Hurricane Ike to Enter GOM Next Week (Rigzone)

5 September 2008, 2:04 pm

Weather authorities warn that Hurricane Ike will enter the Gulf of Mexico next week. Currently a Category 3 hurricane, Ike is expected to travel southwest, diverting from its previous path, and enter the Gulf of Mexico by way of the Florida Keys.... read more

Florida: Take a wild, weird ride on the Overseas Highway (The Salt Lake Tribune)

5 September 2008, 1:23 pm

Everyone knows Florida is eccentric, but if you want a true taste of her quirks, travel along one of the most surreal(ly beautiful) roads in America: the Overseas Highway (also known as Route 1). The distance between Homestead and Key West, the southernmost point in the continental USA, is roughly 1... read more

Toledo Express getting new flights to Florida (The Toledo Blade)

5 September 2008, 11:03 am

A South Carolina-based charter airline will begin twice-weekly service between Toledo Express Airport and southwest Florida in November, the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority announced Friday. Direct Air, which currently flies between six northern cities and Myrtle Beach, S.C., will establish a s... read more

Florida using obscure law for storm prep (Moldova.org)

5 September 2008, 9:18 am

Officials in Florida say an obscure state law is helping them prepare for the next major hurricane or tropical storm by better securing area gas stations.Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services spokesman Terence McElroy said nearly all of the estimated 970 gas stations in the state t... read more

Florida using obscure law for storm prep (UPI)

5 September 2008, 8:53 am

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Officials in Florida say an obscure state law is helping them prepare for the next major hurricane or tropical storm by better securing area gas stations.... read more

Declining incomes hinder air travel to Florida (WRUF AM850 Gainesville)

5 September 2008, 5:41 am

In the midst of hurricanes, high temperatures, and the threat of terrorism...new research at the University of Florida suggests sinking individual incomes are the reason for decreased airline travel to the sunshine state.... read more

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