Where’s business plan to run a restored marine stadium?
A revered crumbling landmark, Miami Marine Stadium, is once again near a city rescue. Yet once again the city is missing the point: for what purpose is this stadium to…
County needs to take ownership and leadership in recovery
When Hurricane Andrew slammed Miami-Dade, business took the lead, formed a task force and began economic recovery instantly. When Covid-19 hammered us, county commissioners, not business, created the recovery team…
New Miami-Dade mayor should line up a county manager
Whoever we elect Miami-Dade mayor in November faces a vast structural pitfall. Fortunately, a wise winner has a ready escape. We will elect either Esteban Bovo Jr. or Daniella Levine…
Beyond beetles and bats, is Miami Wilds deal best for us?
With Miami-Dade unemployment highest in 80 years and our visitor industry hurting as never before, a long-sought attraction that would add 300-plus jobs would seem heaven sent. Miami Wilds might…
Knightfall in Miami with no respects from the successors
The last spark of life of a great news family has left Miami and what’s left of its empire didn’t have the memory, heart or courage to even mention the…
Challenge to a new mayor: push for smart commission pay
It’s time for 66 of Florida’s 67 counties to plug modest raises for elected commissioners into budgets for the year starting Oct. 1, but Miami-Dade won’t be doing so at…
Visitor industry merits our support as Miami diversifies
Last fall Miami Today reported that 84 hotels in the pipeline “could catapult 16,135 more hotel rooms into the Miami-Dade market within four years, adding more than 27% to hotel…
Housing market shift a microcosm of what Miami can expect
If you knew the rules of Miami-Dade’s housing market New Year’s Day you’d have to rewrite the rulebook this summer. Not everything has changed, but truisms are being tested, bent…
Covid-19 blurs the picture of future Miami-Dade mobility
Despite all the transportation planning in the world, getting a grip on mobility in Miami has always been like picking up Jello: it slips through your fingers. Now that the…
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