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I was looking at what it takes to get on the first page for Florida points-wise. The numbers are mind numbing. 144,000 points is bottom of the ladder. How many posts does that take? How many comments? More importantly, how many hours does one have invested to obtain 144,000 points? Now the big qu...

Fresh on the heels of Fay, Tropical Storm Hanna is bearing down and larger surf is expected over the next few days. Unfortunately, it is still victory at sea for the local surf conditions. The exact track for Tropical Storm Hanna is harder to predict than that for Hurricane Gustav, as a a weaker ...

The Historic City News reported that despite the drenching of 9-12 inches of rain in St. Johns County brought forth by tropical Storm Fay, the area is recovering. According to the Historic City News, "St. Johns County staff, including Emergency Management, Parks & Recreation, Engineering, Risk Ma...

In 1565, Pedro Menendez landed in St. Augustine, Florida. Today, America's oldest city is celebrating its 443rd birthday with an re-enactment of the truly historic landing of Pedro Menendez.  The re-enactment will take place at the Mission of Nombre de Dios and will be followed by a mass, which M...

It's not just the real estate business that is cutthroat these days.According to Pro Real Estate Network, several less than flattering posts have been removed over the last month from someone(s) who logged in under another moderator's password, which just happened to be the same one the moderator...

With hurricane season fast approaching (June 1 - Nov 1), May 20-26 has been designated as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. The goal is to raise public awareness. President Bush urged each community to “share information about hurricane preparedness and response to help save lives and protect...