With deep local roots shaped by cultural institutions and more than 25 years of arts experience, Ashlee Thomas has been running the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs as director since July.Her appointment marks a full-circle moment for a leader whose personal story is intertwined with
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Two new residential towers joined by a parking podium topped with commercial space are planned for a city block in Miami, hugged by Northeast Second Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard. NEMA is a two-tower design fronting 32nd Street, with the towers home to 1,030 multi-family apartmen...
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Miami-Dade County has extended the auction of its historic downtown courthouse once again, with four bid deposits received but still no bids. The online auction, which had been scheduled to close Sept. 18, is now set to close Oct. 2 at 5:05 p.m. “We have received four bid deposit...
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Doral sites are back in play for a new county incinerator location because negotiations haven’t begun three years after county commissioners agreed to exclude Doral in picking a site if the city negotiated a fee. This story is premium content for our subscribers only. Unlock the ...
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Two Florida transportation companies are teaming up to reshape how people get around, merging Freebee’s electric-vehicle network with Beep’s autonomous technology. The merger was announced Sept. 16, with Beep taking the name of the combined operation and Freebee continuing as its...
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A county marketing deal that will advertise the latest iteration of the Grand Theft Auto video game on the rooftop of the Kaseya Center will provide nearly $1 million to help fund creation of an almost three-acre open space behind the center that’s overdue by three decades. Commi...
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The seven FIFA World Cup matches at Hard Rock Stadium drew 444,100 total attendees and received $158 million in government and private support, or $356 per attendee, a new report from Mayor Daniella Levine Cava reveals. This story is premium content for our subscribers only. Unlo...
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As restoration and renovations are underway at Coral Gables City Hall, the city is planning to place a construction project fence around the entire property. A fence will be placed around City Hall during construction that shows what the historic building will look like and helps...
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PORT SAILS TO RECORD: PortMiami has set a new passenger record, welcoming its 10 millionth cruise passenger on Sept. 14, well before the end of its fiscal year on Sept. 30. The previous record for a single fiscal year was 8,564,225. The port counts passengers when they depart on ...
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Storms are repeatedly moving over the same parts of Broward County Tuesday evening, raising the threat of additional street flooding across parts of South Florida.The National Weather Service extended a flood advisory for northern Broward County until 7 p.m. as heavy rain continu...
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More showers and thunderstorms are expected across South Florida Wednesday before rain chances and humidity drop heading into the weekend.
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The Hialeah City Council approved an $8 million plan Tuesday to renovate the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, moving the project forward despite opposition from some residents concerned about changes to the longtime community institution.The library renovation is included in a b...
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Surveillance video obtained by CBS News Miami shows the moment a driver opened fire on a man at a Pompano Beach gas station Tuesday afternoon, minutes after separate footage captured the man in a physical altercation with a woman at the same location.The shooting was reported sho...
