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Housing Trust Group & Elite Equity Development Celebrate Top-off for $115M Naranja Grand Community in Miami
Housing Trust Group (HTG), a leading multifamily developer, celebrated a significant milestone with the topping off of Naranja Grand, a 320-unit affordable housing community in southern Miami-Dade County. In partnership with Miami Lakes-based Elite Equity Development, Naranja Grand will serve income-qualifying seniors and families across two eight-story buildings. “Today’s important...
New positions to vote for in local elections, condo laws and Venezuela's presidential election
On the South Florida Roundup, we looked at the new independent constitutional offices voters in Broward and Miami-Dade counties will have to vote for in the August primary elections, and what do they mean for the way local government works. We also examined the state regulations passed after the Surfside condo collapse, which are coming into effect soon — and they are already impacting the real estate market. And we looked ahead to Venezuela’s presidential election on Sunday. Will the Maduro regime allow an honest vote to take place?
Keys corals begin to pale as water temperature rises
As a long, hot summer drags on and Florida Keys water temperatures continue to rise, coral reefs are beginning to change from their bright colors to pale, a precursor to bleaching. Since July 9, water temperatures on the reefs throughout the Keys have reached the threshold for bleaching. Some off of the southern reefs in the Keys, such as Looe Key, Eastern Dry Rocks, Sombrero and the inshore patch reefs, started reaching the bleaching temperature threshold as early as July 1, NOAA’s Mission: Iconic Reefs...
Miami football non-conference opponents top transfers
The Miami football team will open the season against Florida which has the fifth-ranked 2024 transfer class. Miami will return home to play Florida A&M who added several transfers from Power Five programs, Ball State with a few transfers from major programs and at South Florida who also brought in key players throught the portal.
Surveillance video shows thief stealing pet birds from Hialeah apartment and pet shop, fleeing on moped
HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A thief was caught on camera at multiple locations stealing birds in a Hialeah community. Surveillance video shows the subject arriving at the apartment complex located on West 12th Avenue and 47th Place on a moped at 2 p.m. Thursday. The subject is seen climbing up...
Three Junior Faculty Members Join Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s K12 Faculty Scholars at Annual Symposium
Pictured left-to-right: Dr. Gretel Terrero, Dr. Marcella Kaddoura, and Dr. Noa Holtzman. The three junior faculty members at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have been named K12 Faculty Scholars for 2024, and will embark on a two-year, intensive training program funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which supports fewer than 30 K12 programs nationwide.
Some Florida condo owners facing deadline as Castle Key drops insurance policies
Some 33,000 Floridians will be getting notified through next year that Allstate’s Florida subsidiaries are dropping their insurance policies, and some are getting the news during a particularly nerve-wracking time to start looking for coverage: hurricane season. That reduction decreases Castle Key Insurance and Castle Key Indemnity’s policyholders by about 12% in the...
Post reporters win statewide awards for sports coverage, addiction treatment investigation
Two Palm Beach Post staff writers have won awards from the Florida Society of News Editors for sports reporting and for an investigative project about addiction treatment centers published in 2023. Post columnist Tom D'Angelo won first place in the Sports category for stories that ranged from the thing Tiger Woods' son earned...
HOA Q&A: Can the size of the board of directors be changed?
Editor’s note: Attorneys at Goede, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. With offices in Naples, Fort Myers, Coral Gables and Boca Raton, the firm represents community associations throughout Florida and focuses on condominium and homeowner association law, real estate law, litigation, estate planning, and business law. Q: Is it possible to change the size of the Board from seven directors to five directors? --Naples ...
Florida gas prices fell from last week: See how much here
State gas prices fell for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.30 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week's price of $3.44 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in state has risen about 1 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state in the last year have been as low as $2.81 on Dec. 18, 2023, and as...
Plenty of sun in Key Biscayne’s Saturday, Heat Advisory back
Key Biscayne will see plenty of sun on this Saturday, before the chances of rain increase Sunday. Saturday, partly cloudy skies early mixed in with plenty of sunshine throughout the day. Today’s forecast high of High 87-88 degrees will feel much warmer due to the high humidity, prompting the National Weather Service in Miami to issue a Heat Advisory until 7 p.m. Saturday.
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