Howard Cohen
@thehowardcohen.bsky.social
• Miami Herald Staff Reporter. • University of Miami Adjunct Professor, School of Communication. • Hurricane Aquatics, competitive Masters swimmer.
OBITUARY: Writing an obit on someone you knew and admired is never easy. Merle Weiss and her husband Daniel take me back to the 1990s when I would see them all the time on South Beach during my Herald pop music critic/local music columnist, club-going days. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/o...
Merle Weiss, the ‘Eve of South Beach,’ dies at 88. Friends remember an ally
She was celebrated for her gay rights and arts activism and pioneered modern Miami Beach culture.
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The clothing retailer, popular with Gen Z, will feature local area artists and creators. www.miamiherald.com/news/busines...
Uniqlo is opening 2 stores in the Miami area. Check the dates and local focus
The clothing retailer, popular with Gen Z, will feature local area artists and creators.
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The weekend forecast improves for South Florida — but how long will drier air remain? www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
Record rain swamped Key West streets, and Miami got soaked. What’s next?
The weekend forecast improves for South Florida — but how long will drier air remain?
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See how you can request a mail-in ballot for the coming South Florida midterm elections. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Your ballot is in the mail. Check the next steps to vote in South Florida
See how you can request one.
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The Coral Way Winn-Dixie store has been there since 1990 on grounds where E.T. once soared and Rocky had his third bout. www.miamiherald.com/news/busines...
A Winn-Dixie known as ‘The Big WD’ has closed. What will fill the space?
The Coral Way store has been there since 1990.
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OBITUARY: How many of Mark Soyka's landmark Miami restaurants have you been to? Here's my travelogue or "eatalogue" of this visionary's Miami and Miami Beach hotspots. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/o...
Mark Soyka redefined Miami dining and lifestyle. Take a tour of his landmarks
The restaurateur died Sept. 15 at age 82. He opened News Cafe, Soyka and Van Dyke Cafe.
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OBITUARY: Remembering Dick Capen, a Miami Herald publisher and U.S. ambassador in two presidential administrations. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/o...
‘A soul of service,’ Herald publisher, U.S. ambassador Richard Capen dies at 92
“Dick Capen cared deeply about this community, his faith, his family.”
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Kendall’s Dadeland Mall is the first Claire's store in South Florida to change. www.miamiherald.com/news/busines...
How Claire’s has ‘glown up’ with selfie mirrors, reimagined piercings in Miami
Kendall’s Dadeland Mall is the first store in South Florida to change.
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What to know about the Miami-area weather forecast: www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
Weather alert: A brief break before strong storms return to South Florida
What to know about the forecast.
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What the forecasters say about the rest of the week and the weekend for Miami area. www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
When will all this rain end in South Florida? It depends on the dust
What the forecasters say about the rest of the week and the weekend.
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Labor Day outdoor events around South Florida include the Orange Blossom Classic and an Inter Miami match. www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
Will storms get worse in Miami? What the forecast says about holiday stretch
Labor Day outdoor events include the Orange Blossom Classic and an Inter Miami match.
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Thinking about voting in the midterms in November already? Of course you are. Here are some key dates and details to help make your vote count. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Voters need to know this: There’s a deadline for mail ballots in South Florida
Here are some key dates and details to help make your vote count.
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OBITUARY: Judge Judy Kreeger “carried herself in a world that told her she shouldn’t be doing what she was doing because she was a woman is something that I hope leaves an impression on others,” her son Dan said. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/o...
‘She was tenacious.’ Miami family judge Judith Kreeger dies at 85
“She carried herself in a world that told her she shouldn’t be doing what she was doing because she was a woman is something that I hope leaves an impression on others.”
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Of course, I'd whip up a local story on Dolly Parton for my Miami Herald family. Miami fans share how Dolly Parton resonated in their lives. Dolly even figured in my UM classroom Tuesday. See my Social Media student's Instagram post embedded in this feature. www.miamiherald.com/entertainmen...
Dolly Parton’s impact on Miami was more than ‘drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll’
Miami fans share how musician Dolly Parton resonated in their lives.
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OBITUARY: In addition to his own TK-era albums, Benny Latimore played on hit records by Miami artists Bobby Caldwell, Betty Wright and George McCrae. “A true southern soul man who played the road and entertained millions. He will be missed.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/o...
‘A voice that would swallow you up.’ Miami musician Latimore dies at 86
Benny Latimore played on hit records by Miami artists Bobby Caldwell, Betty Wright and George McCrae.
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Carly Simon’s new album “Comes in Waves” is a no skip journey through a remarkable singer-songwriter’s life story. Here’s my ranking of the 12 songs.
U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals 2026-2027 report includes Miami-area centers. www.miamiherald.com/news/health-...
How does your South Florida hospital rank among the nation’s best? See list
U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals 2026-2027 report includes Miami-area centers.
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Family and friends pay tribute to David Walters, a Miami Herald Pulitzer finalist. I'm one of them. Here's my obit. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/o...
A Miami photographer called ‘Hemingwayesque’ died on the river he loved
Family and friends pay tribute to David Walters, a Miami Herald Pulitzer finalist.
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In the summer movie blockbuster swing of things based on books I read in grade school.
Monday and Tuesday could be the wettest but don’t overlook Friday and the weekend. www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
Miami faces possible flooding and feels-like 105 degrees. Check details
Monday and Tuesday could be the wettest but don’t overlook Friday and the weekend.
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What to know about Friday's National Weather Service heat advisory. www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
Miami breaks a high temperature record — and could feel like 110 degrees
What to know about the advisory.
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Why South Florida's biggest mall is banking on the 'scent stacking' luxury trend. See what’s new in Aventura's retail lineup. www.miamiherald.com/news/busines...
Why South Florida’s biggest mall is banking on the ‘scent stacking’ luxury trend
See what’s new in the retail lineup.
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Here's what's going to happen to this old Winn-Dixie neighborhood staple. www.miamiherald.com/news/busines...
A landmark Winn-Dixie on Bird Road is closing and seeks a ‘smooth transition’
What to know about the change.
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Honors College founder Alexandria Holloway dies at 79. Her Miami Dade College students pay tribute. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/o...
‘She was the reason I strived higher.’ Miami Dade College students honor a mentor
Honors College Founder Alexandria Holloway dies at 79
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The feels-like temperature could hit 110 Wednesday in Miami. www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
‘Too doggone hot,’ Miami forecaster says as heat advisory returns. Will it last?
The feels-like temperature could hit 110 Wednesday.
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"Stickier conditions arrive in South Florida." Here's what the forecast for the Miami area holds through the weekend. www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
No heat advisory? Keep the water bottle handy as the weekend promises a change
“Stickier conditions arrive in South Florida.”
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The Shark Is Broken, Ian Shaw’s comedy-drama play about the making of Jaws at the Dr. Lawrence and Barbara Storm Center for the Performing Arts at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre is funny and moving. If you’re going have a blast.
