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Thursday's Daily Pulse
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› Repairs on Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier damaged in Hurricanes Matthew, Irma nearly complete
After it sustained damage nearly six years ago, the Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier will reopen to the public with its repairs this summer. The repaired and replaced sections of the pier got closer to being completed as cranes last month removed the working pier that was built along side of the main pier for its construction. Hurricane Matthew initially destroyed a portion of the 1,300-foot-long pier in October 2016, and a year later, Hurricane Irma did even more damage.
› Brevard city leaders visit Brightline station with hopes of adding Space Coast station
Brevard County leaders are hoping Brightline passenger train service currently being expanded won't just pass through the area, but eventually will stop on the Space Coast. Government officials from Cape Canaveral, Cocoa and Cocoa Beach went down to South Florida on Monday to ride one of the trains and see for themselves the train system that eventually will connect Miami to Orlando and then Tampa, skirting Brevard along its way.
› Pinellas changes hurricane evacuation zones for 93,000 residents
About 93,000 people in Pinellas County have a new hurricane evacuation zone. Roughly 34,000 properties have shifted to higher-risk zones, according to the county, while 13,600 are in lower-risk zones. The changes touch many areas. A county map shows hot spots for people moving to higher risk zones include Tarpon Springs, Oldsmar and Gulfport.
› Thai Farm Kitchen brings culinary tradition to Orlando
Traditional cuisine is very important to Jess and Elizabeth Calvo, the owners of Thai Farm Kitchen. The couple is offering a menu of traditional Thai cuisine which they said is hard to come by, even in Thailand. “Elizabeth, my wife, she the chef and she inherited (these) very old traditional (recipes) from her ancestors — her great grandmother, from her grandmother and from her mother as well, " Jess Calvo said.
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