The outlook for state lawmakers and local leaders trying to secure money for hometown projects was bleak this year. A $4 billion shortfall in state money meant municipalities had to home in on their most dire requests when lobbying for state dollars.
North Central Neighbors editor: Mohamed Hamaludin, mhamaludin@MiamiHerald.com, 305-376-2022, ext. 7106
B aby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, are now the largest segment of our population, about 78 million people. That means that the number of senior citizens is rising.
Wille Mae Pinder knows what it's like to be a mother. Growing up in Liberty City, Pinder saw her mother, Evelyn Butler, struggle over money and raising a family, doing the best she could with whatever she had.
The outlook for state lawmakers and local leaders trying to secure money for hometown projects was bleak this year. A $4 billion shortfall in state money meant municipalities had to home in on their most dire requests when lobbying for state dollars.
New shopping plazas, swanky restaurants and sprawling mansions are sprouting within the city like the clusters of pink, red and yellow flowers lining Northwest 27th Avenue. Construction has begun on a $25 million community center with plans for a spa, auditorium and fitness center. A team of architects hopes to bring Miami Modern style architecture to the city.
David Merida stood behind a grill in 90-degree weather, smiling. As a line of people formed in front of him, Merida flipped each hamburger carefully, taking pride in what he was doing.
MIAMI GARDENS A burglar made off with a purse, a wallet, $120, a bank card and a Social Security card after crawling through a window at a house in the 2500 block of Northwest 179th Terrace at 1:15 a.m. May 1. The stolen items were valued at $126.
Students from schools throughout Miami-Dade County were named the March winners of the Do The Right Thing Program (DTRT), sponsored by the Miami Police Department, British Airways, The Miami Herald and WTVJ-NBC 6. Winners were selected from hundreds of nominations submitted to the program for March. City of Miami Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez, along with assistant chief Adam Burden, presented the students with their prizes at a ceremony April 17.
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MIAMI GARDENS
Teen singing sensation Spensha Baker, expected in town as the opening act for a Mother's Day concert featuring Shirley Caesar and Yolanda Adams at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, will visit with the members of the Embrace Girls Foundation.
NEIGHBORS IN RELIGION | BY BEA HINES
The community is invited to the interfaith peace and advocacy event Bridges to the 21st Century at 7 p.m. Saturday at Miami Lakes Congregational Church, 6701 Miami Lakeway South.
Belly dance students in the School of Community Education at Miami Dade College's Kendall Campus will showcase their talents in the seventh annual Belly Dance Show at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St.
LIBERTY CITY
The Belafonte TACOLCY Center will host a Women's Spa & Wellness Day, presented by Sister to Sister, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday for those aged 18 and above, at the center, 6161 NW Ninth Ave. in Liberty City.
MIAMI GARDENS
The prom king jumped, gyrated and shook his booty to Michael Jackson's Thriller. And his cheering audience called for more. North Miami High student David Almonor was the star when more than 120 students of different ages and from several schools flocked to St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens on Friday to enjoy an adolescent rite most teens take for granted. But this was not your usual prom. The guests at the third annual Spring Social for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders from nine public high schools are part of the Exceptional Student Education programs, which provide services to students who have disabilities.
CAROL CITY HIGH
So you've seen CSI: Miami. Is that really how crime scene investigators really work? Not according to an expert in the field. ''For one, we do not work nearly as fast,'' said Shantell Waiters, a Miami-Dade police criminalist. ``And we definitely do not jump around that much.''
