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Nick Poulos was 6 when he spotted Elvis Presley in Miami. His grandfather owned the Paramount Soda Shop and his dad ran the Urmey Coffee Shop. When he grew up, … Click to Continue »

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The “Ramblin’ Man” of the Allman Brothers was a Florida man, too. Dickey Betts, a founding member and a lead guitarist of the trailblazing Southern rock group he formed with … Click to Co...

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In Susana Barciela’s final year as policy director for the Miami-based Americans for Immigrant Justice, she wrote a column to honor the work immigrants have done to help shape South … Click t...

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Olga Morgan Goodwin, a once fiery Cuban revolutionary who was imprisoned for attempting to overthrow Fidel Castro and later fled to the United States where she became a revered figure … Click t...

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Alfonso Chardy, a retired Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald reporter whose dogged pursuit of difficult stories in an illustrious four-decade career ranged widely from national political scandal in...

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O.J. Simpson, a college and pro football Hall of Fame running back, domestic abuser and acquitted murder suspect, died Wednesday, his family announced. Using Simpson’s X account “TheRealOJ32,...

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Nancy livestream A Celebration of Life will be held for Nancy Ancrum on April 13 at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The memorial is open to the public. The longtime Miami … Click to Continue...

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Charlie Greene was many things — a Hall of Fame baseball coach, a Korean War veteran, a devoted family man and a person who once taught physical education to Joe … Click to Continue »

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Community advocate Frederick “Fred” Jackson Jr. was known for his affable personality and optimistic view of life. He died on Feb. 13 at the age of 77 from complications from … Click to Con...

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George Simpson Jr. was five years old when he realized his father was fearless. The family was traveling to St. Louis and made a stop at a gas station somewhere … Click to Continue »

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Regina Jollivette Frazier loved Christmas because it meant time with her family. “If you were to ask my mother what her biggest achievement was, I really think she would say … Click to Contin...

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Miami’s arts community is reeling after the death of Rosa de la Cruz, an influential arts patron and globally lauded art collector. Her family is celebrating her life this weekend. … Click to...

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Rosa de la Cruz, a globally lauded collector of cutting-edge contemporary art who opened one of Miami’s first private art museums with her husband Carlos, has died following a long … Click to...

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What life lesson and impact have you on a family and community when you live a good life to the age of 101 and pass peacefully surrounded by those whom … Click to Continue »

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Max Spiegelman, a “cherished” Pinecrest native with decades of law experience and an avid sports fan, died peacefully Sunday. He was 88. Spiegelman graduated from Miami Senior High School, th...

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Update: A Celebration of Life will be held for Nancy Ancrum at 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The memorial is open to the … Click to Continue...

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All across Miami-Dade, there are parks, bike lanes, wetlands and dozens of policies that bear the fingerprints, if not the name, of Sean McCrackine. A longtime aide to Mayor Daniella … Click to...

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One of the first calls that James Gibson made after buying his new house was to Vido No Shake. As Gibson shared the good news with his longtime friend, Vido … Click to Continue »

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The Rev. Dr. Carol Hoffman was a woman who didn’t blow her own horn. Yet, her love of the arts, and her fellow human beings, led her in helping others … Click to Continue »

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Gustavo Cisneros, the billionaire businessman who grew the family business Grupo Cisneros that once owned Univision into one of the biggest media conglomerates in the world, died at 78 on … Cli...

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If you had asked 10 people at the Miami Herald to describe Alberto “Bert” Franquiz’s job, you would have received 10 different answers — and at least one would have … Click to Continue ...

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Frantz Pierre, a former North Miami Beach city commissioner, died this week after suffering a cardiac event, his wife Marie confirmed Friday. He was 58. The oldest of nine children, … Click to ...

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Frank Borman, NASA astronaut and leader of Miami-based Eastern Airlines, has died at 95 in Montana. In 1968, Borman was commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to orbit the … Click to Continue...

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William Ellerbe Pelham Jr., founding director of Florida International University’s Center for Children and Families, broke ground in the field of child and adolescent psychology for nearly fiv...

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Fittingly, Shirley Gibson’s memorial service contained a saxophone tribute. “Good morning, I want to welcome you to Jazz in the Gardens,” said Pastor Wendell Baskin of the New Way Fellowshi...

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Etched along the exteriors of Miami Gardens’ City Hall is the name Shirley Gibson, the woman largely responsible for creating the predominantly Black city — and who later became its … Click...

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Tomás García Fusté, one of the most important and beloved Spanish-language radio personalities in South Florida, died in Miami early Monday. He was 93 years old. Fusté was the voice … Click...

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Armed with a master’s degree, a love for people and a passion for sports, Jim Cox could have traveled across the country with dreams of becoming an athletic director at … Click to Continue »...

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When Carmel Cafiero became WSVN’s first female journalist on the air at Channel 7 and on her way to becoming a local legendary investigative reporter, two other famed investigative reporters �...

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Lucy Morgan, a pioneering Tampa Bay Times journalist whose relentless investigative reporting kept Florida legislators, lobbyists and lawmen on watch for nearly five decades, died Wednesday, acco...

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