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Step Up For Students, the entity being sued, managesr half a million vouchers for students across the state. The dramatic increase in a short period of time resulted in some delays in distributing funds to students, families and schools. The schools, the lawsuit says, can't penalize families for being late to pay tuition, suspend services or withhold access to school "without... jeopardizing educational continuity."

Brightline experienced a jump in South Florida passengers in January, attracted by lower fares. Long distance ridership was down slightly as average fares rose. It shows the price sensitivity of passengers as Brightline works to accelerate its business and shore up its finances.

What started off as an eclectic pop-up for music, food and fashion lovers in Palm Beach County has morphed into an art-infused restaurant — a third space for creatives and young professionals fostering community in Downtown Lake Worth Beach

The Miami-based vocal ensemble's program includes songs by Woody Guthrie and Dolly Parton.

Commissioners agreed to give county staff another month to work out a deal with Kelly Tractor, hinting that without one they would reject the mayor's veto.

As the popularity of Afro-Caribbean cuisine grows, SOBEWFF in Miami Beach will be highlighting the food and its chefs.

Liberty City was never just a neighborhood. It was a declaration. Platted in 1922 during the Florida Land Boom, the 80-acre community emerged when Black workers were building the city but had nowhere to live. Stretching between Northwest 62nd and 71st streets, it centered around Northwest 18th Avenue — then called Broadway.

Broward County's condo market was the weakest in the region in January with sales down, prices falling and inventory growing. Palm Beach County's condo sales jumped to begin the year while they held even in Miami-Dade.

At a press conference Tuesday, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava urged commissioners to uphold her veto rejecting a new heavy equipment headquarters on wetlands when they meet Wednesday.

Before he ever stepped into the title role of “Dear Evan Hansen” on Broadway, Kendall and Palmetto Bay native Stephen Christopher Anthony sat in the audience at the Music Box Theatre and was spellbound.

An aspiring actor with hidden superpowers tries to land a role as Marvel’s Wonder Man without the support of his family. That's the plot of the hit Disney+ series. The show also weaves in a local connection, featuring the hero’s Haitian background and a Miami native playing his father.

Miami Republican Congressmen Carlos Gimenez and other Cuban exile leaders are urging the Trump administration to cancel all export licenses that send luxury goods to communist Cuba — even though data indicate it's hardly a problem.