Sweetwater
Sweetwater, FL · Municipal
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Maureen Porras Wins Reelection After Doral Recount
DORAL, FL — Councilwoman Maureen Porras secured a second term on the Doral City Council after an election recount confirmed a 12-vote lead over challenger Fernanda Gomes, bringing several days of uncertainty surrounding the Seat 2 race closer to a resolution. According to the second set of unofficial results...
South Florida Times
Miami-Dade to host Anna Coleman redevelopment project meeting November 9
MIAMI – Miami-Dade County is hosting a community meeting on the latest updates of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Station Choice Neighborhood project, Monday, November 9, 2026, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Marshall Davis African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, 6161 N.W. 22nd Avenue. The project is...
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Fortune
Ken Griffin and Jeff Bezos helped make Miami a billionaire magnet—but Florida’s new $250,000 homestead exemption barely makes a dent for them
A middle-class homeowner and the owner of a $50 million mansion could save about the same $2,000 a year under Florida’s new property tax cut. Only one of them will notice.
Miami Herald
Voters rejected Virginia Key redevelopment deal. What happens to the marinas now?
On Tuesday, about 65% of Miami voters rejected an $80 million redevelopment plan for two city-owned marinas and waterfront land on Virginia Key. It was the second time in recent years that voters rejected a long-term lease of the almost 28-acre property, which includes the Marine Stadium and Rickenbacker marinas. But Tuesday’s rejection of Miami’s Referendum 3 doesn’t mean the current operator of Rickenbacker Marina — and its tenant, the Gramps Getaway bar and restaurant — gets to stay forever. Instead, it takes commissioners right back to the drawing board on an issue that has plagued the city for over a decade — with many of the same players vying for the valuable chunk of land. Moving forward, the City Commission could decide to put out a new request for proposals and take another bid to voters in the future, or commissioners could decide that the city should run both marinas itself. The city already runs the Marine Stadium Marina. Commissioner Damian Pardo told the Miami Herald he would be looking forward to new proposals, seeing it as an opportunity to “start from scratch.” “I would like to see a lot of community input and strong community benefits with a
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USA TODAY
Miami Carol City football players, parents sue FHSAA in last-minute playoff plea
This story has been updated with new information. Another high school football program has turned to the courts in an effort to keep its playoff hopes alive, but its legal challenge has hit an immediate roadblock . A Miami-Dade County judge on Friday, Nov. 6, denied an emergency request for an injunction filed by 11 Miami Carol City (FL) football players and their respective parents or guardians, leaving the Chiefs' postseason ban in place for the 2026 high school football playoffs. Attorney Jason Setchen of AthleteDefender and Coffey Burlington filed a verified complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief on Nov. 4 in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. The lawsuit named the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) as the defendant and seeks temporary and permanent injunctive relief. I have tremendous respect for the FHSAA, but I think that what they did to Miami Carol City Football by imposing a post season ban on the entire team, which includes many kids who did nothing wrong, is overreaching and unfair. https://t.co/CYOynAultr — Jason Setchen (@AthleteDefender) November 6, 2026 The plaintiffs argued that the FHSAA's decision to ban Miami Carol City from postseason competition unfairly punished players who were not involved in the Oct.
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Miami ranks third in US for millionaire renters
With generous tax breaks, a growing financial technology scene, and year-round sunshine, Miami is among the metros growing fastest in demand for millionaire renters. According to a recent study by RentCafe.com, many of the nation’s wealthy are opting to rent. Their data shows that millionaire renter households have grown about three times as fast as millionaire homeowners from 2020 to 2024.
Miami Herald
Luxury condos get all-clear for historic church site in Brickell. What's next?
The downtown Miami skyline will continue to change with the approval of a 75-story luxury condo tower at a historic church on a slice of bayfront land. The 619 Brickell By Nobu will rise behind First Miami Presbyterian Church at 609 Brickell Ave. after the city’s historic preservation board lifted one of the last hurdles needed to build on the site. The Brickell area has seen a boom in luxury skyscrapers thanks to an influx of wealthy buyers. Board members voted 6-1 on Nov. 3 for lifting a historic designation from the church’s school and parking lot, which sits directly behind First Miami Presbyterian, an area that will become the tower’s home. They also approved shrinking the site’s historic boundary — which originally included the entire three-acre parcel that the church, school and parking lot sit on — to just the sanctuary footprint plus a 15-foot buffer. Only one condition came with the vote: that the preservation board retain architectural review powers if any substantial changes are made to the tower’s exterior. “We appreciate the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board’s careful consideration of all the information presented and its ultimate decision to preserve the historic 1949 sanctuary, enabling the church
Miami Herald
South Florida U.S. Attorney Reding Quiñones abruptly resigns. What's next?
Jason Reding Quiñones resigned Friday as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, ending a tenure marked by turmoil within the Miami-based federal prosecutor’s office and controversy over its involvement in an investigation targeting perceived enemies of President Donald Trump. Reding Quiñones offered no explanation for his abrupt resignation, which came just three days after midterm elections in which Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate. He did not respond to text messages seeking comment. His resignation comes amid growing concern within Miami’s legal community over the politics surrounding the office, the departure of experienced prosecutors and the erosion of its traditional independence from political influence. Dan Gelber, a former federal prosecutor and Miami Beach mayor whose law firm represents former CIA Director John Brennan in an investigation involving the office, offered a stark assessment. “It’s been terrible to watch what’s happened to this office,” Gelber said. “Their morale is underwater. Their institutional expertise has been depleted.” Gelber, who spent about a decade as a federal prosecutor in Miami, recalled an office that handled some of the nation’s most consequential drug trafficking, healthcare fraud and foreign corruption cases. He expressed hope that new leadership could restore its
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Miami Herald
Poll: Vote for the Miami Herald High School Athlete of the Week for Week 11
This week, we continue the 2026-27 school year feature where we ask you to vote for a top high school varsity performer of the week (in Broward and Miami-Dade counties). Nominees this week are from high school cross-country, golf, and swimming. Take our poll below to cast your vote. The poll will be open until Thursday, November 12 til around 10 p.m. You can vote as often as you like until then. NOTE: You should see a Miami Herald box underneath this note for you to type Yes and click Submit. That will ignite the actual poll to vote. Here are the nominees: Jake Kotz-Agramonte, MAST swimming : the senior won District 12-2A titles in the boys’ 50 free (22.03) and 100 free (48.65) and helped the 200 medley relay (1:41.55) and 200 free relay (1:31.23) finish first. Those efforts led the Makos to the boys’ team title at districts at the Gian Zumpano Aquatic Center at Belen Jesuit School in Miami. Jianna Amores, Mater Lakes Academy swimming : the junior won District 11-2A titles in girls’ 100 butterfly (54.05) and 100 back (56.54) and helped the winning 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams as the Bears won