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Swimming
Learn to swim programs grow in Miami-Dade as teams strive for past glories
- The Miami Herald , Jul 3Miami-Dade’s Learn to Swim programs are thriving as teams race to recapture the glory days of the 1970s and ’80s when local po... ols spawned Olympians.
PROPERTY TAXES
Miami-Dade tax roll up 3.39 percent
- The Miami Herald , Jul 1While most municipalities in Miami-Dade County posted growth in their property-tax rolls for 2013, a few areas continue to struggle
Homelessness | MIAMI-DADE
Other Miami-Dade cities deny ‘dumping’ homeless people in downtown Miami
- The Miami Herald , Jun 30Debate has erupted over whether other municipalities ‘dump’ their street dwellers in Miami’s downtown business district
Miami
Tobacco Road hosts massive ‘Waterloo’ balloon fight
- The Miami Herald , Jul 1Tobacco Road teamed up with Corona on Saturday, June 29, to host the ultimate cool off adventure: Waterloo, "the water balloon fight that ch... anged summer." It was 10,000 water balloons, 1,000 people, 40 tons of sand and all the beer guests could drink.
Wynwood
Music-minded team launches internet radio station
- The Miami Herald , Jul 1Klangbox.FM provides over 20 hours of programming a week with much more on the horizon.
Thousands of bicyclists hold up traffic in Miami and Miami Beach
- The Miami Herald , Jun 28Thousands of bicyclists cruising through the streets of Miami and Miami Beach on Friday evening have stopped traffic along parts of northbou... nd Biscayne Boulevard in Miami and westbound 17th Street in Miami Beach.
Pop culture
$800 for pink tennis shoes? To ‘sneakerheads,’ that’s a bargain
- The Miami Herald , Jun 27Enthusiasts pay top dollar for limited-run models like the Nike X LeBron James Crown Jewel — of which only 650 pairs were made.
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South Florida SneakerheadsIn South Florida, the home of Heat superstar LeBron James, a subculture of Sneakerheads, or shoe collectors, is rising. The self-proclaimed "hype-beasts" and "fiends" have turned Miami into a Mecca for the sneaker business, buying and selling rare shoes at prices upwards of $3000, with collectors of all ages searching for the most killer kicks.Gregory Castillo/Miami Herald Staff
Black in Time
Men & Boys Day observance honors late St. Agnes’ leader
- The Miami Herald , Jun 27Men’s Day in African-American churches recognizes men and boys for their achievements, accomplishments and potential. On Sunday at th... e historic St. Agnes’ Episcopal Church, 1750 NW Third Ave., the 29th annual Men and Boys Day observance will begin at 10 a.m. The theme for this year’s program is “The Value of Family.” A special tribute will be made remembering the life and times of the Venerable John Edwin Culmer (1891-1963), priest and archdeacon, on the 50th anniversary of his death.
New World dancer earns scholarship for prestigious dance school
- The Miami Herald , Jun 26Zomora Delarosa, 16, took her first dance class -- hip hop -- when she was about 6 years old.
Opa-locka
City opens door to world of ‘Arabian Nights’
- The Miami Herald , Jun 25Nestled in the northern reaches of Miami-Dade County is a city unlike any other, one that — with a good imagination — can tran... sport someone into tales from the Islamic Golden Age.
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