First responders at the rubble where Champlain Towers South once stood told families that their mission had shifted from “search and rescue” to “search and recovery.” #CollapsePodcast
In a new episode of “Collapse: Disaster in Surfside,” a podcast from @MiamiHerald/@TreefortMedia, listeners are taken inside the grim search for the dead — and how Herald reporters began to seek answers.
IN TODAY’S MIAMI HERALD: Restaurants can be emotionally layered places. They’re more than just somewhere to go when you’re tired of cooking.
They are where we share small, quiet moments and mark big occasions.
When one closes, it can hurt. 🧵
It’s why a reader wrote in when she learned of Nunzio’s Ristorante closing last week, writes @MiamiHeraldFood editor and James Beard award winner @Carlos_Frias.
It’s why people reacted so strongly to learning Caffe Abbracci founder Nino Pernetti had been in hospital for a year recovering from the effects of COVID-19. miamiherald.com/miami-com/rest…
IN TODAY’S MIAMI HERALD: Our reimagined newspaper features an in-depth look at Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra — the two have formed the most successful executive-head coach partnership in South Florida sports history, making the Miami Heat our state-of-the-art pro franchise. 🧵
The relentless competitiveness of the Heat and Spoelstra’s longevity are themselves marvels. Only Don Shula’s 26 seasons as Dolphins head coach top Spoelstra’s continuing run in this market’s pro sports history. Riley had 10. miamiherald.com/sports/spt-col…
When Spoelstra last month was named among the NBA’s 15 greatest coaches of all time as part of the league’s 75th anniversary (Riley was on it, too, of course), it affirmed everything his mentor believed about what made Spoelstra special.
In the second episode of Collapse: Disaster in Surfside, we remain at the scene.
The reality of the tragedy is sinking in as search and rescue teams, journalists and the world struggle to comprehend how and why this building filled with sleeping families was reduced to rubble.
There are so many questions, and no answers at this point. Fears that the remainder of the condo could fall any minute are compounded by a dramatic race to find survivors.
IN TODAY’S MIAMI HERALD: Our reimagined newspaper features an in-depth look at an often ignored and little understood enemy in South Florida — groundwater. 🧵
Scientists say there is now enough data to show that rising groundwater levels will add to flood risks for South Florida — particularly in low-lying or coastal areas that already see repeated problems during heavy rains, like Little River and North Miami. miamiherald.com/news/local/env…
And new studies, like one charting sharp increases in sea rise at the site of Champlain Tower South, point to potential concerns beyond flooding.
IN TODAY’S MIAMI HERALD: Our reimagined newspaper features an in-depth look at claims from a group of South Florida voters who said they had their party affiliation changed without their knowledge by canvassers from the Republican Party of Florida. 🧵
Miami Herald reporters visited eight locations where voter registration data showed unusually high numbers of voters switched from one party to another in 2021 and knocked on each door where a voter’s party changed.
Four out of every five voters who spoke to the Herald – 141 in total – said their party affiliation had been changed without their knowledge. In all but six cases, records show they had recently been registered as Republicans by canvassers from the Republican Party of Florida.
SPECIAL REPORT: ‘That is fraud.’ GOP registered more than 100 voters as Republicans without their consent miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
Several voters at Vernon Ashley Plaza, a public housing complex in Hialeah, said their affiliation had been changed without their knowledge or consent.
All of them became Republicans. All of the paperwork submitted by Republican canvassers, records show. miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
The pattern was repeated in low-income housing complexes in Hialeah and Little Havana, our investigation found.
A team of reporters visited 8 locations where voter registration data showed unusually high numbers of voters switching parties last year. miamiherald.com/news/politics-…