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For the past two winters, Florida wildlife biologists have experimented hand-feeding lettuce to hungry manatees as the animals’ natural food source, seagrass, was in short supply from pollution problems.

State regulators Tuesday approved a plan by Duke Energy Florida that includes collecting $91.9 million from customers in 2024 to cover costs related to Hurricane Idalia.

Fort Lauderdale’s decades-old Galleria Mall, once the city’s epicenter of urban dining and retailing, is in search of a buyer after years of trying to reshape its persona into a 21st century destination.

The Jacksonville Port Authority announced Dec. 4 that Ocean Network Express will begin offering direct container ship service in May from Northeast Florida to seven ports in Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Egypt.

Over the last couple of years, Miami-born and based artists have reaped the benefits of their hard work, talent and hometown’s art hub status as they enjoy national and international attention now more than ever before.