Miami-Dade Clerk Harvey Ruvin, longest serving official, dies
Harvey Ruvin devoted 50 years to the public as an elected official in Miami-Dade County, a record that is likely to stand unmatched. Yet as an early environmentalist he was…
$73 million Miami International Airport bid nets $94 million payout
Procurement to run a Miami International Airport baggage system for which the former contract was enmeshed in scandal took a problematic new twist as commissioners approved a $94 million deal…
Seeking long holiday, Miami cancels Dec. 8 commission meeting
City of Miami Commissioner Ken Russell offered his early resignation last week after fellow Commissioners Alex Diaz de la Portilla and Joe Carollo moved to cancel the Dec. 8 meeting,…
Miami trolley system may get five more years of life
City commissioners are to act on two resolutions today (11/17) that would provide Miami’s trolley system with additional funding and extend the contract terms with a 20% increase to hourly…
Scooters wheeled off streets of Miami
The city commission has mobilized and demobilized Miami’s scooter program several times since its inception in 2018, and looming concerns stall operations once again. Commissioners debated the scooter program’s future…
Wynwood streetscape plan under city’s microscope
The Wynwood Streetscape Master Plan project is currently under a call cost evaluation by the City of Miami. The streetscape plan was initiated in 2018 by the Wynwood Business Improvement…
Keiser nursing council seeks legislative action
The Keiser Nursing Advisory Council, formed in July with a group of healthcare leaders and elected officials to work collectively to advocate and find solutions for the issues the nursing…
Doral mayor looks for way to keep out a new incinerator
Doral Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez, to become a county commissioner Nov. 22, says he will ask to reconsider sites for a waste-to-energy facility due to be built in Doral beside…
Downtown Miami Tri-Rail connection delayed again, to 2023
“We will not be in downtown Miami station in November,” said David Dech, executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, running operations of Tri-Rail. “We will not be…
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