Sunday, March 21, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine distribution at Orlando jazz event & FEMA-supported sites to give only second doses

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March 21, 2021

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Good morning, it's Sunday, March 21. Today in Orlando, it will be mostly cloudy with a high of 77° and a low of 56°. Get hour-by-hour temperatures here

At Orlando jazz event, COVID-19 vaccines for any who wants one as distribution expands

Orlando Jazz in the Park on Saturday was part community gathering, part public health project featuring music and COVID-19 vaccinations.

FEMA-supported vaccination sites soon will only give second doses

Starting sometime next week, the federally supported sites, including the one at Miami Dade College's North Campus, will stop giving first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines and will...

Vaccine demand cools as leaders expand eligibility

Remember when getting a COVID vaccine seemed like winning the Florida lottery? The honeymoon may soon be over, some leaders worry. And that doesn't bode well for herd immunity.

Florida passes 2 million coronavirus infections, but cases, deaths decreasing

Florida passed a significant milestone logging more than 2 million coronavirus infections since the pandemic began in 2020, but deaths and positive cases continue to trend lower.

Miami Beach declares state of emergency, imposing spring break curfew on South Beach

Miami Beach interim City Manager Raul Aguila declared a state of emergency on Saturday evening.

Hundreds in Atlanta rally against hate after shootings

Hundreds of people gathered in Liberty Plaza in Atlanta, including U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff and Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen.

We need affordable-housing reform, suffering tenant writes | Commentary

A guest columnist who is trying to keep her family safe despite unsafe living conditions and the constant threat of eviction urges the Legislature to move on bills that would address the...

2021 is starting to remind one young Democrat of the voting challenges of 1971 | Commentary

A self-avowed liberal remembers voting challenges of 1971 and how they resemble the new voting challenges Florida lawmakers are preparing to enact.

Georgia arrest shows racial double standard | Letters

Also, a letter-writer criticizes Bright Futures scholarship restrictions and a union leader thanks Disney for its commitment to workers during the pandemic.

UCF's Gus Malzahn works on 'championship approach' to practice, runs out-of-shape players

UCF wrapped up its first week of spring football camp under new coach Gus Malzahn in the familiar surroundings of the Bounce House Saturday morning.

UF QB Emory Jones ends spring as Gators' starter, with a caveat

UF coach Dan Mullen said redshirt junior Emory Jones enters the offseason as the Gators' starting quarterback, but that two QBs must be prepared to take the first snap of the 2021 season Sept. 4...

Disney stars, Hubble's stars light up musical weekend | Reviews

In a star-studded Saturday of music, four stars from Disney's Broadway productions performed together on one stage while across town the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presented "Deep Field:...

Rich ropa vieja embodies Cuban-American sobremesa

It's often listed as of the national dishes of Cuba, though most Cuban natives haven't had it in decades. Ropa vieja brings Cuban-Americans a sense of place and Cuban emigres a sense of...

Pictures: NASA Artemis I core stage hot fire test

NASA was able to successfully perform an eight-minute hot fire test of the Artemis I core state at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on March 18,2021.

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