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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Virgin Atlantic announces direct daily flights from London to Tampa
Virgin Atlantic is launching a year-round direct flight between Tampa International Airport and London’s Heathrow airport. The airline company announced Wednesday that the new service will start flying four times a week on Nov. 3 but will increase to daily by Nov. 28. Tickets for the new route go on sale on July 13. Return economy fares start at $637 per person.
› Sarasota's Big Olaf Creamery sued over death of woman in ongoing listeria outbreak
Big Olaf Creamery is being sued over the death of a woman whose estate alleges she contracted listeria from its ice cream. According to a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday, the estate of Illinois resident Mary Billman is suing the Sarasota company over her death, which the plaintiffs allege happened because she ate contaminated ice cream.
› Fort Lauderdale gives Beckham and company one more year to build promised park
Soccer star David Beckham and his Inter Miami partners scored a deal Tuesday night that gives them another year to build a long-promised community park next to the DRV PNK stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The pandemic and other unexpected delays prevented Miami Beckham United from keeping a promise made three years ago to build a sprawling community park by July 18. On Tuesday night, Fort Lauderdale commissioners voted unanimously to extend the deadline by one year.
› Judge puts Miami-Dade Expressway Authority in driver’s seat
The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority was a big winner last week as the 11th Judicial Circuit granted its motion for summary judgment in a dispute over control of the five expressways it operates in Miami-Dade County. Its court opponent, the state-created Greater Miami Expressway Agency, has until July 29 to respond.
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