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› Executive helping at-risk girls in Pinellas returns to her roots
Pace Center for Girls, where counselors and teachers work with at-risk girls to get them on the path to success in adulthood, has a network of 21 centers throughout Florida. Chantell Miles, who has been with the organization for 10 years, started at the Jacksonville Pace Center and returned to Jacksonville earlier this month as executive director after serving as executive director of the Pinellas Pace center for 2 ½ years.
› Lawsuit threat faces Jacksonville redistricting map
A new map for Jacksonville City Council's 14 districts is heading toward a final vote while a possible lawsuit looms from opponents who contend the city will retain boundaries that weaken the power of Black voters. The threat of a lawsuit comes from critics, including the NAACP and the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville, who say the proposed map packs Black voters into four districts so Black voters living elsewhere in Jacksonville have diminished clout in electing their preferred candidates to other council seats.
› Winter Park couple to launch with Blue Origin; "SNL" star Pete Davidson drops out
After celebrating their wedding anniversary in 2007 by experiencing weightlessness aboard a Zero Gravity Corp. jet, Sharon and Marc Hagle reserved $200,000 tickets to fly aboard a future Virgin Galactic spacecraft. Fifteen years later, the Winter Park NASA buffs are set to become the first married couple to fly to space on a commercial vehicle — not with Virgin Galactic, but Blue Origin.
› Fast-casual restaurant Qdoba Mexican Eats has big plans for South Florida
Never heard of Qdoba Mexican Eats? Don’t worry, you will. The fast-casual chain has announced plans to bring 30 franchise locations to Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties over the next 10 years. At the helm of what is the brand’s biggest deal is Boca Raton snowbird Michael Guiffre, who tells the South Florida Sun Sentinel the he would like to start with 12 locations in Palm Beach County.
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