News Roundup: Budget Director Fired

Kyle Munzenrieder March 9, 2010 10:04AM

Amid Miami's budget woes, the city has let go budget director Michael Boudreaux. [Herald]
St. Joseph's, a Catholic school in Miami Beach, has closed after 50 years, and the parents of the 136 students are not pleased. [NBCMiami]
Get ready for China to be the new world superpower, because local tourism officials are trying to lure Chinese visitors to our sunny shores. [NBCMiami]
A fire inside the Congress Inn building in downtown Miami displaced more than 300 residents, and they won't get to return home for more than three weeks. [CBS4]
A Hialeah road that was closed after a water main break is finally open. [CBS4]
But, whoops, another water main break in Southwest Miami-Dade flooded streets overnight. [WSVN]

Sports

The Dolphins failed to sign yet another safety -- Ryan Clark decided to stick with Pittsburgh. [Herald]

KEEP MIAMI NEW TIMES FREE... Since we started Miami New Times, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Miami, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism. You can help by participating in our "I Support" program, allowing us to keep offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food and culture with no paywalls.

Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1.