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› Adult entertainment law not for us, Jacksonville store owners claim in lawsuit
Owners of a dozen Jacksonville stores selling sex toys and adult-themed merchandise are asking a federal judge for protection from zoning citations their lawyers call harassment by City Hall. “Although there has been no change in the substantive law … the city suddenly decided several months ago that plaintiffs are ‘adult bookstores’,” which are subject to tighter zoning restrictions, argues a motion the stores’ lawyers filed seeking an injunction.
› No mask, no show: Broward, Arsht centers will require masks, negative COVID tests
Mirroring a significant public safety move by the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, The Adrienne Arsht Center in downtown Miami will also require negative COVID test results to attend performances or proof of full vaccination. The new rule, which starts in October, is based on recommendations by health officials and the venue’s own medical advisor, according to the Arsht Center. However, the venue is still in the final stages of a more detailed plan that will be announced later this month with additional guidance.
› Department of Health faces more mask challenges
The Florida Department of Health faces two more challenges over a rule aimed at preventing school mask mandates, with the Miami-Dade County School Board, the NAACP and other parties saying the department did not have a legal basis for the rule. The challenges were filed Tuesday in the state Division of Administrative Hearings and are similar to a case filed Friday by the school boards in Alachua, Broward and Orange counties.
› An extra $1 million? Panama City Beach alters stormwater fee to collect more money
Ken Nelson said he believes the city has not done enough to improve its stormwater system during the past decade to warrant more fees for some residents. The Panama City Beach resident was among those who spoke during a recent City Council meeting, when officials altered the method used to collect the city's annual stormwater assessment, a tax designed to help fund developments to mitigate flooding on the Beach.
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