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Wednesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Women drive trend of co-working spaces as Murray Hill shop opens for remote work
More and more women are demanding a seat at the table — and they're willing to make their own offices to get it. Co-working environments were on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many offices in the U.S. Now that more employees work from home, these spaces are seeing a resurgence in interest driven mostly by women.
› Florida Fish and Wildlife offers alligator safety tips
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is offering alligator safety tips after attacks in recent weeks. Warmer temperatures mean residents will spot more gators active and visible, according to a press release from the FWC. The first thing to do if you witness an alligator is to keep stay a safe distance away. The FWC said it could force alligators to associate people with food availability. FWC also recommends swimming in designated areas during daylight hours, as gators are most active between dusk and dawn.
› Mayo Clinic adding $60.3 million patient tower addition
Mayo Clinic in Florida can start construction on a five-story tower expansion at its 4500 San Pablo Road campus in Jacksonville. The city issued a permit March 13 for The Robins & Morton Group of Orlando to build the shell construction at a cost of almost $60.3 million. The project will add 250,000 square feet of tower space and increase the building from eight floors to 13.
› Miami Beach liquor cutoff can take effect, judge says. Will Story nightclub survive?
Miami Beach can impose a partial 2 a.m. alcohol curfew in the South of Fifth neighborhood, a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge said Tuesday, handing a victory to the city in a ruling that affects one of the area’s biggest nightclubs. Judge Reemberto Diaz issued the decree after hearing two days of testimony on Story nightclub’s challenge of an ordinance passed last month by the Miami Beach City Commission. The ordinance will force some South of Fifth businesses that are currently allowed to sell alcohol until 5 a.m. to move their cutoffs to 2 a.m.
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