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Mountains, a Miami-made feature film about gentrification in Little Haiti, was honored at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in February.
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Speaking on WLRN, Florida Democratic Party Chair, Nikki Fried, explained her decision to suspend three local party leaders so close to voting in a high-stakes election year.
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Orlando Capote has been engaged in a two-decade struggle against developers and the city of Coral Gables to save his family's home. But his success comes with a price.
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Four-star U.S. Army General Laura Richardson is the commander of U.S. Southern Command in South Florida, overseeing Latin America and the Caribbean for the Department of Defense. She tells WLRN about her journey in the military and the response to the Haiti crisis.
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Cubans are often divided on many issues. One religious icon unites them: The Virgin of Charity of Cobre is venerated by observant Catholics and followers of Afro-Cuban Santeria traditions; by Cubans on the island, emigrants and those in exile.
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David and Leila Centner, the wealthy owners of a private school chain in Miami, pulled out of a deal to build a $10 million complex on city-owned land that was backed by former Miami Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla, who is now facing corruption charges related to money he allegedly received from a lobbyist for the couple.
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Out of more than 500 submissions from across the country, just 10 students were named finalists in NPR's College Podcast Challenge. Two of them attend Miami Dade College.
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Expected in 2025, the Kenneth C. Griffin cancer research center will expand the efforts of UM's 400-strong team of experts.
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Miami-Dade County School Board members are throwing their support behind a proposal to terminate a controversial land deal in downtown Miami. The deal is central to a corruption case against a former city commissioner.
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Tens of thousands of South Florida workers stand to have their paychecks slashed under a pair of Florida bills that preempt local governments from setting pay minimums. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has urged Ron DeSantis to veto the bills.
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The recall petition accuses Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago of “misfeasance and malfeasance” because of the mayor’s business dealings, based partly on the Miami Herald’s reporting.
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Lauren Sánchez — vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund and fiancée of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — made her first public comments in her new home of South Florida.