Ay, Damian. ¿Que te pasó? The progressive darling of District 2 — the man who ran on transparency, accountability, and standing up to the political establishment — has started to look a lot like, well, the political establishment. And people are noticing. Loudly. When Commissioner Damian Pardo was elected in a historic victory almost two […]
Final deal postponed until more details fleshed out The shady deal to hand over the historic Olympia Theater to the operators of a charter school for $10 is so half-baked that even Miami city commissioners, to their credit, asked Thursday for a more complete picture before they rubber-stamp it. Commissioners voted instead and unanimously to […]
The Olympia Theater, a beloved but distressed 1926 Beaux Arts jewel in the heart of downtown Miami, could go from historic cultural treasure to charter school annex at Thursday’s city commission meeting. Commissioners will consider selling the Flagler Street structure to Sports Leadership and Management Miami, a 6-12 charter school operated by none other than […]
The historic structure could become a charter school Miami commissioners are about to give themselves an extra year in office, and everyone is talking about that. But nobody is talking about the giveaway of the historic Olympia Theater on Flagler Street to developers of the largest charter school company in the state, maybe the country, […]