Hialeah

Key Informant (KI) is number one 40 years old Register Nurse from Palmetto General Hospital who work in 7th floor Women’s Health. She was Cuban émigré and for last ten years lived in Hialeah. She is married and native language is Spanish. Bachelors of Science in Nursing one year ago. During the interview series questions was asked about community. Key Information two is a 30-year-old white Cuban American female receptionist from. The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program in Hialeah. She worked in this office for last two years. She has Associated Degree from Miami-Dade Community College and speaks English/Spanish. Key Information three is 45-year-old Cuban men from Amelia Earhart Park. He lives in Hialeah for last ten years and work in…

The lawsuit of Basulto v. Hialeah Automotive had its origins in a contract disagreement between parties. The plaintiffs in the case were Roberto Basulto and Raquel Gonzalez, whom were husband and wife and considered by the courts to be “the buyers”. On the other hand, the defendant in the case was Hialeah Automotive, LLC, who also went by the name of Potamkin Dodge, and was considered by the courts to be “the dealership” (Basulto v. Hialeah, 2014). In 2004, Basulto and Gonzalez purchased from…

religious freedoms implemented by the founding fathers. The problem first began when the Cuban Revolution brought large amounts of Cuban exiles to Hialeah, a good size town at the bottom of Florida. A small Afro-Cuban religious group called the Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye decides that they are now in America to stay. The Church of…

I am from a religious, Catholic, working class family that immigrated to the land of opportunity in the 1980s from Cuba. I am considered a Hispanic Latina even though I was born in America. I am an only daughter and granddaughter, who grew up in a suburban part of Miami; Hialeah. I learned English as a second language in primary school and was labeled gifted and talented after completing assessments. I am a young adult first generation college student at the University of Florida; Go Gators. My…

There are so many issues in our society today, mainly because we have accepted so many things that are against our religion or beliefs, but since this is a “free country” many of us feel that is acceptable what is currently happening in our local area. Some every-day issues are as follow: 1. Texting while driving for instance; although is banned in Florida; everybody is doing it including police officers while driving, 2. Another issue would be the homeless; Miami-Dade County was awarded $32…

Just a quick high-level update at Telemundo Beacon. 1. Unofficially temporary certification of occupancy (TCO) will be pushed back to the first week of January 2018. We are still waiting for the official announcement. 2. Front turnstile will be installed with no issues. 3. Convergint needs to work with design and the architect to revise the 4 additional turnstiles into the life safely drawings. I believe 2 of the 4 turnstiles locations may be an issue. (The turnstile by audience load in and by…

who can’t find parking are forced to improvise— parking on the grass. Students at various campuses said the situation can get so frustrating that sometimes they give up and pay for parking in private lots. Wolfson Campus parking attendant Nancy Jimenez said she routinely feels the heat associated with the lack of parking space. “it’s a headache,” Jimenez said. “I know its frustrating for them, but its frustrating for me too. I’m the one that has to tell them that there is no more space in the…

center. Miyoga believed that a pediatric ambulatory care center would benefit the younger population in the Miami-Dade area (Bandell, 2014, para. 6). Furthermore, some facilities will undergo new renovations; including Holtz Children’s Hospital emergency room will be extended (Bandell, 2014, para. 6). In addition, Jackson plans to build a behavioral health hospital, a new intensive care unit tower (Bandell, 2014, para. 8). Jackson also received support the Miami-Dade Board of Commissioners to…

Bullet resistant backpack inserts weigh less than a pound and can fit in a backpack. Colombian entrepreneur miguel caballreo the maker of high fashion bullet prooof clothing is starting to sell hes wares in florida. Hes also hoping his penchant for blasting employees and potential clients will get him into the guinness book of wolrd records. Gulla,55, started his job in the shadow of the 2012 shooting at sandy hook elementary school, where a gunman killed 20 first graders and six staff members…

The year was 1938; fleeing from the Italian fascist Mussolini’s’ encroachment of Greece my great-grandfather and great-grandmother came to the United States settling in a small city of Hialeah which resided just outside the city of Miami, FL. In January 1, 1940 my grandmother (Linda) was born at Jackson Memorial Hospital and soon after my great-grandfather left to find his riches in the north and left his family in Hialeah. So my great-grandmother sold what she owned (her body) to the military…