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Vizcaya to undergo a $50 million restoration
To the casual visitor, the magnificent palace of Vizcaya appears today much as industrialist James Deering left it upon his death in 1925.

Many with HIV don't know it
In 2006, nearly 25 percent of the 60,000-plus Americans who had newly contracted the HIV virus were not aware of it, and thus weren't getting treatment or protecting their sexual partners. Today it's 21 percent -- an improvement, but nowhere near enough, said speakers at an HIV/AIDS conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Pine Crest swim coach fired after child-porn arrest
Administrators at Fort Lauderdale's prestigious Pine Crest School fired an assistant swim coach Thursday afternoon, two days after federal agents arrested him on child-pornography charges.

Unexpected bidder makes buyout offer for U.S. Sugar
A Tennessee agricultural concern that has twice made unsuccessful runs at U.S. Sugar is taking a third swing at it, on Thursday offering an unsolicited buyout offer for the Clewiston company and farm fields the state covets for planned Everglades restoration.

Venezuela's Hugo Chávez campaigns for Sunday's elections
The crowd stretched as far as the eye could see down Camejo Street. On President Hugo Chávez's home turf, some 10,000 people lustily cheered Tuesday night for Julio César Reyes, whom Chávez has branded a ''traitor'' because he's vying with Chávez's older brother to be the next governor of the state of Barinas. Chávez's father holds the job but isn't running for re-election.

City of Miami wants 'Burn Notice' out of studio
Michael Westen isn't the best tenant: he makes bombs in his apartment and people tend to shoot at him. But Miami's effort to get him off public property by July has erupted into a tense showdown between city officials and South Florida's production industry.

Dade officer honored for role in busting ID-theft ring
Honored Wednesday: a Miami-Dade officer whose arrest of two suspicious men for loitering spawned the massive investigation of an identity-theft ring that stretched from South Florida to California to Eastern Europe.

Kids' lack of loving home equals disaster
Abandonment plus rejection plus low self-esteem equals Teah Wimberly. Depression plus frustration plus loneliness equals Teah Wimberly.

Deported illegal immigrants who return to U.S. face prison time
Illegal immigrants now face a maximum of five years in prison if they return to the United States after having been deported by immigration authorities.

Cuban man's family kept on island, despite U.S. visas
A Cuban man who lost both of his arms -- after he tried to escape from prison following a failed attempt to reach Florida -- denounced the Cuban government Wednesday for keeping his family on the island even though they have been issued visas to join him in the United States.

Nephew of Georgia O'Keeffe finally laid to rest
The Cuban nephew of painter Georgia O'Keeffe has found a final resting place. Having waited a few months inside the freezer of a cremation service in South Florida, the body of Francis W. O'Keefe was recently cremated. His friend, Elena Prieto, has the ashes after a battle in the courts and with Georgia O'Keeffe's heirs.

Knight Foundation gives $1 million to help build King memorial
A 20-year dream to build a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., moved a million steps closer to reality on Wednesday in Miami.

More budget cuts could reverse Dade and Broward graduation gains
High schools throughout the state and in South Florida saw a higher percentage of the senior class graduate and fewer students drop out last year, according to information released Wednesday by the Florida Department of Education.

Three Miami-Dade educators rewarded for leadership, excellence
Three Miami-Dade educators on Wednesday were honored for their achievements in teaching and leadership. LaKenya Sanders-Sharpe, a math and science teacher at Van E. Blanton Elementary School, was named the recipient of the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.

'Extraordinary' lawyer fought to the very end
The scene unfolding in the intensive-care unit was extraordinary. Milton M. Ferrell Jr. -- a second-generation Miami lawyer, philanthropist and Democratic Party activist just nine days past his 57th birthday -- lay dying. The primary cause: mesothelioma, an asbestos-linked cancer that cost him a lung in May.

Cuban fighter, Miami exile
Orlando C. Manrique -- who smuggled weapons into Cuba to try and overthrow the government, was later shot seven times in a failed 1957 coup and took part in the Bay of Pigs invasion -- died Saturday. He was 84.

Singer starred in Latin combo
In the 1950s, vocalist Lynn Baumel dazzled Miami club-goers with her bandleader husband's Latin combo -- a vision of postwar glamour in body-hugging satin gowns.

Activist fought status quo in Latin America
Nita Rous Manitzas, a Ford Foundation Latin America expert, died Nov. 6 at her Coral Gables home. She was 74. She had been suffering from multiple health problems, according to her husband, journalist Frank Manitzas.

Member of early Homestead family
John Ballard Tower III descended from one of Homestead's founding families. Tower Road bears its name. His grandfather was one of the town's early doctors, his father a grower who lectured widely on the care and cultivation of fruit trees.

Longtime educator mentored black teens
Wilkes J.S. Kemp, the son of migrant workers who educated himself out of poverty then mentored thousands of black teens through his fraternity -- while teaching math for 32 years in the Miami-Dade County schools -- died Oct. 19.

Educator was tireless advocate for her causes
When Nettie Elizabeth Cook-Dove was watching a Miami Heat or Chicago Bulls game on television, you knew not to interrupt -- unless Barack Obama was on another station.

Cuban-born modernist's paintings celebrated life
Cundo Bermudez, the Cuban artist who stylized on canvas the color and luminosity of traditional places and musical scenes of his homeland, died on Thursday in Miami-Dade from a heart attack. He was 94.

An architectural review of Miami Beach's renovated Fontainebleau Hotel...
An architectural review of Miami Beach's renovated Fontainebleau Hotel, which appeared Sunday on Page 3M, stated incompletely the name of the firm in charge of the hotel's new towers and renovations. It is Nichols, Brosch, Wurst, Wolfe & Associates.

Due to a typographical error, Jeff Schader was misquoted in a Business...
Due to a typographical error, Jeff Schader was misquoted in a Business Monday story about his company, The Skins Factory. His quote should have read that he took contacts, not contracts, in incorporating.

Because of an editing error, the profile of retired race car driver...
Because of an editing error, the profile of retired race car driver Bobby Allison in Sunday's Miami Herald contained an extraneous three words at the end of the article.

The status of two Fontainebleau restaurants was misstated in a story...
The status of two Fontainebleau restaurants was misstated in a story that appeared Friday on Page 1C. While construction delays prompted the Miami Beach resort not to use Gotham Steak and Scarpetta for this weekend's grand-opening parties, resort executives said Miami Beach has cleared the eateries to operate temporarily.

An item in Wednesday's Ticket in the Tropical Life section listed seasonal...
An item in Wednesday's Ticket in the Tropical Life section listed seasonal subscription prices to the University of Miami Jerry Herman Ring Theatre instead of individual ticket prices for The Winter's Tale. The correct prices are weeknights and matinees: general admission $16; seniors, UM faculty/staff/alumni: $14; students: $6. Friday & Saturday nights: regular admission: $18; seniors, UM faculty/staff/alumni: $16; students: $8.

A story Saturday on Page 1C about David Nelson, the head of the Miami...
A story Saturday on Page 1C about David Nelson, the head of the Miami office of the Securities and Exchange Commission, not facing disciplinary action for dropping a case against Bear Stearns requires clarification. Brenda Murray, the SEC official who found no wrongdoing, was not acting in her capacity as an administrative law judge. Her finding that Nelson did nothing wrong was not a ruling. Nonetheless, Murray's decision ends the inquiry.

A headline atop a brief news item about a body found on a West Broward levee was incorrect
A headline atop a brief news item about a body found on a West Broward levee was incorrect. The body was found by a South Florida Water Management district employee. The victim did not work for the water district. The error, on Page 3B of Friday's local section, was made in the editing process.

A story Thursday on Page 1C about a charity ball moving from Miami...
A story Thursday on Page 1C about a charity ball moving from Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Resort to another hotel contained an incomplete description of the event. The Archdiocese of Miami's 50th Anniversary Jubilee Gala will benefit both Catholic Charities and Catholic Health Services.

Miami 21 zoning overhaul delayed again
The city of Miami's long-delayed and still-controversial Miami 21 zoning overhaul, which could change the shape of urban development for a generation, was delayed yet again Wednesday night when the planning advisory board postponed a vote on the final major pieces of the plan.

Artificial heart keeps teen alive for 118 days in Miami
Wearing a hospital mask over her face and a long scar on her chest, 14-year-old D'Zhana Simmons stood up from her wheelchair. She took a few tentative steps, sat down in front of the TV cameras and began to talk.

Miami-Dade board backs plan for Everglades suburb
Miami-Dade County's Planning Advisory Board voted 7-3 to recommend that commissioners move the Urban Development Boundary in western Miami-Dade for a new 19,000-person suburb called Parkland.

Siblings hit, injured by out-of-control car in South Dade
A car ran out of control and slammed into 12-year-old twins waiting for their middle school bus Wednesday morning in South Miami-Dade.

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