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Silicon Valley VC leader to keynote SUP-X

Sean Sheppard, one of the Founding Partners of GrowthX, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund, will be the keynote speaker at SUP-X: The Startup Expo on July 25. Besides being

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‘Magic City’ name fight has parallels to fight between Beatles and Apple

The Magic City Casino has filed a lawsuit against the Magic City Innovation District, citing trademark infringement. The  lawsuit by casino owner West Flagler Associates says it has received phone

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Yelp blocks content posting for Trump’s Washington hotel

The Yelp page for the Trump International Hotel Washington appears to be an example of how social media companies are taking a more aggressive stance towards posting of wayward content.

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Roger Stone’s day in court doesn’t go so well

Roger Stone’s legal team appeared to face strong challenges from federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson at a hearing on Thursday. Stone, a political consultant who lives in Fort Lauderdale, is

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Bluegreen shares drop sharply

Shares of Boca Raton-based Bluegreen Vacations (NYSE: BXG) fell 19 percent, down $1.97, to close at $8.35 on Tuesday as Bass Pro Shops said it was canceling a marketing agreement

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A push to stop Rolling Loud in wake of shootings

Commissioners in Sunny Isles Beach may formally ask Miami Gardens to prohibit future Rolling Loud festivals at Hard Rock Stadium, the Miami Herald reported. I had blogged shortly after the

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Fort Lauderdale taps brakes on development

Fort Lauderdale is entering a phase where developers face more scrutiny as the mayor calls for smart growth in the city’s downtown. There’s also an issue with a traffic cap

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Virgin Trains USA starts work on tracks to Orlando

Virgin Trains USA, formerly Brightline, has started a $4 billion construction project on the tracks between West Palm Beach and Orlando International Airport. Virgin Trains said the first load of

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About those immigrants flooding into South Florida? Nevermind

Whether it was a trial balloon that popped or an administration that wasn’t coordinated, the latest word is there won’t be 500 immigrants a month arriving in South Florida. “@realDonaldTrump

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Washington Post: Business down sharply at Trump National Doral

Net operating income at Trump National in Doral fell 69 percent over two years ending in 2017, according to a Washington Post article. The article indicates that some consumers may

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Dear Rolling Loud Festival—please don’t come back

At what point is enough, enough? The headline in the Miami Herald said it all, “Deaths, shootings and arrests in Miami-Dade during Rolling Loud weekend” “Three shootings, one common thread,”

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Top office submarket nationally is in South Florida

Moving into hip downtowns is supposedly one of the biggest trends mentioned nationally for office space, but it also comes with some blowback. The biggest ones I hear are cost

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