Allapattah NewsLocal news for Allapattah (Miami, FL) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Police: Ex-sailor's killing was self-defense- February 6, 2008 The man fatally shot by Miami police Monday night was a retired yacht captain who one friend said helped develop a radar system for the U.S. Navy in Hawaii back in the 1950s. via MiamiHerald.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/miami-fl-allapattah/2008/02/police-ex-sailors-killing-was-self-d... Liberty City: Hub helps small businesses- February 2, 2008 "I also wanted to give ex-felons an opportunity. A lot of times people are not given a second chance." A little more than 70 percent of all small businesses fail in the first year, statistics show. But for 10 local entrepreneurs, help is on the way.The Audrey M. Edmonson Small Business Hub will open Wednesday at 4055 NW 17th Ave. in Liberty City, providing free space for 10 startup businesses, five of them run by ex-felons.The idea for the project comes from Leroy Jones, a three-time ex-felon..http://www.topix.net/city/miami-fl-allapattah/2008/02/liberty-city-hub-helps-small-busines... |