/tags/homestead Homestead en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:41:50 GMT /business/2026-04-21/florida-homestead-amazon-lay-off The e-commerce company is renovating its Homestead warehouse less than two years after opening it. The re-tooling will take about two years and means over 600 jobs will be cut. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:41:50 GMT /business/2026-04-21/florida-homestead-amazon-lay-off Tom Hudson /government-politics/2026-04-07/democrat-richard-lamondin-leaves-congressional-race-to-enter-state-senate-race-against-gop-incumbent Democrat Richard Lamondin, a Miami entrepreneur, has dropped out of a race for Congress by switching to run for a state Senate seat held by Republican incumbent state Sen. Alexis Calatayud. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-07/democrat-richard-lamondin-leaves-congressional-race-to-enter-state-senate-race-against-gop-incumbent Sergio R. Bustos /government-politics/2025-11-16/miami-dade-commissioner-raquel-regalado-to-lead-roundtable-discussion-on-solving-homeless-crisis Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado is hosting a roundtable discussion Monday in Homestead with a group of city leaders to find ways to address the county's homelessness issue. Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-16/miami-dade-commissioner-raquel-regalado-to-lead-roundtable-discussion-on-solving-homeless-crisis Sergio R. Bustos /government-politics/2025-11-05/south-florida-municipal-elections-meiner-re-elected-in-miami-beach-upset-in-homestead-council-race Tuesday night's municipal elections brought a mix of continuity and change to South Florida, with a close mayoral race in Miami Beach and an upset in a Homestead council race. In the Florida Keys, two incumbents got re-elected to the city council in Marathon. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-05/south-florida-municipal-elections-meiner-re-elected-in-miami-beach-upset-in-homestead-council-race Anthony Cruz, Sergio R. Bustos /government-politics/2025-11-04/election-day-miami-beach-hialeah-homestead-surfside Marathon, in Monroe County, and five cities across Miami-Dade — Miami, Hialeah, Homestead, Miami Beach and Surfside — are holding municipal elections today. SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± breaks down the key issues and races, with many voters saying affordability is top of mind as they cast their ballots. Over a dozen candidates are running for Miami mayor, in the city's most competitive race in years. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:59:09 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-04/election-day-miami-beach-hialeah-homestead-surfside Joshua Ceballos, Daniel Rivero, Anthony Cruz /government-politics/2025-10-31/heres-where-you-can-find-your-polling-places-in-miami-dade-county Election day is Tuesday, November 4 in five Miami-Dade cities — with major changes at stake for local councils and charters. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:22:18 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-31/heres-where-you-can-find-your-polling-places-in-miami-dade-county Joshua Ceballos /weather/2025-10-27/aid-relief-hurricane-melissa-jamaica-florida South Florida organizations are rapidly mobilizing a comprehensive relief campaign for Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa approaches the island nation. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:32:55 GMT /weather/2025-10-27/aid-relief-hurricane-melissa-jamaica-florida Sergio R. Bustos, Anthony Cruz /arts-culture/2025-10-06/exhibit-of-celia-cruz-opens-in-south-florida-to-mark-100th-birthday-of-the-queen-of-salsa The exhibition, which opened Saturday in Homestead, is the latest part of a broader tribute leading up to what would have been Celia Cruz’s 100th birthday on Oct. 21. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:03:01 GMT /arts-culture/2025-10-06/exhibit-of-celia-cruz-opens-in-south-florida-to-mark-100th-birthday-of-the-queen-of-salsa SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff /weather/2025-09-27/south-florida-officials-keep-eye-on-tropical-storm-forming-in-the-atlantic-imelda Officials across South Florida, which has been saturated by rain throughout September, continue to keep an eye on an unnamed weather system gaining strength in the Caribbean. Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:42:06 GMT /weather/2025-09-27/south-florida-officials-keep-eye-on-tropical-storm-forming-in-the-atlantic-imelda SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff /arts-culture/2024-11-06/making-mariachi-cool-floridas-only-conservatory-in-homestead-shares-music-mexican-american-pride Los Mora Arriaga are just one of the many hidden gems found at Homestead-Miami Mariachi Conservatory, Florida's sole mariachi school. Since 2015, the program, an offshoot of the nonprofit Mexican American Council, has improved the lives of local farmworker children through the arts, bridged cultural gaps in the area's Mexican-American families, and revived the underrepresented genre in South Florida. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-11-06/making-mariachi-cool-floridas-only-conservatory-in-homestead-shares-music-mexican-american-pride Isabel Rivera | FIU Caplin News