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Lower Gulf Coast - Florida
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Area Info
Florida's Lower Gulf Coast is a series of layers: on the outside, a string of barrier islands with popular and crowded beaches; next, a series of large and small communities anchored by Sarasota in the north and Naples in the south; and finally, virtually empty rural areas that are largely sawgrass wilderness.
Virtually all of Florida south of Lake Okeechobee and outside the coast strips is taken up by the Everglades. This "River of Grass" is crossed by I-75 in the famed "Alligator Alley" that runs between Ft. Lauderdale and Naples. But from Naples north along the coast is a virtually unbroken string of small towns and cities, joined together by their proximity to the Gulf and the fishing, shipping, and tourism industries that developed and sustains this region.
Sarasota is considered the major cultural center of the region. This city developed a reputation as an artists' colony in the 1920s, and today the town is known worldwide for its music festivals, its ballet, opera, and theater. Farther south, Port Charlotte, Cape Coral, and Fort Myers are the major urban centers.
Articles
South Florida News from The Sun-Sentinel
Food safety company to expand near Jupiter, add 100 employees
Feb 9, 2012 7:27 pm
Locus Traxx, a company that specializes in food safety and shipment, is expanding near Jupiter, with plans to hire 100 additional employees, economic development officials said Thursday.
A look at who the Miami Dolphins will face in 2012
Feb 9, 2012 6:50 pm
The 2012 NFL schedule won't be released until April, but we do know who the Dolphins will play next season and where the games will be played.
Airplane tire blows out after landing at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Feb 9, 2012 6:34 pm
A flight from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Aiport ended oddly for 188 passengers and crew when the plane's front tire blew out.
Four students in custody after explosion at Tradewinds middle school
Feb 9, 2012 5:45 pm
School in Greenacres was on partial lockdown during investigationBy Alexandra Seltzer and Cynthia Roldan,The Palm Beach Post
U.S. bank regulators roll fines into mortgage pact
Feb 9, 2012 5:05 pm
(Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators are using the agreement announced on Thursday between large U.S. banks and state and federal agencies over foreclosure abuses as a vehicle for levying their own fin...
Hialeah man claims $12 million Lotto | Lotto alerts
Feb 9, 2012 2:51 pm
Reinaldo Corrales, 52, of Hialeah claimed the $12 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the drawing held on Feb. 4.
Report: Father makes son, 4, run in snow in just underwear
Feb 9, 2012 1:24 pm
A Chinese father visiting New York made his 4-year-old son run in the snow while wearing only underwear, reports New York Daily News.
5 Florida cities ranked among trashiest Spring Break locales
Feb 9, 2012 2:48 am
Key qualifications: number of Hooters restaurants; preponderance of tattoo parlors, liquor stores and strip clubs; the existence of a motorcycle week and, of course, the number of times the destinatio...
Polo mogul's adoption of girlfriend challenged
Feb 9, 2012 12:30 am
A guardian for Wellington polo mogul John Goodman's teenage children is asking a judge to toss out Goodman's recent adoption of his 42-year-old girlfriend, saying the move defrauded the court, blindsi...
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