Thursday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 11/12/2020

› Florida reports human case of West Nile virus [Fox News]
A human case of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus has been reported in a Florida county, according to health officials there.

› Reports: Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown considered as Biden's HUD pick [Jacksonville.com]
Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is a potential top pick to lead President-elect Joe Biden's Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a Politico report. Brown made history in 2011 as the city's first Black mayor, serving one term as the top executive for Florida's largest city.

› Smaller, brighter Winn-Dixie opens west of Boynton Beach, part of chain's effort to revive brand [Palm Beach Post]
A new-look Winn-Dixie supermarket opened its doors Wednesday morning at the Cobblestone Shopping Center west of Boynton Beach at Lyons Road and Boynton Beach Boulevard.

› Florida author publishes book about being trapped on cruise ship during pandemic [Source]
A bestselling novelist from Florida had quite the story to tell after surviving a coronavirus outbreak on a cruise ship overseas early in the pandemic. “It was like we landed in a disaster movie,” Gay Courter, of Tampa Bay, said in an interview before Tuesday’s release of her new book, “Quarantine! How I Survived the Diamond Princes Coronavirus Crisis.”

"It’s hard to get people excited about banking these days, but they seem to get excited about artisan gin."

-- Bob Rothman

Rothman has sampled gins all over the world. The Tampa private equity investor, a minority owner of the Washington Football Team, got into the spirit during his extensive world travels and was amazed at the variety of small-batch gins across Europe. Rothman, Susie Martinez and Daniel Martinez are hoping to ride a global gin wave with U.K. import 6 O’Clock Gin. The three have partnered up to be the U.S. importer for Bristol, U.K. distiller 6 O’Clock Gin, which has already found a home behind bars at Tampa restaurants like Bern’s Steak House, Meat Market and 717 South.