The latest breaking news, stories and features from Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Doral, Kendall, Hialeah, Aventura, Homestead, Key Biscayne and the rest of Miami-Dade County from the award-winning team at South Florida's NPR member station.
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David Arnold Gray, a business architect in the Miami-Dade Department of Housing and Community Development, has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the county and two department leaders of retaliation, discrimination, and violating his constitutional rights after he raised concerns about workplace governance.
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Miami Police Chief Manny Morales had announced he is retiring in October amid claims he plans to run for a city commission seat. Meanwhile, a proposal to bring the city's upcoming mayoral election forward by a year was kicked down the road.
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The petition to change the makeup of Miami's government recently reached 20,000 signatures, but a large portion of those were not certified by the Supervisor of Elections.
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Commute times, cost, and reliability shape opportunity for families rooted in their neighborhoods
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Now in its third year, Batiste’s Montreux Jazz Festival Miami has expanded venues and lineups with two additional nights at the Miami Beach Bandshell along with its premiere venue at The Hangar in Coconut Grove.
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Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles school system, started working in Miami-Dade County Public schools as a teacher more than 30 years ago before serving as its superintendent. A home in Southwest Ranches, in Broward, was also raided.
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As a young pianist growing up in Venezuela, Kristhyan Benítez attended Vanessa Perez’s concerts, admiring her from the audience long before the two would share a stage as collaborators. On Sunday, March 1, the two take the stage together in Miami, where “A Fuego Lento” makes its North American premiere.
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Food festivals are changing. Social media has given fans direct access to chefs if they want it. Many smaller festivals have faded after the pandemic, facing rising costs and less chef interest. And there are newer, more local food festivals that are drawing in foodies. Instead of Food Network chefs, these festivals celebrate local communities. Yet the biggest events still sell the magic of being there.
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It’s been called a love letter to Italy and a grand tour through the nation’s history and culture. The Dolce&Gabbana fashion exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Miami’s Design District is all that — and more.
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The city of Miami Beach is still emphasizing "law and order" during the once-chaotic spring break season, but some of the harsher regulations from last year have been toned down.
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In sprawling, car-choked South Florida and beyond, a fleet of bright electric vehicles has been quietly rewriting the playbook for how cities move. What began 14 years ago as a scrappy marketing experiment on the streets of Miami Beach has blossomed into Freebee, the largest provider of microtransit in Florida.
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After a career in global insurance, Dame Susan Langley is the Lady Mayor of London, heading up the oldest democratically elected local governments in the world. It is a one-year position representing the financial heart of London. She spoke with WLRN about the cost of global insurance and international trade.