2022 Gulfshore Business 40 Under 40

In this Gulfshore Business report, doctors, lawyers, and founders of non-profits are just some of the people on this year’s 40-under-40 list. Welcome to Sept. which means for the 20th time, Gulfshore Business is celebrating youth, relatively speaking, innovation, and the drive to make Southwest Florida a better place to live. The 40-under-40 magazine issue […]

AP African American Studies class debuts at 60 high schools

The College Board has announced it will begin offering an Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course at 60 unnamed high schools across the U.S. this fall, CBS News has learned. The AP program, which gives high school students an opportunity to take college-level courses before graduation, currently covers 38 subjects, including English literature and […]

Climate First Bank offers financing for solar panels

It’s no secret solar panels can be expensive, but in this edition of the Gulshore Business report, Gulfshore Business Editor David Dorsey explores possible ways to pay for them. Solar panels have been a hot topic. With 30 percent federal tax credits now in place through 2032, they will be more affordable. But you’ve still […]

Scientists hope efforts to restore coral off South Florida coast pays off

Scientists are trying to restore Florida’s marine ecosystems and protect the state’s coastline by encouraging coral reproduction to build up depleted reefs. As the sun sets over Florida, researchers from the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science set out for the ocean. Their destination is just a few miles off the coast of […]

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Florida Supreme Court urged to take up abortion law case

Attorneys for abortion clinics and a doctor Wednesday urged the Florida Supreme Court to take up a case about a new state law that prevents abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The attorneys filed a brief arguing that the Supreme Court should review a decision by the 1st District Court of Appeals that tossed out […]

Florida wildlife park director loses arm after second alligator bite in 10 years

Two weeks after an alligator attack left him severely wounded, the director of a wildlife park in Venus, Florida, underwent surgery to amputate one of his arms below the elbow. Greg Graziani, who operates a facility called Florida Gator Gardens where alligators are bred and trained, was “seriously injured during a routine interaction” with one […]

US clears updated COVID-19 booster targeting newest variants

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots could begin within days. The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives. The hope is that […]

Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of documents at Trump estate

The Justice Department says classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from a storage room at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records. The FBI also seized boxes and containers holding more than 100 classified records during its Aug. […]

Roomster posted fake reviews and apartment listings in Florida, 5 other states

The rental search website Roomster swindled customers out of millions of dollars by posting fake reviews and apartment listings which it charged users to view, a lawsuit from six states and the Federal Trade Commission alleges. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the Southern District of New York, accuses Roomster executives John Shriber and Roman Zaks […]

Pending final review, NASA clears Artemis moon rocket for second launch attempt Saturday

NASA will make a second attempt to launch the agency’s giant Space Launch System rocket Saturday on a test flight to send an unpiloted Orion crew capsule around the moon and back, a major milestone in the agency’s ambitious Artemis program. Grounded Monday by trouble cooling one of the rocket’s four shuttle-era engines to the […]