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Retro sci-fi mini golf: If your crew wants something different after dinner, Hollywood Drive-In Golf at Universal CityWalk Orlando has two 18-hole courses packed with B-movie fun, from giant spiders to alien robots.
Sip Iberian gems: If you like your wine with a story, La Vid Wine Bar zeroes in on Spain and Portugal, pouring thoughtfully curated glasses and bottles alongside charcuterie that actually earns its keep.
Find your groove: Lionhart Music School turns that "someday I'll learn" into actual songs with lessons for piano, violin, guitar, vocals, bass, and drums.
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Marlon Cummings and Tamika Cummings, owners of the Island Jerk Caribbean food truck in Winter Haven, Florida, have been charged with third-degree felony grand theft and third-degrees felony possession of personal identification of another person without consent.
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Natalie Adjo, a 32-year-old woman from Winter Haven, has been arrested and booked into the Polk County Jail for attempted burglary of an unoccupied vehicle.
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The 2026 Disney World weeks are becoming more affordable, with local passholders and Disney insiders noticing a significant shift in visitor numbers from June and July due to real-time data showing empty queues and decreased wait times.
Full story at thetravel.com ↗
Marquel D'es Watson, a 29-year-old Lakeland man, has been arrested by Polk County deputies for allegedly attacking a pregnant woman and attempting to elude them.
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Polk County deputies are searching for a woman accused of stealing over $850 from a Davenport department store on Aug.
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