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2000 362,470 1.1% There was also a period of alternatives to nightclubs the warehouse party acid house rave and outdoor festival scenes of the late 1980s and early 1990s were havens for the latest trends in electronic dance music especially house and its ever-more hypnotic synthetic offspring techno and trance in clubs like the infamous Warsaw Ballroom better known as Warsaw and the Mix where DJs like David Padilla (who was the resident DJ for both) and radio the new sound fed back into mainstream clubs across the country the scene in SoBe along with a bustling secondhand market for electronic instruments and turntables had a strong democratizing effect offering amateur "bedroom" DJs the opportunity to become proficient and popular as both music players and producers regardless of the whims of the professional music and club industries Some of these notable DJs are John Benetiz (better known as JellyBean Benetiz) Danny Tenaglia and David Padilla, In the early 2000s (decade) emphasis at FIU was placed on growth in degree programs and student enrollment Since 2005 however student enrollment has been capped and emphasis is now being placed on improving the quality of the existing academic programs With the addition of the College of Medicine the demand for facilities and classroom space has greatly increased Future projects and/or buildings under construction include:, The Venetian Causeway (left) and MacArthur Causeway (right) connect Downtown and South Beach Miami Beach. ! Florida's constitution establishes a state minimum wage that is adjusted for inflation annually as of January 1 2017 Florida's minimum wage was $5.08 for tipped positions and $8.10 for non-tipped positions which was higher than the federal rate of $7.25. Lowe Art Museum (University of Miami Coral Gables) Student life Miami Florida Business directory Race ethnicity religion and languages There has long been plans for Metrorail the local heavy rail rapid transit system to be extended west with two proposed lines terminating at Florida International University's main campus This would ease traffic and parking problems at and around the main campus; Class of 2001 The Barry Buccaneer is the student newspaper ranging from 8 to 16 pages and published at the first of every month starting in September and ending in May the Buccaneer serves as a laboratory for journalism minors All work including writing editing advertising and design is completed by students.

See also: Culture of Florida Student Government Association In 1891 a Cleveland woman named Julia Tuttle decided to move to South Florida to make a new start in her life after the death of her husband Frederick Tuttle She purchased 640 acres on the north bank of the Miami River in present-day downtown Miami! Languages The earliest evidence of Native American settlement in the Miami region came from about 12,000 years ago the first inhabitants settled on the banks of the Miami River with the main villages on the northern banks, The city is a major music production city and attracts many annual music festivals such as Ultra Music Festival. . In 2017 Florida had a personal income of $1,000,624,065(in thousands of dollars) This personal income ranked 4th in the United States, Gainesville The county 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 South Florida's central business district Downtown Miami Southern Miami-Dade County includes the Redland and Homestead areas which make up the agricultural economy of the region Agricultural Redland makes up roughly one third of Miami-Dade County's inhabited land area and is sparsely populated a stark contrast to the densely populated urban northern portion of the county. 7 Sources SR 924, Miami Florida Business directory In 2003 the Miami Herald and El Universal of Mexico City created an international joint venture and in 2004 they together launched the Herald Mexico a short-lived English-language newspaper for readers in Mexico Its final issue was published in May 2007. . .