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Lynne Sladky/APAt 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. -
Amara Evering/CommunityWire.MiamiIn 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.
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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. -
Glenn Curtiss was a pioneer aviator, the fastest man on earth, and the founder of Miami Springs. The city wants to honor the man who performed the first public airplane flight for its centennial in 2026. -
The "U.S. Hands Off Venezuela Coalition" wants the U.S. end threats of war and economic sanctions against Venezuela. They argue that Venezuela and all Latin American countries have rights to self-determination. -
Parkland shooting survivor dies at 26 after years of struggle with mental health issues, says familyFamily members said the trauma of the Parkland shooting, which left 17 people dead, including 14 of Donovan Joshua Leigh Metayer's classmates, "lingered long after graduation and profoundly altered the course of his life." -
Attorneys for detainees at a Florida immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” want a federal judge to visit the facility. They argue this will help determine if detainees have sufficient access to legal counsel. -
As more than 700 young sailors prepare for the Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta. Coconut Grove’s sailing community faces lingering concerns about safety, crowded waterways. -
"Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families," they said. "Now is not the time to be callous toward the suffering caused by immigration enforcement." -
A new Dominican-American exhibition in West Palm Beach asks viewers to dig beyond surface level interaction with people from marginalized communities. -
The workers, employed by LSG Sky Chefs and represented by UNITE HERE Local 355, are responsible for the food and beverage services on major carriers including American, Delta, and United.
