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  Walter Mercado (1932–2019), Always and Forever a Man of the People

  November 4 at 9 a.m.

  For a few years after moving to Miami from Spain, my father worked as a photographer. One of his adventures led to his spending a couple of days with Walter Mercado when the famed Latino TV astrologer visited Miami in 1974.

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  Former FIU Journalism Professor Leaves Lasting Legacy of Empathy

  October 24 at 2 p.m.

  Moses Shumow had the office next to mine at Florida International University. A tenured professor and the driving force behind our digital program, he had a breadth and depth of knowledge about journalism education and FIU politics that was immensely helpful in my transition from an editor at the Los Angeles Times to the occasionally Byzantine world of academia.

• Jose Pla, 1948-2019: Enriqueta's Owner Leaves Behind a Legacy of Cafecito and Community

  September 26 at 2 p.m.

  Jose Luis Pla Elias, the owner of Miami's most beloved sandwich shop, has died.  The 70-year-old owner of Enriqueta's Sandwich Shop, died on the evening of September 25, according to Miami publicist JennyLee Molina, a friend of the family who held many 305 Cafecito events at the eatery.

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  Miami's Culinary Community Mourns the Passing of Ghee's Eddy Alicea

  August 7 at 8 a.m.

  Family, friends, and the staff of both locations of Ghee Indian Kitchen are reeling this week following the untimely passing of 27-year-old cook Eduardo "Eddy" Alicea. He celebrated his birthday Saturday night at the Design District location where he works before heading out for a night in Miami Beach. He never made it home after a car crash early Sunday morning.

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  Miami's Hospitality Community Mourns the Loss of Alexandra Shewmake

  June 21 at 9:30 a.m.

  Alexandra Shewmake was a beautiful woman whose personality matched the bright, fizzy cocktails she served at Miami's best bars. The bartender, known for her piercing eyes and open heart, died this past Monday evening. She was 29.

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  Joey Martorano of Cafe Martorano Remembered as a "Gentle Soul"

  June 6 at 2:53 p.m.

  Cafe Martorano has become one of Fort Lauderdale's most iconic and beloved restaurants. But though its old-school menu of Italian classics such as chicken cacciatore and parpardelle with sausage are delicious, regulars flock to the restaurant for the people behind the food: Steve Martorano, the tattooed, larger-than-life owner; and his son Joey, who together worked the line, guest-DJ'ed, and generated warmth and excitement at the small storefront eatery that made a national name for itself.