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MIAMI-DADE – On Monday, April 28, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade County Board of County Commission Vice Chairman Kionne L. McGhee, along with the DBC Procida development team, will break ground on Homestead Gardens Phase I, the first phase of a new affordable housing community in Homestead being developed through the RAD […]

By Scott Travis | South Florida Sun Sentinel As Broward School Board members grapple with major budget cuts, there’s one place they’ve decided not to skimp — their superintendent. The School Board voted Tuesday to give Superintendent Howard Hepburn a $10,000 raise as part of a contract extension, even though it was a request he didn’t ask for in negotiations.

(Black PR Wire) MIAMI, FL — In recognition of National Public Health Week (April 7-13), Jessie Trice Community Health Foundation (JTCHF), in collaboration with the Jessie Trice Community Health System (JTCHS), hosted a special health and wellness event for local students from Andover Middle School and Dr. Henry W. Mack / West Little River K-

Real Estate News By Derek Gilliam Suncoast Searchlight Angie Ramos is concerned. The Coldwell Banker Realtor has five listings that have sat for months. Buyer interest is at a minimum. And the stock market has been turbulent. “We are just flooded with inventory,” Ramos said. What she’s experiencing isn’t uncommon along Florida’s Suncoast. Home values in Sarasota

Business By Miami Herald Archives, with AI summarization The IRS has extended Florida’s tax deadline to May 1, 2025, due to the hurricanes that hit the state last summer. The change affects residents and businesses across all Florida counties. So if you’re scrambling to make the tradition April 1 deadline, you have a couple of weeks

Education By Clara-Sophia Daly The Trump administration has canceled the visas of dozens of international students across Florida as part of a sweeping crackdown on college campuses across the country. Florida State University is the latest university in the state to confirm that several international students’ visas have been revoked. The university told the Miami Herald

Alina Garcia sits next to her husband at a small table in a Pembroke Pines senior center. As they work on their tax forms, Garcia fumes. She has lived in South Florida for over 56 years and says she is furious preparing her taxes as she watches the stock market plunge, hears about potential cuts

By Anthony Man | [email protected] | South Florida Sun Sentinel Legislative proposals to increase speed limits on Florida interstate and other highways are cruising to passage. If the speed limits are increased, even by the proposed 5 mph, research shows more accidents could follow. So far, the proposal hasn’t hit any speed bumps in the Florida House and Senate,

Business By Shauna Muckle and Tampa Bay Times Florida car owners already pay some of the highest insurance premiums in the nation. Last year’s storms threatened to push prices even higher. Now experts are warning that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could make the situation far worse. In 2024, Floridians paid an average of almost $3,200 annually for car

Florida By Howard Cohen The deadline to file your taxes is April 15. Unless you live in Florida. The Internal Revenue Service has announced it’s extending the deadline date to May 1 because of a series of hurricanes that slammed the state — Debbie in August and then the two-fer Helene and Milton two weeks apart