I was disappointed that committee meetings held me in Tallahassee last week for the announcement at Cypress Gardens. As we knew, the news coming from the sale to Merlin confirms: this is a big deal. Initial reports in The Ledger boast 1,000 new jobs, although reports from folks who attended the news conference indicate as [...]
Night of Joy at Disney and Rock the Universe at Universal Studios just happen to be tonight and tomorrow. The only hard part will be choosing which park and what bands to see. There are even a few morning concerts at Universal Sunday morning. Can't make it to Orlando? Cypress Gardens has an admission special for $5 bucks on Saturday and Sunday. Stay tuned for a recap of Rock the Universe and live tweets while at the park tomorrow night.
A sign of the times: Cheap eats: Food bargains can hide in unlikely places A sign of the season: Can your home weather storms? If not, listen up A sign of how far we're gone since 2000: Shielding Press Empowers The Public Bonus: If you still can't recount them do they exist? New voting machines: Paper trail to nowhere? Is the News Chief next? Cypress Gardens to Test Weekends-Only Presented without any comment whatsoever: Amtgard! Battles Begin With Swords Of Foam
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