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Top Pet-Friendly City, This Girl's A Champ, No-Fret Fowl: FL Good News
One Florida city plans to turn an eyesore into a model community, while another considers a high-flying mode of mass transit: FL Good News.

FLORIDA — A 16-year-old Florida girl has been named a national women's wrestling champion; a hamster was found alive and well in its play ball and a turtle swimming contently in its tank after surviving an apartment fire; and Floridians are alerted to a potentially deadly virus thanks to a flock of fowl.
See these good news stories and more on this week's Florida Patch sites.
- Aerial Gondola From Downtown Clearwater To Clearwater Beach Considered
- Tampa Named No. 2 Pet-Friendly City In U.S. For 2nd Year
- 16-Year-Old Tarpon Springs Girl Named USA Women's Wrestling Champion
- Ybor's Gas Worx To Transform Industrial Area Into Mixed-Use Community
- Pups, Hamster, Turtle, Residents Rescued From Winter Haven House Fire
- Sarasota Memorial To Build 100-Bed Hospital In North Port
- Planned Clearwater Transit Center Receives $20 Million Federal Grant
- Non-Stop Flight From White Plains, NY To Sarasota Area Coming Soon
- Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Thursday In FL: When To Watch
- West Nile Virus Detected In 3 Pinellas County Sentinel Chickens
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