Commissioners have OK’d an agreement that keeps famed Art Basel Miami Beach at the city’s convention center through 2031, at a lower license fee but with added benefits for city residents. The city estimates the fair drew 80,000 visitors in 2025 and generated $570 million in economic activity across
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Miami Beach’s free water taxi carried more than 155,000 passengers from its January launch through September, and the city has received another state transportation grant as it seeks additional funding to expand the service. Mayor Steven Meiner said ridership has exceeded expecta...
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Local nonprofit Chapman Partnership has helped 32 people experiencing homelessness participate in a healthcare workforce development partnership with CVS Health, providing industry-specific training, practical experience and career opportunities. The initiative combines employer-...
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Miami Dade College is looking to expand the use of artificial intelligence across its business programs following a meeting with faculty, university leaders and industry representatives on how the technology is changing education and the workforce. Pamela Fuertes Berti, dean of M...
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The timing was like any Miami Heat game: a final-seconds finish with the Heat victorious. But this game wasn’t played for a basketball victory at Kaseya Center: it was played for prime retail space in Miami International Airport. This story is premium content for our subscribers ...
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Regulation of robotic food delivery carts that roam Miami-Dade sidewalks cleared the county’s Transportation Committee last week, as commissioners took side street detours and discussed whether the bots are causing havoc or are cute little economic engines. This story is premium ...
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Florida’s nursing pipeline faces challenges from low licensure exam pass rates and faculty shortages that can limit the number of nurses entering the workforce, according to a report examining nursing education across the state. The Florida Center for Nursing’s (FCN) State of Nur...
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PINECREST ENTRANCES: Pinecrest would be allowed to install and maintain entrance features to the village at two roundabout intersections under legislation that the county’s Transportation Committee approved last week without comment. The village would install and pay for the entr...
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These film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade Office of Film & Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Beach Office of Film and Event Production Management, (305) 673-7070; and the City of Miami’s Office of Film & Entertainment, (305) 416-1072. Cabana Life, Jacksonv...
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Republican Scott Singer and Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz traded barbs over campaign ads at a forum in Boca Raton for Florida's 25th Congressional District race, where some voters said they came to make up their minds.B'nai Israel's congregation hosted the forum, which lasted a...
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With Election Day two weeks away, the major candidates for Florida governor made campaign stops across South Florida on Tuesday and Wednesday.Democrat David Jolly and Republican Byron Donalds offered contrasting platforms as both campaigns courted regional voters.Jolly appeared i...
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A 57-year-old man accused of burglarizing two Miami Beach restaurants two weeks apart was arrested Sunday after investigators used surveillance footage and a matching backpack to link him to both break-ins, police said.Miami Beach police released body camera video Tuesday night t...
