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 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:13:20 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1322710.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1322710.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Last year, immigration attorney Stephen Bander was suing immigration authorities left and right demanding they speed up citizenship applications that were frequently taking a year or longer to decide. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1322709.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1322709.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As the F-15 Eagle roared out of a barrel roll and climbed toward the sun, Alvaro Ramos craned his neck and spilled his beer onto the tarmac.<p/> Ramos, a former pilot in the Colombian air force, traveled from Naples to join the thousands at this weekend's Wings Over Homestead air show -- the first of its kind in almost two decades. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321337.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321337.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Inside a conference room at a Kendall hotel, Maria Noguera and her mother sit in front of a jeweler from Twery's Estate Buyers. As a large lamp shines down on their glittering rings, necklaces, watches and earrings, the jeweler meticulously counts, separates and tests the 30 pieces of gold they brought to sell. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321197.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321197.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When Sandra Maxwell thinks about the son she lost, she tries to practice the principles he embodied: Be determined. Be proud. Be strong, and get the job done. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1322574.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1322574.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST If there was one thing Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein craved, it was attention. And how better to get it than to whip out his checkbook?<p/> Like at Gov. Charlie Crist's 52nd birthday party/GOP fundraiser last year, when, instead of buying a $1,000 candle, Rothstein bought an entire chocolate cake covered with 52 candles. His donation: $52,000. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/1323064.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/1323064.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:57 EST A head-on crash Sunday morning in Miami Gardens has left one man dead and closed traffic on Northwest 199th Street.<p/> West-bound 199th Street is closed from Northwest 27th Avenue to the Turnpike entrance, Miami Gardens police said. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/1323009.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/breaking-news/story/1323009.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:02 EST A hurricane watch was issued for the tip of the Florida panhandle on Sunday afternoon, as Hurricane Ida strengthened to a category 2 hurricane while it bubbled in the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1315261.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1315261.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Charlotte Bistro is a sassy little flirt. From the moment you catch a glimpse inside the tight-fitting dining room on Miracle Mile where swirly mirrors and framed prints compete for attention, you know this girl has got ambition. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1304207.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1304207.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The Dadeland Plaza Mall on South Dixie Highway in Pinecrest looks like the usual jumble of strip shops. But tucked between For Eyes and Muscle Max is a world of restaurants stretching from Asia (Japan and Vietnam) to Brooklyn (Roasters 'n Toasters). We opted for three European menus and found ourselves transported -- without the flight or exchange rate. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1292841.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1292841.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Lots of people assume Miami is a health-conscious town -- a Southeast version of L.A., perhaps. Maybe it's all the beautiful bodies and sunshine. The truth is, that when it comes to dining out, we've got more deep-fried, porky, processed and syrup-laden food than nearly any city I know. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1282127.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/miami-dade-dining/story/1282127.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Coconut Grove has long been a magnet for drifters. It's easy to stop by for a beer and fall in love with the colorful, quirky neighborhood. But for a Chicago-themed eatery that plopped down in the ungainly spot that once housed Don Quixote, it has been a tough transition. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321176.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321176.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Florida bristle fern, found only in pine woods in Miami-Dade and Sumter counties, is among five new candidates for the federal list of endangered and threatened species. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321177.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321177.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST An estranged Miami-Dade couple are dead after a fight late Thursday that ended in gunfire.<p/> Police were called to a ``woman in distress'' at a home in the 19000 block of Northwest 57th Avenue, authorities said. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321178.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321178.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For fatally shooting his wife's new lover in the back of the head, a Miami Gardens man must serve life in prison -- a case that marks the first murder trial for the city's 2-year-old police department. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321192.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321192.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A landmark environmental group founded by Everglades icon Marjory Stoneman Douglas is closing its Miami office, citing declining membership and donations. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321200.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321200.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST And then there were two.<p/> Gabrielle Redfern eked past Alex Fernandez during a Friday morning recount, earning the challenger a spot in a runoff for Miami Beach Commission Group 3. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321201.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321201.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A bank central to the federal fraud investigation into Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein was ordered by a Broward judge Friday to turn over records to the receiver for Rothstein's embattled law firm. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321202.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321202.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Florida's Turnpike will begin work Sunday to convert the toll road's southern 26 miles in Miami-Dade into an all-electronic open road tolling facility in early 2011, transportation officials announced Friday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321135.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1321135.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST With a green tennis ball as bait, William Ruiz cast out his line from a perch atop the Park Central Hotel, waited for a nibble, and then furiously reeled in his catch -- a brass wire. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1321201.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1321201.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A bank central to the federal fraud investigation into Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein was ordered by a Broward judge Friday to turn over records to the receiver for Rothstein's embattled law firm. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1321199.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1321199.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The gunman in an Orlando office building entered the complex through an unguarded parking garage Friday before he opened fire on former colleagues at an engineering firm that fired him two years ago, according to a witness who works in the 16-story Gateway Center where the incident occurred. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1320135.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1320135.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:43 EST A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago. At least one person was killed and five others injured in the shooting at a downtown Orlando office building. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1319244.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1319244.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Thrill-seekers from around the country will be in Marathon this weekend to see the tropical island views -- from 13,500 feet.<p/> Sky divers began leaping from planes over the island chain Thursday, the opening day of the Keys Boogie sky-diving weekend that ends Sunday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1319223.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1319223.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:29 EST As the end of the toll plaza era approaches, those who want -- or need -- to continue paying cash may be wondering how they will be able to use the roads once coins and paper bills are no longer accepted. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1319237.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1319237.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Investigators spent five days searching dense vines and marshes for a missing infant, only to find her lying quietly in a two-by-three-foot cedar box that had been shoved under her baby sitter's bed. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1319238.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1319238.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST With shrinking revenues and widening deficits, state lawmakers will be sharpening their budget axes when the Legislature meets in March. Odds are that they'll once again target Florida Forever, the state's widely praised land preservation program. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1319240.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1319240.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Facing a potentially bruising Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, Gov. Charlie Crist continues to run from any assertion that he is linked to President Barack Obama. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1314886.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1314886.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Casting herself as a ``fresh face'' not connected to what she calls a troubled Republican establishment, state Sen. Paula Dockery of Lakeland jumped into the race for governor Tuesday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1314881.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1314881.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Florida's restrictions on where sex offenders can live might be both ineffective and endangering the public, a legislative analyst said Tuesday.<p/> Marti Harkness, a criminal-justice analyst, told the House Public Safety & Domestic Security Committee that studies from Florida, Minnesota and Colorado showed almost no link between a sex offender's residency and the crime he committed. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1314879.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1314879.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST TALLAHASSEE - Attorney General Bill McCollum filed suit Tuesday against two leading Internet travel firms, accusing Expedia and Orbitz of cheating the state and local governments out of millions of dollars in sales tax revenues from online hotel bookings. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1314878.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1314878.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Responding to criticism over inactivity on 4,400 state complaints against debt collectors, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum proposed separate measures Tuesday to reign in abusive tactics. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1313125.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1313125.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Independent voters are more likely to side with Republicans than with Democrats on issues facing Floridians, according to a poll conducted for The Miami Herald and St. Petersburg Times. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1309207.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1309207.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Hoping to close a loophole that has helped make South Florida the hub of black-market prescription painkillers, two Democratic state lawmakers are proposing legislation to ban convicted felons from holding an ownership stake in pain clinics distributing narcotics. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1309088.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1309088.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Florida voters want offshore oil drilling, oppose a ``public option'' for health insurance and overwhelmingly support a gambling agreement with the Seminole Tribe, according to a new Miami Herald/St. Petersburg Times/Bay News 9 poll. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1303469.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1303469.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Handing Gov. Charlie Crist a win, state utility regulators voted Tuesday to delay decisions on large rate increases sought by Progress Energy and Florida Power & Light. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1322940.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1322940.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:10 EST A central Florida television station reports that a man accused of fatally shooting his wife inside their mansion attended the woman's memorial service this weekend. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1322921.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1322921.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:10 EST A 38-year-old Valrico man who alledgedly gave his nephew grain alcohol is being held without bond in Hillsborough County. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1322904.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1322904.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:10 EST Investigators are trying to identify a pedestrian who died during a single-car collision in Lee County. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1322903.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1322903.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:10 EST When he was growing up, Kenneth Tucker dreamed of flying airplanes. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1321940.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1321940.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:25 EST Jurors will continue deliberations Monday in the trial of Joseph Hotz, who's accused of stabbing his roommate to death. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1321804.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1321804.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:00 EST Jason Rodriguez's marriage long ago went sour, his home taken in foreclosure, his job lost to incompetence, his finances sunk in bankruptcy. It was a "stress overload" for the man accused of a deadly shooting rampage at his former office, his lawyer said Saturday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1321793.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1321793.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:45 EST It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please confess, she wrote. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1321750.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1321750.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:50 EST A bat and a fern found only in Florida may be added to the federal list of endangered and threatened species.