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Miami Commissioner Miguel Gabela has penned a resolution to fire the city's embattled city attorney. Commissioners will take up the matter at a Dec. 14 meeting.
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The Miami congresswoman, a vocal critic of President Joe Biden's policies toward Cuba, had received two donations totaling $750 last year from Manuel Rocha, the former U.S. ambassador in Latin America from Miami charged this week for being a covert agent for Cuba for decades.
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U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Miami, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston and U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Parkland, are among a large number co-sponsors of H.R. 6578, "the Commission to Study Acts of Antisemitism in the United States Act."
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The Justice Department says Manuel Rocha, a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, was charged with serving as a covert agent for Cuba’s intelligence services since at least 1981. The FBI arrested him at his home in Miami.
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Community leaders, policymakers and housing advocates will meet Wednesday for the first “Miami Housing and Health Summit” to formulate solutions to improve access to affordable housing and healthcare in Miami-Dade County.
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For the first time in the Miami philanthropy’s 72-year history, a woman will lead the Knight Foundation. Maribel Perez Wadsworth, who is the former president of Gannett Media and publisher of USA Today, has been tapped to serve as CEO.
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The Frost Art Museum is one of four Florida art museums, including two in Miami, that got a boost from “Access for All,” a $40 million initiative to help institutions across the country rebound after the pandemic.
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As tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and against the intensifying Israeli bombardment of Gaza, several pro−Palestinian groups in South Florida held rallies and spoke out about the plight of Palestinians caught in the conflict.
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South Florida’s congressional delegation reacted with anger and condemnation at Hamas militants and expressed their unequivocal support for Israel on Saturday following the unprecedented surprise early morning attack by Hamas militants who fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip.
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Local artists may apply for up to $25,000. Local arts organization may apply for up to $100,000 through the foundation’s Art + Tech Expansion Fund.
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The Republican congresswoman from Miami told CNN Thursday Republicans want to rein in spending, but disagrees with those who want to end funding for Ukraine in its fight with Russia.
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Harry and Michelle Coleman went from journalists to the kitchen. Their new smokehouse doesn't make your usual barbecue, they've created Miami barbecue. They tell us about their brisket rubbed with ground espresso, ribs glazed with guava-chili sauce and the smoked flan.