Conservation-minded divers enjoyed music piped beneath the sea this weekend in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival, primarily spotlighting coral reef protection and eco-conscious diving, took place Saturday at Looe Key Reef, located about 6 miles south of Big Pine Key. The four-hour musical event was staged by local […]
The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce has enlisted the help of a well-known celebrity DJ to send a message to the younger demographic on the deadly coronavirus. President and CEO of Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Jerry Libbin, refers to COVID-19’s impact on the economy when he says: “The impact has been stunning”. Medical professionals,
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A gorilla at Zoo Miami is on the mend after he was injured in a fight with one of his siblings. Shango, a 31-year-old lowland gorilla, was treated for several wounds inflicted by his 26-year-old brother, Barney, during a recent confrontation. Zoo officials said on Friday that Shango needed X-rays and vaccinations on top of
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Miami-Dade County commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday to sell a vacant lot at 13200 Southwest 272nd Street in south Miami-Dade to Amazon, according to the Miami Herald. Amazon will pay the county $22.1 million for the site, which will allow the e-commerce company to build a new distribution center near the Homestead Air Reserve Base,
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News that former “Glee” actress Naya Rivera went missing while boating on a lake in Ventura County has devastated fans who flooded social media on Thursday with urgent demands to “keep searching,” while rejecting any talk about a “Glee curse.” Sadly, the incident, which authorities described as a possible drowning, marks the latest tragedy to
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President Donald Trump will make stops in two South Florida cities on Friday, visiting a part of the country that has quickly become a hotbed in the battle with the coronavirus pandemic. Air Force One landed with Trump on board at Miami International Airport shortly after 12 p.m., where he was met by a group
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The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of two men they say were “busted” putting an illegal credit card skimming device on a gas pump in South Florida this past week. According to the report, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office had already been advised that skimming devices were being placed at various gas
Miami Police Department recently signed a contract with the controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI. Critics worry the technology could lead to false arrests for people of color. NBC 6 Investigator Phil Prazan found the program is already in wide use in our area. From: NBC Miami Youtube Twitter Instagram Uncategorized TEMPLATE EDITOR SIMPLE 11
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Walt Disney World will reopen in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday amid a growing number of Covid-19 cases within the state. The pandemic has devastated Disney. The company has been forced to shutter its theme parks, push back its film openings and run ESPN without live games from major U.S. sports leagues. One bright spot for Disney has been its streaming
As parts of Florida continue reopening despite a spike in new coronavirus cases throughout the state, the organizers of Art Basel Miami Beach emailed exhibitors on Wednesday to inform them that, as of now, the fair will proceed as planned in early December. “For us, as for everyone else, it is still challenging to predict what the