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It’s widely known these days that there are huge swaths of the United States, especially in urban areas, where it’s not easy to get access to fresh, whole foods. Convenience stores stocked with nonperishables like mac-n-cheese, cup-o-noodles and premade frozen entrees are everywhere, but in some communities, true grocery stores with wide aisles stocked with fresh produce, meats, dairy and whole-grain products are scarce – you need to take a car or a bus just to get a head of lettuce or an onion, not to mention any kind of meat that isn’t in frozen nugget or patty form.

There are only four weekends until Christmas- including Black Friday weekend, when 140 million Americans are expected to hit the stores in search of a good deal.The Florida Retail Federation is forecasting a 5 percent increase in sales this holiday season over last year.

Unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, after Monday’s grand jury decision shows the need for honest dialogue about racial tension.

Speech-language pathologist Samantha Elandary talks about her program to help Parkinson's patients recover their voice and Citrus Bowl architect Rick Strawn talks about the stadium's renovation.

Despite party unity between the legislature and the Governor’s office, 90.7’s economic analyst Hank Fishkind says there are two competing ideas for next year’s State budget.

A digital publisher has released a bounty of Colwin's books: four novels, three short-story collections and a collection of cooking essays. Colwin, who died in 1992 at age 48, had an "elusive magic."

Hope was a comedy trailblazer, but in his twilight years he alienated young audiences with his political views. "He had, unfortunately, stuck around too long," says Hope biographer Richard Zoglin.

The condition of a Florida State University student critically wounded in last week’s shooting is improving, but his family says he is paralyzed from the…

Over the weekend The Naples Daily News got more than 500 pages of documents relating to Florida’s redistricting scandal.

John Land, the former Apopka mayor, died Saturday at age 94 after suffering a stroke.