Kyle Morrison, 22, has been arrested for trying to storm the American Airlines Arena court without pants during the Miami Heat's win against the Indiana Pacers Tuesday night. He now faces charges of disorderly conduct, resisting an officer with violence, battery on an officer, trespassing, and indecent exposure. Apparently the guy did it because Rick Ross dared him to. Morrison is an Orlando resident who attends Jacksonville University. He came to Miami to attend the game. According to NBCMiami, he ran down the stairs of Sections 120 and 121 without pants and tried to storm the court. He tried to push a police officer out of the way and struggled to escape while he was being placed in handcuffs. So what caused Morrison to drop ... Continue reading →

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Tourism officials remain buoyed by expectations that summer travel to attractions in Manatee and Sarasota counties such as Siesta Key below will mirror the recent past. Buy Photo HERALD TRIBUNE ARCHIVE SARASOTA - Directors of Visit Florida, the state's tourism marketing agency, approved a beefed-up budget and marketing plan Thursday designed to build on last year's record-setting visitor counts. Despite its recent successes, Visit Florida has changes on tap — rebuilding the agency from within to maximize resources, revising the state's "travel brand" with a new advertising agency, and improving its digital presence with a new website.The agency will have more money to spend than ever before with a budget of $141 million. The state Legislature earmarked $54 million in public funds for Visit Florida ... Continue reading →

Tourism officials remain buoyed by expectations that summer travel to attractions in Manatee and Sarasota counties such as Siesta Key below will mirror the recent past. Buy Photo HERALD TRIBUNE ARCHIVE SARASOTA - Directors of Visit Florida, the state's tourism marketing agency, approved a beefed-up budget and marketing plan Thursday designed to build on last year's record-setting visitor counts. Despite its recent successes, Visit Florida has changes on tap — rebuilding the agency from within to maximize resources, revising the state's "travel brand" with a new advertising agency, and improving its digital presence with a new website.The agency will have more money to spend than ever before with a budget of $141 million. The state Legislature earmarked $54 million in public funds for Visit Florida ... Continue reading →

First Contact There’s nothing like the awe of a child encountering a new life form, but in this fantastic shot by Christopher of CMGW Photography it looks like the feeling radiating from this enormous old manatee might be mutual. (via stellar) Continue reading →