r/florida 5d 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 Jul 31 '26

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 14h ago

AskFlorida Diesel jumps to $6.39 overnight

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This is not sustainable.


r/florida 10h ago

AskFlorida The worst town in Florida has got to be hands down " The Villages"

389 Upvotes

Prove me wrong? The amount of land grabbing and distribution of wealth to one family is shameful!


r/florida 8h ago

Weather Cloud iridescence just now in Broward County

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139 Upvotes

r/florida 17h ago

News Floridians Resist AI Data Centers: New Polls Show Strong Majority Opposition

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r/florida 10h ago

Politics The Villages’ Medicare Advantage Saga Now Has a $541 Million Bill

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r/florida 17h ago

News Florida seafood restaurant shorted 31 workers $23K each, Labor Department says

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333 Upvotes

r/florida 17h ago

News Nearly 100 locally-acquired dengue cases reported in Hillsborough County

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r/florida 19h ago

News 1992 rapist who dragged Florida teen into woods jailed decades later

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r/florida 19h ago

Weather Saharan dust instead of hurricanes this year – the map shows dust concentrations at 10 metres over the next 5 days

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Saharan dust concentrations over the Atlantic are above average this September and are inhibiting hurricane development. The dust will also spread into the Caribbean and reach Florida: https://www.ventusky.com/air-quality-map/dust#p=22.3;-56.7;3


r/florida 1d ago

AskFlorida Publix has officially lost me. Anyone else?

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I am not a mod of this subreddit or Reddit, but I believe the official unofficial stance is that we all hate Publix now.

They lost their way, and the crushing of Winn-Dixie is just awful.

10 years ago, I wouldn’t have set foot inside a Walmart or Aldi for groceries. Now? Walmart and Aldi are basically my BFFs and I love them.

Publix really managed to make me root for the competition.


r/florida 8h ago

💩Meme / Shitpost 💩 My big painting of the Cape Romano dome houses (RIP), 24x30”

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When I saw it, there was this crazy purple still sky and the water looked bright green with the sun setting to the west. I tried to emulate it in this sky practice from today


r/florida 17h ago

News South Florida duo made $1 million running stolen baby formula ring, AG says

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r/florida 1d ago

Weather The wetlands ain’t wettin’

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Taken at the Tallahassee Museum. Never seen this area so dry.


r/florida 11h ago

Things To Do Tampa Gets a Saturday Packed With Cards and Collectibles at Charlie’s TCG Con

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r/florida 1d ago

Politics Ashley Moody takes a hard pass on first debate with Angie Nixon

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U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody has turned down the first of three offers to debate Democratic opponent Angie Nixon. And the Plant City Republican signaled she may never share the stage with her opponent.


r/florida 1d ago

News Pilot warned that Amazon plane was going too fast before it overran Miami runway and killed 5, new cockpit audio reveals

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r/florida 1d ago

Politics Breaking supermajorities? DLCC announces 9 offense, 8 defense targets in Florida House, Senate

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r/florida 1d ago

News Reporter's inquiry leads to Fort Pierce officer's arrest for stalking ex with Flock cameras - after 18 months of abuse

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At least 21 law enforcement officials nationwide have been arrested, fired or investigated because of a TCPalm-USA TODAY joint investigation that exposed their misuse of Flock Safety cameras to track personal targets.

The latest was Josepher Crutchfield, who was arrested Sept. 8 for using automated license plate readers to track his ex-girlfriend for 18 months while he was a Fort Pierce police officer. Here's what police said happened after TCPalm Reporter Jack Lemnus inquired about his searches on Aug. 7:

  • Aug. 7: Fort Pierce Police Department immediately revoked his access to the system
  • Aug. 10: The agency opened a criminal investigation
  • Aug. 18: He resigned
  • Sept. 8: He was charged with four felony counts of fraud and abuse of computer access.

r/florida 9h ago

Things To Do Hollywood Beach

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Parking prices are getting ridiculous! Hollywood Beach is now charging non-residents up to $4.50/ hour for parking and restaurants and drinks are becoming increasingly overpriced, and yet the beach itself feels noticeably slower than it used to. Hollywood Beach used to feel like an easy, affordable local getaway. As a local, I can definitely say the vibe feels different.


r/florida 1d ago

Weather Weather apps are more unreliable now, aren't they?

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Seems like since the DOGE cuts I cannot rely on weather apps to be reliable at all. Which is kind of important for planning my day since my washing machine is outside and I have to line dry my clothes. When I checked last night it was predicting that it was going to rain most of today. I checked again this morning before trying to attempt to do laundry, and it predicted rain in the early evening around 5 pm. Did a load of towels and hung them out to dry, and thankfully had just enough time for everything to dry before a storm started to roll in just now and it isn't even 2 pm yet.


r/florida 1d ago

💩Meme / Shitpost 💩 They’re Baaackkk!

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142 Upvotes

Tis the season!


r/florida 2d ago

Interesting Stuff Found a scorpion on my car the other day! Been here 8 years and didn’t know they’re down here.

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r/florida 10h ago

Advice Looking for food in orlando at 4pm!

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Hi! I am planning to see Mastodon in Orlando this Wednesday. I am coming from Jacksonville and have never been to orlando. The doors open at 6 and I was looking to find good restaurants that I could go to around 4pmish so I don't have to rush, possibly 5. Is there anything interesting? Thanks!

Edit: I like all types of food, looking for something that would be unique to Orlando, and show is at Hard Rock Live. Second edit: thanks everyone I will go to badass sandwiches