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  Tourism, Florida's Top Industry, Pays Lowest Wages in America, Study Shows

  August 14 at 8 a.m.

  Miami has long been a wildly unequal place. It's a city where wages don't come close to keeping up with local rent costs, a place where a staggering number of millennials still live with their parents, and a town where hospitality and tourism workers are often forced to trek miles on hours-long bus rides...

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  Jewish Group Plans #NeverAgain Protest Outside GEO Group Headquarters in Boca Raton

  August 12 at 9 a.m.

  Every summer, people of the Jewish faith commemorate the day of Tisha B'Av by fasting and mourning. The date memorializes the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem centuries ago. In modern times, Tisha B'Av has become an annual opportunity for activism or charitable acts — a time to practice tikkun olam, the Jewish teaching of "repairing the world."

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  Publix Heirs Are Maxing Out Donations to Donald Trump's 2020 Campaign

  August 9 at 9 a.m.

  Progressives, critics, and basically all people with moral backbones and souls this week are furious at Stephen Ross — the owner of the Miami Dolphins and the gym chains Equinox and SoulCycle, as well as an investor in many other ventures — for quietly planning to host a fundraiser for Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign.

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  Barrel of Monks and Odd Breed Wild Ales Form Partnership

  July 24 at 11:34 a.m.

  The owners of Barrel of Monks Brewing, a Belgian inspired brewery, and Odd Breed Wild Ales, which features wild ales and farmhouse ales, have announced that the partners of Barrel of Monks have purchased part of Odd Breed Wild Ales, making them co-owners.

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  The Pastrami Joint Closes After Landlord Dispute

  July 11 at 12:38 p.m.

  Four months after opening and quickly becoming a beloved spot for traditional New York-style deli sandwiches, the Pastrami Joint in Little Haiti has closed. The shop's owners cite issues with its landlord, the co-working property 360 Spaces.

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  New Times News Editor Jessica Lipscomb Wins Prestigious Clarion Award

  July 2 at 1:51 p.m.

  Miami New Times news editor Jessica Lipscomb has won the 2019 Clarion Award for the best feature story in a weekly newspaper in the United States. Sponsored by the Association for Women in Communications (AWC), the Clarions are a hotly contested national competition. The winning story, "Deadly Dreams," detailed...