In a far corner of Oviedo, Mugendai is a bonsai of sorts, a Japanese restaurant gently shaped by its chef, whose love for tradition and technique has grown it slowly and steadily.
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- Disney World and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra play a part in “The Perfect Tuba,” a tribute to the low guy on the orchestral totem pole.
- Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in over 160 years to win a third consecutive term of office as her Conservative Party held onto a reduced majority in Parliament.
- Capitalizing on the large crowds flooding South Florida to watch the World Cup, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation has rolled out safe-sex billboards with giant soccer-themed condoms.
- The University of Florida Board of Trustees appointed former University of Alabama president Stuart Bell to serve as the school’s president. The state Board of Governors still needs to approve.
- The decision ends a nine-week trial for the tragic September 2020 crash.
- Prosecutors waive death penalty for Vance Boelter in Minnesota political shooting.
- The companies were all fakes and the job postings were a sham, officials said.
- The new congressional district map will remain in effect for the midterm elections, after the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push to block the new configuration.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Dennis Sochor, a Georgia man who was convicted in the Jan. 1, 1982, murder of an 18-year-old woman he met at a Broward bar.
- The State Attorney’s Office could not prove the “use of force was not justified beyond a reasonable doubt.”
- One to three inches of rain were reported.
- Florida hasn’t elected a Democrat as governor since 1994, but the two former members of Congress say the state is ready for leadership that isn’t about political extremism.

