Haitian authors, dancers featured at Miami Book Fair event
The Haitian-Caribbean Book Fair over the weekend brought in authors and publishers from Haiti and the Caribbean to the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, where the public was treated to author readings, workshops and cultural performances. Jan Mapou, who owns the Haitian bookstore, Liberi Mapou, facilitated the fourth annual event, calling it a “celebration,” after the city of Miami last week named Little Haiti an official Miami neighborhood.“It’s a success,” he said of the fair, “because the whole..>> view originalMiami and FAU to compete in same NCAA baseball regional
The Miami baseball team can look at it from two angles.The Hurricanes are thrilled about hosting a regional in the NCAA tournament for a third straight season. But they were also paired with perhaps the best No. 2 seed of the 64-team field — Florida Atlantic.The Hurricanes and Owls will be joined by Long Beach State and Stetson in the double-elimination regional, which begins Friday at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. Second-seeded FAU (38-17) faces No. 3 Long Beach State (36-20) at 1 ..>> view originalPolice investigate shooting at Miami Gardens park
Police investigate shooting at Miami Gardens park MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (WSVN) — Police are investigating after a shooting took place in a Miami Gardens park. Miami-Dade Police and Miami Gardens Police are on the scene of Northwest 177th Street and 15th Court. 7SkyforceHD captured Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials talking to a young woman seated inside the back of a Miami-Dade police car. According to a source, the incident may have begun as a police chase of a potentially a stolen car in the a..>> view originalMiami cruise bound for Cuba returns, sets sail again
A historic Carnival cruise ship was delayed to a electrical problem, but now it's back on its way to Cuba.WPLG Ch. 10 reported that an electrical issue started at 5 p.m. Sunday and the outage lasted about 30 minutes. The ship was returned to Miami and left again at 3 a.m. Monday to resume the week-long tour of Cuba. Carnival spokesman Roger Frizzell said the delay was due to a "momentary electrical issue that was quickly resolved" and the ship was now scheduled to arrive in Havana on Tuesday mo..>> view originalPoll: Carlos Gimenez leads Miami-Dade mayor's race but needs to ...
Carlos Gimenez holds an 18-percentage-point lead in his re-election bid as Miami-Dade County mayor, according to a new public-opinion poll, but needs to bolster support among traditional Democratic voters to win the non-partisan race outright.The Republican mayor is ahead of his two rivals who have raised any campaign cash worth noting, found the survey conducted by Associated Industries of Florida, a Tallahassee-based business organization with a premier polling operation.Gimenez drew 40 perce..>> view originalOfficials: Gorilla killed at Ohio zoo had Zoo Miami ties
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Harambe, the gorilla shot and killed by a response team at the Cincinnati Zoo after he dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into his enclosure, Saturday, was the son of the very first gorilla born at Zoo Miami, officials said. Dramatic cellphone video captured the 17-year-old western lowland gorilla with the screaming child in his hands. Officials said the boy had climbed through a barrier and dropped 15 feet into the exhibit’s moat at the Ohio zoo. Zoo Miami sp..>> view originalMiami Marlins' Don Mattingly gained 'extra appreciation' for Adeiny ...
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Miami's manager is impressed with his shortstop. When Don Mattingly agreed to manage the Marlins, he knew some things for certain. Right fielder Giancarlo Stanton would routinely hit home runs. Starter Jose Fernandez would regularly dominate opposing lineups. With the right pieces put together, the bullpen would have success, as would the lineup. But since Mattingly joined the Marlins, shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria has stood out most to the veteran ma..>> view originalDoes Rex Ryan wish Mario Williams well in Miami? 'Not really'
On the one hand, it's refreshing to have an NFL coach speak his mind. On the other hand, Rex Ryan could probably stand to dial it down a few notches because he seems to weigh in on just about any topic brought to his attention.The latest: In an interview with TheMMQB.com's Jenny Vrentas, Ryan spoke frankly about defensive end Mario Williams, whose tenure in Buffalo can kindly be described as less than exemplary. The Bills dumped Williams this offseason and he signed with the Dolphins a few we..>> view originalDolphins' Dion Jordan to seek reinstatement, says he's clean
Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan, suspended since April 2015 for violating the NFL’s substance policy, told USA Today that he will apply for reinstatement on Wednesday.Agent Doug Hendrickson told USA Today — and a member of the Jordan camp told The Miami Herald — that they believe Jordan has done everything necessary to be reinstated.But the source in the Jordan camp said there will be some concern until he’s reinstated because the power ultimately rests unilaterally in the hands of NFL commi..>> view originalEconomists Say the NFL's Estimates of the Super Bowl's Impact on a ...
In 2020, Miami will host the Super Bowl for a record eleventh time — that's for sure. However, the question remains whether South Florida will benefit from hosting the game.After being turned down since 2010, Stephen Ross and his self-financed $450 million stadium upgrade finally lured a Super Bowl from NFL's cold and soulless hands. The game will arrive in Miami for Super Bowl LIV. “It’s going to be great for Miami, great for the Miami Dolphins and the only thing that could be better is when w..>> view original
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
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