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Spring Break is the common term for the mid-semester break for college students, who often vacation in sunny beach locations. Spring Break has no exact date, since universities schedule their break at different times, though Canadian Spring Break usually runs during February, while American colleges take their break in March.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. reigned as the top Spring Break destination for many years, but Daytona Beach, Fla. took over that crown in the 1980s, when Fort Lauderdale officials decided to shut out the Spring Break scene. Daytona's Spring Break peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but Daytona Beach also shut down the event after the crowds grew to nearly 500,000...
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. reigned as the top Spring Break destination for many years, but Daytona Beach, Fla. took over that crown in the 1980s, when Fort Lauderdale officials decided to shut out the Spring Break scene. Daytona's Spring Break peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but Daytona Beach also shut down the event after the crowds grew to nearly 500,000...
Spring Break is the common term for the mid-semester break for college students, who often vacation in sunny beach locations. Spring Break has no exact date, since universities schedule their break at different times, though Canadian Spring Break usually runs during February, while American colleges take their break in March.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. reigned as the top Spring Break destination for many years, but Daytona Beach, Fla. took over that crown in the 1980s, when Fort Lauderdale officials decided to shut out the Spring Break scene. Daytona's Spring Break peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but Daytona Beach also shut down the event after the crowds grew to nearly 500,000 and the drinking and partying became too excessive.
Panama City Beach in Florida, South Padre Island in Texas, and Cancun, Mexico have since become other popular Spring Break destinations. Spring Break in Daytona Beach persists as a small, quieter event.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. reigned as the top Spring Break destination for many years, but Daytona Beach, Fla. took over that crown in the 1980s, when Fort Lauderdale officials decided to shut out the Spring Break scene. Daytona's Spring Break peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but Daytona Beach also shut down the event after the crowds grew to nearly 500,000 and the drinking and partying became too excessive.
Panama City Beach in Florida, South Padre Island in Texas, and Cancun, Mexico have since become other popular Spring Break destinations. Spring Break in Daytona Beach persists as a small, quieter event.
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Ryan Stout: Hecklers beware
After a decade performing standup, comedian Ryan Stout has met his fair share of drunken fools and hecklers. But nothing could prepare him for the "weirdest" woman he met years ago at a comedy club in Columbus, Ohio. Stout, who is performing through...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, MTV (tv network), Entertainment
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Mil millas de aventura
Se acerca el verano y nada más obvio en Florida que ir a la playa. Sin embargo, las costas de la península albergan mucho más que arena y mar: sus 1,250 millas de línea costera son un paraíso para los aficionados a cualquier tipo de diversión. Ya sea...Tags: Wildlife, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Panama, Ernest Hemingway, Harry S. Truman
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Really, are we THIS bad?
It's not like South Florida hasn't been dissed before. We became a national joke — and provided plenty of fodder for late night comedians — with our hanging chads in 2000. There have been plenty of embarrassing episodes — political,...Tags: Barack Obama, Fort Lauderdale, Onions, Dave Thomas
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Lincoln's Belcher to play basketball for St. Catharine's
nancy@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — The color of the uniform may change but Kourtney Belcher will still be a Patriot when she makes the leap from high school to college basketball this fall. The LCHS senior traded her typical red, white and blue attire for a purple and...Tags: High School Sports, Sports, Basketball, Nursing
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I-595 off-ramp to Pine Island will move farther east
Q: There is a potentially dangerous situation on westbound Interstate 595 at Nob Hill Road. After crossing Pine Island, a sign indicates the ramp to Nob Hill Road is three-quarters of a mile ahead. But the sign is placed after the actual ramp begins....Tags: Palm Beach County, Delray Beach, Cooper City, Transportation, Road Transportation
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Talkeetna Braces For Spring Break-Up Flooding
Channel 2 NewsEmergency officials are closely watching the Talkeetna and Susitna rivers and are preparing for potential spring break-up flooding, a few months after floodwaters seeped into town last fall, temporarily evacuating the small town. Assistant Chief of the...Tags: Floods, Bodies of Water, Rivers
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Inside the PD: On tap for PD baseball and softball
Spring Break is over, and warm weather has arrived! To quote U2, "It's a beautiful day/Don't let it get away." (Kids, ask your parents). So here’s what’s on tap for Tuesday in Peninsula District baseball and softball. BASEBALL GAME OF THE...Tags: Denbigh, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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New Nob Hill entrance to I-595 East should open in mid-June
Q: When can we expect the eastbound entrance ramp from Nob Hill Road to Interstate 595 to open? That area is a huge traffic mess every morning. Mike Waldmiller, Sunrise A: You'll have to wait about two more months. The eastbound on-ramp from Nob Hill...Tags: Pompano Beach, Margate, Coconut Creek, Florida's Turnpike, Florida Department of Transportation
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More Williamsburg hotel rooms filled in March
Virginia GazetteBy the standards of 2012, the Historic Triangle hotel industry had a good March. That may turn out to be a statistical illusion. According to the monthly report of Smith Travel Research, the area’s occupancy was up from 32.7 percent in March...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Human Interest, Colonial Williamsburg, Hotels and Accommodations
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Sturgis student built motorcycle wins additional awards at motorcycle show
STURGIS, S.D. - The Sturgis Buffalo Chip is pleased to announce that the award winning Student Build Challenge motorcycle has won two more awards during the 25th Annual Black Hills Motorcycle Show on April 13th and 14th at the Rushmore Plaza Civic...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Auction Service, Harley-Davidson Inc., Folklore and Mythology
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Fort Lauderdale baseball team rallies around its coach
Sun SentinelIt's been an emotional few weeks for the Fort Lauderdale baseball team. While the Flying L's put together a six-game win streak, players had to watch as their longtime coach, Terry Portice, dealt with an incredibly tough situation at home. Portice has...Tags: Baseball, Sports
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Woman busted for having sex with teens -- while other teens watched, deputies say
FloriDUHDetectives arrested Jeanine Shimandle, 40, after learning that she allegedly had sex with 13-and 17-year-old boys last month at a Sarasota apartment where she had been house-sitting during Spring Break, according to a news release from the Sarasota County...
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