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Forecasters issued a hurricane watch from St. Augustine, Fla., to Cape Hatteras, N.C. urging coastal residents to begin taking precautions. Hugo picked up speed over open water and could come ashore late today or early tomorrow...
...Hugo's center was near latitude 19.2 degrees north and longitude 66.7 west, or about 70 miles northwest of San Juan, said the National Hurricane Center in Coral Gables, Fla...
...Grand Bay Hotel in Coconut Grove, Fla., makes its own deliveries by limousine. Its dishes -- ranging from lobster to souffle -- arrive in plastic containers, although a full china service and other accessories are sent on request. The average bill for two, including tip: $100. Why are so many prepared to pay so much for the thrill of eating in their own homes? "People want convenience," says Jack Kellman of Chicago, who last year launched a company called Room Service Delivery. "There's no baby sitter, no parking and no coat check...
...Home Shopping Network in Clearwater, Fla., has bought into a spree of bad luck. The company, which markets consumer goods on its phone-in TV shows, has made a series of ill-advised acquisitions; its stock price has slipped from a 1987 high of $47 a share to less than $4; and it faces a class-action stockholder lawsuit. Last week came more bad news. A jury in Pinellas County ordered HSN to pay GTE $100 million in libel damages. That is the largest libel award in history...
...main lesson of these states' experiences is that reform works best when those concerned have a say. "Unions, business, educators -- everybody has to be involved," says Joe Fernandez, superintendent of schools for Dade County, Fla. "You've got to forget the turf battles...