WellnessWorks is looking for 32 teams of 25 participants to join our annual steps challenge tournament Step Up, Revive and Thrive Face-Off Challenge 2024. Department teams will take on other department teams to compete for endurance and stride efforts to determine the Step Up, Revive and Thrive Face-Off 2024 Challenge Champions. Open registration is from […]

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Open Enrollment season is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to announce a series of live, in-person regional meetings. Following the success of last year’s events, we’re bringing you opportunities to connect directly with benefit providers to receive information and snag some cool swag. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 at South Dade Government Center Address: […]

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Sibling Officers Turn Lessons Learned in High School Woodshop Class Into Business Brothers Anthony and Peter Rodriguez excelled in their woodshop class at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School. They crafted miniature off-road trucks and various knick-knacks out of pieces of lumber. When they tried their hand at furniture, they made a nifty lawn chair […]

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As just one of the many indigenous tribes who once called the Florida peninsula home, the Miccosukee have made significant social, political, and economic contributions to Miami-Dade County, encompassing their ancestral lands.   In honor and recognition of the strength and endurance of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the Miami-Dade Board of County […]

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Participants in the MSABC walk wearing pink Every October, Miami-Dade County comes together to raise awareness around breast cancer. Since 2007, the County, in partnership with the American Cancer Society, has raised over $2.5 million for breast cancer research.  On Saturday, Oct. 28, County residents will gather at loanDepot Park for the annual Making Strides […]

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Due to construction, the Main Entrance/Entrance #3 at Haulover Beach Park will be closed. Oct. 3 – Oct. 5 Northbound traffic will proceed to Entrance #4 to use the temporary access road Southbound traffic will still be able to use the SB-RT lane View map of closures Oct. 6 – Oct. 10 Southbound will be […]

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On Monday, Oct. 9, County offices, courts, libraries and the the Pet Adoption and Protection Center will be closed for the Columbus Day holiday. Closings Services Solid Waste Management will run regular garbage and recycling pickup services Miami-Dade Transit services – Metrobus, Metrorail, and Metromover – will operate on a regular weekday schedule Special Transportation Services […]

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Find your perfect match at the Mega-Match-a-Thon. The 2023 Mega Match-A-Thon kicks off on Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. for a non-stop 12-hour, one-of-a-kind pet adoption festival at the Pet Adoption and Protection Center located at 3599 NW 79 Avenue, Doral, FL 33122. The family-friendly pet adoption pets-travaganza helps pet lovers connect, fall in love […]

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For 14 years, a section of horse stalls at the Tropical Park Equestrian Center went unused, except as a storage space for landscaping tools, broken cabinets, dusty boxes stuffed with papers, and any other assorted detritus that could be crammed inside. The Center was the home of the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Mounted Patrol Unit until […]

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The King Tides are the highest predicted high tides of the year. Technically called “perigean spring tides,” King Tides occur in both the spring and fall seasons. In fact, the highest tides in southeast Florida occur in the fall, in part because the water is warmer and the seasonal winds drive water levels higher at that […]

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