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Monday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Hotel occupancy rose faster in parts of South Florida where rooms are fewer
Hotel occupancy rates in July increased in Palm Beach County, rose slightly in Broward County and flattened in Miami-Dade County.
› First brewery brings industrial-chic to Winter Haven
A home-brewer for nearly a decade, Joe Dunham is ready to go commercial. His Grove Roots Brewing Co. debuts with a Sept. 17 grand opening, introducing the greater Winter Haven community to its first microbrewery.
› Delray tech consultant stresses teaching customers, not doing it for them
Falon Velez has been video gaming since she was 6 years old. As a young adult, she worked for Apple's Genius Bar. Now 33, she operates her own Delray Beach company, TeachGeek, which shows consumers how to use technology and make their homes "smart."
› Scams and waste loom as charity millions donated after Pulse shooting
The more than 430 fundraisers posted on the GoFundMe website after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando have exposed weaknesses inherent in these popular do-it-yourself charity campaigns: waste, questionable intentions and little oversight.
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