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South Terminal (Red) Riccardo Silva Stadium home of the FIU Panthers. ! In a tropical hardwood hammock trees are very dense and diverse Miami City Hall at Dinner Key in Coconut Grove the city's primary administrative offices are held here. Cuisine A mountain biking park is located on the northern end of Virginia Key Constructed by the Virginia Key Bicycle Club the park features novice intermediate and advanced trails It is located just past Virginia Key Outdoor Center just down the road from the former Jimbo's location on Arthur Lamb Jr road on the north point of Virginia Key.

1952 74.8% 624,463 25.2% 210,009, On October 2 2014 it was announced that Florida International University would play host to the Miss Universe 2014 pageant on January 25 2015 FIU also hosted a talk from President Barack Obama in February 2015, (21.6) 74.0 Data is from the CIA World Factbook compiled in 2017:. The music of Miami is a diverse and important field in the world of music the Greater Miami area has long been a hub for diverse musical genres for example South Florida has been a hub for Southern Rap Miami in particular is a "hub" for Latin Music in the United States Miami bass (also known as booty music) a prominent hip-hop genre in the late 1980s and early 1990s got its start in Miami; Luther "Luke Skyywalker" Campbell and his 2 Live Crew were among the more prominent Miami Bass acts largely because of an obscenity scandal fomented by Broward County Florida Sheriff Nick Navarro Moreover although not a South Florida native Jimmy Buffett rose to prominence after moving to Key West Florida and has long been associated with the "South Florida lifestyle" Other notable South Florida-based musical performers include Gloria Estefan Marilyn Manson Mental Crutch Vanilla Ice DJ Laz and Pitbull! A national push for expansion and progress in the United States occurred in the later part of the 19th century which stimulated interest in draining the Everglades for agricultural use According to historians "From the middle of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century the United States went through a period in which wetland removal was not questioned Indeed it was considered the proper thing to do." Draining the Everglades was suggested as early as 1837 and a resolution in Congress was passed in 1842 that prompted Secretary of Treasury Robert J Walker to request those with experience in the Everglades to give their opinion on the possibility of drainage Many officers who had served in the Seminole Wars favored the idea in 1850 Congress passed a law that gave several states wetlands within their state boundaries the Swamp and Overflowed Lands Act ensured that the state would be responsible for funding the attempts at developing wetlands into farmlands Florida quickly formed a committee to consolidate grants to pay for any attempts though the Civil War and Reconstruction halted progress until after 1877, The northern side of Miami includes Midtown a district with a great mix of diversity ranging from West Indians to Hispanics to European Americans the Edgewater neighborhood of Midtown is mostly composed of high-rise residential towers and is home to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Wynwood is an art district with ten galleries in former warehouses as well as a large outdoor mural project the wealthier residents of Miami usually live in the Design District and the Upper Eastside which has many 1920s homes as well as examples of Miami Modern architecture in the MiMo Historic District the northern side of Miami also has notable African-American and Caribbean immigrant communities including Little Haiti Overtown (home of the Lyric Theater) and Liberty City, Constitution 90 0.00% A 2003 U.S Geological Survey photo showing the border between Water Conservation Area 3 (bottom) with water and Everglades National Park dry (top).