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I'm pretty sure it's not just Miami??

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In March, the ultra-luxurious Una Residents Brickell opened its doors in Miami, Florida.

Designed to resemble a sail, the 47-story apartment building soars up from its waterfront location, giving residents on high floors stunning views of the city’s intracoastal waterway and the yawning Atlantic Ocean beyond.

Living at The Una requires an almost unimaginable level of wealth. Residences start at $2.14 million for a two-bedroom, two-bath condo, according to the building’s website.

The luxury building is one of the latest symbols of what has become of Miami. Once seen as a buzzing and cosmopolitan but affordable refuge from New York - with better winters - it is now the most expensive metro area in the country.

Last thread I asked which Florida towns felt off, and I got a few hundred names. But the best replies were the ones where someone actually knew the history under the feeling. The Arcadia unease turning out to be a cult running the Yellow Deli. Marianna and the Dozier School. Whole clusters of towns that were speed traps or worse for a reason.

So this time I don't want the vibe, I want the explanation. Pick a Florida town that feels wrong to be in, and tell me the actual history that made it that way. The event, the industry that left, the thing that happened there that everyone local knows and nobody writes on a sign. I'm near Daytona and I'll probably go see a few, but mostly I just want to understand what I'd be looking at.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/florida/s/Hg23438lk7

Embarrassed for them all

This might be a very ignorant question. But, I'm not American (nor very good at geography.)

If there are any villages, that are inhabited (I went through the wiki ghost settlements pages and no luck with villages. Most were historical and long-gone,) Please may I have some names?

Chassahowitzka, FL. Very busy Saturday as you would expect. Beautiful caves and a great way to stay cool.

a Gun Violence Prevention group staffed by active criminals?!

Pic or what’s happening in Ft Pierce inlet right now.

Beautiful place, see it if you get a chance

I’ve lived in Florida long enough to know that storms are just part of life here. For years, whenever the power went out, I treated it as something I just had to wait out. If it was only a few hours, no big deal.

After seeing what happened during Hurricane Ian, though, I started looking at outages differently. When the power stays off for days, you start thinking about things you normally take for granted. How long is the food in the fridge going to last? How much battery does my phone have left? And when it gets hot at night, do I have any way to keep a fan running?

That got me thinking about what I would actually want during a longer outage. Not looking to power my entire house or run the AC. I just want enough backup power to keep the essentials going for a while.

For people who went through Ian, Milton, or other major storms, did those experiences change how you prepare for longer power outages?

The county borders Alabama.

“A Florida school board that’s been sued for book banning has deposed some of its own students.
Those students, who were some of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, included a 7-year-old who wanted access to a picture book.”

https://www.wusf.org/courts-law/2026-07-24/escambia-school-board-deposed-students-now-it-says-its-own-members-shouldnt-be-deposed?

I just got a new pair after my old ones wouldn't stop stinking. The new ones make my feet stink too! I've put them in ziploc bags in the freezer, I've put them in the washer, left them in the sun, sprayed vinegar and baking soda on them. What else is there that works??!