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Wednesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Recovered SpaceX booster from Crew Dragon launch arrives at Port Canaveral
It’s not just cruise ships that get the attention sailing into Port Canaveral. Sometimes it’s historic rocket parts. The recovered first stage booster from the Falcon 9 rocket that launched SpaceX’s unmanned Crew Dragon to the International Space Station on Saturday made its way to Port Canaveral.
› Florida peach crop to be bigger this year
With March upon us, it means that Florida's peach season is less than a month away. This year's crop looks set to be much bigger than the 2018 season which was badly affected by the 2017 hurricane as well as a late frost. A sufficient number of cool evenings along with a lack of significant freezes has growers feeling cautiously optimistic for the upcoming season.
› Southwest Florida home prices lag state and nation
Home prices continue to rise in Southwest Florida, but not as fast as in the state or nationally. Single-family home prices in the Sarasota-Manatee region grew 3.4 percent over the year in January, trailing the average increases of 5.1 percent throughout Florida and 4.4 percent in the U.S., real estate database CoreLogic reported Tuesday.
› The fallout spreads after Laser Spine Institute’s sudden closing
Hundreds of medical staff are looking for new jobs. Scores of patients are trying to figure out follow-up care or where to pay their bills. Lawyers have filed lawsuits, and doctors are angling to pick up some new business. The fallout from Friday’s sudden shutdown of the Laser Spine Institute has spread far and wide as people try to figure out what happened, and what happens next.
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