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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.

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  Spirits Professional Benjamin Carlotto to Be Remembered at Memorial Tonight

  May 30 at 4:22 p.m.

  The Miami hospitality community once again has lost one of its own. Benjamin Carlotto, 44, passed away May 23. The city's bar community has taken to social media to mourn the loss. Cocktail Cartel's Hector Acevedo posted, "I’m mourning and celebrating the time we shared together. Your life was a gift to the world. We talked about a future together. Dear brother, your memory will never fade. Rest In Peace."

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  The Spy Left Out in the Cold: Bay of Pigs Vet Bernardo de Torres Died Alone

  May 13 at 8 a.m.

  At first, no one knew the name of the 84-year-old homeless man who slept in Barnes Park, was hit by a car, and quietly died in a hospice in the dead of winter. Every death is a tragedy; every life has a story. But days after his death this...

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  South Florida Beer Community Mourns the Passing of Brewer Mike White

  February 26 at 8:35 a.m.

  Mike White, a passionate South Florida brewer whose beer won a gold medal for LauderAle Brewery at the Great American Beer Festival in 2017, passed away on February 23 in Georgia. He was 31 years old. Born in Hollywood, White grew up in Dalton, Georgia, which is known as the...