Miami Dade

Organized by curators Donnamarie Baptiste and Arsimmer McCoy, “Count it All Joy!” brings together work from 15 Miami-area artists, all intended to evoke joyful feelings or express what the artist takes joy from.

Despite the public demands of immigrant rights advocates for more than a year and the more recent pleas from families of those detained, the conditions at the Federal Detention Center in downtown Miami have not improved for detainees inside a facility designed for criminal felons — not suspected undocumented immigrants. Three women share with WLRN their husbands' stories from inside the FDC.

In attendance were entrepreneur Te Mayonna Brown; cultural arts leader Marshall L. Davis; Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver Gilbert; state Sen. Shevrin Jones; attorney and late Congresswoman Carrie Meek’s grandson Kendrick Meek Jr.; former county Commissioner Jean Monestime; physician Rudy Moise; and attorney Roderick Vereen.

In the City of Miami, District 3 Commissioner Rolando Escalona’s proposal will allow police to forego issuing written warnings before arresting individuals for setting up public encampments.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Florida finalized the deal Tuesday that allows the state to take control of completing a flow-way that moves more freshwater into Florida Bay.

Over the weekend, the city of Miramar hosted its first ever Goombay festival, bringing the celebration of the Bahama’s rich history and heritage to the city for the first time.

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate are scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate in Miami on Monday. They were arrested on Saturday to face rape and sex trafficking charges in the United Kingdom.

South Florida immigrant advocates and families of detainees held a news conference Wednesday said they want to call attention to what they say are appalling conditions detainees are forced to endure daily while in federal custody.

The state legislator had been accused of creating an environment of pervasive sexual harassment. The allegations were made by the two young men, who used to work in his office.

For 60 years, The Villagers, an all-volunteer organization, has helped to preserve historic landmarks in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove and beyond.

Three years after the company that sold Miami-Dade a fleet of electric buses went bankrupt, the county is still trying to figure out what to do about them – including taking legal action.

Mosaic Miami announced it will bring together a coalition of local leaders and groups this Sunday to show how a united community is stronger than a divided one.