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Over the past several months, as I've worked on stories involving local schools, childhood development and South Dade's changing economy, I've found myself returning to a question that doesn't have a simple answer.

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Longtime residents of Homestead are likely to remember both attorney Jon Maas and the “Champagne and Okra” event former Community Bank hosted each year.

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Valerie Ann Wideman (nee Griffith), a Homestead native and longtime educator and principal at St. John’s Episcopal School, passed away on August 17, 2026.