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What you need to know about Florida today
› Florida judge rejects children’s climate change lawsuit, citing 'political’ issue
A Tallahassee judge on Monday ordered the dismissal of a climate change lawsuit brought by eight children who wanted to argue the governor and other top state leaders have promoted pollution that imperils their chances of living in Florida in the future.
› New study shows $1.3 billion economic impact of FLIBS
Following the 60th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), Thomas J. Murray and Associates, Inc. conducted a study on the economic impact of the world’s largest in-water boat show. The Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF), owners of the show, and Informa Markets U.S. Boat Shows, producers of the show, released the impressive results of the completed study this week.
› Sarasota reopens Arlington Park Aquatic Complex
The city of Sarasota’s Parks & Recreation District reopened the popular Arlington Park and Aquatic Complex pools last week after closing them for more than two months because of the cornavirus pandemic. The renewed access to the water comes with limited hours and other restrictions designed to protect public health. Public swim times are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and advance reservations and prepayment for swim times via an online system are required.
› Developer to add first market-rate apartment complex to Tampa urban renewal project
In the eight years since its first apartment complex was dedicated, about 660 apartments have been built in Encore, a 28-acre urban renewal project on the edge of downtown Tampa. But the development, which replaced the Central Park Village public housing complex, still lacks the restaurants, hotels, businesses and a grocery store that were promised to residents.
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