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Drew WilsonJuly 1, 2016

Low prices on gas and plane tickets could lead to the highest Independence Day travel volume on record, according to the AAA Auto Club Group. “Independence Day is always the most-traveled holiday of the summer, but this year it will be bigger than ever, primarily because of low gas prices,” said Joseph J. Richardson Jr., […]

Guest AuthorJuly 4, 2015

Happy Independence Day!!!!! We all hope for an America that celebrates the foundational principles of freedom. Today we celebrate the bedrock principle upon which our nation was built 239 years ago: FREEDOM. If we take a look across our community, state and nation you will find a strong spirit of independence and freedom that flows through us […]

Phil AmmannJuly 3, 2015

Fireworks and Florida’s beach wildlife just don’t mix. Independence Day is Saturday, and the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) asks the public to protect beach-nesting shorebirds statewide by being careful with celebratory fireworks and to avoid using personal pyrotechnics at the beach. Shorebirds are nesting on beaches along Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts; many […]

Phil AmmannJuly 3, 2015

Firework sales in America are booming, no thanks to the Obama administration. Sales of low-and high-grade celebratory pyrotechnics in the U.S. – both commercial and personal – expect to reach $1 billion, especially because more states and municipalities are allowing the purchase of sparklers, Roman candles, and other consumer fireworks. Many of these places have […]

Phil AmmannJuly 3, 2015

Florida merchants can expect fireworks for July 4 weekend, and not just the paper-and-gunpowder kind. Just in time for Independence Day this Saturday, a new report from the Florida Retail Federation — the state’s leading consumer sales trade association — says Floridians will spending more this year on holiday-themed events, food and merchandise. In the […]

Guest AuthorJuly 1, 2014

Friday will mark the “Fourth of July.” It conjures images of family picnics, backyard bbq’s, beaches, lakes and, of course, fireworks. For too long, many have forgotten the true meaning of this celebration: our independence. Historian Samuel Eliot Morrison wrote, “If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence it would have […]

Tag: Independence Day

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