Coral Gables officials have admitted to making a mistake in February when a rewrite of the zoning code meant to clean up inconsistencies actually increased height and density in an area known as the Biltmore Section. Whoooooops. Now the city is trying to fix the error — but their hands may be tied. On Wednesday, […]
Thank Changó and Ochún that Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has made newly-elected Commissioner Christine King the commission chairwoman. Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla — who curiously served as acting chairman for just one special and limited two-hour meeting last week — would have been a nightmare, berating public speakers he doesn’t like and shutting […]
The process for redistricting is still going on in Miami and at the state level (more on that later), but Miami-Dade County is done. Finito. Commissioners approved new boundaries last week after a few last minute amendments. And there was zero opposition. Zero lawsuits threatened. Zero drama. Probably because there were no huge changes and […]
But Gables Village planned area development seems to have no opposition UPDATED: On the eve before final approval of a proposed planned area development that will take up an entire city block in the Biltmore Section, a group of Coral Gables residents have asked the city commission to reverse the change made earlier this year […]
No real plans in sight for UM Hurricanes home at Coral Gables High Nobody would pay any attention to a late-night TV attorney who enthusiastically tweets over the weekend about building a football stadium for the University of Miami Hurricanes next to million dollars homes in Coral Gables — if it weren’t for the fact […]
A pair of South Florida legislators — one Democrat, the other Republican — are trying again to allow for the installation of speed cameras to enforce the limit in school zones. The effort died last year but Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-Doral) — whose bill passed committee Thursday — and State Rep. Nick Duran (D-Miami) […]
RFP may go out anew but privatization still considered The Rickenbacker Causeway Plan Z project may not exactly be dead, but it could take on a new form after a virtual meeting Monday with Key Biscayne stakeholders. A recent “value for money” assessment of the request for proposals that was written very specifically around an […]
After an October press conference on former Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo‘s controversial and politically-motivated dismissal, Mayor Francis Suarez left his talking points on a podium for all to see. Among the people copied on the email with the talking points and packaged answers to potential questions was Otto Boudet. The name didn’t mean anything […]
The city of Miami has sued a mayoral candidate for $3,400 in court costs after she was disqualified from the race on the grounds that she didn’t meet the residency requirements. In case anyone was wondering, Mayra Joli — a one-time Coral Gables commission candidate who campaigned in the Miami mayoral race last month, even […]
Miami-Dade has a new mayor as of last year. There are five new commissioners. There’s a new Chief Operating Officer. There’s a new director at Miami International Airport, a new chief of procurement. But the same ol’ politically-connected family is getting the multi-million dollar deals. County commissioners narrowly approved a $70 million contract — $50 […]