The public art installations are a culmination of four years of planning, during which the Art in Public Places Committee reviewed pieces by 524 applicants. The committee selected six standout works to be installed at the site. "These projects all speak...
CareerSource South Florida has teamed up with the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Greater Miami-Dade County to launch the TechHire Center for Women. The training program aims to put more women in well-paying IT jobs. "With the demand growing for technology...
Miami-Dade County's Office of Resilience is seeking public input as part of a strategy to lessen damage from sea level rise. To that end, the county will host a series of public workshops where members of the public will have...
Miami-Dade’s affordable-housing program provides loans and land for developers who agree to price caps and sales to buyers who earn below a threshold set by the county. The new $310,000 cap would apply to projects built with cash subsidies and...
South Florida is at the forefront of the climate crisis. From sunny-day flooding to rapidly intensifying hurricanes and toxic red tide, South Floridians have seen it all. How we respond to the climate crisis is the most defining question of...
Andrew Wheeler, head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was in South Florida Friday to announce a $99.7 million loan to Miami-Dade County for improving the county’s wastewater treatment plants. “Our mission at EPA is to ensure that all Americans, regardless of...
The 2019 hurricane season will be quieter than normal, with 13 named storms predicted, five turning into hurricanes and two growing into major hurricanes, according to scientists at Colorado State University. The 2019 hurricane season will be quieter than normal, with...
The Miami Herald and other South Florida media outlets were honored Tuesday with a 2019 NLA Award for a partnership on a series of editorials on sea-level rise. The Miami Herald and other South Florida media outlets were honored Tuesday with...
For South Florida, where development has already wiped out much of the pine rocklands and hardwood hammocks that once covered high ground, that could be a death knell. When Hurricane Maria sacked Puerto Rico, it did more than take thousands of...