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Early Miami was home to many larger-than-life characters. Capt. Charles H. Thompson, scion of a Bahamian family that migrated to southeast Florida in the 1800s, was one of those compelling characters in the fledgling city.
Residents of the Venetian Islands in Miami and Miami Beach can expect to see bridge, streetscape and drainage improvements along the Venetian Causeway starting this October.
Parents with school-age children should add immunizations to the top of their to-do lists, since they have less than a month to get it done. In Miami-Dade, the new school year starts on Aug. 18. Since 1985, the Miami-Dade County Health Department has provided free vaccinations for children from 2 months to 18 years old. At any one of six centers in the county, hundreds of patients a week are immunized from diseases like polio, rubella, the mumps and chicken pox.
Frank Irizarry, a longtime West Kendall resident, community banker and involved citizen, often stresses ''Stay informed and get involved'' -- a phrase coined by WPLG-ABC 10 political reporter Michael Putney and host of This Week in South Florida.
On family trips growing up, Mark Kraus trekked across the lower 48 states and some half dozen Canadian provinces. His father, an avid bird watcher, led the vacations, part of his quest to add to his list of species he'd seen.
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West Kendall West Kendall, Calusa, Country Walk, Crossings, Hammocks, Kendale Lakes, West Dade, Lakes of the Meadow | |
Kendall Kendall, The Falls, Killian, Richmond Heights, Westchester, Fontainebleau, Sweetwater | ||
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Pinecrest area Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, Lakes by the Bay, Perrine | |
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Beaches Miami Beach, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, North Bay Village, Surfside, Fisher Island | |
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