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The Lower Atlantic Coast encompasses a three-county area of the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The metropolitan area covers the counties of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. The area is commonly referred to as simply "South Florida" and is roughly synonymous with the term Gold Coast.

Because the population of South Florida is largely confined to a strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Everglades, the Miami Urbanized Area (that is, the area of contiguous urban development) is about 110 miles long (north to south), but never more than twenty miles wide, and in some areas only five miles wide (east to west). South Florida is longer than any other urbanized area in the United States except for the New York metropolitan area.

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Tomato growers try to sow seeds of reassurance

Sep 5, 2008 7:42 am

Florida tomato growers will take their show on the road this fall to Miami and other key markets along the East Coast, in an effort to restore public confidence eroded by this summer's salmonella outb...

Fence is at center of ethics dispute

Sep 5, 2008 7:42 am

A former aide to Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff stands accused of skirting ethics rules over a fence he built for a neighborhood park. Not for building the fence -- but for trying to bill the ci...

Venezuelan-Americans to hear Ros-Lehtinen

Sep 5, 2008 7:42 am

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen will speak to a local Venezuelan-American activist group Friday as part of a congressional candidate speaker series. The organization, Independent Venezuelan American Cit...

Make-A-Wish Foundation elects a chairman

Sep 5, 2008 7:10 am

Ben Eisenberg, a managing director of the commercial real estate firm Transwestern, has been elected chairman of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida.

Miami Dade College honors Mexican contributions with festival

Sep 5, 2008 7:10 am

South Florida's Mexican community has grown in size and influence in recent years, as a new wave of immigrants from both the agricultural and business fields have chosen to make their home here.

The final act in Crew drama is playing out

Sep 5, 2008 7:10 am

MYRIAM MARQUEZ mmarquez@MiamiHerald.com The writing's on the blackboard. Rudy Crew's a goner. The Dollar Principal's surprise election to the Miami-Dade School Board has become a symbol of voters' fru...

S. Florida launches effort to aid islanders

Sep 5, 2008 7:09 am

Several South Florida organizations mobilized Thursday to ship money and supplies to the victims of Hurricane Gustav in Cuba, Haiti, and other Caribbean points.

Broward schools budget passes despite `unmet needs'

Sep 5, 2008 7:09 am

Broward School Board members somberly approved this year's budget Thursday night, lamenting cutbacks in many areas, including school-bus rides, middle-school sports, and tree-trimming.

Crime-weary Hollywood neighborhood contemplates arming

Sep 5, 2008 7:09 am

Tired of worrying that it's unsafe to walk at night or let children play outside by day, some residents in Hollywood's Royal Poinciana neighborhood are calling for residents to take up arms in the are...

Miami-Dade transit fares reconsidered

Sep 5, 2008 5:05 am

The 50-cent bus and rail fare increase that Miami-Dade County commissioners narrowly ratified Tuesday may be killed before it goes into effect Oct. 1. The cause: a political U-turn.

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