What do we need, Miami-Dade County? Your government, mayor wants to know

What do we need, Miami-Dade County? Your government, mayor wants to know

Survey is out — just as the mayor faces re-election Affordable housing? Traffic? Well-paying jobs? Finding reliable child care or elderly programs? How about all of the above? Miami-Dade County wants to know what residents need and/or lack most and are working with the Florida International University Jorge M. Perez Metropolitan Center to conduct the […]

Miami-Dade Commission to consider another agricultural zoning change

Miami-Dade Commission to consider another agricultural zoning change

And, in Miami, the old Sears could become 1,000 homes A massive complex 751 homes and close to 10,000 square feet of retail space just north of Homestead, a project that has been in the pipeline for 18 months, will go to the Miami-Dade County Commission Thursday for a requested change in zoning. The proposed […]

Democrats make rising rental rates central to Florida governor’s race

Democrats make rising rental rates central to Florida governor’s race

Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, the only statewide elected Democrat, has seized on to what some predict will be a wedge issue in this competitive election: Affordable housing and skyrocketing rental rates. Fried is promoting her first real policy plan called “Lower Costs, Higher Standards,” with a statewide tour of six cities that […]