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Economic Development

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Otis Wallace, Mayor of Florida City, Investigated By FBI and Miami-Dade Public Corruption Unit

    ​When Otis T. Wallace became mayor of dirt-poor Florida City back in 1984, the desegregation hero was one of the first black politicians elected in the entire state. Nearly 30 years later, however, Wallace is still in office but his leadership has lost its luster.A two-month investigation by the N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Does David Rivera Have to Tweet a Picture of His Bulge For Anyone to Care About His Alleged Scandals?

    David Rivera dressed as a UPS man for some reason. (Click to enlarge.)​Here's a disturbing contrast in the way the U.S. media approaches political scandals: One congressman accidentally tweets a picture of his boxer-brief-clad boner, and a week's worth of wall-to-wall media coverage ends in teary ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Natacha Seijas Teaches Jean Monestime How Things Work On The County Commission

    Natacha Seijas understands what it is like to drive through Opa-Locka.Yesterday, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas was feeling extra generous with taxpayer dollars. She promised to transfer $750,000 in affordable housing funds from her district to the district of green Commissioner Jean ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2010

    Dude, Where's My Food Truck?

    Natacha Seijas understands what it is like to drive through Opa-Locka.Yesterday, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas was feeling extra generous with taxpayer dollars. She promised to transfer $750,000 in affordable housing funds from her district to the district of green Commissioner Jean ... More >>

  • News

    November 25, 2010

    Addonis Parker: Earthly Addonis

    Natacha Seijas understands what it is like to drive through Opa-Locka.Yesterday, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas was feeling extra generous with taxpayer dollars. She promised to transfer $750,000 in affordable housing funds from her district to the district of green Commissioner Jean ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    David Rivera Stays On The Ballot As Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Shady Disclosures

    ​David Rivera may have spent the last eight years filing the shadiest disclosure forms this side of Tom DeLay, but that doesn't mean Miami-Dade voters shouldn't have a chance to vote for the guy. So says Judge Jerald Bagley, who just dismissed a lawsuit to remove Rivera from the ballot.Bagley didn ... More >>

  • News

    September 2, 2010

    Letters from the issue of September 2, 2010

    ​David Rivera may have spent the last eight years filing the shadiest disclosure forms this side of Tom DeLay, but that doesn't mean Miami-Dade voters shouldn't have a chance to vote for the guy. So says Judge Jerald Bagley, who just dismissed a lawsuit to remove Rivera from the ballot.Bagley didn ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2010

    Artistic Cheat Sheet

    ​David Rivera may have spent the last eight years filing the shadiest disclosure forms this side of Tom DeLay, but that doesn't mean Miami-Dade voters shouldn't have a chance to vote for the guy. So says Judge Jerald Bagley, who just dismissed a lawsuit to remove Rivera from the ballot.Bagley didn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Video: Despite Crime, Some Hipster Kids Are (a little too) Fearless in Overtown

    Gentrification is a funny thing. And by "funny," we mean totally horrifying.In Miami, it beckons wealthy club kids to traipse around the ghetto like a college dorm. Park West/Overtown used to be known for its crumbling buildings and crack houses. Now it's the kind of place penniless neighbors roll t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2010

    Ice Cube’s Sidekick

    Gentrification is a funny thing. And by "funny," we mean totally horrifying.In Miami, it beckons wealthy club kids to traipse around the ghetto like a college dorm. Park West/Overtown used to be known for its crumbling buildings and crack houses. Now it's the kind of place penniless neighbors roll t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    Dead Men Talking

    Gentrification is a funny thing. And by "funny," we mean totally horrifying.In Miami, it beckons wealthy club kids to traipse around the ghetto like a college dorm. Park West/Overtown used to be known for its crumbling buildings and crack houses. Now it's the kind of place penniless neighbors roll t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    News Roundup

    An OK was given to move the urban development boundary even farther west, but not to accommodate a giant Lowes. [SFBJ]Moments after a rescued dolphin was returned to the wild, it was attacked and killed by sharks. NBCMiami's newly designed website is really sad about it. It says so. [NBCMi ... More >>

  • News

    February 21, 2008

    Sarnoff Turns His Back on Blacks

    Coconut Grove's other half feels left out.

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2007

    R.I.P. Hilly Kristal, founder of CBGB's

    Coconut Grove's other half feels left out.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2007

    Is Long Beach, California, the new South Beach?

    Coconut Grove's other half feels left out.

  • News

    January 11, 2007

    Busted Rackets

    The guy who turned Crandon Park around gets canned. It makes no cents.

  • Music

    September 28, 2006

    The Square Egg

    The guy who turned Crandon Park around gets canned. It makes no cents.

  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    Röyksopp

    The Understanding (Astralwerks)

  • Diversions

    May 12, 2005

    BEST PLACE TO THROW A PARTY

    The former building of La Moderna Poesia

  • News

    July 29, 2004

    Letters from the Issue of July 29 - August 4, 2004

    The former building of La Moderna Poesia

  • Bars and Clubs

    May 13, 2004

    BEST PLACE TO BUMP INTO A DRUNKEN SAILOR

    Scotty's Landing

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    NAFTA: Saint or Sinner ?

    The North America trade pact remains a battleground

  • Film

    November 6, 2003

    Czech Antics

    How to goof around Prague when you're feeling a little old

  • Recreation

    May 15, 2003

    BEST URBAN BIKE RIDE

    Coral Gables

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2003

    Neighborly Fashion

    Dazzling designer duds debut on Biscayne Boulevard

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    A Friend Indeed

    Meet Camilo Padreda, dynamic businessman, faithful Republican, patron of law enforcement, convicted felon

  • News

    October 3, 2002

    Looks Good on Paper

    Miami's planners already have a blueprint for eliminating poverty -- now all they need is a little divine intervention

  • News

    June 20, 2002

    Native Son

    Billy Hardemon has been running around Liberty City, and away from allegations of wrongdoing, forever

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    A Friend in Need

    Steve Shiver receives a letter of support from an old pal

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Magic Primeval, Part 2

    On the eve of its permanent disfigurement, the Miami Circle unleashed its mysterious powers of survival

  • News

    December 2, 1999

    Curtains for the Alliance Cinema?

    The Beach's headquarters for alternative film is in dire straits, owing to an unfriendly landlord and the new megaplex down the block

  • Calendar

    April 8, 1999

    Not So Pedestrian

    The Beach's headquarters for alternative film is in dire straits, owing to an unfriendly landlord and the new megaplex down the block

  • News

    March 12, 1998

    Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down

    The Beach's headquarters for alternative film is in dire straits, owing to an unfriendly landlord and the new megaplex down the block

  • News

    November 27, 1997

    Overpriced, Underdone, and Left Behind

    That would be the Courts at South Beach, the taxpayer-supported project that was supposed to rejuvenate South Pointe

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    The Rise and Fall of Miamiland

    Way back in 1998 the citizens of Dade County rose up and declared themselves an independent republic. Then the hangover hit.

  • News

    October 23, 1997

    Letters

    Way back in 1998 the citizens of Dade County rose up and declared themselves an independent republic. Then the hangover hit.

  • News

    April 3, 1997

    Miami: See It Like a Visionary

    No hulking concrete slab at water's edge? No arts center hidden by noisy expressways? No bombed-out corridors of desolation? A dream, right?

  • News

    February 20, 1997

    They Owe It All to Odio

    Miami's infamous ex-city manager hired more than 100 staffers entirely at his own discretion. Guess who's paying them.

  • News

    January 16, 1997

    Arrested Development

    A Miami Beach citizens' group seeks to obstruct future construction on waterfront properties

  • News

    December 14, 1995

    Say "Uncle!"

    Ivey Kearson says he was wrongly fired from his City of Miami job -- and he alleges a conspiracy involving Miller Dawkins's nephew

  • News

    October 12, 1995

    Going South

    Civics and spirituality. Politics and prayer. In the ongoing battle against inertia, Goulds bares the conflicts at its core.

  • News

    August 3, 1995

    Battling, Bungling Bureaucrats

    Miami says the feds are holding up a grant worth millions. The feds say Miami didn't ask for it just right. Miami says up yours. The feds say . . .

  • News

    January 5, 1995

    The Last Frontier

    When authorities pledged to reflood the Everglades, they tried to accommodate residents of the 8 1/2 Square Mile Area in Southwest Dade. They're still trying.

  • News

    January 26, 1994

    Power to the Parish

    Father Jose Luis Menendez of Wynwood takes the church to the people and the people to the streets

  • News

    December 15, 1993

    The High Cost of Low Bids

    The county needs contractors to do its construction work. The contractors need minority subcontractors to satisfy county regulations. And taxpayers need an explanation.

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