1. Road work on Flagler is mostly finished, and now merchants are hoping their businesses recover
https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AMIHB%21Miami%2BHerald%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0117%21January%2B17&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/171055B9BAC987B0
In Miami, there is a street (Flagler Street) that has been under construction for over two years. Businesses have lost money and some have even had to shut down. This has created a major problem for the business owners. The business owners thought the construction would be done quick, never did they expect it to go on for years. A salon owner talks about how he had savings but now he has run out. He has had this business for 16 years and he is nervous that the salon will have to shut down. Thankfully, the construction is almost done. All the pipes have been fixed and part of the street already have new roads and bike lanes.
2. Love those Mickey Mouse ice-cream bars at Disney World? You're in luck.
https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AMIHB%21Miami%2BHerald%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0115%21January%2B15&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/170FAD071F7A9BE8
Disney World is a place that children and adults love. One of the things that the parks provide is the Micky Mouse ice-creams. People asked to have them in stores, and Disney answered. Starting February, the ice-cream bar will be sold in Publix. Personally, I think this is a problem. The ice-cream bars are exclusively sold in the parks and now they are going to be sold in stores so when people go to the parks, it won’t be as special. It is smart because Disney is everywhere and their bars are famous, but this could also cause a problem in the parks. This will also only benefit Florida because they have Publix.
3. More than 68,000 pounds of chicken recalled after wood was found by some customers
https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AMIHB%21Miami%2BHerald%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0119%21January%2B19&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/1710FDC49C6E2AF0
Three customers found wood in their chicken breast after purchasing. The company Perdue is in trouble because of this and decided to have a recall. The Simply Organic Gluten Free chicken had a recall starting on Thursday, January 17. Over 68,000 pounds of chicken were recalled and the company was able to track the production back to October. Perdue is returning the money for the all the customers that had a problem with their chicken.
4. California man used Instagram to threaten friends, family of Parkland tragedy, FBI says
https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AMIHB%21Miami%2BHerald%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0122%21January%2B22&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/17121EC964E5C530
A California man, Brandon Fleury, went on Instagram to harass and intimidate family members and friends of the victims. Fleury is being charged of cyber threats such as kidnapping and harassment. He will be going to federal court in Fort Lauderdale. Although he is from California, he was threatening people in Florida, so he is being charged in Florida in the federal court system. He just wanted to gain popularity on Instagram and he claims that is why he did what he did. He did not gain popularity and is now just facing time for saying things he shouldn’t have even thought about.
5. Severe weather alerts include tornado warnings for Florida in advance of front
https://infoweb-newsbank-com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AMIHB%21Miami%2BHerald%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0124%21January%2B24&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/17127C11221ABE50
Florida weather is typically warm, but like always, when a cold front is coming, the State is confused on how to deal with the weather. There was a tornado warning for Palm Beach. There were also marine warming in beaches around South Florida and waterspouts. South Florida was at risk of severe weather. This problem was directed to all the South Florida citizens so that they can stay safe.
Cristina, all of the opportunities that you discussed are extremely intriguing and thought-provoking. The opportunity that stood out to me the most was the one about 68 thousand pounds of chicken being recalled. That is quite a bit of food, and certainly raises numerous problems today. Overall, great work on finding diverse opportunities that are not only important but should receive more attention.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Nick that the most intriguing story was related to the chicken that was recalled. How that even happened was...interesting to say the least. One story that I did not know was about the Parkland INstagram story and it is sad to hear that people go that far just to try to make their own points.
Hey Cristina! The research you provided for local opportunities was very thorough and offers excellent ideas to capitalize on in the local area that you chose. The opportunity that describes the distribution of Disney ice cream bars really caught my attention. I agree with you that the ice cream bars will surely not be as special if you buy them at Disney, but at the same time you gotta respect the hustle from Disney to distribute and profit off of these amazing goodies.
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