http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Miami-Dade 60 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:39:38 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125499.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125499.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT George Washington -- founding father, first president, face on the dollar bill, distant cousin? B.B. Gould of Biscayne Park can lay claim to the honor. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125504.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125504.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT There was a time when community colleges' open-door policy extended right up until the last day of registration. Procrastinating students might not get their first choice of classes, but they would still be able to get in. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125505.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125505.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT The U.S. Justice Department is investigating corruption allegations made by an indicted Fort Lauderdale insurance executive who, in a bid for a favorable plea deal, has named lawyers, lobbyists and fundraisers he claims plotted with him to thwart a state crackdown on him and his industry. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125517.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125517.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT A Miami-Dade judge on Thursday refused to release surveillance video that captured NFL player Donte' Stallworth's car striking and killing a pedestrian who was crossing the MacArthur Causeway. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1126460.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1126460.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:15 EDT Sixty-thousand people are expected at downtown Miami's Bayfront Park for its flagship Fourth of July show Saturday, and tens of thousands more will go to Fort Lauderdale's offshore extravaganza. And despite well-documented budget issues facing local governments this year, dozens of other cities and organizations throughout South Florida will forge ahead with costly nighttime displays. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/1126124.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/1126124.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00 EDT Miami-Dade police have charged two teens in the latest attack on an often-vandalized West Kendall mosque. Michael Derek Lobo and Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Vaca, both 17, were arrested Thursday night at Killian Senior High School, according to a police affidavit. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/1125872.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/1125872.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:10 EDT The military officers who rushed deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya out of the country Sunday committed a crime but will be exonerated for saving the country from mob violence, the army's top lawyer said. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/1125871.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/1125871.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:55 EDT DUI checkpoints will be set up Friday night in Miami Gardens, Doral and Medley. Miami Gardens police will set up a checkpoint at Northwest 27th Avenue and 160th Street, inspecting drivers for DUI violations from 8 p.m. until 4 a.m. Saturday. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1122111.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1122111.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT ''Revales'' may not mean anything in Italian, or any other language that I know, but it clearly speaks to Miami Shores area diners hankering for well-priced comfort fare with a taste of the Mediterranean. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1111391.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1111391.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Northwest Miami-Dade is not exactly a foodie haven, but the cities of Doral, Miami Lakes and Hialeah offer ethnic variety, quality fare and budget options for diners who don't need the faux glamour of pricier areas. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1101210.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1101210.html Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT The Grill on the Alley, a Beverly Hills landmark and growing chain that opened a link at Aventura Mall late last year, has that cozy, retro, supper-club feel down pat. Coffee-colored leather banquettes, curvy Deco fixtures and waiters in trim-fitting white jackets contribute to the dapper feel. Unfortunately, the fare is more off-the-rack than bespoke. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1090002.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1090002.html Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT This recession-slammed season might seem a ridiculous time to open another pricey steak house on South Beach, and Laurent Tourondel might look like just another celebrity-chef name on the door. But the elegant new BLT Steak fills a need for superior fare and fine service on Ocean Drive, and it is the simplicity and quality Tourondel demands that elevate these highly allocated cuts of cow. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125525.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125525.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Regulars used to grab a seat at the Taurus Steakhouse and get a beer from bartender ''Butch'' Warren, who wore large glasses and a new costume every night. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125526.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125526.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT A DNA match led police to a man who raped and killed a Miami woman almost three decades ago, authorities said. Police said Bruce Albert Tessier, 69, confessed to the 1980 killing of 20-year-old Dana Maria Lindenberg. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125527.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125527.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT When is the sun coming back? Not this weekend. Although we're in the midst of South Florida's rainy season, if you've been thinking it's rainier than usual, you're right. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125530.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125530.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Back-to-back wet months have washed away South Florida's water shortage. Conservation areas that make up much of the Everglades are brimming. Ground water supplies have recharged, even in South Miami-Dade County where wells ran dangerously low three months ago. The vast water barrel known as Lake Okeechobee is now right where water managers want it, and is actually just a tad high. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125532.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125532.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Authorities responding to a call about a foul smell in a quaint Hialeah house late Wednesday found a dead man buried under the floor boards. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125534.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125534.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT The family of a 4-year-old and his grandmother who were killed in a May hyperbaric oxygen chamber explosion have filed lawsuits against the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea center where the treatments were given. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125535.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125535.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT A prison guard from Miramar was locked up Wednesday after sheriff's deputies arrested him for allegedly planning to smuggle a large amount of cocaine and marijuana into the Everglades Correctional Institute. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125536.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1125536.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Two men fatally shot by Miami Beach police in unrelated episodes four days apart were both believed to be armed with guns and exhibited ''abusive, violent, noncompliant and criminal'' behavior, the police chief said Thursday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1123809.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1123809.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT The northbound lane of the 18-Mile Stretch connecting Key Largo to the mainland is now open after being closed around the clock since June 18 for repairs. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1123828.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1123828.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT The University of Florida's efforts to bolster its biotechnology brand got a boost earlier this month with news that a healthcare and technology venture capital fund will open an office near UF's Gainesville campus. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1121948.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1121948.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Florida continues to see a rapid rise in fatal overdoses caused by prescription-drug abuse -- a trend fueled by a cottage industry of cash-only pain clinics -- while deaths from illegal drugs wane, according to a report from the state's medical examiners released Tuesday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1122004.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1122004.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT The long-awaited sale of bonds to pay for a new baseball stadium in Little Havana fell short Tuesday, prompting a scramble at County Hall and a last-minute pledge by the Florida Marlins to cover the difference. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1122009.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1122009.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT The influx of new property insurance companies that have added $4.3 billion to the pool of capital available on the Florida market, consists mostly of so-called surplus insurance lines that typical homeowners can't use. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1122010.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1122010.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT An underwater nursery project to restore the struggling coral reefs along Florida's southern coast and the U.S. Virgin Islands will receive $3.3 million in national stimulus funding, according to an announcement Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1122014.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1122014.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT United Way of Broward has launched an Internet census to glean detailed information about South Florida's large gay community. Among the very personal questions asked: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1121346.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1121346.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:07 EDT Florida consumer confidence fell slightly in June, but it's not expected to fall much further in the months ahead, a survey's director said Tuesday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1083694.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1083694.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:25 EDT The fourth African-American to ever sit on the Florida Supreme Court formally took his seat Friday in a ceremony that helped cement Gov. Charlie Crist's reputation as a centrist. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1080463.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1080463.html Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT The state's decision to consider a no-bid contract extension for a controversial human-resources company has renewed criticism from a leading state senator who says privatization initiatives have cost taxpayers $200 million with little to show for the money. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1076942.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1076942.html Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday signed into law one of his top priorities of 2009: a bill that allows all 11 state universities to increase tuition by as much as 15 percent a year. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1076955.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1076955.html Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday approved changes to Florida growth laws that supporters say will strengthen the economy and opponents predict will increase urban sprawl and traffic gridlock. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1072715.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1072715.html Fri, 29 May 2009 03:01 EDT When Gov. Charlie Crist proudly announced that he was vetoing a pay cut for 28,000 state workers, there were some salaries he couldn't save from the budget ax: his own, state Cabinet members' and those of about 1,000 judges, prosecutors and public defenders in the state. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1069508.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1069508.html Thu, 28 May 2009 07:55 EDT A grand jury investigating Ray Sansom's ties to a Panhandle college issued a second round of indictments Wednesday, accusing the ousted House speaker of lying about a developer's plans to store aircraft in a taxpayer-funded building. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1069053.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1069053.html Thu, 28 May 2009 03:01 EDT Breaking a pledge against raising taxes, Gov. Charlie Crist signed Florida's $66.5 billion budget into law Wednesday and barely used his veto pen. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1067845.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1067845.html Wed, 27 May 2009 13:56 EDT A grand jury Wednesday indicted a private developer at the center of a political storm involving former House Speaker Ray Sansom and a $6 million airport project. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125952.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125952.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:52 EDT Authorities in central Florida say a teenager looking to avoid trouble called 911 and said she had been kidnapped. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125923.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125923.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:22 EDT Swimmers are being warned to stay out of the water at a Pinellas County beach this Fourth of July weekend. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125922.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125922.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:22 EDT Authorities say a 23-year-old Orange County Sheriff's Office deputy is in serious condition after a four-car crash on Florida's Turnpike. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125901.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125901.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:47 EDT Television product pitchman Billy Mays was remembered as a pop culture icon at his funeral at a church in McKees Rocks, the tiny suburb where he was born and raised just down the Ohio river from Pittsburgh. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125899.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125899.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:42 EDT Three winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $70,904.95 each, the Florida Lottery said Friday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125770.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125770.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:22 EDT Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head - a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize before he could finish his composition for wind ensemble. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125732.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125732.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:07 EDT A Lakeland teen convicted in the videotaped beating of a central Florida classmate has been arrested for violating her probation. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125729.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1125729.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:57 EDT Authorities say they've confiscated 76 dogs after raiding an illegal puppy mill in Hollister.