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› Gainesville retail development giants focus on ‘experience’
Sprawling retail developments linked by a new bridge over Interstate 75 promise to reshape the shopping experience in Gainesville. Some of the anchor tenants are in place, but some of the most anticipated entrants into the market are yet to open their doors.
› Balloon festival ready for liftoff in Lakewood Ranch
The inaugural Sarasota Balloon Festival is scheduled for liftoff throughout weekend at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch. The festival will feature as many as 25 hot air balloons that will compete for prize money, participate in a “Night Glow″ display and be available for patrons to ride in.
› At Wynwood machine gun range, it’s business as usual after Parkland school shooting
It’s a fixture of Miami Beach’s air space: a banner with a woman holding a piece of heavy artillery beckoning, “Shoot Machine Guns.” The banner belongs to Lock and Load Miami, a gun range in the heart of Wynwood that’s been open since 2013. And now, some are taking to social media to voice their complaints about it.
› Gracias, Tampa! Puerto Rican mayor visits Tampa to thank community for hurricane aid
The mayor of Isabela, Puerto Rico came to Tampa with two important messages. One, to relay his constituents’ thanks to Tampa volunteers who threw his town a lifeline after a Category 5 hurricane smashed into his city. And two, Isabela’s beaches, coral reefs, underwater caves and forest trails are open for tourists.
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