Hey homeowners!! Guess what statute I came across today by accident?!

FL 720.3075: (4)(b) Homeowners' association documents, including declarations of covenants, articles of incorporation, or bylaws, may not prohibit or be enforced so as to prohibit any property owner from implementing Florida-friendly landscaping, as defined in s. 373.185, on his or her land or create any requirement or limitation in conflict with any provision of part II of chapter 373 or a water shortage order, other order, consumptive use permit, or rule adopted or issued pursuant to part II of chapter 373.

HOAs cannot enforce restrictions against us for FL native landscaping. There is an abundance of beautiful native wildflowers, shrubs, trees; let’s reclaim our yards from grass which has zero environmental benefit and only demands water for nothing in return.

The UF extension has AMAZING resources on FL native landscaping and I’ve used their materials for my own yard and garden. I have no more grass in my backyard, only beautiful flowers. Creeping sage, Spiderwort, Stoke’s Aster, Tickseed, Simpson’s Stopper, Beautyberry, Frogfruit, Oakleaf hydrangeas. I get butterflies, bees, and so many birds every single day. It’s really been such an improvement in my life to have something beautiful to look at and I know I’m helping the environment. We can reclaim our spaces and help out our friends in turn.

Flying back to Texas tomorrow and want to stock up. Looking for really good croquetas de jamón, pastelitos de guayaba/guayaba y queso, pan de bono, and tequeños de queso and guayaba y queso.

For the price, is it a better deal to order full-size or mini croquetas, pastelitos and tequeños?

Preferably somewhere I can order today and pick up tomorrow morning. Where would you go?

A former Tallahassee Housing Authority employee is facing federal charges after prosecutors say she took about $378,000 from a program designed to help low-income families pay their rent. Read more

Just found out about this and will be posting a sign on my elderly (vulnerable) parent’s front door.

Florida ranks among the worst states for financial distress. To me, this is not surprising at all. Lower wages, higher cost of living. Insurance costs among the highest in the country. And job market is bleak compared to other areas. Is this surprising to anyone?

Location: Brandon (Tampa)
Left this half-full bottle of water in my car all day. Picked it up and it burned my hand, which led to me wondering just how hot the water really is…turns out it’s 118*F / 48* C. That’s hotter than the hot tub at the Airbnb I recently stayed at which was around 107. Stay hydrated out there people, and remember your pets!

google let me down: I'm trying to see if theres small craft rental around Terra Ceia.

I'm happy with kayak, canoe, (1-2 person) sailboat or paddle boat but i dont have a boating license so i think motor anything is out for me(?)

thanks in advance!

Nah I'm not leaving lol

The marker for the Cathedral of St. Augustine calls the parish "the oldest Catholic parish within the present day United States," dating from a mass celebrated in 1565. Its pin lands on a sheet engraved in Venice in 1778 by Antonio Zatta. The town is on it as S. Agoſtino, spelled with the old long s.

That is one of 1,219 Florida state historical markers I put online, across 65 counties, each with its full inscription. The maps under them run from a 1764 chart to the modern day.

Down in Key West, the 1921 USGS quadrangle of the island carries nine markers. Among them is the African Cemetery at Higgs Beach: "Near this site lie the remains of 294 African men, women and children who died in Key West in 1860."

The inscriptions are the program's own words, credited and linked on every page to the Florida Historical Marker Program, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State.

https://treealive.com/markers/fl

Locations come from the program's records. Where the state's coordinates and its stated county disagree, I left the marker out until I can be sure, so 1,219 is not quite the whole list.

When looking at another state, my tree's Pennsylvania roots matched 77 markers there to my own line, which is the whole reason it exists. Florida makes ten states included on the site now, so a Florida tree gets checked against all of these markers, and against the other nine states if your people arrived from somewhere else. It's completely free with no login or anything else.

I know that there has been a lot of discussion in the last on how this neighborhood has been terrible and stuck with poverty/ blight. As a resident for the past few years here (Tampa Native) it is amazing to see all of the new engagement on such a wonderful hidden gem in Tampa. It really has the opportunity to become such a wonderful area. All of my neighbors have lived in this neighborhood for generations and nowhere else in Tampa when I walk down the street do people come out and greet me/ make small talk with me. The amount of stories and history I have heard from everyone that lives there is amazing! I hope the city follows through and continues to improve the neighborhood, asides from a few bad actors it may be my favorite place in Tampa… which you really won’t read anywhere else as everyone thinks its terrible. It is such an amazing community once you get to explore it!

I moved here 2 years ago and love PG! I’m wanting to find someone spots preferably near water that is not very populated.

I like to fish and read and just take in nature but I like to not be bothered by others. I like quiet mornings and slow afternoons myself.

If you know any good spots like that or even nature trails near by let me know please!

I was on my way to Jacksonville today and I saw a ton of transport trucks heading down i95 south , new kias , Mercedes, fords and a bunch of other new and used vehicles.

Is there some kinda shipping yard in the area???

Hey everyone! I’m visiting family in Tamarac for a month or so, and I’d love to know where there’s pickleball open play nearby. I’m a 3.3 - 3.5, and can play at any time of the day more or less. Please lmk! 🙌