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Where to find Florida snow shovels (and shark teeth)
In normal life, we try to avoid the grips of shark teeth. In Venice, Florida, better known as the Shark Tooth Capital of the World, we go out of our way to encounter shark teeth. Shark teeth that can be as old as million years, that is. So many dead sharks have accumulated beneath the…
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Florida welcomes Howard Stern & “America’s Got Talent”
Two thousand people turned out today to watch the first of four audition tapings in the Tampa Bay area for the NBC show “America’s Got Talent.” More than a few of them were fans of new judge and shock jock Howard Stern (aka the King of All Media). Even with some strong talent displayed on the Mahaffey Theater stage today, there was…
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Enjoying stone crabs and other local food
It’s hard to be crabby when you’re eating stone crabs. At Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant, in the picturesque and wealthy Gulf-side town of Longboat Key (average household income: $104,000), you can take an indoor or outdoor seat for a view of the Sarasota Bay. You’ll watch watch small and large boats glide by and enjoy…