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› North Port approves Tropicare Boulevard improvement
North Port city commissioners gave the green-light to the long-awaited widening of Tropicaire Boulevard from Van Camp Street to Toledo Blade Boulevard Tuesday. As part of the $3.95-million project, conduit will be buried to facilitate a potential expansion of internet access to North Port Estates — though no provider has stepped forward to actually run the lines. Work could start within six months and take about two years to complete.
› A 60-Game Sprint: Florida's MLB Teams Get Ready for Shortened Season
The Tampa Bay Rays' general manager says it's like "reprogramming the entire operation" off the field, as the Rays and Miami Marlins get ready to start the regular MLB season in July. Erik Neander told reporters in a Zoom call Wednesday that the team has to "throttle through" a "spring" training that starts July 1st. The regular season is expected to begin July 23rd or 24th.
› Florida Foundation deploys more than $1 million in disaster aid to the Bahamas
During the past nine months, The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties has deployed more than $1 million in disaster relief aid to the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas. The foundation’s Bahamas Disaster Relief Fund, established last fall with a matching gift of $100,000 from Palm Beach residents J. Ira and Nicki Harris, has distributed a variety of emergency grants through various charitable organizations to help rebuild portions of the island nation that were decimated by Hurricane Dorian in September.
› A court blocked demolition of Coral Gables ranch home in historic preservation battle
Coral Gables preservationists’ long-running campaign to save an early and potentially historic ranch-style house took on unexpected new life on Tuesday when a Miami-Dade County court blocked the home’s impending demolition.
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