Sarah Moreno
The Miami Herald
Miami, FL, United States
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Mayfair Hotel in Coconut Grove sold for $40 million, nearly double last sale in 2014
The Mayfair, an iconic part of Miami, sold this week for more than $40 million. That’s nearly double the $24.6 million the former owners paid in 2014. → Read More
What’s the leading obstacle to home ownership? (It’s not money or credit.)
A recent study by NeighborWorks America showed that although credit scores and savings are issues for many people who hope to become homeowners, the lack of information about the process is the biggest obstacle. → Read More
Florida homeowners are getting a break. One insurance company is cutting its rates.
State Farm Florida has reduced its rates on home insurance policies by 14.4 percent because of lower costs last year, a break for its 270,000 policyholders in the state. → Read More
They thought it was a vacation when they left Cuba as children. But it became a lifetime
A group of Cuban women who arrived as girls during the Pedro Pan exodus and were sent to a Virginia Catholic school reunited in Miami. For some, it had been more than 50 years since they saw each other. → Read More
Amara La Negra has been working hard and she finally bought her Miami ‘mansion’
Amara La Negra bought a seven bedroom, six bathroom house in Mansion. The Love & Hip Hop Miami star will live there with her mother, with whom she used to clean houses and sell flowers on the street. → Read More
For Venezuelan comedian having to listen to Maduro’s speeches is worthy of a statue
Chavismo, the political ideology implemented by the late Hugo Chávez and still followed by the Nicolás Maduro regime, determined the course of Luis Chataing’s profession in a way he had not planned. → Read More
Stitch Lab pop-up event showcases Latin American fashion. And it’s right here in Wynwood
Wynwood’s StitchLab pop-up event brings fashion by Latin American designers to Wynwood. Attendees can attend seminars and also shop. The event is free. → Read More
Armando Álvarez Bravo, prominent member of Cuban literary community, dies at 80
Although he stood out as an essayist, poetry was Armando Álvarez Bravo’s true passion and he often said that his prose was simply an accessory to his poetry. → Read More
When it comes to the funny side of immigration, this comedian has it covered
Good thing that Venezuela’s George Harris is a comedian, because anything worth a good laugh about the changes that immigrants face winds up as material in his monologues. → Read More
Latin Americans spend lots on real estate in South Florida. Who is buying the most?
Miami-Dade County remains an attractive destination for foreign buyers, who accounted for 65 percent of the real estate purchases. The largest group are the Latin Americans, who continue to trust in the city as an investment opportunity. → Read More
Latinas hurt most by wage gap, costing them over $20K a year, regardless of profession
Florida women earned only 87 cents for each dollar earned by a man, a difference of $5,515 annually. Latina women earned only 60 cents on the dollar compared to a non-Hispanic male, a wage gap of $20,380. → Read More
‘I am Cuba’ continues its ascent from oblivion
More than 50 years after it was filmed, the classic ‘Soy Cuba’ will be shown starting Friday on the big screen at the O Cinema on Miami Beach. → Read More
Developers say there’s no vacant land in Miami. This tool shows half a billion square feet
LAND, a new interactive tool developed by the University of Miami’s Office of Civic and Community Engagement, allows users to point and click around Miami-Dade County and identify vacant and underutilized parcels of land. → Read More
It’s a desirable job that pays well — and Tesla is willing to pay for training
Tesla has an alliance with the MDC to offer a training course for technicians who will service their electric cars. Graduates of the Tesla START program will have a guaranteed job with the company. → Read More
Univision’s Ramos is released after Venezuela’s Maduro detained him. They kept his camera.
Univision’s news anchor Jorge Ramos has been released by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who detained him and other journalists because he “did not like their questions,” Daniel Coronell, president of news, tweeted. → Read More
You may get a bigger refund in this year’s taxes. Here are key points you need to know.
The new tax law will have a big impact for 2018 taxes. More tax credits, higher deductions and maybe bigger refunds. And MDC , Miami and Miami Beach are offering people free help in filing their tax returns. → Read More
As rivals brawl over Miami’s Cuban museum, a new director is named, a lawsuit filed
The chairman of Miami’s Cuban museum named an interim director after firing the founding administrator and taking control of the building, while a rival slate of board members sued to stop him. → Read More
Miami’s Cuban museum got $10 million in public money. It’s now embroiled in a nasty spat
A nasty leadership split at the struggling, publicly funded Cuban museum in Miami has exposed festering problems, including unpaid debts, a nepotism allegation and questions over its spending of taxpayer grants. → Read More
Julio González Rebull, notable Bay of Pigs veteran and staunch Castro foe, dies at 82
Julio González Rebull, a member of Brigade 2506, the CIA-backed group of Cuban exiles who unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro in the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961, died Monday. He was 82. → Read More
Did you say party? From a beer festival to a New Years bash with Pitbull, this company gets Miami partying
It’s no coincidence that the SWARM company has its offices in Wynwood, or that the front of the building is covered with the graffiti that have made the neighborhood famous. → Read More