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Southwest Airlines honors Florida with a goofy looking plane

Southwest Airlines honors Florida with a goofy looking plane

Florida One: That’s the name of this special edition, one of a kind, 737. Southwest Airlines introduced the plane last week as a way to honor Florida, a state it’s been delivering old people and spring breaking students to since 1985. Southwest now has 14 fancy planes, most with the No. 1 in it’s...

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Woods holds third press conference, admits he’s gay

Woods holds third press conference, admits he’s gay

In a stunning turn of events, golf icon and profligate lover Tiger Woods held an impromptu press conference after his highly anticipated press conference at Augusta National, admitting to a packed house of media members and golfing associates that he is, in fact, gay. “First, let me say, it’s been a long road, and...

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Wizarding World of Harry Potter exposed, kids scream with delight

Wizarding World of Harry Potter exposed, kids scream with delight

It almost makes you want to have children. Universal Studios Orlando has exposed some of the secrets to its Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.  (Officially the ride, which is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, will take children through a magical adventure.) The new world opens to muggles and...

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St. Augustine is for lovers

St. Augustine is for lovers

The Spaniards were hesitant to come to the New World -- but after booking flights to Jacksonville and renting a wagon to head south, they seemed to like what they found -- St. Augustine.

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The dirtiest hotels in America

The dirtiest hotels in America

Hotels are not camping -- and most people don't like sleeping in dirt. So if you like to take someone else's advice, here's something a list from TripAdvisor you may want to look over -- and find some thing else.

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America’s most dangerous walking cities or Florida drivers suck

America’s most dangerous walking cities or Florida drivers suck

America is not a walking friendly country in general and, according to a new report, Florida was made for driving -- as the Sunshine state landed the top four most dangerous cities for walkers.

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Once in a lifetime, every couple of years

Once in a lifetime, every couple of years

It's an experience worth having, but your photos will never come out as good as you thought they were: Watching a space shuttle launch. Tonight you get another opportunity in Orlando.

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Surf’s up, sunny weather, don’t thank us, thank Hurricane Bill

Surf’s up, sunny weather, don’t thank us, thank Hurricane Bill

This could be a great weekend of surfing along the East Coast. While news reports may focus on the some of the bad things Hurricane Bill might bring, we have a much sunnier perspective.

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America’s oldest city retires to Florida

America’s oldest city retires to Florida

Sometimes a little reenactment is all you need to connect with the past -- or at least to quietly giggle at it with disdain and smug superiority. St. Augustine will celebrate three days of them and will include Spaniards and Indians.

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