The crowd enjoys Devil’s Eye Spring at Ginnie Springs Outdoors in 2017.
Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson painted as a Lincoln Road artist at the South Florida Arts Center in the early 1990s, living the “wild” life as a single creative on South Beach.
But that lifestyle did not last long for her. She eventually settled down and moved to High Springs in North Florida, the heart of springs country, to raise her family and start a business. In the process, she has become one of the most fierce, outspoken advocates for Florida’s unique freshwater springs.
With more than 1,000 artesian springs, located roughly between Orlando and Pensacola, Florida is home to the world’s largest and highest concentration of springs.
Water War battle picks up Monday
By Josh Fitzhugh Special to the Times
Next week’s US Supreme Court hearing in Florida’s eight-year “water war” suit against Georgia is shaping up to be a real doozy.
Technically, the hearing is scheduled as “argument” on the court’s docket, and gives lawyers for the parties an opportunity to plead their case and answer any questions the nine justices may have. While it’s unlikely the high court will be “hot” - that is, interrupting and asking many questions - Florida’s counsel, Greg Garre of the Washington DC law firm of Latham and Watkins, certainly will be, based on his recent filings in the case.
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A boil-water notice was lifted for about 8,000 homes and businesses in northern Broward County Thursday but it remained in place for Coconut Creek, officials said. Two days of bacterial test results showed the water supply in Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach and Lighthouse Point neighborhoods was safe, said Alan Garcia, director of Broward County Water and Wastewater Services. “Our .