April 26, 2024

Friday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 9/14/2018

› Hurricane Florence evacuees flee to Disney World
With the threat of Hurricane Florence, some East Coast residents have evacuated to the Orlando area, making trip reservations within a day or two, the kind of planning that normally takes months.

› The F.B.I. Is Quietly Contacting Cubans in Florida, Raising Old Alarm Bells
At least five Cuban-Americans in Miami who have opposed a trade embargo with Cuba and promoted better relations with the communist government in Havana, said they received surprise visits in the past week from federal agents.

› Urban Land Institute shows Miami Beach a path to resiliency
The City of Miami Beach is preparing to live with water in a much deeper way. As the climate continues toward warmer temperatures and South Florida’s coastal cities see more frequent and damaging flooding, one of Miami-Dade County’s most vulnerable cities is fighting back against the threat of flooding, rising waters and stronger storms.

› Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing to sell its brews in Sweden, Finland and Norway
Swedes will soon have the chance to take a swig of Cigar City’s beloved IPA. Cigar City Brewing on Thursday announced that a new partnership with a Swedish brewer will expand its beer sales throughout Scandinavia.

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