If county’s workforce grows, prepare for an economic spurt
Will workers flock to the job market as the Omicron wave ebbs? That’s not an academic question. It’s a key to filling huge labor gaps that have eaten holes in…
Miami should protect its Melreese asset, not kick it away
City commissioners can make a heroic choice to benefit residents by repelling a lease that would turn Miami’s only golf course into a developers’ playground beside Miami International Airport. Just…
Have playhouse and regional theater had their final curtain?
If the county’s aim in using $23 million at the Coconut Grove Playhouse is to return regional theater and its historic building, the plan fails on both counts. The county…
Bill to give every business in Florida veto power is overkill
Much ill-conceived Florida legislation dies a deserved death, but one far-reaching abomination that threatens all 67 counties has actually won a committee OK. If you believe in local control, you’ll…
Send Miami air cargo capacity soaring as fast as demand
Miami-Dade keeps building its case to add to cargo capacity quickly at Miami International Airport. It’s a good case. First, the airport is nearing the limit of its ability to…
Hire outside to rush Tri-Rail trains into downtown Miami
As Tri-Rail’s newly revealed barriers to serving downtown multiply, its leaders still say it could finally be running to Miami’s core this year. Equally likely, gold could be discovered under…
Five questions on which to base our New Year’s resolutions
Customarily we resolve actions for the new year. In this unusual time, answering burning questions may help shape our thoughts about what we should resolve together. Five questions on our…
Christmas omicron threat and the Grinches of Tallahassee
As omicron doubles every two to three days, it’s perfectly timed to join Ebenezer Scrooge and the Grinch as threats to Christmas. In Florida, where the caseload rose 157% in…
Blindfolded Tri-Rail leaders can’t see where they’re going
Tri-Rail’s pledge to bring regional rail downtown is finally on track after years of delay to roll in 2022, its executive director told Miami Today three weeks ago. We then…
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