As expected, the Homestead City Council on Tuesday killed the deal between the city and Dade Medical College to redevelop 19 properties in the downtown and make it a vibrant, bustling commercial center. Well, almost. The college still has until January to get the site plans approved under the current agreement — for which an […]
No matter whose side you stood on during the Miami Beach elections, everyone agreed that the controversial redevelopment plans for the Convention Center and area surrounding it — including the potential for using other nearby public properties — was a driving force that swayed many of the voters against the incumbents, all of whom lost. […]
Just a little more than two months away, campaigns are already heating up for the mayoral and commission races in South Miami, which is kind of like what Coconut Grove might be like if we let those artsy fartsy people form their own government. And it looks like it could be a real fun one […]
You can expect the Homestead City Council today to kill the plan to revitalize the downtown vis-a-vis Ernesto Perez, founder and former CEO of Dade Medical College and serial campaign contributor, who has an agreement to buy 19 city properties under extremely favorable terms and wants an extension on his plans to develop the area […]
Former South Miami Mayor Horace Feliu — who was taken out of office after he was arrested the eve of election day on some trumped up charges that were later dropped — may be ready for a political comeback. But it won’t be as mayor. Feliu has filed paperwork to run against South Miami Commissioner […]
Miami Commissioner Frank Carollo may have given the elderly residents a domino table to play on during these last city elections, but a lot of us know that these people have a lot more serious issues that need to be addressed. The lack of air conditioners has been an issue for years, but there are […]
You could tell right away that newly elected Miami Beach Mayor Philip “Fix It Phil” Levine got a little high on his sudden rush to power. He was quick to tell Commissioner Ed Tobin that it was his turn to control the meeting right after he was sworn in last week and actually got giddy […]
It was the snub heard ’round the world. More than two decades after international civil rights leader Nelson Mandela was rejected in Miami by Cubans who thought he was too friendly with Fidel Castro, the same community mourned the former South African president’s death Thursday — though maybe not as much as they grieved his […]
The crowd at Doral City Hall for Wednesday’s State of the City address seemed mostly like supporters of Mayor Luigi Boria, who used the opportunity to try to make nicey nice with the city manager. But among those in the audience was former Councilman Pete Cabrera, who lost the mayoral race in the first round […]
Peace, love and harmony was the theme of the Doral State of the City address Wednesday. Kool and the Gang’s Celebration played over the speakers as a short slideshow of Doral’s achievements showed parks that had been completed or were about to be, road widening projects, the building of Doral City Hall, workshops and other […]