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County kicks can down road on garbage rate hike

County kicks can down road on garbage rate hike

Miami-Dade County commissioners spent most of Tuesday morning exchanging heated views on how much residents have to pay to have their garbage picked up. Eventually the decision they made was…

Miami-Dade gear headed for Dominican Republic fire corps

Miami-Dade gear headed for Dominican Republic fire corps

A plea from a Dominican Republic fire department colonel is being answered by Miami-Dade County with a load of free equipment, deemed obsolete by county fire-fighting standards. Col. Danny Rafael…

David Dech drives Tri-Rail bid to enter downtown Miami

David Dech drives Tri-Rail bid to enter downtown Miami

South Florida rail executive David Dech, who, like Horatio Alger characters, rose from switchman, to brakeman, to conductor, to engineer, to management jobs at two rail companies, and, finally, to…

Transit Alliance gives public transportation poor grades

Transit Alliance gives public transportation poor grades

Miami-Dade County needs to improve its transportation grade point average, according to a report by Transit Alliance Miami. The alliance is a non-profit organization advocating for walkable streets, bikeable neighborhoods and…

Norse Atlantic Airways operations land in Miami

Norse Atlantic Airways operations land in Miami

Norse Atlantic Airways is moving its South Florida operations to Miami International Airport from Fort Lauderdale and, starting Sept. 18, adding flights to London and Oslo. The frequency will be…

County aims to dismiss Affordable Housing Trust Fund board

County aims to dismiss Affordable Housing Trust Fund board

Miami-Dade County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to dissolve the Affordable Housing Trust Fund’s board of trustees and its revolving loan fund. “The Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board,” Commissioner Eileen Higgins…

Amidst grumbles, county OKs seven last-minute union contracts

Amidst grumbles, county OKs seven last-minute union contracts

The Miami-Dade County Commission on Tuesday somewhat reluctantly renewed collective bargaining agreements with seven employee groups. There was grumbling among the commissioners, who received the 2023-2026 agreements late Monday night…

LATAM Airlines beats tariffs at MIA trade zone

LATAM Airlines beats tariffs at MIA trade zone

Chilean-based LATAM Airlines Group, operating within Miami International Airport’s foreign trade zone (FTZ), has begun shipping aircraft parts from Chile to its maintenance facility at MIA for repair and returning…

Unused Miami International Airport hub for Amtrak needs upgrades

Unused Miami International Airport hub for Amtrak needs upgrades

A 5,355-square-foot building the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) completed more than a half-decade ago to Amtrak specifications is still shy a few renovations and one more thing: Amtrak. The…

Arena heads for Kaseya branding for $117 million

Arena heads for Kaseya branding for $117 million

“Kaseya Center” is the new name Miami-Dade County commissioners chose unanimously Tuesday for the county-owned arena at 601 Biscayne Blvd. Pending approval after a public hearing, the county will assign…

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