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› UF Health Jacksonville plans first free-standing ER
UF Health spokesman Dan Leveton confirmed that the medical system intends to build its first free-standing emergency department in Northwest Jacksonville along Dunn Avenue. He did not have information about the specific address or details about a second location that is in review along Lane Avenue in West Jacksonville. Leveton said May 21 that the Dunn Avenue project is the one moving forward in the area.
› City of Tallahassee’s urban farm thriving in the Bond neighborhood
Greens are growing in the City of Tallahassee’s Urban Farm, located in the greater Bond neighborhood. The goals of the project include addressing food insecurity and providing opportunity to local residents. The pilot farm was created last year after the city partnered with the Wakulla Environmental Institute and the Florida A&M University Small Business Development Center to provide urban farm training and entrepreneurial education.
› Miami airport shops would get rent cut, lower wage rules under Miami-Dade plan
After a $90 million rent break during the COVID-19 pandemic, Miami International Airport’s politically powerful tenants would receive no-bid extensions and more rent reductions under a plan circulated this week by the administration of Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. A memo from the mayor’s office lays out a deal to give Newslink, Cafe Versailles, Duty Free Americas and other tenants seven-year extensions at the county-owned airport and eliminate a minimum-rent rule designed to shield MIA from weak sales at the stores and restaurants paying for space in one of the country’s busiest airports.
› Sarasota area museums join together for Skyway 20/21 exhibition
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge connects the communities of greater Tampa Bay. The “Skyway” exhibition bridges our region’s art communities – at least in theory. This art show is a joint effort of four local museums launching on a staggered schedule. The exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg opened May 22. It expands on Thursday at the Tampa Museum of Art; on June 14 at the USF Contemporary Art Museum; and June 20 at Sarasota’s The Ringling.
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