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Homestead nonprofit Touching Miami with Love will build a $53 million, five-story affordable housing project with 100 units on vacant land behind its facility, with construction expected to begin in 2027 and financing reportedly secured.

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Give Miami Day, organized by The Miami Foundation, returns for its 15th year with early giving and a 5K festival on Nov. 14 and the main fundraising day on Nov. 19 (minimum $25); last year more than 60,000 donors gave $43.8 million to over 1,000 nonprofits.

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Nine hot new restaurants are open across Miami and Fort Lauderdale this fall, including Bazaar Meat by José Andrés, Anako, A Pasta Bar, Teo Teo, Lito, Pho Nam, La Sponda, Naia, and Caviar Club; menus range from Filipino and Vietnamese to steakhouse and handmade pastas, and most are accepting reservations or walk-ins.

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Voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to renew local levies that fund teacher and staff pay, school safety, and mental health in Miami Dade and Broward; Question 268 would extend Miami Dade funding through June 30, 2031, and School Board Question 1 would extend Broward funding through Dec. 31, 2030 (BCPS says it could lose about $358 million a year without renewal).

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King tides over the weekend left sand eroded near homes in Dania Beach and Hollywood, crews pumped flooded roads and moved a lifeguard station away from the water.

Experts say high tides have risen (about a foot since 1993) and recommend beach renourishment and artificial reefs to slow erosion.

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King tides hit the South Florida coast on Tuesday morning and could be the highest so far this year, flooding neighborhoods and low-lying roads (NEXT Weather Alert has been extended through Wednesday).

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After years of renting, 53-year-old hotel worker Donna Miller bought a BlueNest home in Homestead and now pays about $2,200 a month.

BlueNest builds affordable communities for workforce buyers, offers a 1% down option and mortgage rate buydowns to keep total monthly housing costs under $3,000, and plans a community in Miami Gardens.

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Concacaf approved an exceptional hosting plan because of Haiti’s security crisis, so Haiti will play home Nations League matches in opponents’ countries and the USMNT will host Haiti at Nu Stadium on Nov. 14 (4:30 p.m.).

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A fire broke out early Tuesday at Blue Lakes Apartments in Flagami on Northwest 7th Street and Northwest 52nd Avenue, sending two elderly residents to the hospital with minor smoke inhalation and displacing at least 15 people after all 52 units were evacuated.

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