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Rick Scott gets aerial view of Keys damage

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Gov. Rick Scott will get an aerial view Monday of damage to the Florida Keys from Hurricane Irma.

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Can public drinking revitalize downtowns?

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In an attempt to bring tourists and young people back to aging downtown districts, many cities have legalized outdoor drinking — and it has been somewhat successful in revitalizing those areas, according to an article from The Pew Charitable Trusts. In 2016, cities in Mississippi and Ohio legalized “outdoor refreshment areas,” zones where patrons can carry drinks in the street, often in plastic containers rather than cans or glass bottles. The new wave of cities follows similar laws passed in…

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Snapfinger puts dinner just an app away

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In today’s mobile, real-time world, fast food is not fast enough. That is the idea behind Snapfinger, a Web and mobile app for ordering takeout from chain restaurants like California Pizza Kitchen, Outback Steakhouse and Subway. Diners craving a pizza or burger can pull out their phones on their way home from work and arrive at the restaurant to find their meal waiting for them. Kudzu Interactive, which owns Snapfinger, will announce Monday that it raised $7 million from Norwest Venture Partners…

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