Saturday, February 25, 2017

Camillus House ending daytime showers, meals for homeless amid ... and other top stories.

  • Camillus House ending daytime showers, meals for homeless amid ...

    Camillus House ending daytime showers, meals for homeless amid ...
    One of Miami’s largest homeless shelters is closing a program that for more than a decade has given hundreds of men and women living on the streets free access to showers and hot meals.Starting Friday, Camillus House will begin a scale-down of its “day center,” limiting entry to the first 110 men and 40 women who show up each day at its Allapattah campus off Northwest Seventh Avenue. Come July 1, when the county’s Homeless Trust is expected to end its financial support due to recent federal fun..
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  • Report: Marlins have 'handshake agreement' to sell team

    Report: Marlins have 'handshake agreement' to sell team
    The Miami Marlins have a “handshake agreement” to sell the team for $1.6 billion, according to Forbes.The publication, citing two unnamed sources, said Marlins president David Samson has said the team has an agreement to sell the franchise.When reached by the Herald, Samson said he had “no comment at all.”There has been increased speculation within baseball circles that owner Jeffrey Loria intends to sell the team after hosting the All-Star Game at Marlins Park this summer. The Marlins haven’t ..
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  • Miami Hurricanes snag pledge from top junior running back

    Miami Hurricanes snag pledge from top junior running back
    Mark Richt recently polished off an impressive recruiting class.His latest one is off to a pretty good start.Junior Lorenzo Lingard, considered the top running back in the state, committed to the Miami Hurricanes on Thursday night and pledges to be part of Richt’s 2018 recruiting class.According to the Orlando Sentinel, Lindgard ran for 1,418 yards and 22 touchdowns for the University High Titans last season.I would like to think everyone around me that has made this possible and I'm to exc..
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  • Suggestive tips for lovers and loners for Valentine's Day

    Suggestive tips for lovers and loners for Valentine's Day
    Have we got a proposition — or two or three — to make your Valetine’s Day the hottest yet. After all, it’s South Florida and we have so many romantic Valentine’s Day options that go beyond simply dining out. Though we can make that sexy, too. Here, then, are a dozen or so ways that will turn you — and your lover, significant other or best pal — on for Valentine’s Day.A jug of wine, a loaf of bread and thou Enjoy a romantic picnic and a movie night on the sand at Tropicale at The Miami Beach Edi..
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  • Snowstorm in the northeast forces flight cancellations in Miami

    Snowstorm in the northeast forces flight cancellations in Miami
    Even though we can see clearly now the fog is gone, a snowstorm sweeping through the northeast has forced some flights to be canceled at Thursday at Miami International Airport.The dense fog that hung over Miami in the morning caused 19 flights to be delayed, according to spokesman Greg Chin. But with the winter storm dumping snow onto the northeast, airlines have canceled flights to New York, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Boston.As of 11:30 a.m., 75 flights to the northeast were canceled, ..
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  • Heat Mailbag: Trying to predict final record; can Miami make an offer ...

    Heat Mailbag: Trying to predict final record; can Miami make an offer ...
        Heat Goran Dragic sets up the offense during Miami’s victory over Minnesota on Monday. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) The Miami Heat have become the biggest story that nobody is talking about in the NBA. Miami has won 12 straight games – after winning 11 the entire first half of the season – and is going for No. 13 tonight in Brooklyn. The Heat are two games out of the playoffs and three games behind No. 7 seed Chicago. But fans are now starting to think big, which leads us to one of mailbag questions..
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  • The Best Things to Do in Miami This Weekend

    The Best Things to Do in Miami This Weekend
    The Best Things to Do in Miami This Weekend
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  • Man Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Teen at Miami-Dade Metrorail ...

    Man Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Teen at Miami-Dade Metrorail ...
    A man has been arrested after a teen was stabbed at a Metrorail station in northwest Miami-Dade Thursday night.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said the 14-year-old victim was walking with another man shortly after 10:30 p.m. near Northwest 41st Street and 21st Avenue when they saw two men about to fight.The teen tried to break up the fight but was stabbed in the shoulder.Emergency officials rushed the teen to Ryder Trauma Center, where he was listed in stable condition.Police said 49-year-old James Mack ..
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  • New Allapattah Market opened without permits, then closed ...

    New Allapattah Market opened without permits, then closed ...
    It was an open-and-shut case: the new Allapattah Market has closed, although likely only temporarily, because it did not have the proper permits to operate.That was the word Thursday from Cesar Morales of the Wood Tavern Group, which had just marked the grand opening of the open-air market last weekend. The market, which was to feature food and crafts vendors, got some media pop because it’s the first new spot designed to draw young “creative” outsiders to Allapattah, a bustling, working-class ..
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  • For drivers, the new balky bridge is a pain. For the county, it's just ...

    For drivers, the new balky bridge is a pain. For the county, it's just ...
    After shutting down in late 2016 for a $2 million repair job, the east drawbridge of the Venetian Causeway has malfunctioned four times this year.The repairs were done to address mechanical issues that plagued the ailing bridge, causing it to occasionally get stuck. Though it may seem like Miami-Dade might have gotten some shoddy work done, officials on Thursday said the new bridge components are still being adjusted.“During the construction or rehabilitation of a [drawbridge] there is an alloc..
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