Mariano Baires returned to his Little Havana apartment Friday and found a charred apartment and heard that his wife and daughter had been sent to the hospital.
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First it was too broad. Then it was too specific. Now, Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff says a law change that would grant a Milam's Market expansion is just right.
FLAGAMI PARK AREA Thieves made off with eight pigeons from a business at 6791 SW Eighth St. April 18. KINLOCH PARK AREA A burglar forced open a rear window at a house in the 3900 block of Southwest Fifth Street April 15.
She got used to the cramped hallways and the constant noise from her old school, but now that students at Mater Academy East Charter Middle/High have a building of their own, Yanely López, 15, appreciates the silence.
The oaks and figs that create the Grove's beloved, lush canopy are also blocking out the community's street lights, creating dark corridors in which criminals can roam, city police told the Cocoanut Grove Village Council Thursday.
Set lights and cameras were recently added to the newly renovated South Dade Animal Hospital when the producers of Marley & Me chose to film the vet scenes on location in South Miami. The movie, about lessons learned from a loving pet, is based on the true story bestseller by John Grogan.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School teacher Mercy Gonzalez makes an effort to incorporate math into whatever subject she is teaching. One way she has been able to do this is by incorporating math with her lifelong passion for reading.
I know how to solve the energy crisis. Silvio Fajo nearly wears out the pavement dancing in front of his Cuban music stand at the Flagler Dog Track Flea Market. If we all plugged into his endless energy Florida Power & Light would go broke.
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VIRGINIA KEY
The groups that pay the city to use the Marine Stadium Basin are hoping for a quick solution to what they say is a dangerous environment where motor boats share the same space as rowers and swimmers.
CRIME BLOTTER
FLAGAMI PARK AREA Thieves ransacked a house in the 100 block of Southwest 64th Court between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 10. LITTLE HAVANA
Miami River marine businesses are frustrated and dismayed at the Miami City Commission vote that would weaken the marine industry's protections against residential development along the banks.
GRAPELAND WATER PARK
After years of delays, controversy and finger-pointing, Miami's Grapeland Water Park opened Wednesday in glimmering fashion -- greeted by hordes of giddy, bathing-suit-clad children.
SHENANDOAH MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSEUMS MAGNET
Slightly nervous, Graciela Núñez explained to her schoolmates and their parents the curative qualities of several plants. Once she was done, the 13-year-old offered them some chamomile, which alleviates indigestion.
