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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
Porsche hit-and-run suspect LeVin held without bail
Mar 17, 2010 6:40 pm
A Broward judge denied bond Wednesday for an Illinois man charged with killing two British businessmen in a hit-and-run crash with his $120,000 Porsche near Fort Lauderdale beach last year.
Missing Lauderdale mom charged with child neglect
Mar 17, 2010 5:13 pm
Police say Melanie Parada vanished last week, leaving 8-year-old daughter behind A woman who disappeared and ...
Mayo: Jenne doesn't deserve pension
Mar 17, 2010 3:30 pm
Dolphins sign Incognito, NFL's 'dirtiest player'
Mar 17, 2010 2:18 pm
Broward schools audit reveals double billing, payroll abuses | Video
Mar 17, 2010 12:41 pm
Taxpayers were charged $500,000 extra for Dillard High bleachers A new blistering audit of the Broward schoo...
Local company turning hunted pythons into wallets | Video
Mar 17, 2010 1:16 am
A Hallandale Beach alligator processor will turn pythons from the Everglades into leather goods For some Burm...
No FEMA aid for homeowners with Chinese drywall
Mar 16, 2010 11:19 pm
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has indicated it won't offer relief to homeowners with tainted Chinese drywall.
Local News from Miami Herald via Yahoo! News
Census 2010 to reach out to faith-based leaders
Mar 17, 2010 4:46 pm
Miami Dade College will play host on Friday to a meeting between Census 2010 officials and faith-based leaders in Miami-Dade County. The purpose of the meeting is to include local churches in the proc...
South Miami vows to fight FPL power lines along U.S. 1
Mar 17, 2010 3:35 pm
South Miami's stance against high-voltage power lines in the city shows no signs of weakening. Commissioners approved a group of resolutions Tuesday night meant to fight Florida Power & Light's pl...
Missing Fort Lauderdale mom found, charged with child neglect
Mar 17, 2010 1:51 pm
A 36-year-old Fort Lauderdale mother missing since Thursday has been found and taken into custody on charges of child neglect, after leaving her young daughter alone at home, Fort Lauderdale police sa...
Miami-Dade School Board to discuss charter schools
Mar 17, 2010 12:01 pm
The Miami-Dade School Board will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon. Board members will take up 11 charter school applications, one of which would create a Sports Leadership Academy of Miami...
Social and other issues on Florida Legislature's agenda
Mar 17, 2010 12:01 pm
But it's not only social issues on the agenda. Lawmakers will consider scaling back insurance costs for state workers, taxes for online hotel booking sites like Expedia, expanding the power of the chi...
Who was the reputed mobster Rothstein took down?
Mar 17, 2010 1:36 am
It was a meeting straight out of a Mario Puzo novel: The Miami wine peddler and the New York meat wholesaler gathering in a Pompano Beach social club in July with other Italians, purportedly to settle...
Judge signals impatience with Everglades cleanup, land deal
Mar 17, 2010 12:21 am
Eighteen months ago, the federal judge overseeing Everglades cleanup progress tentatively endorsed a state bid to buy sugar fields for restoration projects, calling the opportunity to ``buy out the po...
Keeping track of Jackson Health System's financial woes
Mar 16, 2010 11:44 pm
As pressures have mounted from the county mayor and commission to come up with a solid plan to deal with Jackson Health System's massive deficit, Chief Executive has offered dramatically shifting prop...
Jackson Memorial seeks concessions from nurses' union
Mar 16, 2010 11:44 pm
The sometimes-combative nurses' union and Jackson Health System were in discussions Tuesday about union workers making some kind of concession to help the beleaguered system save $30 million in labor ...
Judge to hold hearing on Everglades cleanup
Mar 16, 2010 5:05 pm
Eighteen months ago, the federal judge overseeing Everglades cleanup progress endorsed the state's effort to buy vast tracts of sugar farms, calling the opportunity to ``buy out the polluters'' the mo...
