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What you need to know about Florida today
› Number of juveniles tried as adults in Florida decreases
The number of children being charged as adults in Florida’s criminal courts has dropped considerably in the past few years and it’s a trend one local state attorney said should continue. Florida once led the nation in this statistic, but the law was changed to keep more of those children out of prison.
› Ford’s Garage drives into SoFlo with plans for 14 new restaurants in the next 7 years
At the crossroads of pub food and car culture sits Ford’s Garage. The burger-and-craft-beer franchise out of Tampa has a licensing agreement with the Ford Motor Company, so if you check out the restaurant that opened back in 2019 at the Mall at Wellington Green, you’ll see a vintage car hoisted above the bar and automobile memorabilia festooning the walls (or reimagined as everything from tableware to bathroom sinks).
› What the proposed Inter Miami stadium deal says about team name and rent
Before Melreese golf course can be turned into Miami Freedom Park, Inter Miami’s owners have to first sign leases to rent the land that also cover issues such as the team’s name and employee wages. Four legal documents totaling more than 500 pages shed light on the details of a proposed 99-year lease agreement that is nearly three years in the making.
› Advocates to call for permanent conservation of Bobby Jones property
Sarasota residents will ask city commissioners on Monday to approve a plan to permanently conserve the Bobby Jones Golf Club. Advocates for the 263-acre property want it to be protected under a conservation easement, which would prevent development on Bobby Jones in perpetuity.
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