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November 24, 2009

América TeVe and CaribeVisión Merge – Miami

November 21, 2009

Miami’s most popular NASCAR driver not who you think – Spanish market growing thanks to Montoya’s success

November 18, 2009

Rubén Blades slings salsa at the James L. Knight Center this Saturday – Miami

November 13, 2009

There will be a runoff Tuesday for the next commissioner to serve Miami’s District 4, a seat held by Tomás Regalado before he was elected mayor. – Miami runoff: Francis Suarez the better choice

November 5, 2009

Editorial Ultramar Launches Miami Hispanic Poetry Collection

Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development

November 4, 2009

This week Miami hosts the 2009 Urban Latin Music Conference, where all kinds of industry types will convene to share ideas and info in the name of music.

Miami mayor candidates could trigger different shake-ups – Joe Sánchez and Tomás Regalado

Tom Wolfe’s upcoming book explores immigration in Miami

November 2, 2009

Transit Department sponsored bus tours that showed Miami’s Hispanic past

Mexican President Felipe Calderon honored at gala in Miami by Latin Trade magazine,

The rise of Ascendant Commercial Insurance, an insurer funded by the Cejas family – Pablo Cejas, chairman and CEO of PLC Investments

October 28, 2009

Concert Review: Marc Anthony at American Airlines Arena, October 24

October 27, 2009

Marc Anthony Sets New Milestone at Miami’s American Airlines Arena

October 26, 2009

Poll: Tomás Regalado leads Miami mayoral race – 40% favored him, with 18% supporting his opponent, Joe Sanchez. 42% of voters were undecided.

October 17, 2009

Miami-Beach Florida’s Mayor Matti Herrera Bower’s 19 Day Countdown to Mayoral Re-Election – city’s first female and Cuban-American Mayor

October 14, 2009

Former Venezuelan president Jaime Lusinchi has been hospitalized due to a gastric ulcer in Miami

October 12, 2009

Organicarte: Bringing more Hispanic Culture to UM – brings Latin American and Caribbean arts and artists to the University of Miami

October 9, 2009

Miami’s Hispanic demographics changing, survey suggests, but experts warn it may not reflect true trends

October 2, 2009

Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre is expected to announce Wednesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate, becoming only the second Hispanic Democrat to run statewide in Florida.

Casa de Madrid Celebrates a Piece of Spain in Miami as it Inaugurates its Organization in the U.S.

September 28, 2009

The Miami Herald’s Thirteenth Annual Americas Conference. Once again this year, leading business, government and academic leaders will come together on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 29 and 30, to discuss key issues and trends affecting political and economic relationships between Latin America, the United States and the Caribbean.

September 24, 2009

Myriam Marquez Makes History as the Miami Herald’s First Hispanic Editorial Page Editor

The journalist, writer Miguel Guerrero to receive kudos in Miami

Maria Elena Ibañez builds her third entrepreneurial venture giving El Latino brand regional reach, eyes going national – Intermark Foods

A day after Juanes show, emotions in Miami still mixed

September 22, 2009

Food Network’s Chef vs. City Star Aaron Sanchez Cooking Demos at Winn-Dixie in Miami

White House seeks advice on getting Hispanics into college Juan Sepulveda came to Miami on Monday to ask local educators for guidance in how to get more Hispanic students into college

September 21, 2009

Exiliados cubanos se mostraron divididos el domingo respecto al concierto del cantante colombiano Juanes en la Plaza de la Revolución, en La Habana, que hasta último momento encendió pasiones y enfrentamientos en Miami.

September 14, 2009

Listen to podcast interview with Jose Carrera, owner, Ocho Placas about tattoos and his Little Havana business

Cuban Exile’s Plan for a Ferry From Miami to Havana Is Awaiting U.S. Approval

September 10, 2009

PRSA Miami Brings Hispanic Social Media Gurus Together for Hispanic Media 3.0: Social, Bilingual and Ready to Mingle, a Professional Development Workshop

September 9, 2009

Dainamite: He’s Explosive – Meet the hardest-working MC on the Miami reggaeton scene.

September 8, 2009

Miami Herald columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Andrés Oppenheimer won the VII ALGABA prize in biography, autobiography, memoirs, and historical research for a collection of columns that ran in the newspaper and will be published in the book, The Non-United States of the Americas.

Artistas de Puerto Rico apoyarán el concierto del colombiano Juanes en La Habana, que levantó airadas protestas en Miami, con un evento simultáneo por la paz y amistad con Cuba, el 20 de septiembre, informó este martes uno de los organizadores.

September 3, 2009

Miami International Fashion Week selects Silva+Pardo Advertising

Beatriz Planas – Director of Miami Office for Posterscope USA

August 27, 2009

El polifacético artista cubano Manolo Torrente falleció en Miami el pasado jueves 20 víctima de varios problemas de salud. Tenía 83 años.

August 21, 2009

Officially Mr. 305: Pitbull Gets Key to Miami

Latino Man Charged with Largest Case of Identity Theft In U.S. History – Miami’s Alberto Gonzales

August 20, 2009

PITBULL/MR. 305 RECIBE LA LLAVE DE LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI

August 17, 2009

Poor Catholic Latinos in Miami-Dade under siege with Diocese plan to close neighborhood churches

August 16, 2009

Fernando Perdomo’s gringo sound with a Latin beat

August 13, 2009

Miami Dr. Pedro José Greer Jr. Will Receive The U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom.

August 10, 2009

WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, has fired anchor Charles Perez.

Juanes responde al exilio cubano de Miami

August 6, 2009

A UM study indicates that the incidence of cancer increases dramatically for Hispanics who have moved to Florida from Cuba, Puerto Rico or Mexico.

August 3, 2009

Local woman, Codie Cabral, earns spot on ‘Model Latina Miami’ – Former MVHS cheerleader used the show to raise awareness about abusive relationships

July 31, 2009

Celebrity Tees You Can Bet On – One-of-a-kind t-shirts raise funds for Miami’s Latino community – Palomita Education Fund

July 20, 2009

Ruben Blades brings his Todos Vuelven tour to the James L. Knight Center on November 21 at 8pm.

July 17, 2009

Pollo asado para la nostalgia – Kokoriko proyecta expandir su sabor colombiano a Broward y Palm Beach

July 15, 2009

West Palm Jews visit to aid brethren in Cuba – Cuba’s Jewish community is small in numbers, but South Florida Jews are trying to help sustain the religion in the island nation.

July 14, 2009

Long-time political mover and shaker Joe Garcia -a Democrat from Miami Beach, was nominated Tuesday to be director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact for the U.S. Department of Energy.

June 29, 2009

The executive director, Sofia Ochoa, of the Miami Symphony Orchestra has resigned, three years after her husband and the symphony’s founder died.

June 23, 2009

LOS SABORES DEL MERCADO VENZA – Toyota Venza celebra la cultura y cocina de Latinoamérica en el Lincoln Road Farmers Market en Miami Beach el domingo 28 de junio

Gloria and Emilio Estefan buy stake in Miami Dolphins

June 22, 2009

Univision Refuses to Encode Signals in New PPM Areas – Miami, San Diego, and Phoenix

June 19, 2009

Cleveland Browns receiver Donte’ Stallworth pleaded guilty this month to a DUI manslaughter charge for striking Mario Reyes on March 14 in Miami. He began serving a 30-day jail sentence Tuesday and has reached a financial settlement with the family of the 59-year-old construction worker. After jail, he must serve two years of house arrest and spend eight years on probation.

June 12, 2009

Fania Legends Come Together to Perform in Concert Series to Benefit ASPIRA of Florida

June 11, 2009

Watch: Pitbull’s Drive-By Tour Of South Beach Miami

June 5, 2009

Horrible asesinato de joven guatemalteco en Miami

June 4, 2009

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital :: Photos: Tommy & Thalia Mottola Honored at 7th Annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala

June 3, 2009

Juan Luis Guerra at Hard Rock Live on Thursday, June 11 – Miami

May 31, 2009

Miami mayoral candidates Tomás Regalado, Jose Sanchez face off at debate

Lifting Cuban embargo a trade-off for South Florida business – Miami businesses could benefit — and be hurt — if the trade embargo against Cuba is lifted, a new report says.

May 7, 2009

Bacardi headquarters in Miami headed for historic status

SOFÍA VERGAR TO BRING MAJOR HEAT TO MIAMI FEATURED AS MATRON MAMA MORTON IN THE TONY AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL CHICAGO AT THE ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

March 24, 2009

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on Monday sued a Miami company, alleging the company targets Hispanics facing foreclosure and charges them upfront fees to modify their mortgages. – Lincoln Lending Services LLC

March 21, 2009

MIAMI — Cuban-American voters here remain dominated by an older generation with more extreme views on U.S.-Cuba foreign policy, including support for the U.S. embargo against their communist homeland, according to an exit poll taken during the 2008 election.

Una Entrevista Exclusiva con José Luís Napoles de Univision 23 – Miami

March 19, 2009

Ante una redacción sumida en la nostalgia, el director de El Nuevo Herald, Humberto Castelló, anunció el miércoles su renuncia tras siete años de liderazgo por “diferencias de criterio” con la compañía respecto al destino del periódico.

Humberto Castelló, the executive editor of El Nuevo Herald in Miami, has resigned and managing editor Tony Espetia (pictured on the right), is retiring

University of Miami SCHOOL OF Law PARTNERS WITH HISPANIC NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION FOR MIDYEAR CONFERENCE AND MOOT COURT – LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS HELP KEEP UM TOP 10 FOR HISPANICS

2009 Miami Latin Gay Film Festival To Kick Off With “Quemar Las Naves”

March 18, 2009

Richard Pérez-Feria, a former People en Español managing editor, has been named Sr VP, editorial and entertainment at Miami-based agency República.

March 16, 2009

Latino layoffs at the Miami Herald

Alexis Rivera is leaving joins WPBF in West Palm Beach as a news reporter.

Calle Ocho keeps moving, helping – The Kiwanis Club of Little Havana will seek $1 donations from Calle Ocho partygoers Sunday to continue the club’s charitable works.

March 14, 2009

Once the Latin Rhythms Begin, Miami Gets Moving

March 13, 2009

Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Jr. to Receive Award from Miami’s Beacon Council

“The Storyteller’s Candle/La velita de los cuentos,” Published by SF’s Children’s Book Press, is Featured in Arbitron’s “Read to Grow” Event March 15 in Miami, Florida

March 11, 2009

República Regional Hispanic AOR for Nielsen Miami & Orlando

Budweiser Supports Latino Higher Education Through $20,000 Donation to Kiwanis of Little Havana Foundation

March 10, 2009

Two prominent Miami-Dade brothers are scheduled to surrender to federal authorities Monday afternoon to begin their nine-year prison sentences for orchestrating a kickback scheme involving millions of dollars in contracts with a Kendall hospital. – Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes

January 28, 2009

Miami-based doll has Hispanic look and immigrant story – Maru and Friends Dolls

Joe Sánchez anuncia candidatura para Alcaldía de Miami

Carlos Otero Celebrates his First Year Anniversary with America TeVe’s Hit Show: ‘Pellizcame que estoy sonando’

January 23, 2009

Fidel Castro’s reemergence stirs little emotion among Cubans in Miami.

December 22, 2008

Database of Cuban exiles rekindles memories – A Miami Herald database of Cuban exiles arriving on the Freedom Flights has attracted thousands of visitors and struck a chord with exiles.

December 19, 2008

Pedro Garcia elected Miami-Dade property appraiser – A county magistrate defeated well-known politician Gwen Margolis in a runoff to become Miami-Dade County’s first elected property appraiser.

December 17, 2008

Cuban exiles in South Florida and across the country who arrived penniless can experience a sense of personal history with the launching of The Miami Herald’s Cuban Freedom Flights Database Project.

Facing pressure to appoint more Hispanics to high-profile slots, President-elect Barack Obama is considering Miami-Dade Aviation Director José Abreu for a leadership post in the federal Department of Transportation.

December 12, 2008

Starting on Sunday, The Miami Herald will publish a 10-part series marking the 50th anniversary of the day when Fidel Castro’s guerrilla movement toppled Fulgencio Batista and began the radical changes that became known as the Cuban revolution.

December 10, 2008

Advocates for immigrants in Miami demanded an investigation Tuesday into a series of federal raids last month that they said left at least six Guatemalan men bloodied and bruised in a roundup of nearly 100 people.

December 9, 2008

Attorney Victor Manuel Diaz Jr., a longtime Miami Beach activist and member of the city’s Historic Preservation and Planning boards, is the newest member of the Miami Beach City Commission

Locos Por Juana Nominated for Grammy in the category of Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album, for La Verdad, Celebration at Jazid Dec. 19 – Miami Beach

December 8, 2008

Nadia Rowinsky: ‘Soy la ocurrente de ‘Contigo Miami’ ‘

December 6, 2008

Arte latino festeja su variedad y calidad en la feria Art Basel Miami Beach

December 5, 2008

La exhibición de una película sobre Ernesto “Che” Guevara, protagonizada por el puertorriqueño Benicio Del Toro generó polémica y protestas en Miami, la capital del exilio cubano por considerarla una afrenta.

December 3, 2008

30-yr TV veteran Roberto Vizcón is no longer the general manager at WGEN-TV Channel 8, the Miami affiliate of Colombia’s Caracol network