Caplin News • 11th August 2022

Beach clean-ups may be a lot of hard work, but Miami-Dade County's iconic coastline makes it all worth it - Caplin News

Earlier this year, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava marked Earth Day with a beach clean-up, and the county has continued the environmental efforts ever since.

With Florida being such a major, international tourist destination, it often opens up the likelihood that litter can overwhelm the coastline, one of the state’s most iconic attractions. The beaches often see an uptick in tourist traffic – and litter – in early March as spring breakers leave bags of trash on South Beach. And i...

PantherNOW • 25th July 2022

Senate Absentees Continue to Delay Key Judicial Confirmations - PantherNOW

Posted By: Diego Diaz
July 25, 2022
Jazmine Santillana / Contributing Writer


 The Student Government Association continues to push back its agenda after not being able to meet quorum twice during the summer semester. 


Due to lack of attendance from senators, SGA hasn’t been able to hold its much needed confirmation hearings for judicial branch positions or discuss legislation in preparation for the upcoming Fall semester. 


“I had a few confirmations for this meeting, which means next we...

PantherNOW • 14th July 2022

SGA’s Judicial Branch Continues to Remain Unfilled and Unused - PantherNOW

Posted By: Elise Gregg
July 14, 2022
Jazmine Santillana / Contributing Writer


The Student Government Association still has no judicial branch.


The seven positions for the judicial branch have gone unfilled for over a year. The only position filled is chief justice by Sebastian Aviles, who was reconfirmed this summer.


Senate President Alexander Sutton spoke about some of the pressures SGA faces without a judicial branch. 


“There is a lot more responsibility on me to make sure senators...

Caplin News • 4th May 2022

Miami residents can’t afford to continue renting in the city (includes multimedia content) - Caplin News

In the last year, rent prices have been skyrocketing in the city of Miami. A combination of big conglomerates coming into the city as well as a growing demand in condos has been driving local residents to Broward county.

Lindsey Brown, a local realtor, believes the rise in prices won’t stop anytime soon.

“I’m not sure we’re gonna see prices go down anytime soon,” Brown said, “there’s a lot of demand and not a lot of supply, and people still continue to move here.”

Initially, two-bedroom ap...

Caplin News • 26th April 2022

North Miami Beach mayor defends his livelihood against legislation - Caplin News

The mayor of North Miami Beach says an ordinance barring city officials from some realestate transactions that need city approval is an attack on his livelihood.

Mayor Anthony DeFillipo has been a real estate broker for over 15 years.

The ordinance was proposed by Commissioner Michael Joseph and passed 5-1.

“This is illegal legislation,” said DeFillipo. “I’ve hired an attorney in this case and Iam suing the city.”

Joseph said the ordinance is meant to show the residents that the commissi...

Caplin News • 14th April 2022

Parking on university campuses presents real challenges - Caplin News

Parking has become a major issue for college campuses across the nation including Florida International University. As university enrollments have grown, the number of convenient spaces hasn’t kept up. 

Students continue to struggle to find places to park, which causes parking violations to be given to them.

Seventeen FIU students were recently surveyed anonymously and asked about their experience with the university’s parking services.

Although most have not struggled financially by payin...

Caplin News • 17th June 2021

Significant increase in hate crimes causes fear in Florida's Jewish community - Caplin News

After a 40% rise in antisemitic hate crimes in Florida, many temples and Jewish organizations have implemented higher levels of security and community outreach initiatives to protect themselves. 
According to the Anti Defamation League (ADL) of Florida, there have been dozens of verified antisemitic incidents in the last year. Numbers have increased recently following the conflict between Hamas and Israel, which resulted in scores of deaths.
Among these incidents were two at the Chabad of South...

South Florida Media Network • 25th July 2022

Miami-Dade County residents eager to see results from mayor's first-ever chief integrity officer

The first-ever chief integrity officer in Miami-Dade County was hired this month “to promote transparency and integrity throughout county government.”

Brenda Kuhns Neuman, who served Miami-Dade County for 14 years as an assistant county attorney, a role in which she represented the Department of Public Housing and Community Development, was appointed the new role by mayor Daniella Levine Cara. Among her new duties is to help create a stronger foundation of truth in and around county politics.

South Florida Media Network • 12th July 2022

North Miami Beach 'beyond happy' to celebrate its first Black woman police chief

The North Miami Beach Police Department made history last week by swearing in its first Black woman as chief of police.

Harvette S. Smith was promoted on Thursday in a swearing-in ceremony after serving the North Miami Beach community for the last 32 years.

Surrounded by friends and family, Smith spoke to an auditorium audience, pledging her commitment to serve her community as a North Miami Beach local.

“All of my roles led me here and I am passionate about being a part of the city,” she sai

South Florida Media Network • 6th July 2022

World Cup 2026 can help Miami Gardens' turnaround

Between the Super Bowl, the College Football Playoff and the Miami Grand Prix, the world is used to setting its eyes on Miami Gardens. As elaborate as these events are, they may all pale in comparison to the World Cup.

The North Dade venue begins the long road toward being an international focus yet again. As one of the 11 sites to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup games at Hard Rock Stadium, leaders are calling upon all the work that has already been done in this proud community as inspiration to k