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What you need to know about Florida today
› Wix, based in Miami Beach and Israel, buys Miami restaurant app-maker
It may surprise some that Wix, the website design company, is also in the restaurant business. But for the past six years, Wix, based in Israel but with 270 employees in Miami Beach, Wix has been helping eateries win new customers by customizing their websites to take orders, book reservations and display menus.
› Outta Control magic show set to reopen this month
The Outta Control Magic Comedy Dinner Show, a staple of WonderWorks Orlando on International Drive, has scheduled two performance dates, its first ones of the pandemic era. The production is now selling tickets for March 13 and March 20, with more dates to be announced.
› St. Pete Deuces neighborhood may be in for a ‘renaissance.’ How to avoid gentrifying it?
The historic 22nd Street South District of St. Petersburg, commonly known as the Deuces, is gearing up for a renaissance, said businesspeople and community leaders during a panel hosted by the Urban Land Institute. But how can the area continue to be revitalized without gentrifying the historically Black neighborhood?
› Fizz & Foam: Tallahassee alumna brings the capital city its first ever mobile bar business
“What do you do when a pandemic cancels all your summer plans? You start a business.” Sky Foster, creator and owner of Fizz & Foam, said it best through a post debuting Fizz & Foam on her Instagram page. With this innovative and originative mindset, Foster, a Florida State University alumna and current graduate student, has since created a woman-owned business that brings the first tap truckster and mobile bar to Tallahassee and its surrounding areas.
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