing or filmmaking or whatever, they can teach you a lot," the 18-year-old said.

Robin Severance Lopez, ex-Osceola sheriff’s estranged wife, pleads guilty in illegal gambling case Robin Severance Lopez pleaded guilty Monday to two charges in the illegal gambling case, weeks before she was supposed to go to trial.

Disgraced #Florida ex-sheriff's estranged wife pleads guilty in illegal gambling case. How much you wanna bet she flips? www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...

Miami Beach Commission candidate with serial killer dad faces Bar complaint • Florida Phoenix A Florida Bar complaint alleging defamation was filed Thursday against a Miami Beach City Commission candidate who had long-celebrated her father — a serial killer who inspired 'Dexter' executed by th...

#Florida city commission candidate who's a lawyer faces FL Bar complaint for defamation & by the way she's lon celebrated her father, a serial killer who inspired "Dexter" & was executed by the state in 2012. floridaphoenix.com/2025/11/20/m... via @floridaphoenix.com

But …..they cannot be found in the database, called FleetWave, that is supposed to track all of the estimated 27,000 state-owned vehicles. And state officials either can’t or won’t explain why.

Florida woman accused of attacking estranged daughter stabbed by 8-year-old girl protecting her mom: CCSO An 8-year-old girl reportedly stabbed her grandmother with a kitchen knife to stop the woman from attacking her mother, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

An 8-year-old girl in #Florida stabbed her grandmother with a kitchen knife to stop the woman from attacking her mother. Talk about an awkward Thanksgiving dinner this year! www.fox13news.com/news/florida...

Audubon Birds of Prey center in Maitland returns 800th bald eagle to wild . Audubon said the eagle came from Seminole County on Oct. 11 after it was injured in a territorial fight with another eagle. Among its injuries were wounds on its left wing, abrasions on its feet …

Audubon Birds of Prey center in Central #Florida returns 800th bald eagle to wild www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/24/a... via @orlandosentinel.com

Too bad, because the science shows that the #Florida bear population has declined in the past 10 years so allowing a hunt now would be absolutely disastrous.

#RIP longtime #Florida newsman Bill Cotterell, 82. Cotterell's 45-year career included 27 years at the Tallahassee Democrat and covering Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign for UPI. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates commit to appointing scientists or conservationists to wildlife commission Five out of seven current Florida Wildlife and Conservation Commissioners have ties to the development industry.  Democratic gubernatorial candidates say they would appoint scientists or conservationi...

#Florida Democratic candidates for governor commit to appointing scientists or conservationists to the state wildlife commission. Gov. Ron DeSastrous has picked campaign contributors & 5 of the 7 are tied to development. www.cltampa.com/news/florida... via @cltampabay.bsky.social

Last-ditch effort to stop Florida’s bear hunt Bear advocates say they claimed a quarter of the 172 hunt permits issued by the state.

With the first #Florida bear hunt in a decade just two weeks away, opponents are heading to court hoping to persuade a judge to stop the shooting altogether. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/24/l... via @orlandosentinel.com