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What 100 years of Florida hurricane history reveals
Sun SentinelEvery hurricane season is different, yet history shows some interesting trends. For example, an analysis of storms over the past 100 years shows Florida was hit most frequently (21 times) by Category 1 systems. Next most likely to hit: Category 3's (18)...Tags: Monroe County (Florida), Natural Disasters, Labor Day, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Palm Beach County
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Hotels see slight gains in occupancy in April
Hotels in Broward and Palm Beach counties posted nominal gains in occupancy in April compared with the prior-year month, continuing several months of growth, data released Wednesday by Smith Travel Research shows. In Broward, hotels were 77.8 percent...Tags: YMCA, Palm Beach County, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Hotels and Accommodations, Holidays
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Record python killed in South Florida
A record-setting Burmese python was killed with a knife in a rural section of southern Miami-Dade County, after a long struggle in which it wrapped itself around a man's legs. The monster snake was 18 feet, eight inches long, beating the previous...
Tags: Everglades, Biology, Science and Technology, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Wildlife
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Python, more than 18 feet long, sets new record in Florida
A record-setting Burmese python nearly 19 feet in length was captured and killed in a rural part of Miami-Dade County, officials announced this week. Measuring 18 feet 8 inches, it is the longest Burmese python that has ever been found in the area....
Tags: Everglades, Biology, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Science and Technology, Wildlife
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Miami-Dade lawmakers approve $1.6 bln sewer-lawsuit deal
Reuters* Deal seen requiring unpopular water rate hikes * County to pay $1 million civil penalty * County lawmakers pull back from big sewer bond issuance By Zachary Fagenson May 21 (Reuters) - Florida's Miami-Dade County on Tuesday promised to spend $1.6...Tags: Laws, Judges, Justice System, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Crime, Law and Justice
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Hallandale Beach real estate firm expands portfolio
Beacon Investment Properties is on a growth spurt. The 10-year-old commercial real estate firm based in Hallandale Beach has bought 3.1 million square feet of office buildings across the country during the past six months. The most recent deal: A $253...Tags: Real Estate, Rental Service, Target, Services and Shopping, Coral Springs
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Railroad coming to U.S. 27? A new vision emerges
A scenic highway on the edge of the Everglades, U.S. 27 seems far away from the hustle and bustle of interstate commerce. It has no strip malls, few stoplights and gas stations. Vast open land — sugar cane fields, farms, sawgrass — surrounds...
Tags: Lake Okeechobee, Palm Beach County, Railway Transportation, Highway Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation
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Rare drop in healthcare hiring brings Miami-Dade its slowest job growth in three years
Miami HeraldHealthcare hiring didn't come through for South Florida last month. The latest jobs number show one of the largest industries in the region has shifted into a new, slower gear, with Broward and Miami-Dade showing losses in a sector that was expanding even...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Industry, Unemployment Rate
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Miami area leaders discuss marijuana legalization
Miami HeraldLongtime Miami civil rights leader T. Willard Fair had been hearing stories about the casual use of marijuana among youth in Liberty City. Then, on a visit to Liberty Square, he witnessed the trend: adults and teens smoking openly. "I was in a meeting...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Florida Legislature, The Miami Herald, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy
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Army Corps of Engineers awards contract to deepen Miami port
Miami HeraldWith the awarding of a $122-million contract to deepen its harbor, PortMiami has taken an important step toward getting ready to handle the huge cargo ships that will cross the expanded Panama Canal in 2015. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has...Tags: Rick Scott, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Oak Brook, The Miami Herald, Dwayne Johnson
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Historic Vanderbilt mansion gets new life on Miami's Fisher Island
MIAMI - There are many Vanderbilt mansions, all of them grander, and certainly larger, than the relatively modest manse on Miami's Fisher Island that bears the famous family name. Ah, but if only you could see it - the beautifully proportioned stone...Tags: Vanderbilt Commodores, Indianapolis 500, Renovation, American Red Cross, Long Island
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Teaching program gives helping hand to Miami students
Miami HeraldStudents laughed as paper airplanes flew through the air in Catalina Hidalgo's eighth grade science classroom at Jose De Diego Middle School. This wasn't just about having fun. The paper planes were part of a science lab report on velocity. Hidalgo,...Tags: Teach for America, Criminal Laws, Education, Laws, Juvenile Delinquency
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