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Sweet corn is in season; try it with flavored butter
By Lainie Steelman
If there’s any sure sign that summer is at its peak, it’s the arrival of sweet corn at the farmers markets and roadside stands.
The best thing about sweet corn is that it doesn’t need an elaborate preparation. It’s either grilled, boiled, roasted or steamed, and depending on your personal preference, slathered with butter and/or sprinkled with salt.
Cutting the corn kernels off the cob and adding them to complicated recipes seems to destroy the very nature of the perfect summer vegetable. And turning sweet corn into that mushy mess called creamed corn is an outright crime.
Bees Invade Marlins’ Sun Life Stadium
FunHouse-Sun Life Stadium, home to the Florida Marlins, is known for, above all, having the sparsest crowd in Major League Baseball night in and night out. Tune in to any Marlins home game and you are sure to notice vast expanses of empty orange seats. Attend a game there, and you are likely to have [...]
Code complaint escalates to crime
10 Connects-Cocoa, Florida – Brevard County calls the cars and other stuff parked and piled on Robert Biel’s Lake Drive property junk. Biel has maintained they’re his livelihood. The confrontation near Cocoa started more than a decade ago and has led to violation notices, court-ordered cleanups and liens against the property. Photo Gallery: Cocoa code [...]
LeBron James Jewelry Under Investigation
An Ohio woman claims the sparkly LeBron James jersey pendant she found in a box full of $5 garage sale steals is the real deal. But the police have a different opinion. LeBron James’ controversial move from Cleveland to the sunnier shores of Miami is creating a cavalcade of unwanted press. And last week his [...]
Help the Families of David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab
In light of the tragic event which saw two officers with the Tampa Police Department lose their lives the BTLS foundation has announced it will make a contribution to the families of Officer Jeff Kocab and Officer Dave Curtis. The BTLS Foundation has established its annual Toy Drive and Bikes for Badges Poker Run. These [...]
New jobless claims rise in sign of weak job market
WASHINGTON (AP) — Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose for the second time in three weeks last week. The potential rise in layoffs comes as Congress remains stuck at an impasse over extending federal jobless aid. The Labor Department said Thursday that new claims for jobless benefits jumped by 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 472,000. [...]
Hurricane Alex drenches northern Mexico, Texas
SAN FERNANDO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Alex ripped off roofs, caused severe flooding and forced thousands of people to flee coastal fishing villages before weakening to a tropical storm over northern Mexico. The Atlantic season’s first hurricane largely spared nearby Texas, which had prepared for a possible direct hit. While it brought rain, spawned two [...]
Mark Brunell Files For Bankruptcy
News4jax.com-JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday as a result of what his attorney called “staggering” debts from failed real estate investments.The 17-year NFL veteran released a statement Thursday night saying his decision is due to several failed real estate ventures and lawsuits for unpaid loans.”After [...]
One Tampa police officer dead, another on life support after shooting
APDATE: Office Curtis has passed after a struggle on life support. Please keep these Officers and their Families in your thoughts and prayers. Curtis leaves behind his wife and four young childred. Office Kocab leaves behind a wife who is nine months pregnant. St. Pete Times-TAMPA — A Tampa police officer was killed and another [...]
