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Lower Atlantic Coast and Miami - Florida
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Area Info
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
Missing woman leaves behind 8-year-old daughter
Mar 16, 2010 3:14 am
Relatives last saw Melanie Parada, 36, Thursday night An 8-year-old girl woke up Friday morning to find her m...
Scott Rothstein helps feds bag suspected Italian mafioso
Mar 16, 2010 2:02 am
Just when disgraced lawyer Scott Rothstein's sordid saga couldn't get any stranger comes this unbelievable plot twist: He worked undercover for the feds and helped them bag a suspected Italian mafia m...
Deli Den, a Hollywood institution, closes
Mar 16, 2010 12:27 am
Owners hope to relocate after dispute with landlord Barack Obama stopped here for a nosh in the closing days ...
Business leaders want aggressive panhandlers off Lauderdale streets
Mar 15, 2010 11:33 pm
Every day in downtown Fort Lauderdale, wherever the crowds are — the drivers, employees, residents or tourists — someone is there with a hand out, begging for money.
Former Broward Sheriff Jenne appeals for state pension
Mar 15, 2010 11:22 pm
Former Broward Sheriff Ken Jenne's lawyer will be in court Tuesday to try to persuade an appeals court to award him a state pension even though he is a convicted felon.
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Mar 15, 2010 4:34 pm
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Broward school ethics panel sidetracked by budget pleas
Mar 16, 2010 12:59 am
BY PATRICIA MAZZEI They've heard from frustrated parents, employees and teachers who have characterized the Broward school system as dysfunctional, politically charged and slow to respond to concerns.
Mar 15, 2010 11:04 pm
Last week, Kevin Sheehan, the chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Line, opened an e-mail from his pricing guru with an update on ticket prices and bookings.
Suspicious bag empties bank, closes street
Mar 15, 2010 10:09 pm
A stretch of Northeast 163rd was blocked off during the Monday afternoon rush hour as police investigated a suspicious bag at a bank building.
Burglars empty safe at food market
Mar 15, 2010 8:44 pm
Faces covered by black masks, the burglars sliced the phone and power lines and cut through the roof of a Miami Lakes store early Monday morning.
3 men found stabbed in Miami Beach
Mar 15, 2010 4:34 pm
Three men are hospitalized but in stable condition after a triple stabbing Monday morning on Miami Beach, according to a police spokesman.According to Detective Juan Sanchez, Gerson Lera-Hernandez, Ja...
Census 2010 takes center stage at FIU
Mar 15, 2010 4:09 pm
Florida International University has partnered with the Miami-Dade County Complete Count Committee to ensure that the university community is aware of how to be counted.
Tear gas ends standoff at Pompano Beach apartment
Mar 15, 2010 2:01 pm
Broward Sheriff's Office deputies used tear gas to subdue an armed man holed up in a Pompano Beach apartment for hours early Monday morning. The standoff ended with no injuries, according to BSO.
Florida Legislature begins budget work
Mar 15, 2010 11:45 am
As Florida legislators take out the scalpels and start making decisions this week on which programs will be sliced out of the state budget as a way to start closing the $3.2 billion budget gap, the Ho...
U.S. 1 lanes to be closed overnight Monday in Hollywood
Mar 15, 2010 11:35 am
Northbound lanes of U.S. 1 at Johnson Street in Hollywood will be closed from 9 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Tuesday while pavement repairs are made. Traffic will be detoured onto Lincoln Street and North...
Pembroke Lakes Mall evacuated after shoe store fire
Mar 15, 2010 12:05 am
A fire in a shoe store at the Pembroke Lakes Mall in Pembroke Pines prompted authorities to evacuate the mall Sunday a short time before closing. Fire crews who arrived at the mall about 5:30 p.m. fou...
