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› Packing District food hall will focus on immigrant cuisine when it opens next year
The food hall opening next year in Orlando’s Packing District development will focus on immigrant cuisine. New York-based chef Akhtar Nawab and his Hospitality HQ group will operate the 11-vendor, 17,300-square-foot hall, project developer Dr. Phillips Charities revealed Wednesday. Hospitality HQ’s projects include Dr. Murphy’s Food Hall in Chicago and Marble City Market in Knoxville, Tennesssee, among others.
› Black Hammock Island site preserved by state land deal; more eyed for National Park Service
A stretch of Black Hammock Island that conservationists once went to court to protect from development will be bought by the state for conservation. Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet approved a $5.8 million deal Tuesday to acquire 241 acres along both sides of Sawpit Road from the nonprofit Trust for Public Land, which also lined up about $268,000 from a city environmental fund in January.
› Seminole elections chief reveals plan to combat election fraud, hacking
Faced with contentious elections, along with growing threats of cyber attacks and false assertions of widespread fraud, Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Chris Anderson announced Wednesday that his office will team with a variety of government agencies in the coming months to combat these challenges.
› Work to install Jacksonville Fire Museum to continue through August
Work to finish installing the Jacksonville Fire Museum on the foundation at its new home at 620 E. Bay St., the future Shipyards West Park, will take until late August, according to the city. The city Public Affairs Office said in a March 30 email there is no official date to reopen the museum, but it will be at least several months before work and repairs to the facility are complete.
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