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Hundreds of Shipwrecks Threaten Florida Boaters and Cost Taxpayers Millions

By Jessica Weiss
Sep 18, 2018

Maria Busto stands on the deck of a small boat stopped about a half-mile from the Coconut Grove shore. She grips the rail as she peers down at what remains visible of a half-sunken sailboat. "Yep, that's Barnabas," says Busto, wearing jean shorts, sneakers, and her reddish-brown hair tied back...
Some Black Gun Control Activists Felt Left Out by March for Our Lives

By Jessica Weiss
Mar 26, 2018

Millions flocked to March for Our Lives events this weekend, including tens of thousands to events in South Florida. In Miami Beach, huge crowds waved signs and chanted for stricter gun control, while organizers promised that the fight had “just begun.” But as the push for gun reform gains steam...
Miami Meditators Will Stage a Flash Mob to Bring Zen to Holiday Shoppers

By Jessica Weiss
Dec 14, 2017

Between shopping, eating and your Trump-loving uncle, the holiday season is enough to make even the most Zen among us feel crazy. There’s never been a better time to pause to take some deep breaths. On Saturday, the Miami meditation group Blue Ocean Sangha is holding a meditation flash mob...
Miami's Sea Grapes Protect Dunes, but Police Worry They Also Encourage Criminals

By Jess Swanson and Jessica Weiss
Jul 13, 2016

One day early last year, Luiz Rodrigues gazed out at the dunes near the Fourth Street Beach. The sandy hills are cordoned off with rope and wooden fencing, a sanctuary for many amid the bustle of South Beach. Inside, sea oats swayed in the wind. Fuchsia bayhop flowers blossomed. But...
Implant Tested in Miami to Treat Opiate Addiction Gains FDA Approval

By Jessica Weiss
Jun 3, 2016

When Carolina noticed the bus advertisements in 2011, she had already run out of hope. What had begun as a low dose of Percocet to manage back pain three years earlier had spiraled into a full-blown opioid addiction. The 30-year-old had lost her job. Relationships with her family were strained...

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