Delia Sauer

Many Pinellas County business owners and workers say they are ready to welcome snowbirds and vacation-seeking visitors. Changes in tourism trends in the state’s coastal playgrounds will be revealed in the coming months and years, especially during peak tourism season.

Turlington Plaza became a center for protest as University of Florida students, faculty and Gainesville residents gathered one year after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7.

Saturday’s demonstration, just hours before the Gators were to play in the nearby Swamp, has been one of many Pro-Palestine protests Gainesville residents have organized since Oct. 7, 2023.

When Butler, 45, learned about the “Sippin’ Seven Alachua County Ale Trail," he had to trek the award-winning trail stretching 23 miles from High Springs to Gainesville.