Florida City News

The City of Cape Coral's "Lean Government System" has received the Strategic Leadership and Governance Award from the International City/County Management Association.

The northbound lane on the 18-Mile Stretch from Mile Marker 126 in Florida City to 106 in Key Largo will be closed 24 hours a day, starting today, through July 2 for roadwork, says the Florida Department of Transportation .

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies burned 300 boxes worth of cannabis at a waste-to-energy plant that powers Tampa electric company.

Two Miami-Dade schools, including one facing possible closure, accomplished one of this year's most remarkable academic feats: They bounced from an F to an A in just one year.

If you plan on heading in or out of the Keys there are some road closures you need to be made aware of.

It's not like any lawn in South Florida needs watering, but starting Thursday the residents of Homestead, Florida City and the Florida Keys will get back an extra day to do it.

Summer is the time to drive down to Key West. It's empty now, the streets and beaches quiet.

For years, motorists in South Miami-Dade have longed to drive on the two-lane bus road on the west side of the chronically congested South Dixie Highway.

The Veterans Day parade, a 47-year-old tradition in Homestead, is in limbo. On Thursday morning, the Homestead/Florida City Chamber of Commerce's military affairs committee unanimously voted to defer deciding on continuing or disbanding the popular event.

Jun 5, 2009 12:11 am US/Eastern FLORIDA CITY In South Florida we are surrounded by empty buildings and empty homes.

A 7.62mm bullet transformed his vest into a misnomer. Kempinski, carrying a pistol, was chasing a 24-year-old robbery suspect.

Coral Castle, in Homestead, Florida, is a monumental structure consisting of huge stone blocks each weighing several tons.

The popular Veterans Day parade in Homestead -- one of the oldest in the county -- may be called off after a controversy erupted over the Confederate battle flag being flown last November.

Antillean Isles, a new Homestead subdivision, promised homeowners a community of elegant estate homes with the ``alluring architecture of the tropics.'' But when Martha Samohano glances out the window of her four-bedroom house she doesn't see the tropics -- just dirt, gravel and weeds.

Posted May 21st 2009 12:30PM by Quibian Salazar-Moreno Filed under: Sports , bv-autos The NAACP of Miami-Dade is looking to have the Confederate flag banned from all of the city's events, including NASCAR.

The Confederate flag is a symbol of White Pride. Every white person in the country knows that.

It started during a day of patriotism. The Sons of Confederate Veterans waved the Confederate battle flag as they marched for the first time in a Veteran's Day parade in Homestead last November.

Katrina Powell , the city's interim financial-services director, will likely be its next city administrator.

This video in Spanish documents the exodus of Cuban Hebrew children during Operation Pedro Plan.

May 13, 2009 7:29 pm US/Eastern Neighbors4Neighbors: 305-597-4404 FLORIDA CITY A South Florida teenager who beat the odds once needs your help to beat them again.