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Miami-Dade's new plan to plant more trees needs ‘all hands on deck’
Miami-Dade has fallen behind on its decade-old pledge to cover more than 30% of the county with tree canopy, leading to growing inequality across the region as wealthier neighborhoods stay shaded, while poorer communities bake — leading to higher electric bills and more emergency room visits. Following a Miami...
Former Miami Condo Employee Charged with Alleged Embezzlement of $55K from The Hammocks Residents
An alleged fraud scheme has come to light involving Ivonne Leon, a former employee of Courtesy Property Management, who is now facing charges for siphoning off over $55,000 from a condominium association in The Hammocks. As per the Miami Herald, the 54-year-old was entrusted with the role of collecting and depositing payments from the Royal Palm Place Condominium Association's residents.
With some college football rivalries like Florida vs Miami, there's no great solution
Rivalries are part of what makes college football great, and Florida Football has plenty of them. FSU, Georgia, and Tennessee are three of the biggest games on the calendar annually, and winning those games alone can make or break a season. Then there are opponents like Miami, who bring just...
QB Cam Ward pleased with receiver connections, names 'biggest sleeper'
There are high expectations for the Miami Hurricanes this season following a 7-6 season a year ago with the addition of key players, led by quarterback Cam Ward. But Ward insists he does not feel the pressure. "I don't feel any at all," Ward said. "I was blessed to be...
New poll: Miami-Dade sheriff GOP race has Sanchez, Cordero-Stutz on top
A new poll among more than 500 Republican voters shows that former Miami Commissioner Joe Sanchez, a Florida Highway Patrol spokesman, and Rosanna “Rosie” Cordero-Stutz, an assistant director at the Miami-Dade Police Department, are the No. 1 and No. 2 favorites for Miami-Dade sheriff in the Republican primary next month.
Two Lucky Publix Shoppers Claim Over $50K Prize from Fantasy 5
Jacksonville, Florida – On Wednesday, two fortunate Publix customers scored more than $50,000 each by participating in Fantasy Five. As per the Florida Lottery, the lucky tickets were purchased at a Publix store in Jacksonville and Tampa during both the daytime and nighttime draws on Wednesday. A Hollywood shop...
De La Cruz signs with Pecos Bills
HIALEAH, Fla. (July 25, 2024) – Florida National University’s Jeremy De La Cruz inks his first professional contract with the Pecos Bills out of Pecos, Texas. The Plantation, Fla., native was a crucial leader on the 2024 Conquistador baseball team that made a historic run at the USCAA Small College World Series in May.
Group sues over ‘misleading’ financial impact statement on abortion amendment
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday over a financial impact statement that will be included alongside Florida's abortion amendment, claiming that the statement is not only misleading, but that it was unlawfully revised.
DeSantis says he’ll stay out of UF’s upcoming presidential search
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he will not be involved in UF’s search for its next president and wasn’t “involved necessarily” with the selection of Sen. Ben Sasse for the university’s top job. At a press conference at St. Petersburg College, DeSantis said he would...
11-year-old Virginia boy charged with making swatting calls to Florida schools
Authorities say an 11-year-Virginia boy is charged in Florida with calling in more than 20 bomb or shooting threats at schools. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said Thursday that investigators were particularly motivated to find the caller before students returned to school next month. Emergency services received the first bomb threat on May 14. They continued for another week. Investigators tracked the calls to a home near Richmond, Virginia. Local deputies executed a search warrant at the home this month, and said the 11-year-old boy who lived there admitted making the Florida swatting calls.
Baptist Health South Florida and Lifepoint Rehabilitation Begin Construction on State-of-the-Art Rehabilitation Hospital in South Miami
Lifepoint Rehabilitation and Baptist Health leaders visited the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital construction site in anticipation of the project’s start date. From left to right: Marty Mann, Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer, Lifepoint Health; Russ Bailey, President Lifepoint Rehabilitation and Lifepoint Behavioral Health; Ronald Tolchin, D.O., Chair of Nonsurgical Spine Care and Rehabilitation, and Kalman Bass Endowed Chair in Pain and Rehabilitative Medicine at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute; Reyna Hernandez, Assistant Vice President Finance, Baptist Health; Nate Ortiz, Chief Operating Officer, Baptist Hospital.
Five Olympic athletes trained under Miami Northwestern coach
Three Miami Northwestern High graduates are competing in track and field events in the Paris Olympics.The intrigue: They're competing in different events — one is representing a different country — but they all have one thing in common: They were trained under Northwestern track and field coach Carmen Jackson.In total, Jackson has coached five Olympic athletes in her more than 30 years of training, according to the Miami Herald.She was inducted into the Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame as a coach in 2022.Between the lines: Aaliyah Butler and Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry, who are representing the United States,...
WRE News: Ken Griffin Proposes $1B Mixed-Use Supertall Tower in Brickell
Miami, FL – July 25, 2024 – Billionaire Ken Griffin is advancing a $1 billion-plus mixed-use tower project in Brickell’s Financial District. Griffin’s attorney submitted a pre-application for sites at 1201 Brickell Bay Drive, 1221 Brickell Avenue, and 1250-1260 Brickell Bay Drive. The new development will house the headquarters for Citadel and Citadel Securities, including office spaces, a luxury hotel, retail outlets, food and beverage venues, and parking, adhering to Miami-Dade County’s rapid transit zoning regulations. Norman Foster’s architecture firm Foster + Partners is the architect, with Philadelphia’s Gattuso Development Partners collaborating on the project.
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