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  Walmart Gives Back

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:06 PM ET

  its new holiday-giving campaign by sending a convoy of 35 refrigerated trucks loaded up with $3 million in food to Feeding America food banks in Miami, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Boston, Memphis and 30 other places, according to a Walmart press release.The food will arrive in time to fee Read More

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  New Jersey-loving Manatee Heads Home

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Sun Nov 1, 2009 1:02 PM ET

  veterinarians deemed him well enough to be transferred back to Florida with the help of the Coast Guard earlier this week. He's now residing at the Miami Seaquarium, whose staff will further rehabilitate Ilya before releasing him back to the sea. Nobody seems to know why Ilya trekked northward o Read More

  More like this in: New York, Florida, New Jersey, US, Life & Style, Kindness, Animals & Pets
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  Yo Ho My Hearties!

  By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:12 PM ET

  until they sent a letter about it to humor writer Dave Barry, who likes nothing better than a silly idea. In 2002, Barry wrote about it for the Miami Herald, and then the Internet took over and the idea caroused its way to all corners of the Earth.So now you too can be a buccaneer once Read More

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  Goodwill Pays It Backward

  By Sarah Parsons | Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:23 PM ET

  as a recent case in Florida proves, the charity cares just as much for its donors as it does its recipients.Goodwill Industries of South Florida in Miami recently returned a statue to a donor who was unaware of the artwork's value --$500,000!According to an article on CBS4.com, the charit Read More

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  Americans Say "Hola" To Cuban Relatives

  By Darragh Worland | Sat Sep 5, 2009 10:17 PM ET

  cousins and second cousins.According to Reuters, a recent poll conducted by Miami-based pollsters Bendixen & Associates and published by the Miami Herald last Tuesday, shows Americans are split over whether easing the embargo on Cuba is a good thing or not. Forty-one percent of Cuba Read More

  More like this in: Travel, United States, Reuters, Cuba, The Miami Herald, Travel and Vacations, Fidel Castro
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  Some Real Disney Magic

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Fri Sep 4, 2009 1:04 PM ET

  was wearing a white T-shirt beneath a full moon. The white T-shirt made it easier for them to see him," Johnny Gonzalez, of the U.S. Coast Guard in Miami, told Florida Today. "He was a little tired, but in good condition."Meanwhile, Disney passengers were clearly proud of their crew for th Read More

  More like this in: New York, Florida, Orlando, Carnival Cruise Lines, US, Travel
• Project Poise Participants Poised for Success

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:23 AM ET

  adulthood, poise can give them an edge for success. Bianca McKenzie, a 19-year-old college student, certainly thinks so, which is exactly why the Miami native spent her summer teaching more than two dozen tween girls to act confidently and elegantly in a class she dubbed Project Poise. Read More

  More like this in: Michael Jackson, College, Teaching, The Miami Herald, Public Speaking, US, Kindness
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  Thalia Goes Gibson Les Paul

  By David Jenison | Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  business communities behind the opportunity to raise proceeds for three local charities." The charities include the Miami Music & Art Fund, the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation and the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. Gibson previously set up GuitarTowns in Nashville, Austin, Orland Read More

  More like this in: Music, Charity, Les Paul, Entertainment, Music
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  Place Your Bets on Miami Airport

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:00 AM ET

  slots, it must also provide horse-racing. Now, the logistics of building a racetrack might deter some from creating a gambling site, but not in Miami. Authorities are pressing on in an attempt to find a solution to install a track in the parking lot. As if going to the airport wasn't enoug Read More

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  Murals, Priceless

  By Lisa Germinsky | Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  determined the 6-ton murals be cut into 8-foot-long panels and each shipped separately to Miami.The beloved art now lives on display in Miami's International Airport. Hoggard, Esteve and Carybé's family attended the official unveiling (he died in 1997). And despite the $2 millio Read More

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