Florida Travel News
September 6th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - Motorcyclists from throughout the United States are to travel one of America’s most scenic highways for charity starting Thursday, Sept. 18, during the 36th annual Key West Poker Run.
Riders on as many as 10,000 bikes are expected to traverse the Overseas Highway (U.S. Highway 1), which stretches 113 miles from mainland Florida to Key West and crosses 42 bridges — one of them nearly seven miles long. The Atlantic Ocean lies on one side of the highway, with Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico on the other, providing Poker Run participants breathtaking vistas of open sea and sky.
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September 1st, 2008
CityWalk, FL - The Top Chef Tour and the Vera Bradley collection comes to CityWalk. Orlando CityWalk is an eclectic collection of themed restaurants, nightclubs, specialty shops and a 20-screen movie theatre, Universal CityWalk is Orlando’s hottest spot for entertainment, boasting the biggest names in live music, dining, dancing, movies and more.
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August 28th, 2008
Lake Buena Vista, FL - When the Disney characters dress up for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party this September and October, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse will be debuting a whole new look. Mickey has traded his scarecrow costume for stunning purple and orange eveningwear fit for a Halloween ball. Not to be outdone, Mickey’s best girl, Minnie Mouse, exchanged her witch costume for a party dress to complement Mickey’s attire.
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August 24th, 2008
Cocoa Beach, FL - Surf’s up at the 23rd Annual Cocoa Beach Surf Company NKF PRO-AM Surfing Festival taking place Labor Day Weekend, August 29 through September 1, at Shepard Park, located at the end of S.R. 520, Cocoa Beach. Surfers and beach-goers alike will enjoy the festivities while helping to raise funds to fight kidney disease.
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August 21st, 2008
Orlando, FL - It’s a weekend full of faith against a backdrop of theme park excitement as Universal Orlando Resort unleashes Rock the Universe 2008 on September 5th and 6th. Tickets are on sale now for guests to enjoy more than a dozen mega-talented artists who will transform Universal Studios Florida into the ultimate destination for Christian music and unforgettable thrills.
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August 19th, 2008
Key West, Florida Keys - Visitors began returning to the Florida Keys Tuesday after Keys officials lifted a precautionary visitor evacuation order that was initiated prior to the arrival of Tropical Storm Fay.
The return of visitors came a day earlier than officials originally projected because the region’s infrastructure was in even better shape than anticipated.
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August 19th, 2008
Lake Buena Vista, FL - Night of Joy at Walt Disney World Resort, regarded as one of the top contemporary Christian music events in the country, will feature a 16-act lineup Sept. 5-6 that includes Gospel Music Association Dove Awards winners such as current Artist of the Year Chris Tomlin, Group of the Year Casting Crowns and New Artist of the Year Aaron Shust plus 2004 Artist of the Year MercyMe and enduringly popular tobyMac and Rebecca St. James.
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August 14th, 2008
Lake Buena Vista, FL - The waves are curling toward the beach at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park, and Walt Disney World Resort is offering Florida residents some cool savings with a money-saving Florida Resident Water Park After 2 p.m. Annual Pass.
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August 6th, 2008
Summer break is almost over and you want to take one last trip before the kids head back to school, so what to do? This is Florida, there’s not much you can’t do that doesn’t involve snow. But just in case you’re looking for ideas here’s a few you’ll enjoy.
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August 1st, 2008
By Kirby Collins
This spring we went to the Panhandle to add more destinations to PlacesAroundFlorida.com. During the trip we took thousands of photos and after sorting through them, the shot above of a Blue Heron on Choctawhatchee Bay in Destin became one of our favorites.
Lucky for me, the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual photo contest beginning August 1 through September 5, 2008.
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July 30th, 2008
CityWalk, FL - August features a Jamaican Independence Day Celebration and an Olympic Opening Ceremony Viewing Party. Orlando CityWalk is an eclectic collection of themed restaurants, nightclubs, specialty shops and a 20-screen movie theatre, Universal CityWalk is Orlando’s hottest spot for entertainment, boasting the biggest names in live music, dining, dancing, movies and more.
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July 25th, 2008
Pompano Beach, FL - The Hillsboro Lighthouse is offering a tour of the Lighthouse at Hillsboro Inlet, Saturday August 16 from 8:45 am to 3 pm. The tour is sponsored by the Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Society, the society offers up to four tours per year. There are 18 points of interest featured during the tour and visitors will be able to climb the lighthouse.
Tours require joining the The Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Society for $25 annually or $35 for families. Corporate and lifetime memberships are also available. To find out more visit their website.
July 23rd, 2008
Marathon, Florida Keys - A multiagency safe-diving initiative designed to enhance sport diving and boating safety is to be highlighted at the second annual Lobster Rodeo & Dive Safety Expo set for Sunday, July 27.
The free event is to be staged on Knight’s Key, mile marker 47 at the Seven Mile Bridge, three days prior to the July 30 opening of Florida’s two-day lobster miniseason - a period that traditionally attracts large numbers of divers to the Keys.
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July 20th, 2008
By Kirby Collins
What began with high gas prices has Moms everywhere in an uproar. “Staycations” as they’ve been called, are the answer to sky-high gas prices, where the family stays home and enjoys their surroundings.
But Moms everywhere are putting their foot down and taking no part in all the extra cooking and cleaning generated by family members sunning by the kiddy pool.
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July 15th, 2008
 Key West, Florida Keys - The late Mel Fisher, one of the 20th century’s best-known shipwreck salvors, is to be honored with a Key West festival that also commemorates the 23rd anniversary of his most famous find.
Mel Fisher Days is set to begin Thursday, July 17, and continue through Sunday, July 20 — the anniversary of Fisher’s discovery of the shipwrecked Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha in the waters off Key West.
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