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| Wynwood residents oppose park improvement plan - This is an update on the situation with Roberto Clemente Park, Miami - The park is located in the Wynwood neighborhood which is the home of many Puerto Ricans, and many of Miami-Dade's Puerto Rican organizations (ASPIRA, Borinquen Clinic, etc.) are located in the same area. |
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Mission Statement: To promote the business, professions and welfare of members, provide an adequate business environment, contribute to the creation and enlargement of existing markets, assist Puerto Ricans and other spanish speaking individuals residing and relocating in the area, and to improve the quality of life of its members and the Hispanic community in the Gulf Coast of Florida. |
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MIRIAM VELEZ FOR CIRCUIT
COURT JUDGE, GROUP 2
Shortly after graduation, she began her now 12 year career in the legal system serving first as a Probation Officer working for the Salvation Army and later as a Correctional Probation Officer with the Department of Corrections, Probation & Parole in Tampa. In 1997, she joined the Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration where she specialized in intelligence. While with the Department of Justice, Miriam trained in the FBI Academy, in Quantico Virginia. Assigned to the Tampa District Office she assisted in the investigation of money laundering cases and historical conspiracies. Miriam was responsible for providing strategic, operational and tactical intelligence on drug cultivation, production and emerging trends to both DEA Headquarters and Field offices.
Miriam was admitted to Stetson University College of Law in 1999. An active member of the Hispanic Bar Association, she served as Treasurer in 1999 and President in 2000 and 2001. While at Stetson, Miriam was selected for and completed several internships. During the summer of 2000, she served as a reach assistant to the Honorable Judge Alexander Paskay, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District Court of Florida. In the spring of 2001, she fulfilled an internship with the United States Department of Justice Trustees Office. Lastly, in the fall of 2001, Miriam interned as a certified legal intern with the 13th Judicial Circuit, State Attorney's Office in Tampa.
Following law school, Miriam began working as an assistant state attorney where she prosecuted thousand of criminal cases in Hillsborough County. In 2003, Miriam joined the Law Firm of Isaak & Zwirn, P.A. Miriam now practices with her husband, Jason at the Law Office of Valkenburg & Velez, P.A. where they focus on criminal defense, personal injury, contracts litigation and family law.
It is with the full support of family and friends that Miriam pursues her career goal of serving the citizens of the United States as a Circuit Court Judge. |
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Como hacer de tripas corazon - Margarita Rodriguez, Puerto Rican Poet
Margarita Rodríguez relata que mientras su hija de dos años dormía junto a ella, contenía los gritos para evitar que ésta se diera cuenta de lo que estaba ocurriendo: un extraño había invadido su casa y la estaba violando. Dos horas después, Rodríguez se levantó, como de costumbre, a llevar a su niña a una guardería y dirigirse a su trabajo. No denunció el caso a la policía y, según ella, no derramó una lágrima. |
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Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, D- NY, met recently with Community Leaders and Business leaders in Orlando, Florida to discuss issues concerning small businesses throughout the United States. Present at the meeting were Presidents and representatives of Puerto Rico Chambers of Commerce from eight cities throughout Florida View the Photos Here |
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EL CENTRO CULTURAL
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Democrata Puertorriqueña, Inc.Puerto Rican Democrats Organization, Inc.was founded in 1955 by a small group of Puerto Ricans who recognized the need to defend the right of Puerto Ricans to work, decent housing and protection under the law. |
 The overall purpose of ASPIRA of Florida is to foster the social advancement of the Puerto Rican/Latino community by empowering its youth in the pursuit of educational excellence through leadership development programs that emphasize commitment to the community. |
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Miriam
Velez has been a resident of the Tampa Bay area since 1990. She
currently resides in West Tampa with her husband Jason and their
daughter Ellianna Elizabeth. Miriam attended the University of South
Florida where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English.
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