Universities get reality check for on-line learning
Mihaela Plugarasu has been a professor of communication arts at Florida International University for four years. When the pandemic started, she, like many other instructors, had to move her classes…
Movie theaters welcome back public with private rentals
By creating safe environments for patrons, local movie theaters are slowly reopening and welcoming back the public with private screenings and facility rentals. An option that has always been offered,…
United Way reopens applications for pandemic funds
After temporarily pausing application submissions for a $20 million pandemic assistance program more than a month ago, United Way of Miami-Dade says it is set to complete reviewing this week…
Miami Marine Stadium renovation contract nears
The long-awaited restoration of Miami Marine Stadium on Virginia Key is one major step closer to reality, according to the city’s Office of Capital Improvements. City staff delivered a status…
Pandemic fund assistance applicants wait for United Way response
Five days after launching a $20 million pandemic assistance program Aug. 5, United Way of Miami-Dade said it was overwhelmed with 9,000 applications for the federal funds and called time…
Famed Ocean Drive might become Ocean Walk
Pedestrians first, bicyclists and transit second, personal vehicles last is the mantra for officials looking to revamp transportation in Miami Beach’s Entertainment District. A permanently pedestrianized Ocean Drive was featured…
Bass Museum spearheads walking tours of Miami Beach art
Covid-19 has convinced many Miami-Dade residents to embrace the outdoors, and the Bass Museum is looking to build on this trend by spearheading the Art Outside program, which aims to…
Idle arts center stages may become recording studios
With live and in-person performing arts productions at a halt, Cultural arts organizations are finding ways to put large empty theater stages to good use while fundraising initiatives continue. Doing…
Miami Wilds water park near zoo flows toward county deal
A long-sought deal for a water park beside Zoo Miami is near, with terms between Miami-Dade and developers awaiting signatures. A county commission committee Friday is to review a lease…
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