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What you need to know about Florida today
› This Florida city is the most affordable beach town in the U.S., study finds
A little-known island community, tucked away along Florida’s Nature Coast, was named the most affordable beach vacation destination in the U.S. A study from Upgraded Points found that Cedar Key in Levy County has the cheapest hotels and rental homes along the Gulf of Mexico. Visitors can expect to pay an average of $191 for a night’s stay at a hotel, according to the study, while a night in a vacation rental averages $189.
› New York developers plan 15-story boutique hotel for central Fort Lauderdale beach
A 15-story boutique hotel is now on the drawing boards for Fort Lauderdale’s central beach section, adding to the neighborhood’s growing collection of new projects, which include condo towers and a city marina. Expected to be built at 3001 Alhambra St., a short distance from the Intracoastal Waterway, The 42 Hotel is a project of a New York development group that operates a boutique hotel bearing the same name in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
› $600 million Miami International Airport deal to move passengers
A contract potentially worth more than $600 million over five years to upgrade elevators and other conveyances at Miami International Airport has been approved by the Miami-Dade County Commission. The contract with Schindler Elevator Corp. is not to exceed $602,424,184, which includes a five-year extension. It expedites the airport’s “Modernization in Action Plan,” upgrading 372 aged elevators, escalators and moving walkways.
› Disney: Epcot food fest kicks off with pickle projects, cheese choices
It’s time to eat, drink and be cheesy at Walt Disney World. The 2023 edition of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival is upon us. The event has familiar elements this year – ranging from the perennially popular cheese soup at Canada pavilion to the Eat to the Beat concerts – plus some fresh menu items and ways to celebrate Disney100, which marks the first century of Walt Disney Co.
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