Miami-Dade may target micro-housing to beat rising costs
Miami-Dade lawmakers may soon tell Mayor Carlos Giménez’s administration to take another look at micro-housing – including micro-apartments, tiny homes and accessory dwelling units – as a way to address…
Terminal Island residential tower in Coast Guard quandary
A proposed project on Terminal Island in Miami Beach remains in limbo as the developer has yet to find a way to quash the concerns of the Coast Guard. Related…
Zoo Miami misses visitor target, hunts new strategies
Zoo Miami, celebrating its 40th anniversary next July, wrapped up fiscal 2019 shy of its long-held goal of a million annual visitors, but Director Carol Kruse reports success at meeting…
Study points to low pay for Florida teachers
Those pursuing education careers may want to look for work outside the Sunshine State, according to a new study of the best and worst states for teachers that ranked Florida…
Miami gives scooters two more months in trial
Scooters can remain on city of Miami at least a bit longer. With the first six months of a pilot program wrapped up, the Miami City Commission last week voted…
County violations may net firm $96 million copter sale
After nearly five years of procurement and a long ethics investigation that found 100-plus lobbying and communications violations, Miami-Dade lawmakers today (10/3) are to determine whether to pay $96 million…
Consumer prices in South Florida rise faster than nationally
Consumer prices in South Florida rose more quickly than those nationally in the 12 months through August, two new reports from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics show. The increase…
Ex-Fed executive sees interest rate changes tied to political pressure
With the Federal Reserve cutting the federal funds interest rate for the second time this year, a former employee of the Federal Reserve and Miami-based banker said the move has…
Campaign cash buys Miami International Airport sites, county told
Concessions contracts at Miami International Airport have for years been awarded by greasing political palms, and it’s high time a new management structure is established to curb the practice, Miami-Dade…
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