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What you need to know about Florida today

| 11/9/2018

› No, Wynwood Yard isn’t closed. It’s open until spring 2019 — then it’s moving to Doral
When news broke in September that two beloved Miami institutions — The Wynwood Yard and O Cinema Wynwood — would be displaced by a giant apartment building, even some of their most faithful clients assumed the businesses had closed.

› Man captures record-setting 17-foot python in Florida
A massive snake was captured in South Florida earlier this week. The record-setting catch is moving the South Florida Water Management District’s Python Elimination Program closer to another significant milestone.

› Orlando-based student tech education group Tech Sassy Girlz lands Amazon grant
Tech Sassy Girlz, which started its educational program in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields about six years ago, will try to expand the use of a mobile lab that can be taken on the road.

› Tampa Bay’s Kiran Patel joins New York investment firm as advisor
Tampa Bay philanthropist Kiran Patel has yet another feather in his hat. Patel, who made his fortune selling HMO WellCare Health Plans, was appointed senior advisor to New York investment firm BelHealth Investment partners, the firm said in a release.

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