The National Parks Conservation Association has called on the Interior Department to close national parks down until Congress agrees on a deal to fund the government. The advocacy group says that parks are being stretched thin by relying on a "skeleton crew."
Venezuelan democracy champion María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, but on Monday Cuban exiles — who see Venezuela's struggle intertwined with Cuba's — recounted the big part they played in nominating her from Miami.
José Daniel Ferrer is founder of the dissident Patriotic Union of Cuba, or UNPACU. He was arrested during the historic mass protests against the regime in July of 2021, and he’d since been in prison in Santiago.
Friday's announcement that Venezuelan democracy champion María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize also lifts a diaspora facing deportations in the U.S. as well as a brutal regime at home.
The protest immediately followed the brokerage of another ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants — and potentially an end to the two-year-old conflict.
“This conversation brought together leaders who understand that the youth mental health challenge is not something we can fix overnight or with a single solution,” said Carlos Curbelo, a former congressman from Miami and a board member of the national Coalition to Empower our Future.
Misinformation remains a problem on Spanish-language radio in Latino communities like Miami's, but monitoring it is a time-consuming challenge. Could a new A.I. tool be a better watchdog?
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Paris showcase that gave the world Art Deco. Miami Beach celebrates the anniversary with an unlikely city 9,000 miles away: Mumbai, India.
It has been very profitable to own a South Florida home over the past 15-plus years. Long-term homeowners here are sitting on a mountain of profits, but if they sell, they also likely face a hefty tax bill. And that could be making the housing market more unaffordable for younger buyers.
Three years after Democrat-led investors bought two prominent Miami stations, critics say the plan to steer Spanish-language radio in a more moderate, professional direction has run aground. The buyers point to rough local media economics — and politics.
The district hosted a series of community meetings in September to gather feedback from families and anxieties about potential impacts, including how students with special needs might be affected. Tuesday's meeting recapped the findings and potential strategies.
Miami Beach residents woke up Monday morning to see the colorful LGBTQ+ pride crosswalk on iconic Ocean Drive muted with black paint after the city lost its appeal to save it from a new state mandate.
A new poll suggests Republicans, Democrats and independents in Miami oppose giving Miami Dade College land for the Trump presidential library. (via @joshceb.bsky.social)
After years of construction and testing, Miami-Dade County announced the opening of the “Bus Rapid Transit” service from Florida City to Dadeland later this year. (via @joshceb.bsky.social)
In the midst of what is arguably one of the most divisive periods in U.S. history, the New World Symphony in Miami Beach is opening its season with a piece that celebrates America's democratic ideals. Malina will narrate Aaron Copland's 'Lincoln Portrait'
Protesters want FIFA officials to protect World Cup attendees from "overzealous immigration enforcement" and to "reinvest [Miami-Dade County's] $46 million subsidy in the local community."
COMMENTARY | "The English-only furor over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl gig disingenuously disregards America's historical reality — but so does a Spanish-only mindset that many immigrants still embrace."
The award-winning West Palm Beach GreenMarket returns in a few weeks, now bigger than ever with 150 vendors, 45 of them new. It continues to help small businesses grow into brick-and-mortar success. (via @wilkinebrutus.bsky.social)
National parks, refuges and the Big Cypress Preserve furloughed staff and began cutting services after the U.S. government shutdown at midnight Wednesday. (via @jenstaletovich.bsky.social)
Even before the federal government shut down Wednesday, Democratic and Republican lawmakers in South Florida were engaging in partisan finger pointing on who's to blame for the legislative standoff.
The vice mayor's request to cut the homeless nonprofit's funding fueled speculation about a purported disagreement over hosting the group's fundraiser at President Donald Trump's Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has officially opened the application window for its nationally recognized Magnet and Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) programs for the 2026-2027 school year, the district announced today.
Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach and William Dandy Middle School in Fort Lauderdale are the first schools in the district to house Health and Resource Hubs, offering preventative screenings, general check-ups, counseling and more.
