Cynthia Denesvar, 34, dances with her daughter, Joycelyn, 3, right, as South Florida’s Haitian community gathered at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami to celebrate Haitian Flag Day during Haitian Heritage Month on Thursday, May 18, 2023.
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This week’s top stories included Haitian flag day and deadly plane crash in Hollywood. And heat season has officially begun in South Florida.
Here are some of the best photos behind the headlines, which were captured by the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald visual journalists:
Variah Charles, left, accepts her certificate of completion and a medal during the Teen Talk Dialogue Girl Power session luncheon on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Red Rooster in Overtown. “Being in Girl Power has made me more extroverted and I really appreciate being around people now,” said Charles during the event. Alie Skowronski [email protected]
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Artists Diana Espin and Pedro Wazzan pose with their rescued dogs Bruno, a Pitfall, and Pirulin, a Chihuahua mix, in their studio at the Bakehouse Art Complex during the Artists Open, a county-wide open studios event that welcomed the public into over 300 artists’ studios all over Miami-Dade on Saturday, May 13 , 2023. Pedro Portal [email protected]
Varela Varsity Vipers Sebastian Gonzalez (12) is held back by teammates during an incident involving fans during the game against Doral Firebirds in the third inning at Doral Academy in Doral on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Al Diaz [email protected]
Alijah Hope, 3, plays on the Dropped Bowl with Scattered Slices and Peels art display outside of Government Center on Monday, May 15, 2023, in downtown Miami, Florida. Miami-Dade announced the start of the heat season and officials with the National Weather Service declared they would lower the threshold for heat warnings and advisories in the county. Matias J. Ocner [email protected]
Miami Marlins first baseman Garrett Cooper (26) throws the ball to pitcher Matt Barnes for an out during the sixth inning of an MLB game against the Washington Nationals at loanDepot park in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Florida, on Thursday, May 18, 2023. D.A. Varela [email protected]
A fireman sprays foam on the wreckage of a small banner plane that crashed at 450 North Park Road in Hollywood, Florida, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Jose A. Iglesias [email protected]
This story was originally published May 20, 2023 10:40 AM.
