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In a state famous for its frenetic theme parks and high-rise beach condos, Micanopy stands as Florida’s delightful contradiction – a place where the rush hour consists of two cars waiting for a turtle ...

Mount Dora graces the shores of sparkling Lake Dora in central Florida’s rolling hills. The picture-perfect downtown showcases tree-shaded streets lined with historic buildings. Treasure hunters will ...

Suburban surge and abortion-rights messaging fuel sweeping gains as GOP bid to retake chamber falls flat, signaling a ...

For most of the world’s population, the hardest part of surfing is getting to an ocean and scoring good conditions. But that’s changing. Over the last decade, artificial wave pools have started ...

Spectators could marvel at skilled surfers taming larger waves, or cheer on beginners conquering gentler waves. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times subscriber to ...

Surfers could one day have access to a limitless supply of big waves, each a perfect swell, thanks to a new surfing oasis built not far from the everyday I-95 gridlock in South Florida. In an ...

Kalia Saia, 10, jumped into action when she saw a toddler lying at the bottom of Baywave's busy wave pool. “She was seconds away. She was grey as concrete.” This is how Kayla Saia described the 3-year ...

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign ...

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