Good Morning! On this day in 1941, B-17 pilot Capt. Colin Kelly, Jr., of Orlando, was killed while protecting the men under his command just days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
USA Today has recognized Tampa Riverwalk as having one of America’s best public holiday displays, making it a top destination for holiday fun.
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FIFA Releases Club World Cup 2025 Schedule
The first-ever 32-team FIFA Club World Cup will be held in the U.S. in 2025. Twelve venues across the nation, including three in Florida, have been chosen to host matches.
According to the just-released schedule, the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will kick off on June 14 with an opening match between Inter Miami CF and Al Ahly FC and run through July 13.
The winner will be the first champion of world football’s inaugural elite club competition.
A total of 63 matches will be played across all venues, including Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Camping World Stadium in Orlando, and Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando.
UF Graduate Campus Coming to Jacksonville
The University of Florida (UF) may finalize the site for its planned graduate campus in downtown Jacksonville this week.
The UF Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet on Thursday and Friday. According to the agenda, an ideal site for the campus has been identified, but it has not yet been disclosed.
UF and city officials have been in discussions for more than two years about establishing a graduate campus in Jacksonville, to be funded through a combination of state, city, and private sources.
Locations under consideration have included the LaVilla area of downtown and the sports complex at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds site.
Two Florida Cities Among America’s ‘Most Fun’
Orlando and Miami have secured the second and third spots, respectively, on Wallethub’s 2024 list of the “Most Fun Cities in America,” with Las Vegas taking the top position.
The rankings were based on three main factors: entertainment and recreation (40%), nightlife and parties (40%), and affordability (20%). See the full list here.
Orlando ranked highly for its theme parks and affordability. Among the more than 180 cities analyzed, the city boasts the seventh-lowest nightly rate for a three-star hotel room, the 22nd-lowest average pizza price, and the 24th-lowest average wine price.
Miami leads the nation in the number of fishing facilities, marinas, boat tours, and water sports opportunities per capita and ranks 31st for total shoreline miles.
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➤Pinellas County: State health officials are investigating the death of a teacher who tested positive for Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease. Seven classrooms at the elementary school have been closed as a precaution. (See Details)
➤ Hillsborough County: The Aviation Authority has approved the next phase of its contract to build the $1.5 billion Airside D project at Tampa International Airport. (More)
➤Volusia County: Hurricane Milton debris drop-off sites closed Monday. The county has cleared over 315,000 cubic yards of debris. The FEMA center will close on Dec. 14. (More)
➤Fort Lauderdale:A Florida prosecutor is seeking to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who purchased crack cocaine manufactured by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office for sting operations in the 1980s. (See Details)
➤Brevard County: Laura Moody, chief legal counsel for the sheriff’s office, was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve as a judge with the 18th Judicial Circuit. (More)
➤Miami:American Airlines officially suspended its daily flights to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, until further notice, extending the 90-day suspension previously imposed by the FAA. (See Details)
➤ The Tampa Bay Buccaneers now hold sole possession of first place in the NFC South after their win on Sunday and the Atlanta Falcons’ loss. (More)
➤ Florida women’s volleyball has reached the final 16 of the NCAA tournament. (See Full Bracket)
➤Tampa Bay Lightning star Brayden Point became just the third Lightning player ever to record four points in back-to-back games. (More)
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➤ Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler launched the first storefront for his BigFace coffee brand on Dec. 6 in Miami’s Design District. (More)
➤ Experts predict significant changes at NASA, with businessman Jared Isaacman at the helm. (See Details)
➤ LJ Govoni, president of Clearwater-based Big Storm Brewing, has resigned. Once among Florida’s fastest-growing craft beer companies, the brewery now faces an uncertain future after Govoni was linked to missing trust fund money. (More)
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➤ Florida’s 11 national parks will offer free admission on six designated days in 2025. (See When)
➤ Godzilla, an alligator, was spotted hauling a massive Burmese python through the water in the Florida Everglades on Thanksgiving. (See Video)
➤ Snow fell in South Florida nearly 50 years ago. Could it happen again? (More)
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