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Exhibit brings Everglades beauty to life

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Published Dec. 16, 2009 at 1:00 a.m.

Thanks to Nancie Serpico, there is a new way to enjoy the beauty of the Everglades -- without setting a foot in the Florida subtropical wetlands ... Serpico's paintings, which depict the Everglades and its endangered species, are on show at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center Art Gallery, 6767 Crandon Blvd. in Key Biscayne ...

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Activists try to save South Florida's past

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Published Oct. 7, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

Activists want to renovate yesteryear glories, from Hampton House, the Brownsville boarding home where Martin Luther King Jr. practiced his I Have a Dream speech, to a $3 million sprucing of the damaged Miami Springs mansion of early airline entrepreneur Glenn Curtiss. Tourists clamor to get on a tour to see a now-closed missile base in Everglades National park. Meanwhile, Palmetto Bay has found its most popular website link describes the village's historical homes ...

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U.S., Florida reach Everglades restoration deal

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Published Aug. 14, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

Water managers and the White House signed a crucial contract Thursday that promises a much-needed infusion of federal dollars for the Everglades ... The agreement ends years of dispute over splitting up a ballooning restoration bill, which is expected to top $22 billion, and clears the way to quickly -- and finally -- begin long-stalled construction work ...

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