Jesse SchecknerAugust 9, 2022
11min0
‘He'll do what's best for Floridians, not just the politics of the day.'
Tag: Wynwood
Jesse SchecknerAugust 9, 2022Jesse SchecknerDecember 28, 2021
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Miami leaders want to ensure everyone enjoys the spoils of the city's tech and finance boom.
Associated PressJune 1, 2021
6min735
Shevrin Jones called on Ron DeSantis to act on gun violence.
Ryan NicolOctober 3, 2019
7min411
The exhibit runs from Thursday through Sunday.
Ryan NicolJuly 26, 2018
4min323
The Gwen Graham campaign for Governor is expanding after opening a new office in Miami’s Wynwood District. The campaign celebrated the office’s opening earlier this week. Local elected officials were on hand as well, including Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner, former Sen. Ron Silver and South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard. “Our campaign runs on grassroots support in all 67 […]
Associated PressMay 3, 2017
2min184
Miami-Dade County plans to hire a full-time entomologist in its increasingly costly fight against the Zika virus. The Miami Herald reports the county’s budget to combat the mosquito-borne virus is nearing $30 million. That figure is based on a contracting request the Miami-Dade County Commission approved Tuesday. A spokesman for County Mayor Carlos Gimenez says the […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 19, 2016
5min199
The Zika zone has been lifted. Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday that Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood was no longer considered a zone of active Zika transmission. In a statement, Scott said the state was able to lift the zone because it has been 45 days since there was evidence of active Zika transmission in the area. […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 16, 20163min213
More mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus have been found in the Miami Beach area. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced Friday it detected Zika in one mosquito sample from a small area in Miami Beach. The mosquito sample was located in the same area where four other samples tested positive for Zika. […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 11, 2016
4min321
Travelers might be worried about Zika, but it isn’t stopping them from traveling to the Sunshine State. The University of Florida’s Tourism Crisis Management Initiative found more than 70 percent of potential visitors are concerned about the mosquito-borne virus. However, the study found about 10 percent of potential visitors have actually changed their travel plans. […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 5, 20163min233
Gov. Rick Scott told state lawmakers Friday he will continue to take steps to protect its residents and visitors from the Zika virus, but said he was unsure whether their federal counterparts would step up to the plate. The Naples Republican updated lawmakers on the Zika crisis during a conference call Friday. During the 20-minute […]