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› Tampa Bay leaders to enforce coronavirus restrictions
The mayors of Tampa Bay’s three largest cities and the chairwomen of Pinellas and Hillsborough counties issued a stern message on Thursday to business owners allowing violation of coronavirus restrictions: shape up or face penalties. “There is no issue that is more regional...than COVID-19,” said Clearwater Mayor Frank Hibbard. “We cannot let our guard down.”
› As need grows, Miami schools distribute meals over winter break for first time
Dozens of families came by car, foot and ride share on Wednesday to pick up bulk groceries to sustain them over the winter break. It’s the first time Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed meals over winter break, thanks to leniency granted by a government waiver.
› Feds seize $8.4 million in PPP loans obtained by fake Orlando ministry, court records show
The federal government has seized $8.4 million in pandemic-related loans obtained by a family running a fake ministry in Orlando who then tried to spend some of the money on a $3.71 million house in Disney World’s Golden Oak neighborhood, according to court records. The investigation ended as authorities caught the family of four on the run with shredded documents and a paper shredder in their vehicle, documents show.
› Food truck's fare fits eco-friendly vibe at Jupiter's Riverbend Park
Starting a business at the height of the coronavirus pandemic – in food, no less – seems a daunting task. Not to Amanda Oswalt and Isaac Hernandez. After COVID-19 wiped out Hernandez’s job, the couple took their $30,000 in life savings to buy and equip a shiny new food truck. The two former restaurant servers last fall opened The Magic Bowls in Riverbend Park, selling healthy foods and coffee Friday through Sunday in the Jupiter natural area that wraps around the meandering Loxahatchee River.
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