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May 4, 2021

• After years and a false start, the makeover of downtown Miami’s main street has begun
• Lawmakers secure millions for Piney Point cleanup, other Manatee County projects
• South Florida schools say state order does not apply, masks still required in schools
• Miami-Dade schools attorney tapped to aid in Runcie severance negotiations
• DeSantis schedules special election for Alcee Hastings’ seat in 2022
• After DeSantis order, Miami-Dade commissioners reluctantly allow packed chambers again
• Walmart and Sam’s Club are now offering walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida
• Federal prosecutors seek to confine healthcare mogul Esformes to his home before trial
• Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bills revamping early learning, literacy at West Miami Middle
• How do you ask someone if they got their COVID vaccine? Experts offer some tips
• The owners of Phuc Yea are opening a new Colombian spot for quick bites on Miami Beach
• Camila Cabello was just spotted taking a driving lesson in Miami. We have some advice
• Aaron Rodgers drama in Green Bay involves Dolphins? Two reasons it will never happen | Opinion
• Heat’s Jimmy Butler ‘not feeling well’ and out vs. Mavericks
• Why Manny Diaz is leading Miami’s recruitment of this four-star Gulliver Prep linebacker
• Monroe County will not enforce mask mandate — but businesses can have their own rules
• Manny Diaz dishes on five new Miami Hurricanes offensive weapons and what they will add
• What we’re hearing on the Miami Dolphins’ offensive line plans and who fits in where
• Miami Dolphins bring in former first-round safety for a visit
• Meet Hunter Long, the ‘NFL ready’ ‘computer nerd’ who’s likely Dolphins’ TE of future
• Wild Fork Foods will pay $130K after claims of anti-Hispanic slurs in the Miami office
• There are none so blind as those who will not see that America is a racist country | Opinion
• Former Gov. Charlie Crist launches a campaign to be Florida governor again
• Card Sound Road into the Florida Keys reopens as wildfire burns through the brush
• ‘Washed-up’ cocaine and marijuana worth $2 million found off the Florida Keys
• Miami Black leaders launch vaccine campaign to counter hesitancy after J&J pause
• Jackson Hospital will soon allow visitors, relaxing strict COVID policies
• Miami International Airport offering COVID-19 vaccines to Florida passengers, employees
• From Ramada hotel to rental complex — Hialeah getting new ‘attainable’ apartments
• Several Hurricanes could head to NFL Draft in 2022, including projected first-rounders
• After canceled 2020 season, Marlins affiliates ready to host minor-league games again
• Mother killed, her 3-year-old daughter hurt in drive-by shooting in SW Dade, cops say
• Sports on TV: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
• Maserati driver kills cyclist in Miami-Dade hit-run during morning rush hour, FHP says
• Boys’ volleyball titles for Braddock, Cardinal Gibbons, Hialeah Gardens, iMater, Krop, Southwest
• Justin Bieber channeled Happy Gilmore on a golf course in Miami. Here’s why (we think)
• Two flavors of a protein drink recalled after possibly dangerous ‘cross contamination’
• ‘I thought it was over:’ Pink says her COVID case was so severe she rewrote her will
• Transgender youth in Florida lost in the legislative session. So did human decency | Opinion
• Owner and Airbnb disagree on refund for rental. Who’s right?
• Cuban activist’s hunger strike hits a nerve in and outside island as social tensions mount
• Lawmakers approve $90M for dozens of South Florida projects. Will DeSantis veto any?
• Florida principal paddles first-grader, and her mom captured the punishment on video
• Last day is here for a first dose of Pfizer at MDC North. What to know if you want a shot
• The first Mother’s Day without my daughter evokes a range of emotions  
• Short-nosed, bug-eyed dogs bond more with their owners, experts say. Here’s why
• Mile-high meltdown: Woman arrested for attacking flight attendants on flight from Miami
• Florida divers find Columbian mammoth leg bone from Ice Age-era at the bottom of a river
• Heat’s Udonis Haslem on his future and why he’s not a fan of the play-in tournament
• This Miami Lakes artist is one of salsa’s underground heroes
• Mosques, Jackson help Miami Muslims get vaccinated, but more outreach needed, experts say
• Legislators didn’t make improving Florida’s unemployment benefits a priority
• Miami’s mayor is entertaining 2024 rumors, but can he survive in partisan politics?
• You could see bits of Halley’s Comet this week in meteor shower. Here’s what to know
• Could Knight get playoff starts for Panthers? What about Denisenko? Quenneville weighs in
• DeSantis declares victory on pandemic, telling cities still fighting COVID-19, ‘Tough luck’ | Editorial
• Stripped of mandates, Miami-Dade urging ‘common sense’ when it comes to mask wearing
• Who better to have in an AEW Blood & Guts match than gutsy wrestlers Santana and Ortiz
• Marlins’ Brian Anderson, in first game back from injury, gives early spark in win over Arizona
• So what did Mando think of the Dolphins draft? Is he gonna rip ‘em?
• With playoffs locked up, Panthers put future on display vs. Stars — and it looks bright
• Podcast: A Miami Marlins’ farm system guide as minor-league baseball returns
• Broward man with schizophrenia, other health issues has been missing for nearly a week