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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI – County commissioners in immigrant-rich Miami-Dade voted Friday to uphold their Cuban-born mayor’s order to cooperate with federal …

Staff Report The Dania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in partnership with the City of Dania Beach Parks and Recreation department will host a re-dedication …

By DAPHNE TAYLOR Perhaps the greatest legacy of Tony Brown, the former director of Riviera Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), is that the Event Center …

By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com On Wednesday, December 14, the Miami Gardens City Council unanimously voted no to granting Fallen Leaves Recovery a special exception …

By ISHEKA N. HARRISON South Florida Times Matthew Pigatt has come a long way from being a troubled middle school student whose mouth constantly got …

By ALCEE HASTINGS Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) made the following statement on his General Election victory: “This evening, I am honored and humbled to …

Staff Report When they go to the polls next week, Palm Beach County voters will determine via a countywide referendum whether to enact a one-cent …

By MICHELLE HOLLINGER MHollinger@sfltimes.com With low voter turnout in all three South Florida Counties, most results were not surprising. In a resounding victory, Congresswoman Frederica …

Staff Report MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.- While enrollment at many of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is declining, South Florida’s only HBCU, Florida …

Upendo Shabazz Staff Report WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After serving on the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Board of Directors for since …