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  The Detroit symphony has set what it believes is a record for the most viewers of a live, online performance by a U.S. symphonic group.

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  Join the fight against hunger at Feeding South Florida’s “Come Together” event which features cocktails, art, live entertainment and tasty nibbles by some of South Florida’s top chefs. $125. Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, 591 NW 27th St., Miami; www.feedingsouthflorida.org

• Optimist Club staging BBQ Blast Throw-Down

  Optimist Club staging BBQ Blast Throw-Down

  The Miami Springs/Virginia Gardens Optimist Club is getting ready to kick off their second annual fundraiser event, the “Bar-B-Que Blast Throw-Down.” The event is scheduled for this Saturday, Jan. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the Circle in downtown Miami Springs.

      If you love the sizzling, spicy, smoky aroma of cooking on the grill, then you will want to join in on the fun as many barbecue teams will face off to compete for bragging rights and cash prizes. 

      Guests will have a hard time deciding which cuisine to choose from as more than 20 contestants are expected to display their food at the event. Guests will enjoy great food, wonderful music and each other’s company.

• Miami-Dade extends contract for provider of special transportation services

  Miami-Dade extends contract for provider of special transportation services

  A lucrative and controversial contract with Miami-Dade Transit to ferry disabled riders across Greater Miami was extended Thursday, despite claims of unfairness in the process.

• Miami-Dade Commission to decide on controversial contract for special transportation services

  Miami-Dade Commission to decide on controversial contract for special transportation services

  Miami-Dade commissioners are scheduled to vote on a proposed contract extension for the company providing special transportation services for disabled people, but a competitor is crying foul.