MIAMI — Florida’s Department of Health announced there’s a “high likelihood” of four locally-transmitted cases of the Zika virus in Miami-Dade and Broward County and “believes there’s an active transmission area” that includes Wynwood, Midtown and the Design District areas of Miami. The department defined the transmission area’s boundaries as U.S. 1 (Biscayne Boulevard) to the…
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Miami’s Iconic Coppertone Girl Sign Finally Gets Her Head Back On Straight
What’s New With This Story:
-The iconic Coppertone Girl sign that soars above Biscayne Boulevard in Miami’s MIMO neighborhood has been repaired.
-The sign lost the top of her head during Hurricane Irma.
-The sign is managed by the MIMO Biscayne Association.
She’s back to normal folks.
Miami’s iconic Coppertone girl has been returned to her previous state after losing the top portion of her head in Hurricane Irma.
According to a post on the MIMO Biscayne Association’s Facebook page, the sign was fixed on Dec. 10 with a “literal face lift”.
A crew of workers hoisted a new head and shoulders and fastened it to the sign, which overlooks the parking lot of the Smiling Pets Animal Clinic (7310 Biscayne Blvd).
According to the group, the decision was made to replace the damaged panel with a new one crafted by Neon Sign Solutions.
The sign is one of the only remaining “Coppertone Cutie” installations left in the country.
It has been located at its current location since 2008.
How the sign looks after its “facelift”.
The process of lifting the new upper portion of the sign in place.
How it looked after Hurricane Irma came through.
Photo Credits: MIMO Biscayne Association
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Algae Blooms Are Making People Sick In Parts Of Florida
Algae blooms that have been making people sick have spread to Martin and St. Lucie Counties in Florida, according to WPTV.
TCPalm reports that officials in both Martin and St. Lucie County have appealed to Florida Department of Environmental Regulation to test the water, determine what type of algae is in it, and see if it’s related to blue green algae linked to Lake Okeechobee’s freshwater discharges.
Tourism could be affected by the algae blooms.
Nerissa Okiye, who is the Marketing and Tourism Director for Martin County, told WPTV that she has been fielding questions from people who had placed trips to Martin County before the algae blooms began.
She told WPTV that “When they’re seeing this, it puts a hesitancy. Do I want to go there?”
The algae has been known to cause rashes and hay fever like symptoms in people that it has come in contact with, and nausea and vomiting in people who ingest it.
In the meantime, signs have been put up advising people not to approach the algae, and affected beaches have put up red flags as to advise swimmers.
Martin County Health Department spokesperson Renay Rouse told WPTV that “It is unusual…As a precaution we wanted to get the signage out there. The big message is if you see algae avoid contact with it.”
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This Guy On Craigslist Really Wants You To Come And Get His Haunted Bed
Sometimes you just got to get rid of your bed because it is haunted and trying to scare you to death.
At least that’s what one Craigslist user in Mentone, AL is claiming.
The unidentified person posted a listing in the “free stuff” section of the Birmingham Craigslist under the title of “Free (paranormal) bed”.
It only gets better from there.
The scary bed in question. Photo Credit: Craigslist user upload.
Here is the full listing:
“I’m giving away this bed to whoever wants to come pick it up. My home is over 200 years old and is believed to have originally had a servants’ wing, located to the right angle of my home which later converted to slave quarters. The structure still standing is said to have been housing for the slaves on the property. This bed still remains inside the original structure. I do not know the history of this bed but it has not been removed from the quarters. It moves and shakes violently on its own. There have been sounds of cries and singing from the actual bed. It often shifts positions and there is a strange uneasy feeling when I try to move it. I just want it off my property for good”
Yeah we are with you on that.
THE BED ACTUALLY EMITS SOUNDS OF CRIES AND SINGING!
I can barely handle it if my memory foam is slightly forgetful from the night before. This shit would put me over the edge.
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Mentone is a small town of just over 300 people in the far northeastern corner of the state. It sits on the popular tourist trap known as Lookout Mountain. So I guess we won’t be going there anytime soon.
But if you do actually decide to take this person up on their offer, then please let us know how it goes for you. Or don’t. That’s cool too.
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