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Dredge contract awarded to handle bigger ships at Miami's port
ReutersBy Zachary Fagenson MIAMI, May 16 (Reuters) - The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $180 million contract to dredge Miami's harbor to an Illinois-based company on Thursday, part of a plan to deepen the port channel to handle larger ships...Tags: Miami International Airport, Panama, U.S. Army, Port of Baltimore, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Former Hialeah mayor indicted in Miami on tax evasion charges
ReutersMIAMI, May 16 (Reuters) - The former mayor of Hialeah, a scandal-plagued city on Miami's northwest outskirts, was indicted on tax evasion charges on Thursday, two years after losing a bid for Miami-Dade County's top political job. Julio Robaina was...Tags: The Miami Herald, Local Elections, Hialeah, Prosecution, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Historic Vanderbilt mansion gets new life on Miami's Fisher Island
MIAMI - There are many Vanderbilt mansions, all of them grander, and certainly larger, than the relatively modest manse on Miami's Fisher Island that bears the famous family name. Ah, but if only you could see it - the beautifully proportioned stone...Tags: Gilded Age, The Miami Herald, Miami Beach, Renovation, Indianapolis 500
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Broward scores well for helping small businesses, survey says
Broward County took home better grades from small business owners and entrepreneurs than did Miami-Dade County and the Orlando metro area, according to a website polling of small business leaders. Thumbtack.com, an Internet marketplace for local...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Business, Broward County, Career and Workplace, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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Hallandale Beach real estate firm expands portfolio
Beacon Investment Properties is on a growth spurt. The 10-year-old commercial real estate firm based in Hallandale Beach has bought 3.1 million square feet of office buildings across the country during the past six months. The most recent deal: A $253...Tags: Real Estate, Realty, Fort Lauderdale, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Rental Service
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Tuesday: Cooler and drier
Sun SentinelAfter several days with hot stormy afternoons, expect cooler and drier conditions today. It also should be mostly sunny and breezy. South Florida's Tuesday forecast calls for afternoon highs in the low 80s and evening readings in the upper 60s. Winds...Tags: Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center, Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Hurricanes
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29 South Florida hospitals get 'A' for safety
South Florida hospitals had another strong showing on a national safety report card, with more scoring an "A" this year than in 2012 for protecting patients from unnecessary illness or injury. In its third biannual Hospital Safety Score, the Leapfrog...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Weston (Broward, Florida), Washington, DC, Pembroke Pines, Palm Beach Gardens
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Win-win proposal for Sun Life Stadium
Maybe the Dolphins should do what the Green Bay Packers did and sell shares to the general public to help finance the renovation of their stadium. This way everybody wins. The Dolphins get their stadium fixed up and the taxpayers don't have to foot the...Tags: Sun Life Stadium, Green Bay Packers, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Teens take life changing trip to Poland and Israel
Thousands of Jewish teenagers from throughout the world recently took a life changing trip to Poland and Israel in memory of the Holocaust. During the March of the Living, high school students, along with Holocaust survivors, commemorated Yom HaShoah...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Education, Broward County, Judaism, Aventura
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Former Coral Springs paramedic accused of 'Pain & Gain' role gets 15 years in prison
A former Coral Springs firefighter/paramedic was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for being an armed escort for a man he thought was dealing drugs. Santiago Gonzalez came to the attention of federal agents when an informant said he bragged that...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Dwayne Johnson, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Rentals
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Dining Scene: From blood sausage to basic burgers
BA Argentinean Bistro 2881 E. Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954-533-2013, BA-Bistro.com You probably don't have to guess. Yes, BA stands for Buenos Aires. And BA now reigns in this spot — in the ambience, cuisine and hometown of owner and...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Sausages, Music, Alcoholic Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Fla. high court upholds nuclear-power surcharge law
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court rejected on Thursday the challenge to a controversial law that allows electric utilities to collect money from their customers for nuclear-power plants that won't be built for years — if ever. The...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Nuclear Power, Orlando, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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