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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
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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...
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Expectations for Kyle McCord in Miami
Expectations for Kyle McCord's Miami debut on CBS Sports HQ.
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An Ordinary Drive Down the Street in GTA 6 Has Social Media Confused — Players Can't Tell the Game From Real Miami
On November 11, the popular local outlet ONLY in DADE, which covers news from Miami-Dade County, posted a short video on Instagram. The camera looks out from inside a car as it slowly drives down a sunny street past pastel facades, palm trees, cafés with awnings and passersby. A sports car in pink-and-teal camo is parked by the curb. Nothing special: just an ordinary evening in Miami.
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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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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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Faena Residences Miami Breaks Ground On 68-Story Twin Towers Along Miami River
An official groundbreaking ceremony has been held for Faena Residences Miami, a pair of 68-story residential skyscrapers set to rise approximately 800 feet at 24 SW 4th Street along the Miami River in Downtown Miami. Designed by the late Rafael Viñoly and developed by Fortune International Group and KAR Properties in partnership with Faena, the development will yield 434 condominium residences and serve as the residential centerpiece of a planned 14-acre cultural district. Coastal Construction is serving as the general contractor.
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Cruise ship detained by Coast Guard in Miami cleared to sail
MIAMI, Fla. (WINK) - The U.S. Coast Guard has cleared the MSC Poesia cruise ship to depart the Port of Miami after verifying the vessel corrected the safety and environmental deficiencies that led to its detention earlier this month. Under port state control authority, the Coast Guard has jurisdiction to...
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The Underline celebrates its completion after eight years of construction
The nonprofit Friends of The Underline organization hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the completion of the Underline’s multimodal trail after eight years of construction. The project’s goal was to repurpose 10 miles of space under the track of the Miami Metrorail system into about 120...