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September 21, 2019

Florida Trend Video Picks

In the early 2000s, scientists taking samples in open water looking for tiny organisms instead stumbled on something man-made – microplastics. What are microplastics? Lara Milligan, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County natural resources agent, breaks it down.

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Human chain guides four dolphins out of a St. Petersburg canal

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and Clearwater Marine Aquarium formed a human chain to guide the dolphins out of the canal and back into Tampa Bay. Officials say they think the animals were scared of going back under the bridge.

Hillsborough goat farm goes for Guinness world record

More than 500 people and 110 goats attended a yoga class Sept. 14 at the Grady Goat Farm in eastern Hillsborough County. The owner, Debbie Canton, hopes to set a Guinness world record for the largest-ever goat yoga session.

Nikki Fried talks hemp during visit to West Volusia

Nikki Fried, Florida’s commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, told West Volusia leaders of her goals for the agricultural community, including making hemp a regular crop.

This penthouse is the highest point in St. Petersburg

The penthouse at One St. Petersburg is for sale and the three-bedroom, three and a half bath luxury apartment is the highest spot in the city with spectacular bay views.

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Clearwater Aquarium releases endangered loggerhead sea turtle

Florida Department of Transportation building facility to test autonomous cars

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Lightning players work the drive-through, give away donuts

Tiny turtles taken in by Brevard Zoo

Evacuees arrive in Florida after leaving ravaged Bahamas

Southport home to first Florida Lavender Farm

'1 Million Cups' program helping Tampa Bay area startups and entrepreneurs get off the ground

70 volunteer pilots take relief items to Bahamas from St. Pete

NASA cameras show Dorian as it churns over northern Bahamas

Tampa residents are preparing for Dorian landfall

Millennium Falcon at Star Wars land

924 lunches (and counting): Fort Myers dad bento-boxes a way into daughters' schooldays

DeLeon Springs vineyard lets guests grab their own muscadine grapes

Florida Housing Market Update: July 2019

Costco opens to much fanfare in Bradenton

Tampa Bay's homegrown chef competition

World's Spiciest Ice Cream Challenge at Snobachi in Ybor City

Watch: Old rental car garage imploded at Tampa International Airport

What is impacting these panthers' ability to walk?

Python hunters

Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure

Dragon Boat Racing Competitor

Miami Beach hotels are giving workers panic buttons — but not all call for help

Research collaboration helps turtle conservation

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• As tourist season nears, hospitality workers are in short supply

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Florida hospitals file suit, demand compensation from opioid companies

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How a Tampa Bay ethical hacker helps companies with security

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Visit Florida launches #LoveFL campaign to help tourism industry recover from Hurricane Dorian

Officials at Visit Florida hope a social media campaign helps the tourism industry recover from the effects of Hurricane Dorian, which threatened the state’s east coast during Labor Day weekend.

Florida Trend Video Pick

What are microplastics? An expert breaks it down.

In the early 2000s, scientists taking samples in open water looking for tiny organisms instead stumbled on something man-made – microplastics. What are microplastics? Lara Milligan, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County natural resources agent, breaks it down.

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