May 18, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 6/7/2022

› Free admission to SeaWorld for Florida teachers
SeaWorld Orlando is offering free unlimited admission to its park for Florida teachers through August 31. Public School Teachers must pre-register online using their ID.me credentials. Private school teachers need to bring a letter from their principal on official letterhead stating that they are a teacher along with a Florida Picture ID and paystub at the front gate. Staff will verify eligibility and provide you with a Florida Teacher Card.

› Doors guitarist Robby Krieger: Make Jim Morrison's Melbourne 'birth home' a Doors museum
Jim Morrison's modest "birth home" — where the revered rock frontman briefly lived as an infant — remains listed for sale for a whopping $2.4 million in downtown Melbourne. And his bandmate with The Doors, guitarist Robby Krieger, envisions this 1935-vintage cottage as a shrine honoring the controversial singer-poet and their band, which has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

› Tallahassee airport's International Processing Facility to bring unseen global access to capital city 
A $28-million capital investment to Tallahassee's airport is expected to unlock international access for travelers and economic development. In a few years, residents will be able to book non-stop flights overseas, including charter, business or general aviation flights. Some could include flights to the Caribbean, Central and South America and Canada.

› John Madden makes the cover of Orlando-made Madden NFL 23
The late John Madden will be featured on the cover of Electronic Arts’ Orlando-made game Madden NFL 23. This year’s game will be released on Aug. 19 and the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions will feature a new “ultra-realistic” gameplay system called “FieldSENSE,” a news release said. Madden, a Hall of Fame NFL coach and broadcaster, died last year.

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