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Tuesday marked the fourth consecutive North Miami Beach council meeting in which salary raises for elected officials remained the hottest issue at hand, yet the policy remains.
Several municipalities in Northeast Miami-Dade will observe Veterans Day on Wednesday with parades, picnics and patriotic displays.
Some of the events happening around town:
With implacable confidence and boyish charm, Ruben Silva, 36, raised his drumsticks to rev up the crowd as smoke from a fog machine permeated the stage.
North Miami's Mayor Andre Pierre cites the city's accomplishments amid tough economic times.
Coxie's Army has kept its library pumpkin prank going for 40 years.
It's a wall-to-wall work of art: an 1,100 square-foot cafe painted with kaleidoscopic swirls and electric colors.
But on a recent afternoon, the massive, labor-intensive mural bore some extra elements: a scuffed floorboard here, a fingerprint there.DOWNTOWN MIAMI | A burglar broke into a car on the corner of Northeast Fourth Street and Biscayne Boulevard on Sept. 15.
A former Coral Gables detective was recognized by the North Miami police department for her work in creating a clay face from a skull found in the 1980s in hopes of identifying the victim.
By day, Josue Cruz and Laura Askins are school teachers who try to inspire creativity in their students.
By night, they practice what they preach, performing as the indie-rock duo Calahoney.Seven candidates are running for three commission seats. Elections are Dec. 1.
Boy Scout Troop 305 of Miami Shores will retire hundreds of flags Saturday in a public ceremony in honor of Veterans Day.
A burglar broke into a house in the 5100 block of Northwest Second Avenue after forcing open the front door on Oct. 13.
Portraits of foster children hoping to be adopted will be on display starting Saturday at the Miami Children's Museum. The exhibit, The Waiting, is put on annually by the miami beach nonprofit fotomission.
In the back of the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in North Miami Beach there is a small school, where about 25 children and young adults learn basic life skills -- like how to make a sandwich, make friends and even ride a bike.
The North Miami City Council gave away more than $8,000 in services and fees to two organizations despite warnings of tough economic times.
Despite the rain, hundreds showed their colors -- in shades of pink -- at the Miami Country Day School's annual breast cancer walk.
In my 44 years as a Floridian I have never written a letter to the newspaper of a political nature until today.
I have decided to write a quick letter because two wrongs do not make a right.A nonprofit organization spreads a program in South Florida to help seniors keep their independence and maintain good health.
A thief stole a laptop computer from a locker in a building at 601 Biscayne Blvd. on Oct. 10.
For the third season of the walking tours, which kicks off Saturday, Carbonell is teaming up with another history buff, John Bachay, who also conducts tours through Miami Beach's Art Deco district.
South Florida might not have the reputation of Salem, Mass., but we hold our own in the world of the supernatural.
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