Day 3 of COVID-19 lock down: more closures, scooter ban, virtual meetings

Day 3 of COVID-19 lock down: more closures, scooter ban, virtual meetings

Updated: Another day of the coronavirus outbreak, another day of more closings. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered the closures of all non-essential retail stores, malls and casinos Wednesday, adding them to the list of businesses that are not allowed to open their doors to more than eight people at a time. And it was announced late […]

Miami-Dade Courts close after positive test, amid more COVID-19 shutdowns

Miami-Dade Courts close after positive test, amid more COVID-19 shutdowns

Updated: Less than 24 hours after the city of Miami shut down all restaurants, clubs, bars, gyms and other locations where people congregate and could, possibly, transmit the coronavirus COVID-19 disease, Miami-Dade County followed with the same kind of emergency order, closing all those establishments and allowing kitchens to stay open for curbside or drive-through take-out […]

Government meetings are cancelled; 11 p.m. curfew ordered for businesses

Government meetings are cancelled; 11 p.m. curfew ordered for businesses

Many, if not all, government meetings will be postponed or cancelled for the next week or two and there will be a countywide 11 p.m. curfew on bars and restaurants to try to stop community spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Miami-Dade, Miami, Coral Gables and Bay Harbor Islands, as well as other cities, were […]

Miami attorneys win and Joe Carollo recall petitions sit in judge’s chambers

Miami attorneys win and Joe Carollo recall petitions sit in judge’s chambers

City of Miami attorneys working on behalf of Commissioner Joe Carollo and against his recall prevailed in delaying the process some more Friday when the Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge that ruled against them on Tuesday allowed the city to keep the petitions from moving forward to the county’s Supervisor of Elections as they appeal his decision […]