. . . Miami, officially the City of Miami is an American city that is the seat of Miami-Dade County and is the cultural economic and financial center of South Florida the city covers an area of about 56 square miles (150 km2) between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east Miami is the sixth most densely populated major city in the United States with an estimated 2018 population of 470,914 the Miami metropolitan area is home to 6.1 million people the second-most populous in the southeastern United States and the seventh-largest in the nation the city has the third tallest skyline in the U.S with over 300 high-rises 55 of which exceed 490 ft (149 m), Miami-Dade County has 10 major expressways and 1 minor expressway in Downtown Miami, Florida International University has seventeen varsity sports teams named the Panthers the Panthers' athletic colors are blue and gold and compete in the NCAA Division I as part of Conference USA in all sports Three main sports facilities serve as home venues for Panther athletics the Panthers football team plays at FIU Stadium ("The Cage") the men and women's basketball and volleyball teams play at the FIU Arena and the men's baseball team plays at FIU Baseball Stadium Other athletics venues include the Aquatic Center Tennis Complex softball fields and various other recreational fields FIU Arena underwent expansion to add more seating and a modernization of the exterior that was completed in late 2011 on July 1 2013 FIU became a member of Conference USA. . 12.1 Sister cities See also: FIU Panthers football, QS in 2015 ranked FIU's MBA program 58th in North America. .
Miami Florida Business directory, The new Park enjoyed instant popularity For a time county government honored the "separate but equal" status of Virginia Key Beach with its white counterpart Crandon Park on Key Biscayne the original temporary buildings were replaced by permanent construction a miniature railroad carried beachgoers around the park and a seaside merry-go-round whirled riders of all ages Still Crandon Park was over 800 acres (3.2 km2) with two miles (3 km) of beachfront and Virginia Key 82 acres (330,000 m2) with a half-mile of beach! . . 2000s: a new era Talmudic University (private) 5 References Beginning April 26 2004 under then new superintendent Dr Rudy Crew the school year was begun three weeks earlier in order to synchronize the school district with the rest of the state Until this point Miami-Dade County Schools was the only district whose students began school the last week of August rather than the first This measure was also implemented to allow schools more time to ready themselves for the state's FCAT exam. .
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