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South Florida prepares for days of expected heavy rain
MIAMI - The South Florida Water Management District has been lowering canals all weekend and Monday, making room for rainwater.While we need the rain Next Weather Chief Meteorology and Hurricane Specialist Ivan Cabrera explains too much too fast can cause problems."The problem is we're going to do it so quickly here, a total of 3-6 inches now just through the end of Wednesday. And as we know our poor drainage system and a lot of our neighborhoods here are not going to be able to handle that," Cabrera said. At the Lakes of Emerald Hills in Hollywood, city crews are clearing...
In Miami, a child of Haitian immigrants helps his fellow countrymen find work
On a recent afternoon in Little Haiti, more than 100 recently arrived Haitians bustled around tables of community organizations offering social services and employers scouting for workers. People passed heaping plates of diri kole avec poule fri — rice and beans and fried chicken — from one pair of hands to the other. The sound of Creole filled the air.
Free breakfast, lunch for South Florida students over the summer
MIAMI - Students in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe Counties will be able to receive free breakfast and lunches at locations throughout South Florida. It's all part of an effort to make sure children in need don't go hungry over the summer. The program runs while school is out. Miami-Dade students can head to more than 180 schools across the district starting Monday, June 10th, through August 2nd for a free meal in the morning and afternoon. Children up to 18 can come to eat but the one caveat is the meals must be eaten on site. There is no grab-and-go service. The counties school districts partnered with Summer Breakspot, a federally funded program to make this happen. To find out where a student can eat for free, dial 2-1-1, text food or comida to 304-304, or check out the interactive map.
Teacher pay increases included in mostly complete state budget, DeSantis says
Quality Journalism for Critical Times Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $1.25 billion in teacher salary increases during the fiscal year that opens on July 1 during a news conference hosted Monday by the City of Hialeah Educational Academy, a charter school. That represents an increase of $200 million over the appropriation for teacher pay in the current-year state budget, the governor […] The post Teacher pay increases included in mostly complete state budget, DeSantis says appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez: "Donate anything that will be necessary" to help victims of Miami apartment building fire
MIAMI - Miami Mayor Francis Suarez held a Monday afternoon press conference to address a large fire at an apartment building that has been burning since about 8 a.m. and to ask for donations to help those affected by the fire. Here's what the mayor had to say about the large fire at the Temple Court Apartments complex at 431 NW 3rd Street: "Our firefighters have demonstrated a tremendous amount of heroism battling this fire since eight o'clock.""They're still battling at this moment. Thankfully, under much better circumstances that were earlier throughout the day.""Jose Marti Park is acting as a staging facility...
Miami Ranked the Worst City for a ‘Good Night’s Sleep’ in Recent Study
A new data study reveals the US cities that are the worst for a good night’s sleep, with Miami, Florida beating Boston and New York City to the top. Pure CBD Now, a leading fungi retailer, conducted research analyzing the fifty most populated cities in the US, using US Census data.
State Attorney's Office is 'reviewing' the situation at beleaguered Overtown co-op
The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office is reviewing a 50-year-old co-op in Miami's Overtown neighborhood, following WLRN's reporting on a conflict between its residents and leadership board. The SAO confirmed to WLRN that its Economic Crimes Division is looking into Town Park Village, a co-op populated by mostly Black and low-income...
Mobile vet clinic offers free pet care in Miami-Dade until August 2024
Miami, Florida – Miami-Dade County Animal Services, in collaboration with Friends of Miami Animals Foundation Inc. (FoMA), is delighted to introduce the Wellness on Wheels (WOW) Mobile veterinary clinic at the John F. Kennedy Public Library. This initiative provides critical veterinary services to the community’s pet owners at no cost.
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