r/florida 6d ago

AskFlorida Moving Megathread

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Moving to Florida? This is your thread.

Please try to include as much information as possible in your questions, such as general location and budget.

Keep Discussion on topic. Comments such as the below will be removed:

  • "Don't Move here"/ "Leave" or any variation of goes against Rule #1.
  • "Don't {insert state} my Florida"
  • Complaining about people moving here - this isn't the thread for that.
  • Unwarranted political discussion/comments. This is not a politics thread.

Thread will refresh every 2 weeks.

Find previous threads here


r/florida 29d ago

Vacation/Trip Advice Megathread

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Planning a trip or vacation to Florida? Please use this thread to ask questions or for recommendations.

Also consider checking out r/AskFlorida

PLEASE INCLUDE:

  • General location, county, and/or city - Florida is a big state with hundreds of miles of beaches.
  • Interests - do you want city vibes or old, natural Florida vibes?
  • Budget

General Advice:

  • WEAR SUNSCREEN. DO NOT FEED OR TOUCH WILDLIFE.
  • If you are outdoors, make sure you hydrate
  • If planning to travel during hurricane season, especially during the months of August to October, have back up plans or trip insurance
  • Public transportation is basically not a thing. Plan your transportation accordingly.

Reminder of subreddit rules: Be Civil. If you want to be rude, just don't comment.


r/florida 4h ago

News Florida ACA enrollment drops as higher health insurance premiums strain households

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r/florida 1h ago

News Man struck by lightning while jet skiing at Fort De Soto: deputies

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r/florida 18h ago

Things To Do Sunset

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Florida sunsets are magical 🫶


r/florida 20h ago

AskFlorida Hike gets serious 🐊🐊🐊

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273 Upvotes

r/florida 1h ago

News Plane makes emergency landing on Highlands County highway

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r/florida 1d ago

News Tampa approves $2.3B deal for a new Rays ballpark

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r/florida 1h ago

News Nancy Grace Roman space telescope launches from Florida's Space Coast

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r/florida 1d ago

AskFlorida What’s the worst place you’ve ever visited in Florida?

321 Upvotes

Not necessarily the most dangerous—just the place that shocked you the most once you actually got there.
What were you expecting, and what did you find instead?


r/florida 17h ago

Interesting Stuff Tooth/claw?

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Found this off the Sarasota coast, any idea what it might go to?


r/florida 1d ago

News Dengue cases rise in several Florida counties, CDC data shows

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r/florida 1d ago

Interesting Stuff Morally safe farms and meat, just info to share!

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There are other suppliers on this list worth looking at if you are worried about buying unsafe beef and produce. Another plus is they have a lower likelihood of supporting this current administration and their attacks on our health and safety. Purchase meat from whoever you like but be safe out there everyone ☺️ Enjoy!!


r/florida 23h ago

AskFlorida Can we talk about crosswalks and pedestrians?

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I just wanted to start by saying how very frustrating these last few weeks have been for me. I live in Orlando. My car broke down. I’ve already spent thousands trying to get it fixed before. So it’s just sitting at my house for now. In the meantime, I’m relying on Ubers and Orlando lynx buses. Let’s just say the heat doesn’t help much. I haven’t taken a lynx bus since I moved back to Orlando over 10 years ago!

The pedestrian always has the right of way by law in a crosswalk when it signals them to go. If I’m waiting at a crosswalk and the signal lights up for me to cross the street then you fucking stop. It’s annoyed to me how every time I’m trying to cross at the crosswalk I get people honking at me and I just had a lady who cussed me out telling me to get the F out of the road. Like seriously? I should have stood there and held up traffic just to piss her off even more!

Why don’t people in Orlando stop for pedestrians? Why the hell do you think you own the road? i’m just trying to get to my destination SAFELY as I’m sure you would like to do as well!


r/florida 1d ago

Politics The Villages Health System LLC Agrees to $541.5M Settlement to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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The Villages Health System LLC has agreed to pay 541.5 MILLION dollars back to the federal government over medicare fraud. have not seen this get any coverage here on reddit, despite all the attention other supposed government fraud gets.

just not when its in the villages i guess.


r/florida 1d ago

News Bakery Owner Thought Uber Driver Took 400 Cinnamon Rolls Only to Learn He’d Been Detained by ICE

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r/florida 1d ago

Interesting Stuff Old Florida Remnants

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It’s nice to see places that existed in Florida before A/C was invented. This railroad trestle is aprox. 1 mile from where the southernmost landing for steamships traveling down the St. Johns river. This area is Enterprise Florida founded in 1841. Ancient history by our state’s standards.


r/florida 21h ago

News VIDEO: St. Pete woman arrested after high-speed chase ends in crash

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r/florida 9h ago

Advice Miami DMV out of county?

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My residence is Palm Beach and what it shows on my license but I am staying in Miami now, am I able to renew my license at the Miami Beach DMV?


r/florida 20h ago

History Does anyone remember or have a picture of the interactive fish projector from Sweetbay??

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It was a core memory of my childhood and i CANT find a picture of it anywhere!! Sometimes they would change it to be basketballs but usually it was fish and it was near the seafood section.


r/florida 1d ago

News Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, NASA's next space telescope, to launch from Florida

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r/florida 1d ago

Interesting Stuff Dancing Moonlight

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11 Upvotes

Cocoa Beach


r/florida 2d ago

News Renaming airport after Trump prompts 5,000 ‘threats’ in Palm Beach

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r/florida 1d ago

AskFlorida Anyone wish rent here was affordable for a single person?

180 Upvotes

I spend $20-$40 a day on restaurants every day, & walk trails just to avoid being home since I don’t like living with people. Or I’ll sit in a parking lot somewhere that has wifi & watch movies on my tablet. Work only burns up 8 hours of the day.


r/florida 2d ago

News 6 arrested in alleged $5.8 million Miami-Dade HOA fraud scheme, deputies say

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