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Florida is one of the costliest destinations in United States when it comes to real estate investments.

Clambake Menu at The Forge Friday-Monday, May 24-27, 6 p.m. The Forge Restaurant Wine Bar is extending its beloved Friday clambakes through Memorial Day weekend.

The historic but ruined Hampton House Motel, the gathering spot for Miami's African-American movers and shakers during the final years of segregation in the 1950s and early '60s, will finally be rebuilt after nearly 10 years of planning by a group of activists and preservationists.

Gloria Hampton and her sister, Bernisa Davis, had spent years trying to convince police that their mother was murdered and dismembered by her abusive boyfriend in 1985.

Hugo Caseiro believes he's doing nothing wrong by rebuilding Hurricane Sandy flood cars and re-selling them around South Florida.

According to a new report published Monday by the Brookings Institute , poverty rates in American suburbs have significantly increased since 2000.

Local organizations are pledging support for victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Captain Kelly Durant with the Salvation Army, Mary Ross Agosta, spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Miami, and Greater Miami Jewish Federation President Jacob Solomon comment.

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Jude Children's Research Hospital; 305-341-0092. at The James Royal Palm, 1545 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, is donating 5 percent of lunch proceeds Monday through Thursday to , 3252 NE First Ave., Miami, through May, with 5 percent of proceeds going to Share Our Strength's campaign against childhood hunger; 786-369-0430. The Miami Herald is pleased ... (more)

There was a time, not long ago, when boys in khaki swarmed Coral Gables. They sauntered down avenues while gossiping about the latest venture capitalist to move to New York.

If you've never done Memorial Day in Miami, here's a warning: It's going to get expensive.

The Education News section of Neighbors is open to anyone who wants to send items.

The Argentine Chateau Group, which developed 900 Biscayne Bay Residences in downtown Miami, is now building Chateau Beach Residences in Sunny Isles.

Gov. Rick Scott spread the pain. As Scott signed a $74.1 billion state budget Monday, he used his line-item veto power to eliminate proposals that ranged from spending $14 million on a building project at Gulf Coast State College in the Panhandle to earmarking $20,000 for the Hialeah Junior Fire Academy in South Florida.

Berta Soler, the leader of the anti-Castro group Ladies in White, visited the Freedom Tower Monday to receive the Miami Dade College Presidential Medal.

Earlier this month, a man caught and killed a nearly 19-foot, 128-pound Burmese python near Miami.

Miami Police department homicide detective's time in the reality TV spotlight may be over.

Wells Fargo Bank and insurer QBE have agreed to pay an estimated $19.25 million to more than 24,000 Florida homeowners under a proposed settlement that plaintiff attorneys call "unprecedented." Without admitting wrongdoing, the firms would settle claims they inflated premiums - often to five or six times above normal rates - for "force-placed" ... (more)

The 93,991 square foot Dolphin Plaza in Northwest Miami-Dade County has sold for $8.2 million.

It's a new record for the longest Burmese python caught in the wild in Florida. The previous record was a 17-foot-7-inch python caught in August in Everglades National Park.