Early in the pandemic, South Beach lived up to its wild reputation making national news when videos circulated of thousands of unmasked young people.
After thousands of cases and scores of deaths in the county, have things changed? trib.al/erD3d01
On Sept. 4 from 7 to 10 p.m., 11 FIU Journalism students counted over 5,000 pedestrians in Wynwood, Bayside Marketplace, Calle Ocho, Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road either correctly wearing a mask, wearing a mask with nose showing or as a chinstrap or wearing no mask at all.(THREAD)
In Wynwood, despite a poor showing of social distancing at a local restaurant, about 43 percent of people wore their masks correctly. However, David Bass, a homeless man. shared the sentiments of those surveyed who wore no mask at all - they’re “pointless”
Does gender play a role in mask regulation? On Lincoln Road, Calle Ocho, Bayside Marketplace and South Beach, the answer is, yes. Data collected in those areas show women were more likely to follow mask guidelines than men.
Lincoln Road mall seemed considerably split on the effectiveness of wearing a mask as 40 percent of people had appropriate facial coverings on, but about the same number ignored the mask rule completely
Overall, less than half of the pedestrian population recorded properly wore a mask-- if it all, despite health experts and South Florida leaders asking the public to wear masks to help protect others from COVID-19.
To help protect from COVID-19, a deadly disease primarily spread through small droplets from the nose or mouth, the @CDCgov
recommends using a mask that completely covers your mouth and nose, fits snugly against the side of your face and is made up of two or more layers.
This project was inspired by a similar project from the Los Angeles Times and reported on by Monica Correa, Angelo Gomez, Selena Stanley, Fabian Osorio, Ana Soler, Alejandra Garcia Elcoro, Jamilka Gibson, Luisa Peixoto, Katherine Miranda, Helen Acevedo and Jordan Coll.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Gov. DeSantis has declared Florida the place where “woke goes to die,” ordering state universities to list their diversity initiatives.
But just what kind of ‘indoctrination’ is he saving us from? Field trips to encourage girls’ interest in science, for one. 🧵
Or Charlie Mitchell’s theater appreciation class.
He couldn’t believe it when a reporter from UF’s student newspaper called and told him that his class was on DeSantis’ blacklist of diversity initiatives at universities. miamiherald.com/news/local/edu…
He was just a guy who had spent 12 years teaching in the theater department, he said, and suddenly it felt like he had a “target” on his back.
Twelve handsome new townhouses line a Coconut Grove block. Lushly landscaped, outfitted with high-end appliances and spacious closets, they’re in move-in condition.
But instead of “For Sale” signs, house hunters see “No Trespassing” notices posted along the street. 🧵
The townhouses, originally priced from $1.2 to $1.8M, are under contract to buyers who put down as much as $500K as far back as 2018. They were told by the developer the homes would be ready in six months — at the latest.
Their plans have been perpetually postponed by the self-proclaimed “King of Coconut Grove” Doug Cox, owner of Drive Development, who has failed to deliver.
His projected closing dates teased buyers as the houses beckoned.
But their dreams of a dream home have gone bust.
The man known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history — José Irizarry — says he’s not going to take the fall alone. 🧵
He's accusing some long-trusted DEA colleagues of joining him in skimming millions of dollars from drug money laundering stings to fund a decade’s worth of luxury overseas travel, fine dining, top seats at sporting events and frat house-style debauchery. miamiherald.com/news/local/cri…
“We had free access to do whatever we wanted,” the 48-year-old Irizarry told the @AP in a series of interviews before beginning a 12-year federal prison sentence. “We would generate money pick-ups in places we wanted to go. And once we got there it was about drinking and girls.”
2/ On Sunday, Oct. 23, Republican Party canvasser Christopher Monzon, 27, was brutally beaten by two men on the street where he was knocking on doors and passing out fliers in East Hialeah.
To recap what’s happened since, here’s a timeline of events:
3/ The initial police report — released after Rubio’s tweet on Monday, Oct. 24 — did not mention anything about the attack being politically motivated.
That changed when a subsequent report, based on a subsequent interview with the victim, comported with what Rubio had tweeted.
📰 IN TODAY'S MIAMI HERALD: It doesn’t matter whether you’re new here or have lived in Miami your entire life. There is never a shortage of mysteries and oddities here.
That’s where Curious305 comes in. 🧵
From navigating life with iguanas and all sorts of invasive species to really crucial information like who wrote the Santa’s Enchanted Forest jingle, Curious 305 has found the answers.
And you’ve sent us a lot of questions. miamiherald.com/news/curious30…
Like why is it so crazy hard to get an appointment at the DMV? Will life be this way forever? miamiherald.com/news/curious30…
Many of those arrested in DeSantis’ push against voter fraud said they thought they could vote because the state had issued them voter ID cards. That’s key: To break the law their actions had to be “willful.”
So Florida quietly made a tweak that may boost prosecutions later 🧵
A week after those arrests, the DeSantis administration made a change: Floridians on probation are now required to sign an updated form placing the burden on them to determine whether they’re eligible to vote. miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
Beneath warnings about remaining drug-free and reporting to their probation officer is the new message: