Miami-Dade Transit recently launched a new service offering riders the ability to receive text message alerts of transit problems. This service will automatically notify you of service disruptions in Miami's mass transit system, allowing you to alter your travel plans.

Alerts are available via text message, e-mail and pager. Sign up at the Miami-Dade Alerts website. For more on Miami's public transit system, read Mass Transportation in Miami.

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On July 11th and 12th, Fairchild Tropical Gardens will host the 2009 International Mango Festival. This annual event features mango tree sales, educational lectures, a children's program, a mango cook-off and more exciting events using mangos from the Fairchild collection.

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Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog is a 2,500 square-foot bilingual exhibit that transports visitors to the homes of Clifford™, Emily Elizabeth™, and all of the residents of Birdwell Island where they engage in cooperative play activities that foster appropriate social and emotional development. Complete with A Big Red Clifford and an equally large doghouse, the exhibit offers a number of interactive and visual happenings to delight children and families alike.

Clifford is visiting the Miami Children's Museum now through October 11th.