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Palmetto Bug or German Cockroach? Why the Difference Matters More Than the Size
August 23, 2026
Florida’s largest cockroaches may be the most frightening. But the small, two-striped German cockroach is often the stronger warning that a population is living and multiplying inside a restaurant. Picture two very different encounters. After a heavy Florida rain, a large reddish-brown…
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What Has to Go Wrong for Florida to Close a Restaurant?
August 13, 2026
An analysis of 178,770 Miami-Dade inspection visits shows just how rare—and serious—an emergency restaurant closure really is. A warning is not an emergency closure. A high-priority violation does not automatically…
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