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Ex-mayor, ‘founding father’ of Pinecrest dies at 75
PINECREST, Fla. – Gary Matzner, a former mayor of Pinecrest hailed as the village’s “founding father,” died over the weekend, officials announced Wednesday. Matzner, 75, died Saturday, according to a news release. He had attended a groundbreaking ceremony of a park named in his honor just eight days prior; it’s set to open in 2025.
Biden funding for Overtown announced
A bevy of elected officials were on hand Friday to receive more than $39 million in new federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help revitalize Historic Overtown. The funds are intended to build new affordable homes, redevelop Culmer Place and Culmer Gardens public...
Miami-Dade Residents Receive Scam Notices Claiming Water Needs Testing
Residents in Kendall and South Dade are receiving solicitation notices for water testing left at their homes potentially from companies trying to sell water filters. The Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department says these notices have nothing to do with them and that water filters are NOT needed to use Miami-Dade’s high quality drinking water.
Coconut Grove groups accuse City of Miami of housing discrimination against Black residents
Reverend Willie F. Ford’s church is emptier than it used to be. It’s not that his congregation doesn’t want to come in on Sundays, he says — it’s that they can’t. In the past decade he’s been ministering at St. Matthew Community Baptist Church, Ford has seen his flock dwindle as parishioners are priced out of their homes in the predominantly Black Coconut Grove Village West.
New poll: Miami-Dade sheriff GOP race has Sanchez, Cordero-Stutz on top
A new poll among more than 500 Republican voters shows that former Miami Commissioner Joe Sanchez, a Florida Highway Patrol spokesman, and Rosanna “Rosie” Cordero-Stutz, an assistant director at the Miami-Dade Police Department, are the No. 1 and No. 2 favorites for Miami-Dade sheriff in the Republican primary next month.
Brownsville Transit Village headed toward completion
The final phase of the Brownsville Transit Village, which began construction in 2014, got underway Monday with great fanfare, complete with a news conference and ceremonial groundbreaking at 5115 NW 29th Ave. in Miami. The 5.2-acre project adjacent to the Brownsville Metrorail Station is a step toward easing housing affordability...
Christine King to give half million of Miami public $$$ to her old non-profit
After she was elected, Miami Commissioner Christine King resigned from her longtime position as president and chief executive officer of the non-profit Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation, founded to advocate for and assist investments in Liberty City and surrounding areas. But she is still very close to the organization....
Superintendent turnover: A Miami leader is moving north as several districts fill vacancies
Even in the height of summer, superintendent turnover is continuing steadily as school boards fill vacancies ahead of 2024-25 and some leaders announce that this will be their last year at the helm. John Pace III, deputy superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, was chosen unanimously as the sole finalist...
Miami-Dade Mayor Levine Cava boosts Republican, torpedoes political ambition of her female Democratic staffer
Daniella Levine Cava rode to victory in 2020 as the first female elected Miami-Dade County mayor by playing up her bona fides as a progressive Democrat even though it was a non-partisan race. Four years later, Levine Cava is aiming to prove Republican lawmakers can count on her even if it means torpedoing the political ambitions of one of her progressive Democrat female staffers.
Low-income families given extra 30 days before they have to vacate Miami Beach building
MIAMI - More than 40 low-income families renting at a Miami Beach apartment building will be allowed to stay at their units until September 30th, 2024. They were scheduled to vacate their apartments by the end of August."That's good that's really good, a little bit more than what they offered will certainly help most seniors," said Zenaida Guzman. She came to the Miami Beach commission meeting begging for compassion for her and the tenants at the Riviera Plaza Apartment Building. She said 75% of them are elderly residents on a fixed income. On Wednesday morning, Michael Larkin, the attorney for the...
Coconut Grove's Historic West Grove residents say they were forced out unfairly
COCONUT GROVE - Black residents of Coconut Grove's Historic West Grove say they were forced out of their homes unfairly, so they filed a federal housing complaint in hopes for change.Akinshimaya Nnamdi lived at one of many other multifamily apartment buildings located in the West Grove, a subset of Coconut Grove. The neighborhood was predominantly Black and went as far west as Plaza Street and as far east as Margaret Street.However, in 2017, Nnamdi says her family was evicted and given 10 days to vacate the building. She is one of dozens of families impacted by what she's calling gentrification and...
Mixed-Use Development Sawyer’s Walk Delivers Close to 600 Affordable Senior Housing Apartments in Miami’s Overtown Neighborhood
SG Holdings, a partnership among Swerdlow Group, SJM Partners, and Alben Duffie, has completed the housing component of Sawyer’s Walk, marking the delivery of the largest affordable senior living community in the US within the last decade. The mixed-use development is the largest underway in the historic community of...
Miami Takeover brings go-go music to SoFlo with Art of Go-Go Culture Fest
Are you ready to party like it’s the 1970s? We hope so, because the best stuff from that decade is coming to Miami this weekend. Get ready to get your groove on because it’s time to go-go. The 305 is about to be taken over with music, art...
Historic Biltmore tiles were headed to landfill in 1974 until a student saved them
This story is about tiles. Beautiful, historic tiles rescued when a hard-working teen helped renovate the shuttered 1920s-era ballroom at the Biltmore Hotel. His class wanted to celebrate senior prom there in 1974.
Best Housekeeping & Cleaning Services Near Miami
Retirement. In theory, this should be the time to kick back, relax, and live your best, stress-free life. However, just because we retire doesn’t mean our chores magically disappear. Nobody wants to spend their retirement scrubbing dishes or mopping their floors. And that’s where cleaning companies come in! If you want your home to be spotless without lifting a finger, you can hire professionals to clean for you. If you’re an older adult living in South Florida, don’t go anywhere. Here are the top 10 housekeeping and cleaning services near Miami!
Miami Beach Launches Operation Summer Relief to Aid Homeless, Enforce City Laws
In an effort to provide a summer reprieve for the city's homeless, Miami Beach officials are launching Operation Summer Relief. The initiative, spearheaded by Mayor Steven Meiner, is designed to engage the homeless population with an array of support services ranging from shelters to substance abuse treatment. According to a statement on the city's website, the City Hall will be the backdrop for the unveiling of this initiative on Monday, July 29.
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