Plans advance for new private club in Southwest Florida, Kyle Phillips tabbed for design

Property records show the family acquired the semi-private, stand-alone club for $14.5 million, including its 18-hole Jack ...
Business Observer

Hoffmann Family renames Estero's Old Corkscrew Golf Club

The Old Corkscrew Golf Club has a new name. The club, owned by the Hoffmann Family of Cos., has been rechristened the Pandion ...
Independent Florida Alligator

Florida women’s golf wins first tournament of the season at the University of Oklahoma Intercollegiate

After failing to defend its title at the Inverness Intercollegiate, the Florida women’s golf team was on the hunt for its first win of the season. The No. 14 Gators achieved not only a team victory ...
WFLA News Channel 8

Florida Alligator Festival celebrates tradition of alligator wrestling and ‘Old Florida’ spirit

BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE. Fla. — The second annual Florida Alligator Festival was held near the Big Cypress National Preserve in South Florida on Sunday. Attendees professed their love for ...
UPI

Alligator tries to 'crash happy hour' at tiki bar in Florida

Oct. 7 (UPI) --Police in Florida relocated an alligator that was "apparently looking to crash happy hour" at a tiki bar in Stuart. The Stuart Police Department said on social media that officers ...
The State

Alligator was blending in at tiki bar, FL cops say. ‘A few surprised bargoers’

Alligators are native to the St. Lucie River, which flows beside the tiki bar. This is not the same alligator police captured. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission photo One of Florida’s ...
Forbes

This Billionaire Built A $50 Million Golf Course So His Wife Had A Place To ‘Swing Like An Idiot’

Forget the fancy Ferraris and precious Picassos. Instead, new Forbes 400 member David D. Halbert chose the ultimate flex: convincing Tom Fazio to build him a “no-budget” 18-hole golf course in Texas. ...
Sun Sentinel

Feds approve Florida for a $608 million Alligator Alcatraz reimbursement

Federal officials on Friday confirmed Florida has been approved for a $608 million reimbursement for the costs of building and running an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, ...
The Telegraph

Feds approve Florida for a $608 million ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ reimbursement

FILE - Trucks come and go from the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Collier County, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) ...
Washington Examiner

Florida risks reopening ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ lawsuit with DHS reimbursement

The Department of Homeland Security has reimbursed Florida $608 million for the construction and operating costs of the Everglades immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” risking the ...
WPLG

Feds reimburse Florida $608 million for 'Alligator Alcatraz' costs

Florida Immigration Detention Center FILE - Trucks come and go from the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, Thursday, Aug. 28 ...
WPLG

Florida awarded FEMA reimbursement for state-run detention facilities, including Alligator Alcatraz

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Local 10 News Thursday that Florida did submit an application for FEMA reimbursement after building the ...