Miami to block street vendors, advertisers around MLB All-Star Game
As tickets go on sale for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in July, the city of Miami is pushing through legislation that would temporarily punish scalpers, keep away street vendors, and limit advertising around Marlins Park and satellite events downtown.Under an ordinance going before city commissioners Thursday, commercial handbills and free samples would be illegal in “clean zones” during the week of the July 11 game. Some of the city’s 400 licensed street peddlers would be barred fro..>> view originalMother gang-raped while her 4-year-old son was in the apartment ...
A drug deal gone wrong led to a woman gang-raped in an apartment — while her 4-year-old son was in another room — and four people arrested, police said.Miami-Dade police arrested Kortney Denise Ellis, 27, Davares Lenard Rowe, 24, Amos B. Currie, 22, and Kadrian Devante Spencer, 21, and charged them with counts of sexual battery, kidnapping, strong-arm robbery and aggravated battery. Sunday evening, Rowe, Ellis and Spencer drove the 30-year-old woman and her son to a convenience store to pick up..>> view originalTennis Splits vs FAU, Miami
Seminoles.com | February 21, 2017 Coral Gables, Fla. – The Florida State women’s tennis team moved to 7-2 on the year after splitting matches with the No. 21 Miami Hurricanes (2-2) and the Florida Atlantic Owls (4-3) on Tuesday at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. The Seminoles fell to the Hurricanes 4-1 in the 10:00 a.m. match before sweeping the Owls 4-0 at 3:00 p.m. In doubles play against Florida Atlantic, the Noles quickly took courts two and three to take a 1-0 lead over the ..>> view originalFilming in Miami: February 23, 2017
Filming in Miami: February 23, 2017 Written by Miami Today on February 21, 2017 These film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources’ Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070. Backyard Productions. Venice. New York Life. Crandon Park Beach, H..>> view originalFYI Miami: February 23, 2017
FYI Miami: February 23, 2017 Written by Miami Today on February 21, 2017 Below are some of the FYIs in this week’s edition. The entire content of this week’s FYIs and Insider sections is available by subscription only. To subscribe click here. WATER PRESSURE WORK MAINLY DONE: Installation of a water main along Southwest 152nd Street between 112th and 137th avenues to improve water pressure is nearly finished. Miami-Dade County says work is wrapped up, with final road restoration b..>> view originalSouth Miami holds off Palmetto again to advance to regional finals
Zack Dawson was all alone as he heard his fans cheering behind him. He bounced the ball high to himself and dunked it and heard the final buzzer sound. Dawson’s breakaway dunk as time expired was about the only thing that came easy for South Miami against Palmetto on Tuesday night.Dawson’s jam sealed a 58-52 win for the Cobras in a Region 4-9A semifinal and moved South Miami (26-3) within one victory of returning to the state tournament for the second season in a row and fourth time in five ye..>> view originalThey're back. FIU, UM to meet in baseball for first regular-season ...
The last time University of Miami and FIU played each other in baseball, Panthers catcher JC Escarra told his best friend and former high school teammate Willie Abreu, then a Hurricanes outfielder, that he was going to hit one “off the garage” beyond the right field fence.Escarra struck out three times and went hitless in that 2015 NCAA regional game won by UM in Coral Gables.“They threw a great pitcher and I guess I was really trying to hit it off the garage,” Escarra said with a laugh on Tues..>> view originalDolphins still want Sims
Julius Thomas will be visiting with Dolphins officials and taking a physical on Tuesday and Wednesday, the final step in completing a trade that would send Miami’s seventh-round pick in April’s draft to the Jaguars for the veteran tight end.But even as they move to acquire Thomas, the Dolphins still would like to re-sign tight end Dion Sims, according to someone with direct knowledge.The question now is how receptive Sims will be. Sims told me last month that he’s proven that he’s a starting ti..>> view originalCarter with double-double, leads Ohio over Miami (Ohio)
Jason Carter scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Jaaron Simmons added in 21 points and Ohio cruised to a 79-62 victory over Miami (Ohio) on Tuesday night.Ohio (18-8, 10-5 Mid-American Conference) has won four straight and is in sole possession of second place in the East Division conference standings. Miami (10-18, 3-12) has lost seven of its last eight games.Carter was 10 of 14 from the floor and Simmons was 7 of 10 and made all five free-throw attempts. Mike Laster chipped..>> view originalTri-Rail to roll commuter rail into downtown Miami by year's end
Tri-Rail to roll commuter rail into downtown Miami by year’s end Written by Catherine Lackner on February 21, 2017 With a bid controversy settled, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority is on track to have Tri-Rail commuter trains steaming into downtown’s Miami Central station by year’s end. “We issued a contract this week for the maintenance of the corridor,” Bonnie Arnold, authority spokesperson, said last week. “We stand by the process.” The authority solicited bi..>> view original
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