Kendall By Michael Butler In a cozy Kendall bedroom, Natasha Walsh is surrounded by a PlayStation 5, a buzzing gaming computer and two computer screens. A neon sign spelling out “Barefoot Tasha,” Walsh’s stage name, fills the room with soft, pink lighting. For five hours every night, thousands of people around the world watch her play […]
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(Black PR Wire) Homestead, Fla. – Students explored with wonder inside the reimagined classrooms at Coconut Palm K-8 Academy, excited to learn about hydroponics and reveal a brand-new school mural. Made possible through a STEM Classroom Makeover Grant from Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), the innovative learning space is designed to ignite a passion for science,
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Dr. Lomax joins the ranks of legendary pioneers, recognizing a lifetime of transformative leadership advancing the future of education through innovation, partnership and purpose (Black PR Wire) Dr. Michael L. Lomax, president and chief executive officer, UNCF was honored April 9 with the prestigious GSV 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego—one of the world’s
Development By Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times In a significant milestone for the Liberty Square redevelopment, the final 27 legacy families from the original public housing community have officially moved into their new homes at “Serenity at Liberty Square.” Serenity is the fourth of nine phases in a sweeping revitalization effort to transform one of the oldest
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Business & Economy WLRN Public Media | By Tom Hudson Escalating tariffs, a global trade war and a volatile stock market have many people on edge. Senior Economics Editor Tom Hudson looks at the economic uncertainty and the stock market volatility of companies in South Florida. Worries among Floridians about the economy and paychecks have been
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By Scott Travis | South Florida Sun Sentinel Student enrollment in Broward schools has dropped nearly 30,000 over the past decade, but the number of employees has increased by 324, an untenable situation that will likely trigger major cuts over the next year, Superintendent Howard Hepburn said this week. Had the school district been reducing its staff
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Florida Politics By Alexandra Glorioso Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE The same week Ron DeSantis is on defense over his wife’s key initiative, former ally and now opponent Byron Donalds was in the Florida Capitol on Thursday glad-handing with lawmakers and chatting with the press. Donalds, a Republican U.S. representative from Naples now campaigning for the 2026 Florida
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Education WUFT | By Garrett Shanley GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s public universities and colleges have just two weeks to turn over six years’ worth of records on staffing, research and grant funding as part of the first formal information request under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ newly mandated Department of Government Efficiency – a sweeping effort to identify
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Government & Politics Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava pledged to spend more money to tackle affordable housing-related issues that were raised by a coalition of more than 40 interfaith congregations, according to coalition leaders. Levine Cava addressed the coalition on Monday night during its annual PACT 2025 Nehemiah Action Assembly at Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church
