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Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB)  President and CEO William D. Talbert III presented a check for $176,000 to Carole Ann Taylor, chair of …

MIAMI LAKES — In a National Rebuilding Day event sponsored by BankUnited, Rebuilding Together Broward brought together approximately 400 volunteers and dozens of local businesses …

WESTON —Two elementary schools in South Florida and one in Jacksonville will each receive a $50,000 grant from the Leonore Annenberg School Fund for Children, …

Dozens of high school students from Congresswoman Frederica Wilson’s district competed in the Annual District 24 Congressional Art Competition, Art Show and Awards Ceremony on …

Palm Beach — County commissioners made history Tuesday, May 12, by selecting the first African American and first woman county administrator. Verdenia C. Baker was …

RIVIERA BEACH — The great-grandfather of Riviera Beach councilman Terence “T.D.” Davis was chosen by Gov. Rick Scott to be inducted into the Florida Civil …

KHARY BRUYNING/FOR SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES Embolden the future by restoring the past Miami — In her remarks, Commissioner Audrey Edmonson referenced Sankofa, which means “to …

County agency presents expo to highlight local businesses MIAMI — Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) is hosting the agency’s first North Central Business Expo 6 p.m. …

PHOTO COURTESY OF Alan Luby/for South Florida Times   Barbecue is an 80-year family tradition in the McCray family. It started as Harvey’s Barbecue in West …

On May 9, 1945, the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, then called Baker’s Haulover, was being developed by Dade County for “Whites Only.” On that …