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Weston resident Brandon Williams, 11, gets ready to cook with help from his father Arlonzo Williams during the 18th-annual Cooking Gents Affair charity dinner at the Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport Hotel and Convention Center, Saturday, May 18, 2013. More than 400 people attended the event, which featured scores of men from the community cooking their favorite dishes. The event benefitted the Miami Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, which has awarded about $25,000 in scholarships this year and nearly $300,000 to date, according to Lakitsia Gaines, a member of the sorority and chairperson of the event.

Miami-Dade

‘Cooking Gents’ serve favorite dishes to hundreds

- The Miami Herald , May 23
The Miami Herald

More than 400 people attended the 18th annual Cooking Gents Affair charity dinner at the Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport Hotel and Conven... tion Center on Saturday, May 18. The event featured scores of men from the community cooking their favorite dishes and benefited the Miami Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, which has awarded about $25,000 in scholarships this year and nearly $300,000 to date, according to Lakitsia Gaines, a member of the sorority and chairperson of the event.

Cuba

Ladies in White say they want both material and moral support

- The Miami Herald , May 20
The Miami Herald

Members of the Cuban opposition group were in Miami the same day that Cuba’s traditional Independence Day is celebrated

Car plunges through Little Havana art gallery and owner tries to pick up the pieces

- The Miami Herald , May 13
The Miami Herald

This is not how an art gallery is supposed to look: bright paintings amid the ruins.

Charges filed against couple that allegedly trashed Miami pet hospital after dog’s death

- The Miami Herald , May 10
The Miami Herald

Prosecutors filed formal charges Friday against a California couple that allegedly trashed a Miami pet hospital after their American bulldog... died in during surgery there.

Marlins Park

Dismantling of Miami Marlins hurt efforts to get tenants at new ballpark

- The Miami Herald , May 8
The Miami Herald

Three eateries negotiating with the city of Miami to operate at the garages at Marlins Park backed out after the team tanked its roster. Not... a single business has opened since the ballpark was inaugurated.

LITTLE HAVANA

After nearly 50 years, family-owned Little Havana restaurant Ayestaran serves its final meal

- The Miami Herald , May 8
The Miami Herald

For nearly 50 years, plates of lechon and ajiaco have passed through the kitchen of Ayestaran to feed hungry politicians, celebrities and ju... st regular folk in Little Havana.

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