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What you need to know about Florida today
› Here’s what you need to know about Patrizia’s in Fort Lauderdale, their first restaurant outside of New York
Patrizia’s is coming to Galt Ocean Mile. The family-owned Italian restaurant will open April 7 in the space that formerly housed Jackson’s Prime steakhouse, according to the chain’s website. This will be the first location outside of New York, where there are 11 restaurants spread across all five boroughs as well as one in Red Bank, N.J.
› Miami-Dade seeks federal funding for Northeast commuter rail line
Background work for a planned commuter rail linking Miami to Aventura is underway, as Miami-Dade applied last month for federal funding for the project and is in talks with operator Brightline to run the route. If all goes according to schedule, construction of what is known as the Northeast Corridor will be done in 2024, according to Luis Espinoza, spokesman for the county Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW).
› Phosphogypsum stacks in Florida: What are they and where are they located?
The events at Piney Point made national news as officials continue to explore options to address concerns about the release of polluted water and its effects on the marine environment and the possibility it could foster red tide. The leak has brought more public awareness to phosphate mining in Florida. Phosphate deposits cover much of Florida, according to the Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute. The Central Florida phosphate mining region covers approximately 1.3 million acres known as the “Bone Valley.”
› Jazz in the Gardens is returning. But first, another major music fest comes to Miami
Like every other major music festival that canceled in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jazz in the Gardens, the popular two-day R&B event, expected a return in March 2021. We all know how that played out. Now, Miami Gardens has announced that Jazz in the Gardens will return to the Hard Rock Stadium in March 2022 on two as-yet unspecified dates.
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