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1. These FL Pizzerias Are Among The Country's Best, Food Writers Say (patch.com) — Food writers have spotlighted three standout Florida pizzerias, including a West Palm Beach spot whose Miami sibling locations recently tied for No. 11 in a major national pizza ranking. The recognition underscores how Miami's pizza scene is gaining national respect alongside other Florida favorites, from blazing-hot brick ovens in Jacksonville to inventive wood-fired pies in Melbourne.
2. Florida Attorney General and Miami Archdiocese clash over religious exemptions to school vaccines (nbcmiami.com) — Miami's Catholic schools are caught in a high-stakes clash between Florida's attorney general and the Archdiocese over whether to grant religious exemptions to student vaccines. Archbishop Thomas Wenski says Catholic doctrine supports vaccination and rejects religious exemptions, while the state warns schools could risk access to education scholarship funding if they refuse.
3. Nearly a dozen protected mahogany trees illegally cut down along I-95: "I thought I was witnessing a zombie apocalypse" (cbsnews.com) — Nearly a dozen protected mahogany trees were illegally cut down along I-95 near Northwest 31st Street in Miami, prompting an investigation by city officials and FDOT. A Miami commissioner vows accountability and tree replacement, while local residents and Sierra Club Miami members push for answers about who ordered the destruction of the threatened species.
4. Former Miami Beach celebrity hotspot closes after 11 years (miaminewtimes.com) — Miami Beach's last Sugar Factory American Brasserie, on Española Way, has quietly closed after an 11-year run that once drew celebrities and Instagram fame. The Las Vegas-born candy-themed restaurant first arrived on Ocean Drive in 2015, later expanding to Lincoln Road before the brand's local era faded amid broader closures nationwide.
5. Miami nail salon boarded up after car plows through front entrance, but nobody was hurt (cbsnews.com) — A car crashed through the front of VN Nail Salon on Southwest 22nd Street in Miami Friday afternoon, but everyone inside escaped without injuries. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Miami Police responded, and crews boarded up the storefront as workers estimate repairs could take up to two weeks while the incident remains under investigation.
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