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What you need to know about Florida today
› This spot in Miami Beach serves the best nachos in Florida, food website says
You might think that the best nachos in the state of Florida — in any and every state, really — would be served at a Mexican restaurant. The chips would be buried under a pound of cooked meat and slathered in cheese. But you would be wrong. Health, wellness and food website Eat This, Not That has ranked the best nachos in each state, and in its estimation, the best nachos in Florida can be found at Sweet Liberty in Miami Beach.
› Spanish radio station’s on-air “flea market” a hit with Hispanics
María Esther Flores was looking for an apartment to rent. But instead of looking online, she called “Flea Market en el aire,” a Spanish-language radio show. She sounded desperate and tired. “I need to move and I don’t have options,” she said. “The person that gave me a space to live needs the room.” The friendly voice of radio host Luis Maisonet reassured her. While a number of new streaming radio shows are using all kinds of platforms to catch their listeners’ attention, the “Flea Market” has stuck to its roots. It is committed to simplicity.
› Melbourne leaders dedicate $32 million police headquarters to force's lone fallen officer
Two hours before sunrise on Oct. 17, 1986, Melbourne Police Officer Joseph Pellicano was directing traffic near a Sarno Road house fire when he was fatally struck by a Ford pickup. To this day, Pellicano remains the only member of the Melbourne Police Department to die in the line of duty. His legacy will be memorialized. Wednesday morning, city officials conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for the $32 million Joseph Pellicano Law Enforcement Center — the police department's future headquarters — at the northeast corner of NASA Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
› Developers make big offers for Bradenton City Hall property, propose high-rise projects
Downtown Bradenton could soon feature a new mixed-use high-rise with condos and rental housing, retail, dining, and hotel space on the Manatee River waterfront. Officials are considering the sale of Bradenton's downtown city hall property, and last week discussed proposals from five developers hoping to purchase the 3.9-acre site. The proposals show a glimpse of major high-rise projects that officials envision as a centerpiece for the future redevelopment of downtown.
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