Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just signed a 30-day stay-at-home mandate for the entire state of Florida. The order will go into effect Thursday at midnight. This order is intended for all residents to take a pause amid the coronavirus pandemic to prevent any further spreading of COVID-19. The decision ultimately came to be as Florida's cases near 7,000 with more than 80 dead. … [Read more...]
BREAKING: All Florida Schools Closed for School Year
UPDATE AS OF APRIL 18: The Florida Department of Education and Governor Ron DeSantis have recommended all Florida schools remain closed through the rest of the school year. Distance learning will continue. Orange Technical College campuses and off-site locations are also closed. "The last thing you want to do is force everyone in school and have half the kids show up because … [Read more...]
Deadline for REAL ID Compliance is Taking Off
When’s the last time you’ve traveled? Think about it … you’re making your way to the airport and more than likely a friend or family member (or maybe even an Uber/Lyft) is dropping you off in front of departing flights at Orlando International Airport (MCO). You grab your suitcase and check it at your airline. As you head to security, you remove your ID to present to the TSA … [Read more...]
Sunny Side Up: Seasons By Philip Long On the lighter side of the Nonahood, this is a column about the humorous realities of life in Central Florida. We must choose to laugh and sweat rather than cry and sweat. We live where others vacation. This befuddles me. I get calls at work. “Hey, Sweet Love of My Life, the kids and I are going to the pool, do you want us to wait … [Read more...]
Back to Nature: The 30-Year Anniversary of Our Local Wildlife Refuge
This story began when founder Carmen Shaw cared for wildlife before the wildlife rehabilitation field really started. Her generation set the stage for many organizations and citizens to emerge who cared for our wildlife with the hopes of seeing it return to its natural environment where it belongs. Carmen spent most of her life caring for wildlife, and, in June 1989, Back to … [Read more...]