hospitality industry

Two cruise ships docked in Key West at the same time in February 2023, despite the the fact that city commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to only allow one on the island on a single day. The ships were docked next-door to each other, one at the city-owned Mallory Square pier and the second one at the privately managed Pier B.

Key West remains divided over cruise ships. Did the city break its own rule on how many can come?

Gwen Filosa

People in Key West have long been divided over the cruise ship industry's impact on the small island. Voters put big limits on cruise traffic in 2020 but state lawmakers canceled their wishes. Activists are up in arms about two days this year when two ships docked side by side at the same time.

A plate of chicken and waffles at Rosie's when it was operating on 7th Avenue in the Jackson Health District neighborhood in Miami. Jamila and Akino West began the restaurant concept after having to close their Overtown bed and breakfast hotel, The Copper Door, due to the pandemic in March 2020.

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One couple's small business journey during the pandemic

Tom Hudson

COVID-19 cost them one business, but Jamila and Akino West used their pandemic pivot to reinvest and reinvent their entrepreneurial ambitions.

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One couple's small business journey during the pandemic

Tom Hudson

COVID-19 cost them one business, but Jamila and Akino West used their pandemic pivot to reinvest and reinvent their entrepreneurial ambitions.

Miami Beach Mayor Gelber, ‘Confederate Currency: The Color of Money,’ and horses healing hearts

Leslie Ovalle Atkinson

Miami Beach voters said yes to change. An art exhibit looks at money, specifically the money from the Confederacy and its link to slavery. Plus, a local organization helps children deal with trauma by teaching them about horses.

Hospitality industry workers rallied against banning alcohol after 2 a.m. in Miami Beach outside of Miami Beach City Hall on Oct. 13, 2021.

Miami Beach residents, and hospitality workers, will soon be heard on 2 a.m. alcohol cutoff proposal

Verónica Zaragovia

Residents of Miami Beach are once again having a say in this year's election on whether the city should ban alcohol sales after 2 a.m., in a non-binding vote.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center bought the hospital, in Lebanon,Tenn., from Community Health Systems in 2019, but the company is still suing former patients over unpaid medical bills.

A Health Care Giant Sold Off Dozens Of Hospitals — But Continued Suing Many Patients

Blake Farmer

As Community Health Systems has downsized, what remain are like zombie hospitals – little more than legal entities still taking patients to court even though the new owners don't sue.

The Diplomat reopened on June 1, 2021 after a 14-month hiatus in the time of COVID-19.

The Diplomat Re-Opens Its Doors On Hollywood Beach After 14 Months

Caitie Muñoz

Broward County's largest hotel reopened after more than a year of staying closed during the pandemic.

Joe Biden Visits Miami, Hospitality’s Comeback, High School Sports In Miami

Leslie Ovalle Atkinson

Democratic candidate Joe Biden is in Miami this week. How is South Florida’s hospitality industry making a comeback? And when are school sports coming back?

A man wearing a mask sits outdoors at a restaurant.

The Sunshine Economy: How Can The Restaurant Business Bounce Back from COVID-19?

Tom Hudson

Tens of thousands of jobs have been lost, restaurants have closed permanently while others struggle to get by on a fraction of their business as they slowly and partially reopen. How can the industry bounce back?

‘Black Workers Matter.’ Fontainebleau Workers Decry Decision To Cut Health Insurance

To many of Miami’s hospitality workers, the racism and indifference portrayed in the video showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of…

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South Florida Tourism Copes With Fourth Of July Coronavirus Restrictions

Alexander Gonzalez

Hotels and other hospitality businesses are facing a different Fourth of July this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.COVID-19 cases keep spiking in…

The Sunshine Economy: Working and Living With COVID-19

Tom Hudson

The new normal is here. Florida began a full phase one reopening with restaurant dining rooms, shopping malls and hotels reopening with limitations on…