April 25, 2024
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Talking Politics
I think we can all agree that the challenges our country faced previously have not gone away.
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Published on 3/1/2021
Learning and Earning
Fifteen years ago to the month in this space, I wrote about an apprenticeship program that ...
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Published on 3/1/2021
The new faces of Florida's MBA professors bring eclectic mix of talent and knowledge
When David Major joined the faculty of the University of Miami in 2019...
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Published on 3/1/2021
Florida's top legislative issues in 2021
House Speaker Chris Sprowls, Senate President Wilton Simpson and Gov. Ron DeSantis have signaled that they will address the risk of flooding caused by sea-level rise.
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Published on 3/1/2021
Florida grapples with projected $2.75 billion deficit for 2021-22 fiscal year
At the end of January, Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed a $96.6-billion budget — $4.3 billion over the current year.
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Published on 3/1/2021
Children's Trust tackling social issues, awards $1.6 million to 22 projects
In 2002, Miami-Dade County voters approved a referendum creating a special taxing district for the Children's Trust...
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Published on 3/1/2021
Keith Overton and Paul Teutul Sr. plan motorcycle-themed restaurant in Pinellas Park
Keith Overton, a former president of the TradeWinds resort in St. Pete Beach, and Paul Teutul Sr., a motorcycle maker and co-star of the American Chopper...
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Published on 3/1/2021
Cash Crunch: Lawmakers' challenge will be to balance the budget
COVID-related concerns will dominate the 2021 legislative session.
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Published on 3/1/2021
Florida parks have found a new appreciation during the pandemic
Early on during the coronavirus pandemic, Christopher Counts went for an evening walk with his wife around their Coral Gables neighborhood...
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Published on 3/1/2021
Real estate investor Moishe Mana is ready to develop his holdings
Real estate investor Moishe Mana says he has a vision for his massive holdings. Miami just wants to see something happen
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Published on 3/1/2021
Mike Maroone has been buying dealerships again
In December, the Maroone name reappeared in the auto marketplace in South Florida.
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Published on 3/1/2021
Icon Yann Weymouth shares his secrets to successful architecture
"You can't be an architect and have a template, I don't think."
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Published on 3/1/2021
Architectural design around Florida
The former Sarasota High School building along Tamiami Trail was designed in 1926 by architect M. Leo Elliott in the Neo-Collegiate Gothic style.
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Published on 3/1/2021
Florida's national parks
The National Park Service oversees 11 national parks in Florida
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Published on 3/1/2021
Florida's state parks
In 2019, Florida's state parks had about 29 million visitors — more than the Magic Kingdom's 21 million annual visitors
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Published on 3/1/2021
Five years later, Tampa's Water Street projects nearing completion
About 5 million square feet of residential, hospitality, office, retail and educational space in downtown Tampa — is nearly complete.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Lilium developing on-demand sky taxi service hub at Lake Nona
On a small airfield near Munich, Germany, a 5-year-old company called Lilium is developing what it believes will be the future of regional air travel
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Published on 1/27/2021
Tyndall Air Force Base deploying robotic security on base
Tyndall Air Force Base is deploying four-legged robots around the base's perimeter as a security measure.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Effects of coronavirus on the heart still aren't fully known
Along with all the other unknowns about the coronavirus is whether it has long-term effects on the heart.
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Published on 1/27/2021
UF IFAS researchers develop citrus greening-resistant tree
Greening, a disease transmitted by an insect, compromises a tree's root system and ultimately affects the fruit.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Online test proctor Honorlock is one of Florida's fastest-growing companies
The pandemic-fueled shift to online college learning proved a boon to an online test proctor founded by two FAU graduates.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Portable organ care system revives hearts, enables more transplants
George Martin's heart began failing in 2012, after he caught the swine flu.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside chosen for Watchman FLX clinical trial
Dr. Saumil Oza says the risk of stroke increases 500% for patients with afib.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Miami Beach is getting new underwater art project: The ReefLine
The ReefLine, an underwater public sculpture park, snorkel trail and artificial reef about 900 feet offshore.
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Published on 1/27/2021
Former president of Minor League Baseball Pat O'Conner
"I had three years left on my contract, but I decided to retire. I'm not going to stay just to get a check or fight what is the undeniable path baseball is on."
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Published on 1/27/2021
