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South Floridians got richer between 2019 and 2022

The area's median income was $70,769 in 2022.

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Enjoy international cuisine, deals this Hispanic Heritage Month

Miami restaurants representing all types of international cuisines have special deals.

Food and Drink

Owner plans to replace Clevelander Hotel with residential building

40% of the units would be reserved for affordable housing rentals.

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New laws make teachers anxious about school year

New anti-"woke" education laws are stressing out Florida teachers.

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South Florida lacks long COVID treatment options

Up to 4 million Americans are estimated to be out of work because of long COVID, according to a Brookings Institute report in August.

More than a quarter of Floridians who know they&#x27;ve had COVID say they&#x27;ve also experienced the often disabling aftereffects known as long COVID, according to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="recent CDC data" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/pulse/long-covid.htm" data-vars-content-id="4cba2e8a-e3b0-45b5-9382-d44482dd6139" data-vars-headline="South Florida lacks long COVID treatment options" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/pulse/long-covid.htm" target="_blank">recent CDC data</a>. Driving the news: Nearly 24 million adults in the U.S. have long COVID, and more than 80% are having some trouble carrying out daily activities, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Axios&#x27; Sabrina Moreno reports" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/10/06/long-covid-cdc-data-disabling" data-vars-content-id="4cba2e8a-e3b0-45b5-9382-d44482dd6139" data-vars-headline="South Florida lacks long COVID treatment options" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/10/06/long-covid-cdc-data-disabling" target="_self">Axios&#x27; Sabrina Moreno reports</a> based on CDC data released last month.

How South Florida cities use COVID money to fund police

Hollywood spent $4 million to upgrade its police and fire rescue radio system, while Coral Springs received $43,000 for a type of body armor for fire and EMS workers.

Several South Florida cities are among the local governments nationwide using federal COVID recovery funding to shore up their police departments and other law enforcement efforts. Driving the news: Through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), President Joe Biden gave U.S. cities and counties $350 billion to recover from the pandemic.

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CDC estimates show most Florida kids had COVID

An estimated 86.2% of children in Florida have already had COVID-19, according to new data from the CDC.

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An estimated 86.2% of children in Florida have already had COVID-19, according to new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="data" data-vars-click-url="https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#pediatric-seroprevalence" data-vars-content-id="4f9fdb94-04fa-4949-8106-6d9380793d72" data-vars-headline="CDC estimates show most Florida kids had COVID" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#pediatric-seroprevalence" target="_blank">data</a> from the CDC. <ul><li>That&#x27;s higher than the nationwide estimate of 79.7%.</li></ul>

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South Florida lacks long COVID treatment options

How South Florida cities use COVID money to fund police

CDC estimates show most Florida kids had COVID