Miami Nice

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The City of Miami is where I went to college, eloped with my high school sweetheart, and where my gorgeous daughters were born. 

This image shows Bayshore Drive, looking south from Flagler Street during the roaring 20s. The entrance to the new Dixie Pier is seen on the left.

Built back in 1923 it was situated just south of the Elser Pier at the foot of E. Flagler St. Many fishing boats and excursion vessels for trips into the bay and up the Miami River to the Everglades were docked at the Dixie Pier.

Hyperlocal News

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Keeping the focus local, trust in local newsgathering practices, and hyper-local journalism are the keys to overall growth and success.

Strawberry Super Moon

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To celebrate the final 2021Supermoon that happens to be a Strawberry Supermoon, Krispy Kreme fans will have two ways to stargaze. 

This Thursday, June 24th they’re celebrating with a super-cool all-new Strawberry Supermoon Doughnut, for one day only. 

This week’s Strawberry Moon will be the final “supermoon” of 2021 and Krispy Kreme is giving fans a super-cool way to celebrate with its all-new Strawberry Supermoon Doughnut, available only on Thursday, June 24, at participating shops across the U.S. 

MY FATHER

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My father was the oldest son of a self-made man. Antonio J Soto became a Cuban landowner but lost everything to Communism. 

God Bless and Love Them - I Do

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Happy Fathers Day Weekend. Whether you're a father, or by marriage, or a parent who adopted. I love my kids and all my grandchildren.

However, I am a divorced dad living at a distance who at a ripe old age realizes a limited connection to my family. My adult kids are mostly married with children who know how to reach me. I always reached out to them and miss my DaD and grandfathers.

Celebrating Four Decades ¡Retumba!

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Hello Friends ¡Hola Amigos! City Island - A Slice of NYC Paradise invites everyone to celebrate the rich musical culture of ¡RETUMBA!.

¡Retumba! translates into Resound and they bring vibrant interactive performances that are musically soulful, passionate, entertaining as well as visually fascinating into a feast of folkloric music that can be enjoyed by adults and children of all ages.

REPUBLIKLAN?

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The GOP obstructions are reportedly becoming more obvious that it is increasingly clearer for every American to register and vote.

As Americans celebrate Juneteenth. 156 years later, a legacy of slavery and all the great-grandchildren of racism are still making news headlines.

Diplomacy and Democracy

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POTUS wraps up his first trip abroad since taking office, an eight-day mission to rebuild trans-Atlantic ties with NATO after they were strained during the past years and to reframe relations with WAPS Warsaw Pact nations. Experience and intelligence matter more than buffoonery.

Following the last meeting, Russia’s dictator emerged from the Helsinki summit smirking like the cat that swallowed the canary. There was no such grin this time. Vlad was subdued and far from triumphant. He tried attacking the USA but not Biden.

Reflecting Surroundings

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Some may decide to call it playing and trying to please the crowd, I prefer to focus on reflecting the community that we want to serve.

With its Latino cast, the arrival of In the Heights on #HBO and at local theaters was billed as a milestone for Hollywood. However, Lin-Manuel Miranda issued an apology for the film not including enough black Latino actors.

Killer Vlad vs Killer Joe

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POTUS has referred to Putin as an “autocrat,” a “dictator” and a “killer”, with relations between the countries at an all-time low.

POTUS is reportedly pressing Putin over alleged hacking, human rights abuses and other irritants. Putin may be cruising for a bruising as Russian ships carry out the largest military exercises since the Cold War off the coast of Hawaii, sending the US Air Force scrambling as President Biden meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin.