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Miami-Dade County to open new electric bus facility, creating more than 270 jobs

Miami-Dade County is preparing to open a new electric bus operations center in Homestead, marking its first major transit garage facility in 40 years and creating more than 270 jobs in South Florida. The South Dade Transit Operations Center (SDTOC), located at 12805 Biscayne Drive, is scheduled to begin operations...

Miami-Dade County, FL · 12h

NewsRadio WFLA

The Clock Is Ticking Toward The G20 Summit in Doral

The city of Doral is hosting a community town hall to address residents' questions and concerns.

Doral, FL · 12h

Miami Herald

How Give Miami Day changes South Florida - and how you can help soon

Mark your calendars: Give Miami Day is returning for its 15th year, giving people in South Florida another chance to open their wallets to help local causes. The 24-hour philanthropic event, hosted by the Miami Foundation, is on Thursday, Nov. 19, from midnight to 11:59 p.m. But early online giving opens at midnight on Saturday, Nov. 14, and runs through Nov. 18 Give Miami Day began after a 2012 survey by the Knight Foundation revealed that the Miami metro area was the least civically engaged in the country. “Consider this an invitation to the most meaningful quinceañera Miami has ever seen,” Rebecca Fishman Lipsey, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation, said in a statement. “We’re celebrating 15 years of building a generosity movement that supports nonprofits and their leaders. Make this city feel like home. Come celebrate what we can become together and help us do the brave work that gets us there.” Last year, the event shattered records, with more than 60,000 donors raising nearly $44 million for local nonprofit organizations. In Miami, over 77,000 people, about 5.5% of the workforce, are employed by nonprofits, according to Give Miami Day. “Thanks to Give Miami Day 2025, we nearly

Miami, FL · 2d

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Casa Bianca Lists for $11.8 Million in Miami’s Bay Point

Casa Bianca, a fully renovated luxury estate set on an expansive 19,021-square-foot lot, has officially entered the market for $11.8 million. Located within Bay Point, one of Miami’s most exclusive gated neighborhoods, the property offers a rare combination of space, privacy and central location. Ana Teresa Rodriguez, CEO of ATR Luxury Homes Group at Coldwell Banker Realty, is representing the seller.

Miami Herald

New townhomes are coming to Little Haiti - but owners won't own the land

City and county leaders broke ground on a new townhouse development in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood aimed at giving working-class buyers an affordable path to homeownership. Place Louverture will have 13 townhomes on a corner lot along Northeast 67th Street. The development marks the first Miami-Dade County project for the South Florida Community Land Trust, a Broward-based nonprofit that helps first-time homebuyers and families displaced by South Florida’s soaring housing costs. Under the community land trust model, buyers purchase the home i at a reduced price while the nonprofit retains permanent ownership of the underlying land. The groundbreaking comes as soaring property taxes and living expenses weigh heavy on longtime residents in the historically working-class neighborhood. Sampson Lisca, who bought his Little Haiti home 20 years ago, said escalating expenses are making it increasingly difficult to hold onto his property. “I just paid $5,200 for taxes,” Lisca said. Miami City Commissioner Christine King, who represents the district, said local leaders must make sure that people are not priced out of their neighborhood. “We have to look out for everybody,” King said. While developers say families who qualify for Place Louverture townhomes will be able to pass the properties down for

Miami-Dade County, FL · 14h

miamitimesonline.com

Miami-Dade school district resumes process that could close a handful of schools

The Miami-Dade County school district is resuming the plan to potentially close schools. As many as five are expected to undergo changes, if not outright closure, but a total of 34 schools are the latest named in the review process. The Attendance Boundary Committee, which makes the suggestions of which...

Miami-Dade County, FL · 2d

Miami Herald

Ken Griffin wants to join Coral Gables' exclusive country club. The price? $2M

Miami billionaire Ken Griffin may soon add another exclusive South Florida institution to his portfolio: Coral Gables’ Riviera Country Club, where a newly created membership category carries a $2 million price tag. The founder and CEO of Citadel is among a select group of 10 people nominated for the new memberships, which offer full golf privileges, but more importantly, allow members to bypass the club’s long waiting list, The Real Deal first reported , citing people familiar with the membership push. The club’s board is expected to vote on the nominations later this month, the publication said. The new membership category, created in October, is non-voting, meaning members receive full golf privileges but do not have voting rights at the club. For regular members, an existing golf membership costs $175,000. The Riviera Country Club at 1155 Blue Rd., Coral Gables’ most prestigious, is among the private institutions attracting the newly arrived ultra-wealthy — though wealth alone does not guarantee admission. The country club’s decision to offer a limited number of $2 million memberships shows how some clubs are accommodating the demand and capitalizing on the influx of ultrawealthy newcomers willing to pay a premium for exclusive access. The Real Deal

Coral Gables, FL · 13h

Miami Herald

Brickell church land is set to become a high-rise. Goodbye to another open space | Opinion

Brickell residents are losing their battle to stop church land along Biscayne Bay from becoming a 75-story high-rise. Yes, they chose to live in Miami’s busiest corridor, where condo and business towers have created the city’s modern signature skyline. But the push for development over preservation risks hurting what makes Miami so attractive to so many people. The 619 Brickell By Nobu, a luxury condo building, is slated to rise behind First Miami Presbyterian Church at 609 Brickell Ave., now that one of the last hurdles to the project has been lifted. The city’s historic preservation board voted 6-1 on Nov. 3 to lift a historic designation from the church’s annexed school and parking lot, where the tower will be built. The board also voted to shrink the site’s historic boundary to just the church and a 15-foot buffer, the Herald reported. The area overlooking the bay behind the church has been used over the years by residents and food trucks. It has also been a welcome bit of open space along the waterfront. The $240 million sale of the land to developers would certainly help a church that has had money issues, but it has rocked First Miami’s congregation

Miami, FL · 2d

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Property tax amendment could lead to more private industry in government

On Election Night, Florida voters approved Amendment 3: a sweeping property tax measure that’s expected to reduce the amount of property tax revenue cities and counties collect. Local officials, many of whom warned for months that the measure could be disastrous for government services, now have one year before...

Florida · 1d

Miami Herald

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Reasons for stripping Brickell church land from historic protection are ludicrous | Letters

Historic church In the Nov. 7 article, “ Luxury condos get all-clear for historic church site in Brickell. What’s next? ” Miami Herald reporter Isabel Rivera wrote, “At the Nov. 3 hearing, 13th Floor and the church argued that because the school’s annex and parking lot were added after 1950 — dubbed the ‘period of significance’ — it couldn’t share in the sanctuary’s landmark status. The church building was completed in 1949.” The developers’ statement is so ludicrous. It is like saying Antonio Gaudi’s monumental Sagrada Familia in Barcelona does not fit the “period of significance” because it took 100 years to finish Gaudi’s original drawings. Two experts, a highly credentialed local historian and a nationally recognized architect and preservationist, unequivocally showed that the church’s original plans, designed by renowned architect Lester Geisler, included the sanctuary, the school, the Celtic cross perched on its steeple and the land to the water. Yet, the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board decided to ignore the historical facts. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and designated a local landmark in 2003. Notably, under these two distinct designations, the three-acre site is included as a whole (not parceled

Miami, FL · 13h

Realtor.com News & Insights

Miami Approves New Housing Overhaul That Protects Overtown’s Original Residents

Miami-Dade backs Culmer Place V to replace 107 public housing units and add 375 mixed-income apartments with return rights.

Miami Herald

Miami-Dade's elections department paid for a cartoon mascot. It's the supervisor

Alina Garcia, Miami-Dade’s elections supervisor , now has a cartoon avatar who stars in a tax-funded coloring book about democracy and, this fall, looked out from lapel pins that were distributed to poll workers. Like Garcia, “Super Ali” has long blonde hair, but Super Ali has a red cape and a star-spangled ballot box for a body. That cartoon ballot box has a seal with Garcia’s name on it. “These are great tools for engagement with our youngest citizens, to create a voting culture,” Elections spokesperson Juan Mendieta said of the Super Ali swag the Elections Department is funding. In August, the Elections Department paid $1,160 for 1,000 of the Super Ali pins. The next month, the department paid $1,560 for 1,500 “Guardians of Democracy” coloring books, which have Garcia’s name and Super Ali on the cover. Mendieta provided invoices for the purchases at the Miami Herald’s request this week. Inside the coloring book, there are voters, candidates and ballot boxes to color, plus a crossword and word search that both have “Alina Garcia” as clues. Garcia, a Republican, is Miami-Dade’s first elected supervisor of elections — a post that used to be a department head under the county’s mayor.

Miami-Dade County, FL · 1d

floridatrib.org

In wake of ‘blue tsunami,’ Miami moves to gut LGBTQ board, repeal affirmative action programs

In anticipation of Florida’s new and sweeping anti-DEI law going into effect Jan. 1, the city of Miami is weighing a proposal that would gut its LGBTQ board, repeal the city’s affirmative action policy and eliminate the office tasked with investigating discrimination complaints. Next week, the Miami City...

Miami, FL · 15h

hoodline.com

Nine-Story Coral Gate Project Starts on Former Shopping Plaza Site

A demolished shopping plaza at 1546 S.W. 27th Ave. is no longer just an empty Coral Gate lot. Habitus Coral Gate RFII-B LLC has started construction on a nine-story mixed-use building there, in Miami 33145. Florida YIMBY reported that an affiliate of Habitus Capital is moving ahead with the venture....

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Miami-Dade District Seeks Microschools to Lease Empty Classroom Space

The Miami-Dade school district, one of the nation’s largest, is inviting independent microschools to lease empty classroom space — providing a new revenue stream as public school enrollment drops sharply. The initiative, according to the district officials, is both a response to enrollment declines as well as a way to accommodate families who have a […]

Miami-Dade County, FL · 10h

traveldreamsmagazine.com

The Betsy – South Beach Announces Programming for Miami Art Week 2026

Just in time for this year’s Miami Art Week, The Betsy – South Beach announces an extensive lineup featuring 14 emerging and established artists within nine property-wide galleries, the unveiling of new works, digital light mapping and site-specific projections, live jazz performances, and a public reception featuring a specially commissioned dance performance. All programs are free and open to the public daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Miami Beach, FL · 2d

Miami New Times

Popular Coral Gables restaurant briefly shut down after health inspection

From the stories making headlines to the restaurants, music and culture that make Miami one of a kind, New Times is there. Help us raise $25,000 by December 31 to keep independent local journalism going strong in 2027. A Coral Gables staple is facing online criticism following a failed health...

Coral Gables, FL · 2d

Miami Herald

Florida's DEI ban risks erasing Hispanic voices, others from local government | Opinion

An open letter to Gov.-elect Byron Donalds and Lt. Gov.-elect Bryan Avila: For the past two years, it has been a true honor and privilege to serve on the Miami-Dade County Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board, representing District 4. When I accepted this appointment, I knew I would be serving my community. What I did not fully realize was the extraordinary work this board does behind the scenes, supporting organizations, helping Hispanic families overcome challenges, promoting education, connecting residents with resources to become informed, engaged and active members of our community. Just to be clear, this is not a political movement. This is a public service that brings together 23 brilliant individuals with different backgrounds, professional experiences, political affiliations and points of view. We do not always agree. As a matter of fact, we sometimes strongly disagree. But there is one thing that brings us together: our commitment to improving the lives of the people we represent. And isn’t that what democracy is about? In Miami-Dade, where more than 70% of our population is Hispanic or Latino, the Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board has served as an important bridge between government and the community, with a mission of identifying community needs, developing

Florida · 2d

NBC Miami

From laundry to closet rentals: How Miami residents are turning everyday tasks into extra cash

For many people in South Florida, every dollar counts. And with bills, student loans and everyday expenses adding up, some are finding unconventional ways to bring in extra money, including renting out clothes they already own and doing other people's laundry. For Miami residents Camela Titta and Danay Navas, those...

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