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Retired & still working: Gables resident Jimmy Pollack
Miamiherald.com Coral Gables
Jan 26After more than 50 years as a lawyer, James “Jimmy” Pollack of Coral Gables decided he was ready for retirement -- but not for walking away from work.Mr. Pollack, 80, has spent the last three years volunteering at “Put Something Back,” a project of the... »
Grapes, black-eyed peas bring luck for New Year
Miamiherald.com Business
Dec 30When Teresa Callava heads to Walt Disney World for a New Year’s vacation with friends and family, she’ll be bringing plastic bags packed with 12 grapes, one bag per person .For Callava, the Cuban tradition has been a ritual since childhood. Eating 12 g... »
Bus riders to get a smoother ride with new app
Miamiherald.com MiamiDade
Dec 01Miami-Dade Transit is dipping its toes into the digital world with the release of its first smart-phone app.The purpose: to make county public transportation easier to use. But transit officials also hope the app will boost ridership.Looking up a bus s... »
FPL cites benefits of Turkey Point plant expansion
Miamiherald.com Homestead / South Dade
Nov 18Florida Power and Light has faced strong opposition to its plan to build two new nuclear reactors in Turkey Point. Against that backdrop, FPL’s community relations people invited local reporters to the plant for “Nuclear Energy 101” and a tour of the f... »
South Florida writers strut their stuff, concisely
Miamiherald.com MiamiDade
Nov 12Any goof can be a writer. Just ask Jersey Shore diva Snooki, whose Confessions of a Guidette is 4,321st on Amazon.com.But to be a really good writer? That requires brevity, a skill that many South Floridians possess.We know this because of the South Fl... »
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Interview: Jad Abumrad of Radiolab
Under The Sun
Feb 01Many thanks to all of the WLRN listeners who submitted questions and suggestions for Dan Grech's interview with Radiolab host Jad Abumrad. Listen to the interviews here. Click to read the rest of the article »
PIP insurance fraud explained
Naked Politics
Jan 29Florida is one of the most expensive states for car insurance, according to the Insurance Information Institute. A fender bender can cost an insurance company tens of thousands of dollars. Listen Here Walt Dartland was targeted in a staged accident... »
It's official: Miami Herald announces it's moving to former U.S. Southern Command HQ
Random Pixels And Loose Talk From Miami Beach
Jan 26The former Southern Command HQ building at 3511 N.W. 91st Ave. in Doral will become the Miami Herald's new home in May, 2013. Miami Herald publisher David Landsberg sent out this email this morning to staffers: Drum roll, please… the big announcement i... »
Poor urban design a threat to health
Spokes 'N' Folks
Jan 24I hope you'll all catch a TV series called Designing Healthy Communities. It starts tonight at 10 on WLRN-17 in Miami and around the county. In the four-part series, Dr. Richard Jackson, a famed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo... »
SFDB Saturday Night Turndown Service
South Florida Daily Blog
Jan 22Rachel Goodrich and The Moneybags, Run To You [Acoustic on WLRN]-via Beached Miami. »