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Kelli Roiter, a condo owner in one of the few residential buildings designed in 1971 by architect Morris Lapidus, looks out her balcony at other waterfront high-rise buildings, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Hallandale Beach, Fla. Roiter supports new rules that require condo associations to maintain reserves and make necessary structural repairs. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Florida condo owners look at higher costs as new regulations take effect in the new year

December 27, 2024 at 7:46 a.m.

Florida condominium owners are looking at higher costs from condo associations in the new year, a consequence of a safety law passed by state lawmakers in 2022.

Stephen Hemingway Adams, right, a great-grandson of Ernest Hemingway, speaks with 2023 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest winner Gerrit Marshall at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Florida, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/David Fischer)

Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author’s 125th birthday in his beloved Key West

July 21, 2024 at 9:13 a.m.

Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate...

This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, shows Senior Airman Roger Fortson in a Dec. 24, 2019, photo. The Air Force says the airman supporting its Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., was shot and killed on May 3, 2024, during an incident involving the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. (U.S. Air Force via AP)

Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says

May 8, 2024 at 6:15 p.m.

Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when...

Pedestrians walk along Ocean Drive with its beautiful Art Deco buildings, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Miami Beach, Fla. Miami Beach officials are implementing a series of measures to discourage non residents from going to South Beach for spring break. They include curfews, DUI checkpoints and closing parking garages. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Miami Beach is breaking up with spring break — or at least trying to

March 5, 2024 at 3:40 p.m.

Miami Beach is trying to break up with spring break, but it’s not yet clear whether spring break will take the hint. After three consecutive years of spring break violence,...

For the record . . . they don’t like it

August 22, 2021 at 6:37 p.m.

It is unlikely that Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros aspired to become baseball's career leader in hit-by-pitches. That is not a milestone that children dream about during their back-yard...

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