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What you need to know about Florida today
› These Miami chefs famous for Peruvian cuisine were just named among the best in the U.S.
Two of Miami’s favorite chefs have been named the best new chefs in America for 2023. In its 35th annual restaurant issue, Food & Wine spotlights top chefs from around the country, and this year the honors include the brother-and-sister team of Nando and Val Chang from Miami, known for their Peruvian-Japanese restaurant Itamae.
› Tampa rental company unveils fully electric crane
Sims Crane and Equipment Co., a large private crane rental and rigging service company, showcased what it says is the world's first battery-powered crawler crane on Monday morning at Sims corporate headquarters in Tampa. Sims hosted the crawler crane's U.S. debut event with the crawler crane's designer, Liebherr, an international equipment manufacturer.
› Mayo Clinic in Florida opens Jacksonville office for education, research
Mayo Clinic in Florida announced Sept. 12 it has opened the Community Health Collaborative in the city-owned Ed Ball Building in downtown Jacksonville. The almost 3,100-square-foot office is on the ground floor at 214 N. Hogan St. where VyStar Credit Union vacated. The site will not provide medical care. Mayo said in a news release the office aims to understand the health care needs of “Mayo Clinic’s neighbors and share health education and biomedical research that supports their needs.”
› Celebs loved Colombian designer’s purses. Miami feds say she used skins of rare species
For years, a Colombian designer was shipping luxury handbags made from the skins of exotic reptile species to New York and selling them for more than $2,000 each to A-list celebrities such as Britney Spears, Salma Hayek and Victoria Beckham. The Colombian’s creative purses were sold at Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus and other high-end department stores.
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