Found in the bottom of my inbox; this story from WFTV in Florida. Read all the way through to see my favorite part… Business Owners, Customers Upset Over Controversial Billboard ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — It looked harmless enough, but the words on a billboard unnerved so many people that a popular restaurant nearby actually lost [...]
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In Florida, Billboards Trump Trees : NPR
excerpted from – In Florida, Billboards Trump Trees : NPR Highway 192 used to be exceptionally plain. It was lined by weed-filled ditches, with no sidewalks and poor lighting. It was drab. So the property owners voted to tax themselves $29 million to make the roadway safer and prettier. “Look at it today,” says Lizasuain. [...]