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Friday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Florida springs supporters will protest what they call “Nestlé Water Grab”
This Friday in North Florida, supporters of Florida’s springs and rivers will rally to oppose a permit renewal to allow the international company Nestlé to take more than a million gallons of water a day out of the Santa Fe River watershed, bottle it and sell to consumers.
› Hundreds of thousands caught in Central Florida housing crisis
Central Florida is now the worst place in the country to find an affordable home and it's a problem that hits especially hard at the prime workforce of the community: low-wage tourism and hospitality employees. And the problem doesn’t stop there. Families that were once considered middle class are priced out of the American dream of owning a home and some from even renting a home.
› Walmart to offer alcohol delivery service in Florida: report
Soon you’ll be able to order alcohol straight to your home – from Walmart. Walmart announced Wednesday that certain California and Florida residents will be able to order alcohol from Walmart’s website and get it delivered straight to their doorstep. The service will be available in nearly 200 stores across Florida and California.
› City parking lots are sold out at Jacksonville’s Florida-Georgia game
The city parking lots around TIAA Bank Field are sold out as of Wednesday for Saturday’s Florida-Georgia football game, according to Jacksonville officials. Parking will be extremely limited in the sports complex area, with fans encouraged to arrive early and use a JTA Stadium Shuttle.
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