Meals on Wheels seeking volunteers, donations for summer
Photo courtesy of Meals on Wheels WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Meals on Wheels of Palm Beaches is looking for volunteers and donations through the …
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Miami’s only Colored beach celebrates 80th anniversary milestone
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Florida expands healthcare to kids with developmental disabilities
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Palm Beach County launches first time homebuyer program
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Miami-Dade cuts funding for Liberty City food bank
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Rap artist Flo Rida given key to Miami-Dade County
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CREOLE FOOD FESTIVAL
The 4th annual event returns to Miami Beach revamped and reloaded with multiple food experiences honoring creole food, culture and cuisine on July 19 – …
Health and Wellness
House votes to ban hospitals from billing victims for exams
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The Louisiana House unanimously agreed to ban hospitals from billing rape victims for their medical exams. The proposal by Rep. …
FDA releases plan to ease restrictions on gay blood donation
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Food and Drug Administration is outlining its plan to end the nation’s lifetime ban on …
Business
Miami sues JP Morgan over bias, foreclosures
MIAMI (AP) – The city of Miami claims in a new lawsuit that JP Morgan Chase engaged in discriminatory lending practices for years that worsened …
Creating a nonprofit/private/public partnership that works for everyone
Part one of a three-part series on private/public partnerships Private/public partnerships are promoted as a collaborative way to bring people and resources together across sectors. …
Your homeownership choice: fixed or adjustable-rate mortgage?
Adjustable-rate mortgages got a bad rap after the housing bust. Many homebuyers used the low initial interest rates on adjustable loans to keep payments low, …
Education
College completion gap between rich, poor widens
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO LOS ANGELES — The gap in bachelor-degree attainment between the nation’s richest and poorest students by age 24 has doubled during the last …
Back-to-school tax holiday heads to Ohio governor
By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio back-to-school shoppers would get a three-day reprieve from Ohio’s sales tax under a bill headed to Gov. John …
Lawmakers may take up college tuition issue
By GEOFF MULVIHILL HADDONFIELD, N.J. — A judge has been clear that Caitlyn Ricci’s parents must pay her tuition to Temple University, even though the divorced …