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Florida Trend's Golden Spoon Awards are announced
Florida Trend’s annual Golden Spoon awards recognize the state’s best restaurants. This year, the list includes 20 new Golden Spoon members and 2 new Hall of Fame entries. The Newcomers list names another 20 -- plus the Robert W. Tolf award winner. At this section - which is open and free to all - the winners are listed and organized by type of award or location in the state.
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» Culture Shock - Florida chefs meld unlikely combinations Florida’s newest generation of chefs is experimenting and cross-pollinating with more passion and wit than ever, running shockwaves of fiery Korean through Colombian cuisine or piling Southern comforts onto a wood-fired pizza.
Black Friday store sales fall as Americans buy more online
Black Friday shopping is shifting from hours spent in line to more time online. Sales at retail stores on Black Friday fell to $10.4 billion this year, down from $11.6 billion in 2014, according to preliminary figures from research firm ShopperTrak. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
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» Online shopping now so much more than just Cyber Monday
» Cyber Monday: Expert tips on how to protect your identity, credit cards
Florida film industry's future in the balance
All told, the state has lost out on more than $650 million in economic activity from TV shows and movie projects since 2013, according to industry group Film Florida. It's all because the state tax incentive program is broke. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
Marinas no longer mom-and-pop operations
The days of mom-and-pop marinas are waning. Marinas are evolving into real-estate plays for investor groups, often becoming destinations in and of themselves. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Florida sets record: 10 years without a hurricane
The streak survives. For the 10th year running, Florida dodged a hurricane, setting a new record, while the rest of the eastern seaboard escaped a hit by a major hurricane. Elsewhere was a different story. [Source: Miami Herald]
› Communities cater toward growing number of older adults
Experts in the aging industry agree that the village model is simply a piece of a bigger picture that illustrates an "age-friendly" community.
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› Presidential candidates chase campaign cash around Art Basel Miami Beach
Ah, to be among the glitterati who will descend this week on Art Basel Miami Beach. Nibbling on canapés. Clinking glasses of bubbly. Perusing modern masterpieces. And … writing checks to politicians?
› USF to ban all tobacco use on Tampa campus starting in January
Though the campus has had a policy limiting tobacco use since 2012, the big change will be the elimination of smoking zones campuswide. Smoking will be banned along with all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, whether indoors or outdoors.
› Florida counties fight fracking push
County commissioners across Florida are opposing a push by lawmakers that would short-circuit their ability to regulate or ban fracking in their communities.
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