Updated: And from the better late than never category: The Seminole Tribe of Florida finally closed its casinos to help curb the community spread of COVID-19, Miami Beach hotels are shutting down and Miami-Dade transit finally cut bus and Metrorail service on Friday — Day 5 of the all voluntary #StayHome movement — but only after […]
Updated: Okay, now it’s almost everything that will be closed. Almost. Starting Friday, you can’t do a lot of things. You can’t get your hair cut. You can’t get your nails done. You can’t pawn your watch to buy groceries. You can’t buy shoes or shirts. You can’t play golf. You can’t play tennis. You […]
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 […]
Developing story: Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, a former State Rep and Senator, is using his muscle with his pals in Tallahassee to get Gov. Ron DeSantis to approve “virtual meetings” so the city commission can discuss emergency measures to deal with the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. “Just [for] closings, shelter in place and […]
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 […]
Day 1 of our local government’s reaction to the new normal with coronavirus COVID-19 was, in a word, fluid, as the city of Miami shut down all restaurants and bars, allowing only take-out, curbside and delivery options until further notice. The option had been kicked around for hours between city officials and announced to the […]
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 […]