President Donald Trump‘s travel ban on and restrictions on 19 countries includes Haiti, Cuba and Venezuela, which is going to impact this community more than most. It means that, as of Monday, the United States will suspend the issuance of most immigrant and non-immigrant visas for Cubans and Venezuelans, while fully banning entry from Haitians. […]
The Miami-Dade Commission on Tuesday will consider giving away a county-owned property at 100 NE 84th Street to Family Action Network Movement, Inc, — better known as FANM — a non-profit that was founded in 1991 by Commissioner Marleine Bastien, who watched it grow over two decades into a globally recognized model for providing life-enhancing […]
Kase-who? Miami-Dade Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to give the naming rights to the former American Airlines Arena — which, admit it, is what everybody still calls it even after it became the FTX Arena — to a local cybersecurity software company that almost nobody ever heard of before. Let’s see if the Kaseya Center lasts […]
All five new county commissioners were sworn in at separate ceremonies Tuesday after winning their elections Nov. 8 or in the August primary. Miami-Dade Commissioner Anthony Rodriguez didn’t have to go to a runoff after getting 56% against three other candidates in the District 10 race to replace termed-out Javier Souto. The former state rep […]
Marleine Bastien and Kevin Marino Cabrera won their respective races The last two new Miami-Dade Commissioners to be elected Tuesday couldn’t be farther apart on the political spectrum. Activist and social worker Marleine Bastien, who beat North Miami Mayor Philipe Bien-Aime, 59% to 41%, will replace Commissioner Jean Monestime in District 2. She is a […]
There is a lot of money going around in the Miami-Dade District 2 racethe clusterbunch race with six candidates. And it’s not all where you’d expect it to be. Sure, North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime is raking it in with real estate investors and developers. He’s got almost $800,000 between his campaign account and his […]
All six candidates in the Miami-Dade District 2 race are experienced public servants or civic leaders and any one of them would make a good county commissioner. But two candidates stood out for the right reasons Thursday in The Miami Foundation’s forum: Wallace Aristide and Joe Celestin. These two — a former principal of Miami […]