It doesn’t have the seaside view they wanted, or be in the downtown core served by public transportation, but Miami-Dade commissioners want to reach out to retired British fútbol star David Beckham and his investors, again, about establishing a Major League Soccer team in Miami, using the Florida International University Panthers’ football field in West […]
Miami-Dade Commissioners passed a measure Tuesday that redirects $30 million in general obligation bond monies toward urgent repairs at the historic but falling apart civil courthouse in downtown Miami known as Cielito Lindo. They also approved a request for qualifications from firms to build a new civil courthouse in what would be the first P3 […]
Bill Johnson‘s departure from Miami-Dade’s Water and Sewer Department for greener pastures at the state have already cost the county at least $30,243. That’s how much his replacement, Internal Services Director Lester Sola, gets in a raise for taking over his position on March 1 (not including benefits). Sola, a former Elections Supervisor who oversaw […]
Newby candidate Rosa Maria Palomino — who is running in the seat to be vacated this year by termed-out Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, and against Sarnoff’s wife — might want to do a little despojo to shake off any bad campaign juju from her kick-off fundraiser last week. Among the 20-some people who stopped by The […]
The breathy announcement this week with the press conference and the interviews and the hundreds of #LibertyCityRising hashtags could be a sign of good things to come for a long-neglected area that has suffered while other parts of Miami-Dade County have thrived. Or it could be a lot of hot air. But Ladra will tell […]
UPDATED: So there’s a David Kochel, a Sally Bradshaw, a Kristy Campbell and even a Brandi Brown. I kid you not. Brandi! With an I. Then, at the very bottom of the list, there is a Pablo Diaz. Lackey. Waterboy. Is this how former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a darling of Hispanic Republicans, plans to […]
UPDATE: For months, Miami-Dade Commissioner Juan Zapata has been trying to brand his district as a vibrant, family-oriented community with a focus on neighbors, community togetherness and quality of life. He has taken to calling District 11 The West End. Now, there’s even an app for that. Available in the iTunes store, the West End […]
It seemed for a while that Miami-Dade Commissioner “Mayor Sir” Xavier Suarez had gone soft on the county mayor and was biting his articulately critical tongue for one reason or another. Some speculate he wants his way on the proposed Museum Park underpass. Others say he’s seeking support on some future transportation initiatives or his […]
It was a busy week for Miami-Dade Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, who was at all the parades, a Catalyst Miami event, the transportation summit and the opening of her office in Homestead. But it was a busy week on Instagram, twitter and Facebook, as electeds took part in MLK events, a rodeo, two parades — […]
From the timing-is-everything department. Water and Sewer Department Director Bill Johnson, who used to be director of the Port of Miami, has been tapped by Florida Gov. Rick Scott as head of Enterprise Florida, which recruits corporations to relocate to Florida and tries to retain companies that are thinking of moving. It’s a really soft […]