An organization focused on promoting tourism in the south and southwestern suburbs, Visit Chicago Southland, has named Mary Patchin as its new CEO and president to begin next month. Mary Patchin, who was promoted from vice president of sales and has worked for the organization for 25 years, will replace retiring CEO and President Jim […]
A crash that killed two people shut down parts of U.S. 1 in south Miami-Dade on Saturday morning, authorities said. A red Nissan sedan was stopped at a traffic signal in the area of Southwest 132nd Avenue on southbound U.S. 1, the Florida Highway Patrol said. This embedded content is not available in your region. […]
Presidente Supermarket will anchor a “city within a city” as the faded Southland Mall in Cutler Bay evolves into the 98-acre, $1 billion Southplace City Center. On Wednesday, Urban Retail Properties announced it had signed a 15-year lease with the Miami-based Presidente Supermarkets to serve as the anchor of the first residential tower that will […]
Mar. 1—With a goal of creating a lasting impact, a fairly new initiative is eying the creation of opportunity for area communities. Officially started on July 1 of last year, the Southland Community Foundation was established to create a financial support system for programs and activities in the communities of Adams, Dexter, Elkton, Johnsburg, Rose […]
After years of controversy, Jacksonville’s monument to women of the Confederacy came down. And many people on social media are reacting to the news. The long-debated fate of the Confederate monument in Jacksonville’s Springfield Park appears sealed as crews began the process of removing the Confederate statues from the “Women of the Southland” monument Wednesday, […]