MoonPay x Universal Studios Team Up to Create An NFT-Based Scavenger Hunt
Moonpay and Universal Studios have launched a real-life NFT-based treasure hunt. The crypto payment platform will release up to 7 million NFTs claimable at Universal Studios Florida and Hollywood as part of the Halloween Horror Nights event. Park guests only need to scan QR codes at participating attractions to claim these NFTs. No crypto wallet…
When was the last time Florida State won a national championship in football?
Florida State is a program with a lot of history in the college football world. The school has traditionally one of the deepest talent pools in the country — particularly when it comes to defensive backs. Despite having that talent in recent decades, however, its success hasn’t resulted in too many national championship runs. The…
Democratic divide in Florida: DeSantis challenger to rally with Biden, but Senate candidate won’t
MIAMI — President Joe Biden is coming to Florida next week to campaign with Charlie Crist as he tries to unseat Gov. Ron DeSantis in a battleground state that has increasingly become a Republican stronghold.But Democratic Senate candidate Val Demings won’t be there Tuesday to meet the president in her hometown, Orlando. The divergent whereabouts…
Florida highway covered in Coors Light beer after semi crash
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — A Florida highway had to temporarily close Wednesday after a semitrailer carrying cases of Coors Light crashed and turned the roadway into a silver sea of beer cans.The multi-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 about 30 miles north of Tampa, the Florida Highway Patrol said in…
Florida Authorities Seize Enough Fentanyl to Kill 4 Million People
Florida authorities shut down a fentanyl operation and seized more than eight kilograms of the drug—enough to kill more than four million people—the state attorney general’s office announced on Wednesday. According to Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office, the drug trafficking organization used the U.S. Postal Service to order fentanyl from California. The investigation of the…
Mr Brews Taphouse Crushes Grand Opening Week Sales Record in Venice
Award-winning, full-service craft brew pub and restaurant opened its second Florida location on Sept. 5 Venice, FL (RestaurantNews.com) The Venice community has spoken, and it clearly can’t get enough of Mr Brews Taphouse’s gourmet burgers and locally sourced craft beer. On Monday, Sept. 5, the award-winning craft brew pub and restaurant opened its doors at…
4-star 2023 Florida commit tells 247Sports he is recruiting for the Gators
Florida Gators’ four-star 2023 OL commit Knijeah Harris recently spoke to 247Sports Blake Alderman that, despite his busy high school football season, he is actively recruiting for the Orange and Blue. The IMG Academy prospect committed to the Gators back in May and was in attendance for Florida’s 31-28 victory over USF. He is in…
A Florida college student was shot while trying to enter the wrong car. His family wants answers.
The family of a slain University of Tampa student who was shot while he was trying to get into the wrong car is struggling to grasp the “senseless tragedy,” his father said. Carson Senfield, 19, of Orchard Park, New York, had been out with friends and took an Uber ride to his home near campus…
Norman won’t be part of his QBE Shootout tournament
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Greg Norman says he has been asked not to attend the QBE Shootout in December, a PGA Tour-sanctioned event he started in 1989 as the Shark Shootout that is held at the Tiburon Golf Club course he designed.It was not clear who asked that he not attend the Dec. 9-11 tournament.…
Florida Gators Looking to Remain Disciplined in First Road Contest
Photo: Anthony Richardson and O’Cyrus Torrence; Credit: Alex Shepherd The Florida Gators turned the page on the tumultuous 2021 season a short time ago with little intention to reread it.However, as they hit the road for the first time in 2022, it’s hard not to think back to the game at Kroger Field in Lexington (Ky.) that…
