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Ponce-Davis, Florida
Ponce-Davis is an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The community is named for Ponce De Leon Road (Southwest 49th Avenue), the primary north-south road in the community, and for Davis Drive (Southwest 80th Street), the primary east-west road. Geography Ponce-Davis borders the city of Coral Gables to the north, east, and south, the city of South Miami to the west, and the unincorporated community of High Pines to the northwest. Ponce-Davis is mostly residential and consists mainly of single-family homes; there are no commercial districts within the community. History In 2018, the neighboring city of Coral Gables made a proposal to annex Ponce-Davis and High Pines. In 2019 Miami-Dade County rejected this proposal along with a similar proposal to annex the unincorporated community of Little Gables.https://www.politicalcortadito.com/2019/07/24/little-gables-annexation-double-standard/ Education Ponce-Davis is home to Our Lady of Lourdes Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Codes 305 And 786
Area codes 305 and 786 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for all of Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade County, and the part of Monroe County in the Florida Keys in the United States. The mainland portion of Monroe County is served by area code 239. History Area code 305 was one of the original North American area codes created in 1947 when it was intended to serve the entire state of Florida. The western part of the peninsula from the Tampa Bay area south, which was serviced mostly by GTE (now part of Frontier Communications), was separated with area code 813 in 1953. As a result of the increase in the state's population, North Florida from the Panhandle to Jacksonville was assigned area code 904 with a permissive dialing period beginning July 6, 1965, and a mandatory dialing period beginning January 1, 1966. In 1988, the east coast of Florida from Palm Beach County north through Brevard County, as well as the Orlando metropolitan area, was assigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of Lourdes Academy
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy is a Catholic all-girls high school in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. It has been managed by the Immaculate Heart of Mary since its 1963 foundation. In 2006, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy was named one of the Top 50 Catholic high schools in the U.S. by the Catholic High School Honor Roll. It has also been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Notable alumni *Gloria Estefan, singer and seven-time Grammy award winner * Suki Lopez, actor, ''Sesame Street'' *Ana Villafañe, actress, played role of Gloria Estefan in Broadway musical ''On Your Feet! ''On Your Feet!'' is a jukebox musical that played on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre. Based on the lives and music of 26-time Grammy Award-winning husband-and-wife team Gloria and Emilio Estefan, the musical has a book written by Alexander Dinel ...'' References External linksOfficial website {{authority control Educational institutions established in 1963 Catholic secondary schools ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Gables, Florida
Little Gables is an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The name "Little Gables" comes from the community being located between the cities of Coral Gables and Miami. Geography Little Gables is bordered by Coral Gables on the east, west and south, and by the Miami neighborhood of Flagami Flagami is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States, roughly defined as south and east of the Tamiami Canal, north of the Tamiami Trail (US 41/South Eighth Street), and west of Red Road ( SR 959/West 57th Avenue), bisected by Flagler Stre ... on the north. History There have been proposals for Coral Gables to annex Little Gables for several decades prior to 2018. An attempt at annexation was made in 2018-19 which ultimately failed due to the lack of alternative affordable housing for residents of a trailer park in the community which Coral Gables wished to redevelop. Demographics As of 2018, Little Gables, High Pines and Ponce-Davis (all unincorporated areas whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Pines, Florida
High Pines is an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Geography High Pines is bounded on the north by Coral Gables at Southwest 72nd Street, on the west by the city of South Miami at Southwest 57th Avenue, on the east by the unincorporated community of Ponce-Davis at School House Road, and on the south by Ponce-Davis at Southwest 80th Street. High Pines is predominantly residential; however, there is a small commercial district along Southwest 57th Avenue. History In 2018, the neighboring city of Coral Gables, Florida Coral Gables, officially City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248. Coral Gables is known globally as home to the ... made a proposal to annex High Pines and Ponce-Davis. In 2019 Miami-Dade County rejected this proposal along with a similar proposal to annex the unincorporated community of Little Gables. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Miami
South Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida in the Miami metropolitan area. The population was 11,657 at the 2010 census and as of 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, was 11,911. South Miami's central business district is directly served by the Miami Metrorail at the South Miami station on Sunset Drive, connecting the suburb to Downtown Kendall, Downtown Miami, and the Miami Intermodal Center at Miami International Airport. History South Florida had been roamed by Native Americans (Tequesta, Calusa, and Jaega), probably for centuries, before white pioneers advanced through Little Hunting Ground (later known as Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood) to Big Hunting Ground (now known as the Cutler neighborhood of Palmetto Bay). Wilson Alexander Larkins (1860–1946) was 36 years old when he, his wife (Katie Estelle Burtashaw) and five children, and their livestock arrived in Fort Dallas (now the Lummus Park Historic District of Miami) in 1896. He purchased property ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coral Gables
Coral Gables, officially City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248. Coral Gables is known globally as home to the University of Miami, one of the nation's top private research universities whose main campus spans in the city. With 16,479 faculty and staff as of 2021, the University of Miami is the largest employer in Coral Gables and second largest employer in all of Miami-Dade County. The city is a Mediterranean-themed planned community known for its historic and affluent character reinforced by its strict zoning, popular landmarks, and tourist sights. History Coral Gables was formally incorporated as a city on April 29, 1925. It was and remains a planned community based on the popular early twentieth century City Beautiful Movement and is known for its strict zoning regulations. The city was developed by George Merrick, a real estate developer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in the United States. It is also Florida's third largest county in terms of land area, with . The county seat is Miami, the core of the nation's ninth largest and world's 34th largest metropolitan area with a 2020 population of 6.138 million people. Miami-Dade County is heavily Hispanic, and was the most populous majority-Hispanic county in the nation as of 2020. It is home to 34 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas. The northern, central and eastern portions of the county are heavily urbanized with many high-rise buildings along the coastline, including Miami's Central Business District in Downtown Miami. Southern Miami-Dade County includes the Redland and Homestead areas, which make up the agricultural economy of the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small portion of westernmost Brazil in South America, along with certain Caribbean and Atlantic islands. Places that use: * Eastern Standard Time (EST), when observing standard time (autumn/winter), are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer), are four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−04:00). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT leaving a one-hour "gap". On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, thus "duplicating" one hour. Southern parts of the zone (Panama and the Caribbean) do not observe daylight saving time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniella Levine Cava
Daniella Levine Cava (born September 14, 1955) is an American lawyer, social worker, and politician who has served as the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Florida since 2020. Previously, she was a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2014 until her election as mayor. She is the first woman and the first person of American Jews, Jewish descent to serve as mayor of Miami-Dade County. Early life and education Daniella Levine was born on September 14, 1955, in New York City. She traveled throughout Latin America in her youth, including to Rio de Janeiro and Santiago. She later attended Yale University, where she served as the President of the Student Council, graduating in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. She later attended Columbia University, receiving a Juris Doctor in 1981 and a Master of Social Work in 1983. She moved to Miami in 1980 with her husband, Dr. Robert Cava. Legal and non-profit career Upon her arrival to Miami in 1980, Levine Cava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
