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Wednesday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
› After pushback, Tamarac reverses course to study development on golf land
Tamarac city commissioners backed off a plan Monday to study how they could build on a golf course they once promised to preserve from development. City leaders were scheduled Wednesday to approve a $12,500 study to review the options to turn the 77-acre Glades course at Colony West into something else: “primarily” new housing, surrounded by entertainment such as a putt-putt course, retail shops or restaurants, or a mix of all those options.
› 17 Florida restaurants named among Top 100 in U.S. for outdoor dining by OpenTable
Boasting charming waterfront restaurants and rooftop bars with delicious dining options, Florida recently finished second in the U.S. among states with the most top-rated eateries for dining al fresco. The online restaurant reservation and review service OpenTable's annual list of 100 Most Popular Restaurants for Outdoor Dining included 17 restaurants from the Sunshine State. Only California, with 31, had more.
› Health warnings continue as blue-green algae flows down the Caloosahatchee
Red tide said goodbye to Fort Myers Beach in late April, and it hasn’t been seen again. Blue-green algae showed up at Fort Myers Shores a month later, and it won’t go away. Since then, there have been no less than seven blue-green algae health advisories in Lee County and one in Cape Coral warning of tainted water at Jaycee Park. One after another after another.
› Orlando Science Center explores cosmos with Astro Fest
Orlando Science Center is hosting Astro Fest, a collection of cosmic activities and rocket science, this weekend. Among the activities will be a live stage show about the upcoming Artemis mission to the moon. There also will be guided tours through the solar system and the Astronaut Training Zone, games that represents skills needed to be a space traveler. Dr. Dare’s lab will be open with chemistry experiments. The science center recently upgraded its Our Planet, Our Solar System, which features STEM activities.
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