Florida TODAY: New Palm Beach bishop, citrus greening, top restaurants

This new bishop wants to open church doors wider, Florida.

At 6-foot-6, Manuel Rodríguez is hard to miss.

The youngest and first Hispanic bishop to lead Palm Beach’s Catholic community is already putting his stamp on the role.

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He’s prioritizing support for immigrants and building a church that grows with the community.

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Sour lesson: Florida’s citrus collapse was supposed to be a warning. Now the disease behind it has reached the nation’s last major citrus holdout.

Sunshine dining: Tripadvisor’s latest restaurant rankings gave Florida an outsized presence. Two eateries landed in the nation’s top 10 for fine dining, and five more were named among America’s top hidden gems.

Web cleaners: Young patients at a Florida hospital got an unexpected visit when window cleaners dressed as Spider-Man appeared outside their rooms.

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This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida TODAY: New Palm Beach bishop, citrus greening, top restaurants

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Reporting by Randi Atwood, USA TODAY Network-Florida / Tallahassee Democrat

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This story was originally published September 21, 2026 at 6:05 AM.