Florida might force Miami-Dade to cut tolls. Expect rebates to end, too.
Tolls on Miami-Dade expressways could drop 5 percent under legislation awaiting Gov. Rick Scott’s signature, and that might mean the end of yearly rebate checks for the county’s biggest toll payers. The law backed by Miami-Dade legislators drew praise from anti-toll activists, since it mandates lower toll rates on five expressways and requires the county’s toll authority to surrender parts of it vast cash coffers for use on rail and bus projects. “When someone takes a child to school or goes ..>> view originalUM and Notre Dame fans: get out your 2028-2037 calendars
University of Miami and Notre Dame football fans will be a lot older, the football players they cheer for still may not be born yet, but we now know when the two programs will meet in the next 20 years. The Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday announced the five games that will be played between both programs (as well as the other ACC teams and Notre Dame) through 2037. Miami’s previously unannounced five games (in addition to the Nov. 11, 2017 game against Notre Dame at Hard Rock Stadium and ..>> view originalMiami won't pursue oceanfront club on historic black beach — for now
Uncomfortable with a luxury condo developer’s plan to build an oceanfront club on a once-segregated beach, Miami commissioners on Thursday stopped short of pursuing an unsolicited bid for a $4 million pavilion at Virginia Key Beach Park. G and G Business Developments, the builder behind the Aston Martin Residences in downtown, wants to construct and manage a lounge overlooking the city’s lone sandy Atlantic beach area on Virginia Key. The company — the real estate arm of the Argentine Coto fami..>> view originalVote looms to declare Flagstone in default of Watson Island lease
A showdown is looming between the Miami City Commission and Flagstone Island Gardens that could see the city boot the developer from one of the most valuable pieces of waterfront land in South Florida. Miami Commissioner Ken Russell on Thursday announced his desire to declare Flagstone in default of its amended 2010 lease for the southwest corner of publicly owned Watson Island. Flagstone has held the property for about 15 years, going back to when the public approved a mega-yacht marina, hotel..>> view original'Defining Greatness': Young Miami dancer's film based on life ...
“Defining Greatness,” a film by 21-year-old Miami hip-hop dancer and aspiring filmmaker, will premiere Wednesday at O Cinema in Wynwood. The film, about an orphaned drug dealer who dreams of becoming a dancer — and is partially based on filmmaker David Camacho’s life — is already sold out. Camacho is hoping to schedule a second screening, and it will also go online an hour after it premieres. “I want for it to let people know they’re not alone,” Camacho said of his decision to release the film ..>> view originalTwo North Miami Beach shootings leave two injured
One man was injured Thursday night after a shooting and vehicle crash in North Miami Beach, police said. The man is in stable condition, and no other injuries were reported. The incident occurred at the intersection of Northeast 19th Avenue and Northeast 171st Street at about 11 p.m., North Miami Beach Police said via Twitter. Officers and investigators are on the scene. North Miami Beach police responded to another shooting Thursday night near Northeast 14th Ave and 155th Terrace. A 15-year-ol..>> view originalMiami Dolphins RB Damien Williams signs RFA tender
Major gas leak prompts evacuation in downtown Miami
MIAMI - A major gas leak prompted an evacuation Thursday afternoon in downtown Miami.Miami Department of Fire-Rescue Capt. Ignatius Carroll said crews were called just after 2 p.m. to reports of construction equipment striking a gas line at the intersection of Flagler Street and North Miami Avenue."A major gas line, about 4 inches, was struck by some construction equipment," Carroll said.Carroll said businesses along Flagler Street between North Miami Avenue and Miami Court were evacuated."As a..>> view originalMiami-Dade Transit Removes Controversial Ads From Buses
Miami-Dade Transit is no longer rolling along with a controversial ad campaign that some said is demeaning to women.The department ordered the removal of the Estrella Insurance ads from county buses, officials said Thursday."The Director further reviewed the ad and concluded that the ad was detrimental to the aims and reputation of Miami-Dade Transit," the department said in a statement. "We are reviewing policies in place to minimize the likelihood that advertisements that are detrimental to th..>> view originalMiami prosecutors upgrade charges against cop in Charles Kinsey ...
Prosecutors on Friday added charges against the North Miami police officer accused of illegally shooting an unarmed man who was laying on the ground with his hands up. During Friday’s arraignment, Officer Jonathan Aledda was charged with an additional felony and misdemeanor count. In all, Aledda will now be facing four charges in the shooting of Charles Kinsey, a black behavioral therapist whose shooting in July drew worldwide media coverage. Aledda, 30, who posted bail and is free awaiting tri..>> view original
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