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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...

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  Bernardo Benes, Cuban Pioneer, Dead at Age 84

  January 16 at 9:40 a.m.

  Bernardo Benes, maybe more than anyone else, made Miami the capital of Latin America it is today. He also made himself an outcast. After becoming one of the first influential bankers in Miami by climbing the ranks at Washington Savings and Loan Association — long before Brickell became the finance...

• Miami's Bar Professionals Remember Broken Shaker Bar Manager Richie Petronzi

  Monday, November 26, 2018 at 12:08 p.m.

  Miami's bar scene is blowing up social media with outpourings of love for Richie Petronzi. The bar professional died yesterday at the age of 42. According to Broken Shaker's Gabriel Orta, Petronzi became ill at home and was transported to a local hospital. A family member said the cause of death is inconclusive.

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  Longtime Pubbelly Chef Guillermo Concha Dies at 42

  Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 3:58 p.m.

  Guillermo Concha, a chef that worked in some of Miami's most revered kitchens, has died at 42. The chef, who had moved to New York to pursue his culinary career, was found unresponsive in his apartment, according to his longtime friend and mentor, Jose Mendin. An official cause of death has not been announced.

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  Burt Reynolds Was a South Florida Movie Machine

  Friday, September 7, 2018 at 8:30 a.m.

  When Burt Reynolds passed away yesterday, much was made of his Florida connections. The star of classics such as Deliverance and Boogie Nights graduated from Palm Beach High School and played football at Florida State University. With the star power to be crowned box office champ every year from 1978 to 1982...

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  Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Dead at 76, Left a Piece of Her Legacy in Miami

  Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 12:56 p.m.

  Legendary soul singer and musician Aretha Franklin had a voice that seemed to belong to all of America. You'd be hard-pressed to name a voting-age citizen who doesn't know her name. Most Americans recognize her uniquely powerful voice from the opening strains of "Respect," "Chain of Fools," or any of her other hits, more than 100 of which reached the Billboard charts throughout her career.