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Founded by Miami-native sisters Ceci and Regina Alcobe, Honey Veil is a mobile café born out of a shared love for matcha and baking. At just 22 and 19 years old, the sisters have transformed a passion project into a popular campus staple, offering thoughtfully crafted drinks, sourdough pastries and a moment of calm amidst college chaos.

Scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium, and Tela Marine in Honduras are transplanting crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami's coast. The reef was devastated by coral bleaching two years ago. The team is introducing corals from Honduras to increase the reef's resilience to rising ocean temperatures.

One of the largest flocks of American flamingos in a decade was spotted in the Everglades last week by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook. The previous largest group was a flock of 147 flamingos in 2014.

Florida’s arts community breathes a sigh of relief after Gov. Ron DeSantis approved partial funding for cultural grants following last year’s deep budget cuts. One group in Palm Beach County expressed appreciation for the funding but acknowledged many organizations are still struggling.

Arca Images is presenting the Miami premiere of “The Passage” directed by Carlos Celdrán and, for the fourth time, the return of a work by the multi-award-winning Miró to the Miami stage.

A group of Florida lawmakers said state officials flatly denied them entry to the facility Thursday afternoon when they first arrived and then later, when pressed, the legislators said state officials then offered “vague safety concerns” without any specific details.

Soccer fans have mixed feelings about the United States hosting the World Cup next year. Some worry about stadium readiness and security. Others, however, praise improvements in security and organization, saying the U.S. has the infrastructure to host successfully.

Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami closes its performing season with contrasting examples of this fluid sum among the four works of “Summer Dances,” coming to the Moss Center Main Stage on Saturday, July 12.

The dispute over Broward Health's reimbursment demands continues after the previous contract ended Tuesday. Florida Blue said more than 17,000 customers have been notified of the change.

High occupancy vehicle lanes were meant to encourage carpooling. Low emission vehicles also were allowed to use the lanes, sometimes called express lanes, for free. A new law that went to effect on Tuesday eliminates HOV lanes throughout Florida.

Below the sparkling, turquoise waters of Florida Bay are plants that don’t always get the credit they deserve. South Florida’s seagrasses filter water, absorb carbon dioxide, house small marine life and feed manatees — a primary source of food that has, giving them the endearing name of “sea cow.”

COMMENTARY By likening Trump's immigrant-demonization crusade to Lincoln's abolition of slavery, Miami U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar risks discrediting her own Lincolnesque immigration reform efforts.