Miami’s annual Calle Ocho Music Festival was held Sunday in the heart of Little Havana. The festivities took up 20 blocks of Southwest Eighh Street. Musical performances, food vendors and … Click to Continue » ... Read More
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The sights and sounds of Calle Ocho
Crowds flock to Little Havana’s “Calle Ocho” to celebrate Latin culture, music, and food along its 20 block stretch that includes ten stages, food vendors, and street performers on Sunday, March 10, 2019. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Woman shoots husband to death in Southwest Miami-Dade domestic dispute, cops say
A woman was being questioned Sunday after police say she shot and killed her husband in Southwest Miami-Dade. The shooting happened just after 7:30 a.m. Sunday in the 4000 block … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Company recalls coolers after TV report on near-tragic lock-in of Pompano Beach child
For the second time, Igloo is recalling four sizes of Marine Elite coolers with stainless steel latches that were sold through West Marine stores. The problem this time, the recall … Click to Continue » ... Read More
A beloved Miami college student vanished 25 years ago. There was a murder, but no closure
Shannon Melendi was at the softball field as a scorekeeper. She left, and never returned. The disappearance of the 19-year-old college student set off a search by police, the FBI … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Florida attorney general’s filing accuses Sunrise company of nationwide IT phone scam
A Sunrise company runs tech support scam phone calls that target the technologically unsophisticated, especially senior citizens, according to a Broward Circuit Court filing by the Florida Attorney General’s Office. … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Changing South Florida weather will make us all hot and sweaty
We’re back to hot. If you’re doing anything outside today — yard work, picnic, Calle Ocho — get ready to sweat. The two-day cool spurt we had last week seems … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Cops search for fleeing captain after hit-and-run threatens to sink 44-foot boat
Fort Lauderdale Police are searching for boat captain suspected of a nautical hit-and-run that tore a gaping hole in a docked 44-foot boat on Saturday evening and is threatening to … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Billy Corben’s documentary ‘Screwball’ among the big award winners at Miami Film Fest
The 2019 Miami Film Festival celebrated excellence in filmmaking this week, with a special emphasis on made-in-Miami success stories, culminating in Saturday night’s announcement of winners. The festival, presented by … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Central American influence at the Calle Ocho Music Festival rises with immigration
An intense desire to reconnect with her Costa Rican roots sprang up about three years ago in Yunissa Campos. The 45-year-old woman had been living in Miami for more than … Click to Continue » ... Read More