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› Sarasota-based bank appoints two executives to VP positions
Gulfside Bank recently announced the appointment of two senior vice presidents. Elizabeth Green will be the bank's private banking director and David Newton will be director of government guaranteed lending. “We are thrilled to have these two senior level banking professionals join our team,” says Dennis Murphy, president and CEO of Gulfside Bank, in a press release.
› Amid soaring wing costs, Orlando restaurants play chicken with prices, others close doors
Restaurant guests are used to seeing the term “market price” on menus, next to posh items — local grouper, boutique oysters, lobster. But in the wake of COVID- and weather-related shortages in both processors and product, they’re seeing that familiar “MP” next to something no one ever expected: chicken wings. It was a shock to guests at Durango’s Steakhouse in Titusville, where eight wings used to sell for $8.99 and 16 for $16.99.
› Meet Florida’s new license plate that helps conserve our oceans and saltwater fisheries
Now more than it ever, it’s critical that we do our part to help conserve our beautiful South Florida waters. In an area that requires so much driving, what better way to support the cause than by rocking Florida’s new speciality license plate? The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has officially launched its new “Conserve Florida’s Fisheries” specialty license plate, available to all Floridians.
› Orange Crush festival coming next weekend to Jacksonville's beaches, area clubs
A "culturally historic" informal beach festival scheduled for Juneteenth weekend in Jacksonville's beaches will include beach days, vendor villages and afterparties at several Jacksonville clubs. The Orange Crush Festival, a loosely organized beach weekend that draws a largely Black college-age crowd, is planned for the beach on June 18-20.
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