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› Inter Miami ... or Inter Fort Lauderdale? The case for David Beckham rethinking soccer team’s home
If more problems plague David Beckham’s bid to plant a professional soccer team in Miami, is it far-fetched to conclude that his club might eventually kick the ball permanently to Fort Lauderdale? Beckham and his partners have been cultivating an international brand for the team, aiming to base the club in Miami — a city packed with international allure and diversity. But if Fort Lauderdale and its promoters were to play their cards right, observers say, it could convert a slim chance of becoming the team’s permanent home into reality.
› SeaWorld Orlando expands its craft-beer festival
SeaWorld Orlando is supersizing its craft-beer festival. The 2019 edition of the event will run for eight weekends, an increase from the two weekends it ran last year, its inaugural edition. The event, which will feature more than 100 craft beers for sale, will be held on Saturdays and Sundays between Sept. 7 and Oct. 27. The SeaWorld Craft Beer Festival also will offer food items for sale across the theme park. Twenty-two of those choices are listed as “new” on the SeaWorld website.
› Petition To Make Recreational Marijuana Use Legal In Florida Filed
A question about legalizing recreational marijuana in Florida is a little closer to possibly being on next year’s ballot. The political action committee “Make It Legal Florida” has confirmed it filed a petition with the state’s division of elections. If that petition is approved, the group would need to gather more than 750-thousand signatures from registered voters before the question can appear.
› Big Art: Sarasota cultural groups have grand plans for new buildings
The most popular symbol for the arts in Sarasota remains a replica of Michelangelo’s “David,” standing in the Ringling Museum of Art courtyard. The 16-foot-tall statue towers over the yard, which makes it easy to forget he’s the little guy in the famous story of David versus Goliath. In Sarasota, cultural organizations form one of the wealthiest and most powerful lobbies on the Gulf Coast. A Goliath, to be sure. Nearly $1 billion worth of private art projects are planned for the next decade.
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