News: North Bay Village Blindsided by a $118,000 Loss in Grant Money; Moves Along with Improvement Project Anyway

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The North Bay Village Commission started the new year swallowing a bitter and expensive pill. The administration lost $118,000 in grant money for the … [Read more...]

News: Miami Beach City Meeting Times January 21 – 25, 2013

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MONDAY, January 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday Observed City Hall Closed TUESDAY, January 22 9am: Committee for Quality Education in MB. … [Read more...]

News: Public Input will Shape Future of Beach Convention Center District

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Miami Beach is in the process of developing the 52-acre Miami Beach Convention Center District, one of the largest developments in the city’s recent … [Read more...]

News: Proposed 17th Street Hotel Causes Controversy for Local Residents and Homeowners

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A proposal for a new 116-room Marriott Residence Inn is being floated around Miami Beach, causing positive and negative reactions from city … [Read more...]

News: Questions and Cash Galore in Bal Harbour Investigation

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The “Save our Village” leaflets are back in Bal Habour. Activists have made it a habit of flooding the streets of the Bal Harbour-Surfside area … [Read more...]

News: Ringleaders in “B-Girls” Scam Convicted

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Their scheme fleeced male victims, most of whom were out-of-town visitors to Miami Beach, by employing beautiful Russian and Eastern European women … [Read more...]

News: Ex-Beach Firefighter Gets 22 Years For Coke-Running

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For his part in a conspiracy to move kilos of cocaine through Miami Beach with the help of a police officer, Henry L. Bryant will pay a heavy and … [Read more...]

News: City Preservation Board Rejects Bid To Register Miami Herald as Historic

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Last Monday, the Miami City Preservation Board overwhelmingly voted to reject the application of the Dade Heritage Trust to register the Miami Herald … [Read more...]

News: Southgate Restaurant? Residents Wary

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Renovation plans by a West Avenue apartment complex, including the construction of a 200-seat indoor/outdoor restaurant, have some area residents … [Read more...]