‘Look at this mess’: Leesburg Bikefest criticized for scaled-down spring event
LEESBURG, Fla. — Bikers are rumbling into Leesburg for what is traditionally one of Lake county’s biggest events, Bikefest. The pandemic canceled Bikefest in 2020, then pushed it to November of last year. “I came over here for Leesburg Bikefest, which was one of the greatest three day weekends in Florida,” biker George Como said. Nobody’s here.”READ: End of Reedy Creek: Disney won’t pay more taxes, but you willThe Leesburg event in November was a success, with a full weekend of music and fun. READ: DeSantis signs bill to dissolve Disney’s self-governing powerEvent organizers understand the criticism, but point out this weekend’s event is in the same fiscal year as November’s event, and money for another full-blown Bikefest wasn’t available.
wftv.comWalgreens expanding vaccine locations in Lake, Marion, Polk, Sumter counties
FILE - This June 25, 2019, file photo shows the sign outside a Walgreens Pharmacy in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Less than a week after Walgreens began offering vaccine appointments in Florida, the pharmacy chain is expanding locations across the state including in Central Florida. Walgreens begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations at two locations in Ocala last week, as the first Walgreens locations in Central Florida to offer the shots. Beginning Thursday, new locations in Lake, Marion, Polk and Sumter counties will offer appointments for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, Gov. The governor said he doesn’t think Florida will get more of that vaccine for about two weeks.