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New Mayor Eileen Higgins has nominated James Reyes, who shares her political consultant, as her pick for the city's chief administrator. He must be confirmed by commissioners in January.

Fernando Dávila, a 72-year-old artist in Doral, paints vibrant works despite being colorblind. As a child in Colombia, he failed a drawing class for painting donkeys red. Now, he embraces color with the help of special glasses developed in the 1980s.

As part of an effort to crack down on business relationships with Cuba and strike at the heart of the communist government, Miami-Dade's tax collector has revoked key licenses of more than two dozen companies that allegedly do business in Cuba, according to enforcement letters seen by WLRN. A critic calls the move a "fiscal drive-by."

At last month's Human Rights in the Americas Symposium at the University of Miami, panelists argued that homelessness should be addressed as a pressing human rights issue. Florida, they noted, is leading the way in criminalizing being without a place to sleep.

In response to the storm, Jamaican Women of Florida has ramped up support to Melody House, a house for abandoned and abused girls in Montego Bay. The area was one of the worst hit by the hurricane.

Authorities say three inmates who escaped from a jail east of Atlanta had help from friends on the outside. Authorities say they used jail phones to call friends who met them and then arranged a Lyft ride to get them out of Georgia.

Days after celebrating its first-ever Hanukkah ceremony, the Miami-Dade County Tax Collector’s Office reported it was targeted by a vandal who destroyed a menorah outside its entrance. A suspect has been arrested and charged.

The 2025 Kwanzaa Community Celebration, titled “Africa Rising: Celebrating Heritage, Building Futures” will be held Saturday, Dec. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

For Florida Grand Opera, a new era is underway as artistic director Maria Todaro vows to keep her promise that she’s not presenting “your grandmother’s opera” with the upcoming reimagining of “Die Fledermaus.”

Delray Beach commissioners unanimously greenlit a $275,000 grant to offset the state’s cuts to arts funding that left the venue reeling.

Florida's Catholic bishops have appealed to President Donald Trump to pause immigration enforcement during the Christmas holidays. Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski, along with other bishops, expressed concern about the impact on families and communities.

The stowaways were discovered hanging out in a leafy park on one of the world’s largest cruise ships after it left PortMiami earlier this year on a trip bound for Spain. Why the pint-sized birds that normally favor solid ground wound up sailing the high seas remains a mystery.