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What you need to know about Florida today
› Super Bowl LIV guests will find $767 hotel rooms in Miami
Area visitor entities were primed and ready when it was announced that Super Bowl LIV would be held here. Now, they’ve put their plans in motion. “We’re an event town,” said Bill Talbert, president and CEO of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. “This is our 11th Super Bowl, and we have Art Basel and other internationally famous events. So it’s hard to pick a favorite; we love all our children.”
› AAA sues tiny Pompano Beach auto shop for trademark infringement
Remember the phone book? Once upon a time, that’s how most consumers found local businesses. Today, a strategy some businesses used to get noticed in the phone book can bring them nothing but trouble. Just ask AAA Wholesale Transmissions, a four-employee auto repair shop on North Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach.
› Amway Center concerts cost more as major tours see price spike
Concert prices have gone up nearly $20 at Orlando’s Amway Center in the years since Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne and Tim McGraw christened the stage during its first full year in business. The average ticket price for concerts at the venue was $72.18 in 2011, according to data provided by the city of Orlando, a number that excluded sporting events like Orlando Magic games as well as family shows.
› Shake Shack coming to Midtown Tampa
About a year from now, crowds could start queuing up for burgers, crinkle-cut fries and frozen custard at the Tampa Bay area’s first Shake Shack, which is coming to the Midtown Tampa development. “Shake Shack is an iconic brand with worldwide recognition, and is yet another first-to-market restaurant that we’re thrilled to bring to Tampa,” Bromley Companies chief executive officer Nicholas Haines said in an announcement Wednesday.
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