By SANDRA C. ROA
Amid a steady rhythm of cock-a-doodle-dos and the shuffling feet of residents heading to work, another day unfolds in the heart of Little Haiti, a bustling community in North Miami. About 34,000 residents from Haiti and Central America live in the 5-square-mile neighborhood. And in a place of such diversity, it can [...]

MIAMI — As the economic downturn worsens, it seems not all businesses are created equal. Several of the more modest mom-and-pop stores and restaurants here, with fewer resources and no national networks to draw from, say they’ve been feeling more of a pinch than the ritzier shops nearby.