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› Commissioner spent 57 days in Miami’s ‘ultimate business playground.’ Then he was arrested
Room 801 at the 40-story East Miami hotel is described as the “ultimate business playground” — complete with a wet bar, full master bathroom, king-sized bed and a conference room that “comfortably fits” more than a dozen people. It’s in this room, investigators say, where Miami City Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla spent weeks in the summer and fall of 2020, racking up nearly $30,000 in expenses— and relying at times on lobbyists to cover the costs.
› Top of the List: Orlando's largest women-owned businesses
Orlando Business Journal features Central Florida's women-owned businesses, ranked by their local gross revenue in 2022. The top five businesses with a majority women ownership combined for $143.54 million in local gross revenue for 2022. They employ 752 people locally and 1,170 companywide. All the top five were at least two-thirds women-owned.
› How parking at Rays games could be affected during ballpark construction
It’s not easy to find parking space around downtown St. Petersburg on a Tampa Bay Rays game day — and it could get trickier as construction of a new stadium takes over Tropicana Field’s parking spots. The Rays and city of St. Petersburg announced Tuesday that they finalized a deal for a new stadium that’s set to begin construction late next year. It’ll be built over the main parking lot in front of the current stadium.
› ensembleNEWSRQ growing into eighth season with premiere works and new staff
There have been some growing pains since percussionist George Nickson and violinist Samantha Bennett started ensembleNEWSRQ, or enSRQ, eight years ago, as a way to provide opportunities for themselves and musician colleagues to explore a wide-range of contemporary classical music.
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