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Miami Marlins' Jose Reyes greets Giancarlo Stanton as he scores the Marlins first run in the second inning of the Miami Marlins game against the  San Francisco Giants at Marlins Park on Saturday, May 26, 2012.

MARLINS PARK

At Marlins’ Park, turnstiles are still clicking

- The Miami Herald , May 26
The Miami Herald

We’re at the quarter-pole of the Marlins’ inaugural year in their new ballpark, and the team has made significant improvements... in attendance, but still has a ways to go to rank among baseball’s elite.

Bay of Pigs monument

Eternal light may be out, but flame still burns for Bay of Pigs veterans

- The Miami Herald , May 25
The Miami Herald

Though the Bay of Pigs monument is temporarily out of order (but hopefully fixed soon), it evokes strong emotions from veterans and others o... n Calle Ocho.

Lotto, Powerball players come up empty, but 3 win Fantasy 5

- The Associated Press , May 20

No one matched all six numbers Saturday night in either the Florida Lotto or multistate Powerball drawings, sending both jackpots higher.

Little Havana

Little Havana renters learn the hard way that owner has upper hand

- The Miami Herald , May 13
The Miami Herald

Fed up with the decrepit state of their apartment building, tenants began withholding their rent. It was a bad move, they found out in court... .

Education

South Florida schools shine in national, state ranking

- The Miami Herald , May 9
The Miami Herald

The Miami-Dade school district saw 25 schools place in the top 100 in the state, while Broward had three in the top 25 Florida schools.

Miami Heat remove palm-tree ads as new flap erupts over ad on Marlins stadium

- The Miami Herald , May 10
The Miami Herald

The Miami Heat took down tire ads that city officials say were illegally wrapped around royal palms at the AmericanAirlines arena, but Miami... commissioners were confronted with complaints about another outdoor ad at the Marlins stadium.

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