Miami Commission sends $400 million general obligation bond to ...
Affordable housing and climate change have been called the most existential problems facing Miami. Voters will decide this November if they’re big enough to justify $400 million in new property taxes. On Thursday, city commissioners narrowly agreed to place Mayor Tomás Regalado’s “Miami Forever” general obligation bond on the upcoming ballot. Following a heated debate, during which some elected officials mocked the proposal as “Taxing Miami Forever” and “Miami For Never,” commissioners voted 3-..>> view originalPAMM art exhibit fills awkward pause in US-Cuba relations
There’s nothing like the affecting language of an inspired ground-breaking Cuban art exhibition in Miami. This city was destined for this: to tell the extraordinary and complex Cuban story through art from wherever it’s made –– Havana, Miami or Berlin –– sin tapujos, unvarnished by politics, and without the separation of geography and circumstance. To be clear, it’s not that the feat of inclusion hasn’t been attempted before; it has, despite decades of opposition to the idea of embracing artist..>> view originalBeach man, angry at poop in apartment, kills puppy in attack caught ...
A Miami Beach resident looked down from the balcony of his apartment Thursday afternoon after hearing a dog whimpering. What he told police he videotaped left him almost speechless: A man kicking at a black Labrador retriever puppy, angry that it had pooped in his apartment. Late Thursday night police identified the suspect as Woody Pierre, 20. He was charged with cruelty to animals with intention to kill and possession of marijuana and booked into the Turner Guilford Knight correctional cent..>> view originalMiami cracks down on pet shops with new law
The two remaining pet stores in the city of Miami will have to change their ways or close up shop, commissioners decided on Thursday as they made Miami the latest U.S. city to crack down on the retail sale of household pets. The Miami City Commission voted to ban the sale of dogs and cats from “substandard breeding facilities” like mass breeders and puppy mills. Dogs and cats from shelters, rescues and county-regulated breeders can still be sold. The contentious ordinance passed 4-1 after a mix..>> view originalMessi is in Miami, Ronaldo is not — a private jet awaits
Lionel Messi, the greatest soccer player in the world in the eyes of many, arrived in Miami on Thursday afternoon with his FC Barcelona teammates to prepare for Saturday’s “El Clasico” clash against rival Real Madrid in front of an expected sellout crowd at Hard Rock Stadium. The team bus arrived at the Brickell City Centre’s East Hotel, escorted by police, while about 150 fans — many in Messi jerseys — cheered from behind barricades as the players were whisked into the lobby. Several hours lat..>> view originalPakistani court disqualifies PM on allegation of corruption
A five-judge panel of Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday disqualified thrice-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office over allegations of corruption against him and his family. The court in a unanimous decision said Sharif was disqualified for not remaining "truthful and honest" after considering evidence against him. It also ruled Sharif could no longer serve as a member of the National Assembly, a powerful lower house of the parliament. General elections are to be held in Pakis..>> view originalMiami designers offer a 'Swim Fashion Fantasy' for every woman
During Miami Swim Week, Planet Fashion placed the work of Miami designers in the spotlight in a “Swim Fashion Fantasy.” Two lines, OMG Miami Swimwear by Andrea Gaviria and Gabriela Pires Beachwear by Gabriela Pires, encapsulated these trends in shows on July 21 and 22. Gaviria’s shiny latex and space-age Barbarella theme spoke to modern trends, and Pires’ floral, sleek looks contributed sensual sophistication.Gaviria and Pires are both from Miami, but the diversity in their garments speak to t..>> view originalWest Coconut Grove could become Miami's next historic district
Amid fears that gentrification and real estate speculation are poised to write over one of Miami’s earliest chapters, government officials will launch a study of whether to protect West Coconut Grove as a historic district. Miami Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to study whether the historically Bahamian, 65-block section of Coconut Grove qualifies for protection as a neighborhood notable for its history and architecture. Bayside, Riverview and Morningside are among the city’s other des..>> view originalOld dog's lucky day: rescued from Biscayne Bay by fireman, later ...
Junior spent Thursday night lounging on a pillow, too tired to move. The nearly 12-year-old Chinese Shar-Pei and Rottweiler mix, who has arthritis and bad vision, had a long day after getting lost, stumbling into Biscayne Bay, getting rescued by a firefighter and then reunited with his owner. “He is just completely exhausted,” his owner Jose Ruiz said. “I am just so happy to have him home.” Ruiz said Junior — named Champ by his rescuers — usually sleeps under a tree in the backyard of their Mi..>> view originalFrom good to great? The uncommon pressure and heat on Miami ...
One of the NFL’s teams-on-the-rise took the practice field for the first day of training camp in Davie on Thursday, confidence as high and hot as that searing summer sun. One of the NFL’s one-hit wonders took the same field, a team expected to tumble back to mediocrity after a playoff season widely viewed as an anomaly, a fluke. The Miami Dolphins are both of those — a team as hard to read or agree about as perhaps any in the league. Thursday marked the first camp-opening since 2009 by a Dolphi..>> view original
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