Blog of the Week – Eye On Miami

This year's winner for Best Blog, Eye On Miami, contemplates boycotting Lowe's for building outside the Urban Development Boundary: I need a washer and dryer but I am not going to get them at Lowe’s. Since Lowe's insists on building outside the Urban Development Boundary, even though they have about...
By Jose D. DuranMay 16, 2008
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This year’s winner for Best Blog, Eye On Miami, contemplates boycotting Lowe’s for building outside the Urban Development Boundary:

I need a washer and dryer but I am not going to get them at Lowe’s. Since Lowe’s insists on building outside the Urban Development Boundary, even though they have about 12 acres within the line, they aren’t getting my money anymore.

Readers chimes in that Home Depot isn’t any better after it “bullied” its way into Coconut Grove. People just can’t let things go.

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Jose D. Duran is the former senior music editor of Miami New Times. His work has also appeared in publications likeVice, Billboard, and Spin. He’s earned numerous accolades including placing first for Weekly Newspaper Contest: Business Reporting from the Florida Press Association in 2020; placing third for the Writing: Light Feature from the Florida Press Club in 2019; and placing third in Weekly Newspaper Contest: Best Obituary from the Florida Press Association in 2015.

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