South Beach tourists mostly blasé about Zika in Miami Beach
Government officials might be highly worried about the spread of Zika to South Beach. But on the Saturday morning following Friday’s announcement that five local cases of Zika had spread to Miami-Dade’s most popular tourist destination, visitors seemed largely unconcerned about the mosquito-borne virus.“It doesn’t scare me,” said Henk Wals, who was on the sixth day of a visit from the Netherlands with his girlfriend, Tine Sierunk, as they sat down to their coffee at an outdoor table at a Starbu..>> view originalMark Richt releases stats from Miami Hurricanes' scrimmage
University of Miami coach Mark Richt promised — and delivered. The Miami coach said after Wednesday night's scrimmage that he didn't immediately have stats and he would release them at another time.Saturday was that day.Here are some of the highlights:OFFENSEPASSING: Kaaya, 21 of 34 for 395 yards, 4 TDs and one interception.Backups: Malik Rosier was 3 of 7 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Vincent Testaverde was 4 of 8 for 42 yards; Evan Shirreffs was 2 of 3 for 4 yards; Jack Allison was 0 of 6 with int..>> view originalCool! First air-conditioned bus shelter debuts in Hialeah
One of the perennial complaints from transit riders in South Florida is that they have to wait for buses under the blazing sun or in the rain.Now, relief has arrived.The first air-conditioned bus shelter in the region was formally opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Hialeah.Miami-Dade County and Hialeah officials gathered last Wednesday to formally open the air-conditioned bus shelter at the Hialeah Metrorail station. The structure has a sliding door and contains a row of seats inside.The en..>> view originalSchool Board races heating up in Miami-Dade
Early voting has begun for the Miami-Dade School Board elections, and so has the mudslinging. In District 6, the seat vacated by county mayoral candidate Raquel Regalado, an allegation of Communist sympathizing has been raised, always a hot button to push in Miami. And in District 1, home to a number of struggling schools, incumbent Wilbert “Tee” Holloway and challenger Steve Gallon III have accused each other of poor leadership and mismanagement of taxpayer money.“This is better than Hillary a..>> view originalMiami star receiver Stacy Coley investigated in car rental case
The Miami Herald learned Saturday that University of Miami star receiver Stacy Coley is part of the school’s investigation into players who might have used cars from a South Beach luxury car rental agency in exchange for future promises, according to a source with direct knowledge.Coley has been unavailable for reporters to interview since preseason camp began on Aug. 4.As the Herald previously reported, starting defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad and starting strong-side linebacker Jermaine Grac..>> view originalBrazilian fans commemorate historic soccer gold medal with singing ...
Melina Bettancourt sat quietly watching as the Brazil men’s Olympic soccer team warmed up for the gold-medal game against Germany on Saturday night.Bettancourt, 19, hadn’t enjoyed an Olympic soccer championship in her lifetime because, despite being one of the world’s most traditionally soccer-rich countries, Brazil had never won one. “I hope we win, for the love of God,” Bettancourt said before Saturday’s game at Maracana Stadium.Three hours later, tears of joy exuded down the Rio-born colleg..>> view originalTrump says GOP must improve its outreach to black voters
Donald Trump says the party of Lincoln must improve its efforts to bring black voters back to the fold and that he wants an inclusive GOP.Trump has been working in recent days to boost his appeal among African-American voters. On Saturday, the Republican presidential nominee assured supporters at a rally in Virginia that he and the GOP are up to the task."I fully recognize that outreach to the African-American community is an area where the Republican Party must do better, and will do better," ..>> view originalDavid Phelps gives Marlins another stellar start in a 3-1 win over the ...
David Phelps’ return to the starting rotation continues to provide relief to the Marlins.Phelps delivered his best and longest start since switching over from the bullpen, throwing six shutouts innings Saturday night to propel the Marlins to a 3-1 victory over the Pirates.The victory was sweeter personally for Phelps, who lives in the Pittsburgh area in the offseason and had roughly 85 members of his and his wife’s family in attendance.“My family has been so supportive throughout my career,” Ph..>> view original
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
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