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Immigration is an issue that’s both dividing and uniting South Florida’s religious communities. Within Christianity, for once, worshipers are divided over the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown. But across faith lines, leaders are working together to defend the rights of immigrants.
A century ago, before the establishment of Coral Gables, the site for the Venetian Pool was an eyesore: a coral rock quarry that fueled the construction of the fledgling city. Bahamian stonemasons helped create what became one of South Florida's most popular tourist attractions.
While two South Florida cities take part in hearings this week seeking to preserve their rainbow crossings, the state removal of two art crosswalks in Coral Gables happened without a fight — and went almost unnoticed.
High school students dive into Overtown’s history at the Black Archives
Twenty-five high school students and their mentors gathered on a recent morning to immerse themselves in the rich history of Miami’s Overtown at the Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater — a place that has long-lived as a symbol of Black economic influence.
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For Farah Larrieux, the news arrived not through a formal document, but via an emotional phone call with a friend late Monday night. After years of living under a cloud of uncertainty, the Haitian immigrant and South Florida community leader finally felt a moment of reprieve when she learned a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from terminating a special immigration program for Haitians.
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To find affordable eggs for her bakery in Miami, Michele Cruz has gone from buying them at the grocery store and playing “musical vendors,” to bartering cookies and cinnamon rolls for eggs with another small business owner amid the national egg shortage.
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Missing for about a century, a historic Steinway & Sons Piano has returned to Vizcaya Museum & Gardens. The 1916 piano was documented in archival photographs and in an inventory of the estate made after the death of Vizcaya’s patron James Deering. But the instrument was removed from the villa sometime in the 1920s.
It started as a New Year’s resolution. Now, at the age of 74, Robert "Raven" Kraft has completed an astonishing milestone: running on the sands of South Beach every single day for 50 years.
The Caribbean Marketplace, part of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, came to life one weekend earlier this month with vendors, dance classes, kompa music and the tempting aroma of Haitian cuisine in the air. It’s been months since the marketplace had been this alive with bustling activity and a large crowd.
FIU and the Argentina Football Association partnered to launch the 10-week sports leadership global program, where participants could learn about sports management. The hybrid course with the option to attend in person or online, started in late June to coincide with the Copa America soccer tournament. Miami hosted several games, including the final on July 14 at Hard Rock Stadium.
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For Muslims, Ramadan — the ninth month of the Islamic calendar — is the holiest time of the year. Besides taking part in fasting, reflection and charity, some view the month as an opportunity to build bridges between faith groups.
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“Why Freedom Matters” is the tagline of a new permanent exhibit at the American Museum of The Cuban Diaspora. It immerses visitors in the history of Cuba’s revolution, telling the stories of Cuban exiles as well as those who lost their lives fighting Fidel Castro's regime.
One provision of a new sweeping state education law allows for a library, community service organization, museum, performing arts venue, theater, cinema or church to house a school. The new Florida law (HB 1285), which took effect July 1, allows private, charter and microschools to rent or buy these spaces and use them to open a school without having to comply with local land-use and zoning restrictions.
Current state law allows veterinarians to treat animals via telemedicine only if the veterinarian has seen the patient in person within a year. The new measure allows telemedicine for pets as a regular form of treatment and creates a series of state regulations for televet care.
The public can now leave comments on Alachua County’s Facebook, Instagram, X and Nextdoor posts. After 2 years of having its comment sections off in these platforms, the county announced through a post on November 6th that comments would be opened up for a 30-day trial period.
As the first Black, female mayor of Micanopy, Jiana Williams, 37, often thinks about what her late grandmother, Willie Mae Stokes who used to clean houses around the town, would say if she could see her now. Mayor Williams is a lifelong resident of Micanopy, where she was born in 1986. Like her grandmother, Williams also couldn’t fathom becoming mayor.
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Kimberly Moore, 55, of Interlachen, is in her second year with long COVID. After getting infected for the first time, her life hasn’t been the same. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), long COVID presents itself in individuals who have been infected with COVID-19 in the form of persistent symptoms that last at least two months and cannot be explained with another diagnosis.
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Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) had its electric staff on-call in 12-hour shifts beginning at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Idalia had just made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane near Keaton Beach when GRU started to get reports of an onslaught of power outages at 7:53 a.m.
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