Op Ed by DNA President James Torres: Miami doesn’t need a DDA anymore

Op Ed by DNA President James Torres: Miami doesn’t need a DDA anymore

It’s time to dissolve the Miami Downtown Development Authority Op-Ed by James Torres, President, Downtown Neighbors Alliance The Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was established 58 years ago in 1967, when Lyndon B. Johnson was president and Robert King High was Miami’s mayor. That’s right—this agency was created before Miami even had air conditioning in most buildings, let alone the […]

Miami DDA gives UFC $100K for event, despite protest from downtowners

Miami DDA gives UFC $100K for event, despite protest from downtowners

Representatives of homeowners in Downtown Miami, Brickell and Edgewater joined forces last week to respectfully ask the Miami Downtown Development Authority — an agency that focuses on promoting and strengthening the “economic health” of Downtown Miami — not to give $100,000 to the UFC for events at the Kaseya Center, formerly the American Airlines Arena. […]

Miami DDA Director resigns amid political power shift and chaos

Miami DDA Director resigns amid political power shift and chaos

Another one bites the dust: former Miami Beach Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman, who had been selected as the executive director of the Miami Downtown Development Authority, resigned from her unconfirmed position Tuesday, because of the tenure (read: power shift) at City Hall. “I have concluded that the prospect of working within the current political climate is […]