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Lower Atlantic Coast and Miami - Florida
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No other region of Florida is home to as many contrasts as the Lower Atlantic Coast. Here, you can leave the frenetic pace of vibrant Miami, and within half an hour lose yourself in the primeval solitude of the Everglades.
The region starts at Sebastian, northern anchor of "the Treasure Coast," and continues along the Atlantic shoreline, from beach to sandy beach, southward. Along the way the smaller towns (Gifford, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Stuart) give way to a continuous, metropolitan string of cities with revealing names: Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Pompano Beach. For it is the beaches that define the state's lower Atlantic Coast: this is classic, travel-poster Florida, all green palm-shade and blue water and hot white sun.
Miami is the centerpiece of this glamourous region. More Caribbean than American, the metropolitan Miami area is about two-thirds Hispanic, mostly Cuban. The natural beauty of the city's setting, the Art Deco heritage of its architecture, and the rich melange of its culture and cuisine make Miami one of the classic American cities. The beaches continue past Miami and Biscayne Bay, and then Florida takes to the ocean in the form of the famous Keys, culminating in Key West—a funky, laid-back community that glories in being the end of the road, and yet plays host to a million tourists a year.
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South Florida News from The Sun-Sentinel
Food safety company to expand near Jupiter, add 100 employees
Feb 9, 2012 7:27 pm
Locus Traxx, a company that specializes in food safety and shipment, is expanding near Jupiter, with plans to hire 100 additional employees, economic development officials said Thursday.
A look at who the Miami Dolphins will face in 2012
Feb 9, 2012 6:50 pm
The 2012 NFL schedule won't be released until April, but we do know who the Dolphins will play next season and where the games will be played.
Airplane tire blows out after landing at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Feb 9, 2012 6:34 pm
A flight from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Aiport ended oddly for 188 passengers and crew when the plane's front tire blew out.
Four students in custody after explosion at Tradewinds middle school
Feb 9, 2012 5:45 pm
School in Greenacres was on partial lockdown during investigationBy Alexandra Seltzer and Cynthia Roldan,The Palm Beach Post
U.S. bank regulators roll fines into mortgage pact
Feb 9, 2012 5:05 pm
(Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators are using the agreement announced on Thursday between large U.S. banks and state and federal agencies over foreclosure abuses as a vehicle for levying their own fin...
Hialeah man claims $12 million Lotto | Lotto alerts
Feb 9, 2012 2:51 pm
Reinaldo Corrales, 52, of Hialeah claimed the $12 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the drawing held on Feb. 4.
Report: Father makes son, 4, run in snow in just underwear
Feb 9, 2012 1:24 pm
A Chinese father visiting New York made his 4-year-old son run in the snow while wearing only underwear, reports New York Daily News.
5 Florida cities ranked among trashiest Spring Break locales
Feb 9, 2012 2:48 am
Key qualifications: number of Hooters restaurants; preponderance of tattoo parlors, liquor stores and strip clubs; the existence of a motorcycle week and, of course, the number of times the destinatio...
Polo mogul's adoption of girlfriend challenged
Feb 9, 2012 12:30 am
A guardian for Wellington polo mogul John Goodman's teenage children is asking a judge to toss out Goodman's recent adoption of his 42-year-old girlfriend, saying the move defrauded the court, blindsi...
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