Thursday’s Afternoon Update – Florida Trend
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, challenger Rep. Val Demings face off in Tuesday debate
Florida Trend has joined with the James Madison Institute, AARP Florida, the Everlades Foundation, the LeRoy Collins Institute, the Florida Press Association and the Florida League of Cities in bringing the debate to voters. Veteran broadcast journalist and WPBF anchor Todd McDermott will moderate the debate with a panel of Florida journalists contributing to the questioning of the candidates. More from Florida Trend.
Hispanic Heritage Month: Local businesses contributing millions to Central Florida’s economy
“I was a new, young, budding entrepreneur. I had a vision or a dream, but I didn’t know how to put everything together,” Phillip Rosado said. Rosado is the owner of Educe Salon, one of the most successful high-end salons in Orlando. More from WESH.
Boats, traps for stone crabs survive hurricane, but business infrastructure takes a blow
allas Ryan, the manager of Island Crab Company in St. James City said most of the company’s 4,000 stone crab traps remained intact after Hurricane Ian tore through Southwest Florida. Ryan was optimistic about the stone crab season, which starts Saturday and lasts for seven months. More from News-Press.
These new Baptist Medical Center robots have ‘moxie’ and more to free up staff
Moxi, a delivery robot with heart-shaped eyes, one multifunctional arm and a cute little voice, has become a familiar sight at Baptist Medical Center. Baptist is trying to turn the robot into a valued member of the hospital, able to perform a variety of tasks that free up human staffers to better take care of their patients. More from the Florida Times-Union.
Miami Film Festival Gems could be Tower’s swansong
While this year’s Gems Festival will take place at the historic Tower Theater in Little Havana, Miami Dade College is currently searching for alternatives after 20 years of operating the art cinema. In September, the city’s Department of Real Estate and Asset Management notified the college that it will terminate its contract. More from Miami Today.
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The Poynter Institute’s Bowtie Ball: Nov. 12, 2022Fifty years ago, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s dogged reporting of the 1972 Watergate break-in changed the course of American history and fortified journalism’s role in democracy. The Poynter Institute will present these two legendary journalists with the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism at the organization’s Bowtie Ball on Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Tampa Marriott Water Street. Carl Bernstein will be attending to accept the honor. Tickets for this celebration of journalism and democracy are available at poynter.org/gala. |
Ice Dreams
Four Tampa kids wanted to open an ice cream shop. Now they’re Chill Bros.
“Down in our neighborhood, we never had a real homemade ice cream shop,” said Max Chillura. So, he and his siblings agreed that when they grew up, they’d open one.
» More from the Tampa Bay Times.
Florida Voters
What the generational shift of Florida voters means for the future
The rise of younger generations makes this more urgent for both candidates and political parties. (President) Obama’s historic candidacy and effective campaign turned out young voters, while the coronavirus and message targeting failures found his vice president, Joe Biden, struggling to do so 12 years later when younger registrants were a larger share of the electorate. The growing diversity among the younger, rising generations makes effective microtargeting much more difficult, but in a constantly changing state, it is also more imperative.
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