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What you need to know about Florida today
› Can Elev8 boost Citrus Park mall? A preview of new go-kart, arcade center
A Sears store in Citrus Park Town Center was once filled with clothing racks, furniture, home appliances and other everyday staples. But since closing in 2018, the department store has become completely unrecognizable. In its place are go-kart tracks, a blacklight mini golf course, laser tag, bowling, hundreds of arcade games and even an e-sports center.
› Florida resort owner deploys 1.51 MW of solar arrays
Legacy Vacation Resorts, an Orlando, Florida-based resort property owner, will take advantage of its home state’s namesake of abundant sun after activating four rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems in central Florida. The arrays are expected to produce over 2 million kWh per year.
› Florida Council of 100 offers solution to primary care shortage
Floridians pay doubly for low access to primary health care, a new report finds: illnesses that might not have required hospitalization if they were better managed through primary care cost Floridians an estimated $3.5 billion every year, and people end up with worse medical outcomes. The findings are in a report distributed this week by the Florida Council of 100, a 62-year-old non-partisan group of business leaders. The report calls for improvements with four themes.
› Elusive prehistoric fish shocks anglers in middle of the night in Florida. Take a look
Two anglers got a late-night fright that quickly turned into excitement while fishing off the coast of Florida, a TikTok video shows. “I was actually able to feel the line slip between the teeth of the saw while leadering it so I had a suspicion of what it could be,” one of the fishers and owner of the Port St. Lucie-based Apex Anglers, AJ Rotondella, said after the catch.
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