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August 18, 2019

Florida Trend Video Picks

Ride along with St. Petersburg residents Beth Koehler and Peggy Van Gorder as they hunt for pythons in the Florida Everglades.

 

 

 

More from the past week

Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure

Take a look at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, the new roller coaster at Universal Orlando. Harry Potter actors Rupert Grint and Warwick Davis describe the fun ride.

Dragon Boat Racing Competitor

Maria Cochran is among three Brevardians heading to Thailand for the 14th Dragon Boat World Racing Championships. 

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

Staff at the Clevelander South Beach Hotel demonstrate the technology they have adopted ahead of Miami Beach's "panic button" ordinance, which goes into effect on September 15.

Research collaboration helps turtle conservation

Dr. Jeanette Wyneken researches marine turtles at the FAU Marine Laboratory in Boca Raton. Among other things, rising temperatures are the biggest threat to the health and survival of imperiled species of marine turtles.

Videos from the past month

Fire in the Sky Lightning Strikes

Massive deep-sea shark checks out submarine

Pinball Arcade Museum opens in St. Petersburg

Tampa company develops cancer vaccine, starting tests in humans

Miami’s biggest new wave of immigrants looks a lot like its previous ones

YouTube camp is helping kids become internet stars

Astrologer Walter Mercado gets exhibit at the HistoryMiami Museum

Universal Orlando: a brief history

Shark bite victim: 'I felt a tug on my leg. Knew it was a shark'

Iguana Invasion in South Florida

Everyone wants to recycle. But most of us are doing it wrong.

Polk detectives investigate ‘honey heist’

For years she couldn’t speak, then she found her voice through song

South Florida creatives showcase Everglades as local treasure

Lowering the Circle of Heroes into the Gulf of Mexico

Monster grasshoppers swarm the Everglades. They’re not alien invaders

‘Beautiful Downtown Lutz:’ How a small town became the unlikely subject of a hit song

‘It has to be awesome.' Apollo 11 moon landing still amazes 50 years later

The Skyway Bridge Disaster documentary

Ginormica the reticulated python at the Emerald Coast Zoo in Crestview

16-Foot Python Caught in the Florida Everglades

People of Apollo

Let's Take It Outside with Misty Wells: Scalloping at Crystal River

Browning Trail Camera ~ Panther Talking

Paddlers help clean up Biscayne National Park Institute trash

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• Florida’s thriving medical marijuana industry is No. 2 in nation for growth

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Will this be the year Florida passes legislation charging sales tax for online purchases? State Sen. Joe Gruters once again filed a sales tax bill aimed at leveling the playing field for traditional stores.

Florida’s oysters in Apalachicola, Cedar Key face climate threats to survival

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Miami-Dade needs more talented workers. Here’s its plan to bring them here — and keep them.

In its most recent survey of tech talent, which includes individuals with degrees in computer science, engineering, and math, real estate firm CBRE ranked Miami 48th out of 50 U.S. cities.

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Python hunters

Ride along with St. Petersburg residents Beth Koehler and Peggy Van Gorder as they hunt for pythons in the Florida Everglades.

 

 

 

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