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  • How much is that dusty collectible worth Plenty appraisers say

    Joan Landry holds a doll that she brought to "Antiques in Your Attic" at the Sterling House of Gainesville on Sunday. Landry said that the doll is over 25 years old and belonged to her sister, who is now deceased. "Its important to me," she said. Guests to the event were invited to bring in their favorite antique, knickknack or keepsake to find out its worth from the staff at ...

  • Woman 19 fell from 3rd-floor balcony during party police say

    A 19-year-old woman fell from a third-floor balcony at a Gainesville apartment house on Saturday night but received only minor injuries, according to a police ...

  • No-right-on-red signs need to be consistent city says

    The right-turn prohibition is activated early Sunday mornings, when traffic is minimal. But it is not on at other times, such as weekday evenings, Berg said.';And of course traffic at this time is still quite busy, far more so than early Sunday a.m.,'; Berg said. ';If this works as intended, I’d love to hear the explanation for it!';Matthew S. Weisman, Gainesville ...

  • St. Petersburg gives the former Scene nightclub six months to stay clean of drugs crime

    ST. PETERSBURG -- Despite attempts by the city to close the former Scene Premium Nightclub, a new owner has been given a chance to keep the doors open. The club, now called Onyx, has reached an agreement with the city on security issues after the Nuisance Abatement Board voted to close the troubled facility in March. The agreement is the first to stem from a new law the City Council passed in ...

  • Florida’s Citizens Balks at Issuing HO-8 Policy

    Florida's quasi-governmental property insurer is resisting a statutory requirement that it start issuing an HO-8 policy due to a disagreement with regulators over rates and concerns that the policy's reduced price could make it attractive to consumers despite the policy's limited ...

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Men in Black [Blu-Ray]

Men in Black [Blu-Ray]

Barry Sonnenfelds Men in Black has a lot in common with Ghostbusters (1984), even if Sonnenfeld likes to think of it as a sequel to The French Connection, except with aliens instead of drug dealers. Both films were substantial summer hits that derive the biggest laug ... ...

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  • Florida’s Citizens Regulators Agree to Restrict Eligibility for New HO-8 Policies

    Florida's state-backed property insurer and state regulators have cleared the path for the insurer to begin issuing a new HO-8 policy by limiting it to low-value older homes, addressing concerns that the policies’ low rates could lead to a potential influx of policies into the insurer. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. was required by law to start making the HO-8 policy available by ...

  • 2013 Hurricane Prediction 72 Chance on East Coast 48 for Florida

    The Colorado State University team is predicting an above-average 2013 Atlantic basin hurricane season with 18 named storms and a 72 percent chance one will make landfall somewhere along the entire Eastern seaboard. Nine of those 18 named storms are expected to become hurricanes and four of those major hurricanes (Saffir/Simpson category 3-4-5) with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater. The ...

  • 2013 Miami 48 Hour Project winners

    48 Hour Film Project (48HFP) comes to a close. Last night was the screening of Group C's films and the 48HFP Awards Ceremony at the Hollywood Performing Arts Center. It was the final result of all the hard work these amateur filmmakers and returning participants had waited for. A time to see if all of their hard work and sleepless nights had resulted in an awarding winning ...

  • Worker Rescued From Upper Deck of Ship at Port Everglades

    For the first time since the event began, there will be no fleet at Fleet Week Port Everglades this year. Organizers Mary Anne Gray and Jean-Sebastien Gros of Broward Navy Days Inc. and Nicki Grossman of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau spoke about the ...

  • Miami police parts ways with popular First 48 cable show

    For nearly a decade, The First 48, A&E’s wildly popular reality show, has chronicled homicide detectives investigating scores of Miami murders - ...

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