Opposed to lawmakers' budget, Miami-Dade schools will host town ...
Miami-Dade County Public Schools — namely through its superintendent, Alberto Carvalho — has been one of the most vocal opponents in the past couple weeks against the Legislature’s approved K-12 spending for 2017-18 and related legislation (HB 7069) that has $419 million earmarked for special programs and myriad policy critics say would diminish traditional public education. Now Florida’s largest school district is taking its opposition on the road to amplify its message in local neighborhoods..>> view originalUpdates on stadium construction, elite soccer in Miami, Dolphins ...
Summer 2016 was no vacation for Dolphins CEO Tom Garfinkel. Building a 672,000 square-foot canopy on an existing stadium with an airtight deadline would be a daunting undertaking in any environment. Doing so during South Florida’s rainy season is almost an unfair request. (By way of contrast, look at what’s happened in Los Angeles, where rain has delayed the opening on its new football stadium by a year.) So after that hellish experience, this summer’s $50 million rehab of the club and suite le..>> view originalMarlins' pitching staff on pace to do something that hasn't been done ...
Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen did nothing but throw strikes in Thursday’s ninth inning. Marlins pitchers did just the opposite, handing out freebies by walking nine batters and hitting another in their 7-2 loss to the Dodgers. It’s been a problem all season for the Marlins, and it’s wearing on manager Don Mattingly. “This hasn’t all of a sudden happened,” Mattingly said of the high walk rate by Marlins pitchers. “We’re leading the league in walks by a mile.” At the current rate, the Marlins’ pit..>> view originalDeVante Parker, fed up with always being injured, is expecting 'a big ...
If you look only at his game log, you could argue that DeVante Parker’s physical fragility is a bit overblown. The Dolphins wide receiver has missed just three games combined in his two years in the league. But Parker knows that’s not the whole story. He knows that a series of injuries — first to his foot, then to his hamstrings — have kept him from practicing enough to be great. And he’s determined to end that trend now. “I’m tired of being hurt and not healthy [for] a full season,” Parker sai..>> view originalGiancarlo Stanton says frustration level is 'highest ever'
LOS ANGELES -- Giancarlo Stanton should be a happy man, what with a $325 million contract that sets him up for life. But all that money -- guaranteed to the decimal -- isn’t putting a smile on his face. He is fed up with losing, and losing is all he’s ever known as a Marlin. Before taking the field Thursday at Dodger Stadium, before the Marlins tossed another loss into the raging bonfire, Stanton said his frustration level is reaching new heights. "It’s probably the highest ever," Stanton said...>> view originalHeat's Spoelstra a finalist for Coach of the Year honors
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has been named a finalist for the NBA's Coach of the Year award along with Houston's Mike D'Antoni and San Antonio's Gregg Popovich. Spoelstra, who along with D'Antoni was named co-recipient of the first-ever Coach of the Year Award presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association earlier this month, was the only finalist from the Heat for any of the league's six major awards voted on by a panel of 100 media members. The winners for those awards will be r..>> view originalBaez leaves Democratic race for Florida Senate
State Rep. Daisy Baez’s short-lived candidacy for the Florida Senate came to an end Friday, doomed politically by a crowded Democratic primary and the likelihood that she’d be attacked as a carpetbagger. Baez dropped out of the race for Senate District 40 just 19 days after her candidacy began, citing her ailing mother’s deteriorating health. “My life today is a direct reflection of my mother’s decision to immigrate to this country and work multiple jobs to ensure that I could live the American..>> view originalCharter schools to parents: Write to Gov. Scott, get volunteer hours
Some school choice advocates in South Florida are going so far as to offer incentives to parents in order to amplify the perception of public support for a controversial K-12 public schools bill that many are urging Gov. Rick Scott to veto. At least two privately managed charter schools in Hialeah — Mater Academy Lakes High School and City of Hialeah Educational Academy — publicly advertised this week that they would give parents five hours’ credit toward their “encouraged” volunteer hours at ..>> view original'We're devastated. He was such a good guy,' says Soundgarden ...
Unbeknownst to many fans, Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell was a South Floridian through and through. Of course, the 52-year-old singer of “Black Hole Sun” and “Spoon Man,” who hanged himself after a concert in Detroit Wednesday night, typified the Seattle grunge scene. But starting in 2011, according to records, mosh pit king Cornell – whose real name was Christopher John Boyle – settled down with his wife and their two children in Miami Beach. His home for the past six years was a $6 million ..>> view originalBasketball transfer Miles Wilson: It's UM or Auburn
Miles Wilson has narrowed his choices to Miami and Auburn, and will announce his decision after visiting the UM campus on June 1, according to Rivals.com. Wilson, a 6-5 combo guard from Mount St. Mary’s, is transferring after his freshman year. He started 24 of 35 games, and averaged 11.8 points and 3.9 rebounds. He grabbed national attention when he scored 22 points and seven rebounds against top-ranked Villanova in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He also had 17 points and 11 rebounds ..>> view original
Friday, June 16, 2017
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