Ana Goñi-Lessan

'We're not doing that in the state of Florida,' DeSantis said before he signed SB 1084. Tallahassee Democrat

Visit Florida, the state's tourism marketing arm, has a $368,000 contract for 'protecting and growing visitor volume from Mexico to Florida.'

The Tallahassee Democrat asked kids what they love most about the city they live in, and the answers probably won't surprise you.

· 6-min read Florida has become the first state to outlaw the manufacture and distribution of lab-grown meat.

When Olean McCaskill opened her restaurant at 7 a.m. on Friday morning, the wind blew her doors in, spraying rain and leaves on the red tile floor.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency for north Florida counties affected by Friday morning's storm.

Rocky Pogge lived in Miami during Hurricane Andrew. "This is what it looked like," Pogge told the Tallahassee Democrat on Friday afternoon, after tornadoes and storms shred through Tallahassee in the morning.

After the skies cleared Friday, Gregg Pla, owner of Talquin Trading Co. in Railroad Square, had about 50 people cleaning up his store.

The apartment complex for seniors is not required to have backup electricity measures, unlike nursing homes or assisted living facilities.

Many are still picking up the pieces after Friday's tornadoes. The power is still out for thousands of residents, downed trees still need to be