development

More Evidence Of Tequesta Civilization Unearthed Near Miami River

Nathaniel Sandler — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Two months ago, twelve dump trucks bursting with dirt and fill from a downtown Miami construction site made their way to the Everglades Outpost, an animal rescue facility in Florida City.

Barbara Tansey, the facility’s owner and overseer is slowly sifting through the remnants looking for clues. Though volunteers occasionally come to help, at some moments the elderly Tansey is entirely on her own, tirelessly sifting in hopes of revealing any artifact.

It should be mentioned that twelve truckloads is an insane amount of dirt.

Fighting HIV/AIDS With Music, Theater In Honduras

Jens Erik Gould — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:09:32 +0000

In the village of Corozal in Honduras, men ready boats for fishing excursions and boys play soccer on a beach lined with thatched huts.

On a sandy lot next to the town's main street, two teenage boys begin playing drums while women sing. For centuries, this has been the signature sound of celebration for the Garifuna, an Afro-Caribbean people on the Atlantic coast of Central America. Now this music has an additional purpose: to prevent HIV.

As people arrive to hear the drumming, the musicians become actors in a play.

Group Building 'Noah's Ark' Outside Hialeah

Daniel Rivero — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Four animal-loving Christians have begun a campaign to raise funds in order to construct a replica of Noah's Ark on the outskirts of Hialeah in order to "preserve helpless animals as God taught us."

A trailer for Hidden Ark (see below), as the project is called, promises almost exact dimensions of the biblical ark. Animals and all.

Largest Hurricane Proof Glass Pane Installed In Future Museum

Daniel Rivero — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:32:18 +0000

Having a world-class museum set a few short feet from Biscayne Bay has both its advantages and its headaches. As the Miami Art Museum plans to make its move to future Museum Park, they know this all too well.

'Seven50' Summit Will Plan The Half-Century For New Mega-Region: SouthEAST Florida

Rick Stone — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:15:11 +0000

Movers, shakers, thinkers and doers from the seven counties of Southeast Florida are meeting today in downtown Miami to forge a 50-year trajectory for the region's economy, culture and quality of life.

The Seven50 summit is a recognition that the old Dade-Broward-Palm Beach "South Florida" has swelled out of its borders to become a seven-county mega-region with six million residents and a desperate need for shrewd and unified planning.

Islandia: South Florida’s Own Little Atlantis

Sammy Mack — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:30:00 +0000

Fifty years ago, developers dreamed of turning a collection of isolated islands in the middle of Biscayne Bay into a resort destination. This year, the dream of Islandia quietly died. The Miami-Dade County Commission stripped Islandia’s status as a city. In essence, they voted Islandia out of existence.

The city of Islandia is on Elliot Key. It was never populated by more than a hundred people. Now the only people who live in Islandia are park rangers.

Diana Abu-Jaber's Recipes For Baklava And Tabbouleh

Staff — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:44:16 +0000

Haiti Reconstruction: Potholes Aplenty For South Florida Developers

Kenny Malone — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:51:54 +0000

In March, 150 nations pledged more than $5 billion dollars to rebuild Haiti. Construction firms around the world, and especially in South Florida, began jockeying for those funds. Developers and planners from South Florida bi