See Blue Origin's New Glenn upright ahead of second Florida launch

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral for a test fire. The rocket's second mission, carrying NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars, is scheduled for no earlier than November 8. Standing 321 feet tall, the New Glenn is...

Major AI Company to Limit Chatbot Interactions With Minors

(TNS) — Character.AI, a platform for creating and chatting with artificial intelligence chatbots, plans to start blocking minors from having "open-ended" conversations with its virtual characters. The major change comes as the Menlo Park, Calif.,...

State Farm slashes Florida auto insurance rates, lowering them an average of 20% since October 2024

Another car insurer just announced that it is lowering rates for Florida customers. State Farm announced Thursday that its latest price drop will reduce costs by more than 20% on average since October 2024. "The latest rate cut filed this week...

Business is good on Fleming Island

FLEMING ISLAND – The business landscape of a community confined within Doctors Lake, the St. Johns River, Swimming Pen Creek and the Black Creek remains a work in progress. Blink and you’ll miss a lot. At the beginning of 2025, Winn-Dixie was the...

8 haunted Florida restaurants, bars worth a road trip. See the photos      

THOMAS BENDER/HERALD-TRIBUNE, THOMAS BENDER/HERALD-TRIBUNEAshley’s Restaurant & Bar in Rockledge is more than just a Tudor-style eatery with stained-glass windows and antique charm — it’s also one of Brevard County’s most famously haunted...

Jacksonville Armada owner announces sale to local business owner

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Robert Palmer, owner of Jacksonville Armada FC, announced the sale of the professional soccer club to a Jacksonville-based business owner, marking a new chapter for the team. Palmer, who acquired the Armada in July 2017, said...

This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition - Carry Forward 5K boosts veteran employment initiatives

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) prepares for its signature Carry Forward 5K event on Nov. 8, the organization’s economic footprint in Jacksonville continues to expand, reflecting its evolution from a grassroots veterans’...

Roblox CEO says child safety is industry-wide issue, plans tools to keep bad actors off platform

Roblox CEO David Baszucki responds to criticism over online safety, saying it is an industry-wide issue. This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or...

The Keyes Company Expands Forbes Membership in Florida

The Keyes Company and Illustrated Properties expanded their membership with Forbes Global Properties to include Lee and Monroe counties. As the worldwide real estate partner of Forbes, the invitation-only network offers a consumer marketplace of...

8 haunted Florida restaurants and bars worth the road trip

Florida’s restaurant and bar scene serves up more than good food and drinks — at some places, it comes with a side of spirits of a different kind. From a Tudor-style eatery haunted by a murdered young woman to a downtown Sarasota bar with...

Central Florida Veterinary Hospital Welcomes the Summerfield Community to an Open House

SUMMERFIELD, FL (352today.com) – Given the greater Ocala area’s status as the Horse Capital of the World, we are rich in veterinarians who specialize in equine and large animal medicine. But what about when your other furry family members need...

Larson named Florida Farmer of the Year

News from Florida Farm Bureau DAYTONA BEACH – Okeechobee’s Woody Larson was named 2026 Farmer of the Year by Florida Farm Bureau during the annual Florida Farm Bureau Convention, held Oct. 27-29 in Daytona Beach. Woody Larson joined the family...

AURA AERO aims to be first U.S. manufacturer of hybrid-electric regional aircraft with opening of the first of its two Florida production sites

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 30, 2025-- Aircraft manufacturer AURA AERO* cut the ribbon yesterday on an 11,000 sq. ft. facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Research Park that will serve as its U.S. headquarters and first...

Mike Bianchi: DeSantis should follow Louisiana governor’s lead and bench Florida’s free-spending ADs

Running off at the typewriter. … Normally, I don’t want politicians anywhere near sports. Most of them can’t even manage a budget, much less a football program. But when it comes to the fiscal lunacy of college coaching contracts — the kind of...

State Farm, Progressive – Different Paths To Lower Florida Auto Rates

Florida drivers are seeing some relief. A welcome change. State Farm just filed its fourth auto insurance rate cut in a year, dropping average premiums by another 10%. Over the last 12 months, that’s a cumulative 20% reduction for its...

Security First Seeks Rate Cut, But Is Florida’s Insurance Market Stabilizing or Uninsurable?

Security First Insurance has filed for an average 8% statewide rate decrease for its homeowners policies, signaling potential relief for thousands of Floridians. The move, if approved by state regulators, would take effect on December 18 and makes...

Heritage Golf Group Acquires Three Private Golf and Country Clubs in Florida

Heritage Golf Group, the fastest-growing owner and operator of golf and country clubs in the United States, has announced the acquisition of three premier private clubs in Florida from MG Orender, managing partner of the three properties. With...

NHL superstar Brad Marchand misses Florida Panthers practice for heartbreaking reason after family tragedy of close pal

FLORIDA PANTHERS winger Brad Marchand skipped practice on Wednesday – but for a great cause. The 37-year-old took a leave of absence to fly back home to Halifax, Nova Scotia for a close friend. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Brad...

Ex-Florida senator Frank Artiles fights conviction in ‘ghost candidate' case

Attorneys for former Miami Republican lawmaker Frank Artiles on Wednesday argued an appeals court should toss out his criminal conviction in a case involving a "ghost" candidate who helped defeat a Democratic incumbent in a 2020 Florida Senate...

Aura Aero opens Florida facility to advance ERA certification

French start-up Aura Aero has opened a new assembly and operations centre in Florida, a move intended to fuel expansion and position the company to certificate and sell its in-development 19-passenger hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft (ERA). “It...