Daily Digest for 2/3 [Listen or Download] [iTunes link] Four Stories To Think About Today * The proposal to bring three resort casinos to South Florida gets its first – and possibly only – House hearing in the Business and... »
Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, speaking on Spanish-language radio Monday morning, said he turned down a job offer from U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Carvalho did not say which position Duncan offered him. A district spokesm... »
On Friday, December 31, 2011, the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida A&M University National Alumni Association, in conjunction with Community Builders Holistic Development Corporation, presented the 22nd Annual Mary Williams Woodard Legacy Kwanzaa Cele... »
Good morning.TGIF, readers. We've arrived at the beginning of a 3-day weekend [for some of us] and the SFDB Weekend Widget in the right sidebar is brimming with things to do. Lots to read in this morning's Sift so let's get a move on. Enjoy.A- Random P... »
It's a huge week for South Florida theatre, with no less than seven openings happening; three national tours, and four regional productions. And this Monday isn't completely dark; Palm Beach DramaWorks is hosting the first installment of its Master Pl... »
photo by Gage via Wikimedia CommonsOut on the campaign trail, Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich hasn't shown a ton of empathy toward the millions going through foreclosures. But maybe »
John Timoney, the former Miami Police Chief most notable for his violent handling of the FTAA Protests in 2003, is now packing his bags and heading to the Middle East. Bahrain's Interior Ministry has »
It was at the end of January 1982 that the Contras, with help from the CIA, approved a plan to take the war against the Sandinistas beyond the Honduran border to Nicaraguan territory.Two bridges in north Nicaragua became targets of the first major oper... »
