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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Rent growth slowing in two Florida metros
Two Florida markets hampered by dramatic rent increases over the past year finally appear to be getting relief, but much of the nation remains in the cross hairs of a crisis, according to the latest monthly analysis by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and two other schools.
› Jacksonville-based IQ Fiber begins providing internet service in San Marco area
IQ Fiber rolled out service to the San Jose Forest area of San Marco on Aug. 22 providing high-speed fiber optic internet directly to subscribers’ homes. The Jacksonville-based company began in August 2021 and is funded to initially service 60,000 homes in Northeast Florida.
› St. Petersburg mayor issues RFP for Tropicana Field site, requires acreage set aside for new Rays stadium
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has issued a much-anticipated new request for proposal for the redevelopment of the Tropicana Field site and is asking prospective developers to keep 17.3 acres available for a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. The new RFP follows Welch’s decision in late June to discard the nearly two-year-long process to choose a developer for the 86-acre property on the eve of an anticipated announcement.
› Halloween Horror Nights won’t have plastic barriers this year
Guests will not be separated from the monsters at Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights this year. Universal is not installing flexible plastic dividers between the performers and guests in its haunted houses in 2022, a safety measure introduced during 2020′s limited event and used again last year to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, spokeswoman Alyson Sologaistoa said. The dividers are gone because Halloween Horror Nights is returning to normal operations, she said.
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