Sunny Isles Beach voters will be asked to redraw the city's voting districts and change the city's election dates -- the latter change giving the current mayor and commissioners an extra year in office.
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AVENTURA Police arrested two women, both 22, on charges of theft at Macy's, 19535 Biscayne Blvd., at 7:15 p.m. July 6. Store security said they saw the women hide clothes valued at $153 in their bags.
Starting Wednesday, Aventura will give drivers 90 days to adjust to the city's new automated ticketing system for red-light runners.
Aventura Mall kicks off a campaign to help underprivileged children get off to a good start to the school year by raising funds to buy new clothes and school supplies.
After years of waiting for a designated dog park, Aventura residents finally got what they wanted on July 7.
Starting Wednesday, Aventura will give drivers 90 days to get adjusted to the city's new automated ticketing system for red-light runners. During the warning period, which will run through Oct. 10, mounted cameras will capture images and video of red-light violations, and warning notices will be sent to the vehicle owners. The camera takes two pictures, one in the front of the light and when the vehicle is crossing the intersection. Video footage will be available online.
Aventura's tax rate will stay the same next year under a preliminary budget approved by the city commission Thursday. No services are being cut, City Manager Eric Soroka said, even though the city's taxable property value is dropping 1.7 percent, to $9.44 billion compared to the last budget year's $9.61 billion.
AVENTURA Police arrested a 19-year-old man on a charge of theft at Target, 21265 Biscayne Blvd., at 4:45 p.m. July 6. Store security said he hid an MP3 player valued at $40 in a bag.
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NORTH MIAMI BEACH
Miss Florida Asia pageant draws from North Miami Beach's strong Asian culture and heritage. Beauty and poise were not the only criteria for victory at Saturday night's show.
BEACH BUZZ | BY DEBRA LEIBOWITZ
Aventura resident Elie Neufeld wants you to vote for him. No, he's not a politician running for office. Rather, Neufeld is a competitive body builder and personal trainer at Olympia gym in Aventura.
CRIME BLOTTER
AVENTURA Two women stole 80 to 100 pairs of underwear from an armoire drawer at the Victoria's Secret Pink store, 19575 Biscayne Blvd., between 2:45 and 3 p.m. July 4. The store manager said she saw the women remove the merchandise valued at $700 before running out of the store.
AVENTURA
Sarah Cedeno, 10, lit a rocket of sorts, using mints and soda pop. It didn't launch a bomb or the space shuttle, but it did blast soda about three feet into the air from inside a two-liter plastic bottle.
SOAPBOX | LETTERS FROM READERS
Regarding the July 6 article, Residents still uneasy over crime, which covered a meeting on crime prevention at the North Miami Beach library June 23: Doesn't the Northeast 10th Avenue area have a roving patrol? How effective is it? Isn't the area patrolled by this roving patrol much smaller than Skylake?
CRIME BLOTTER
AVENTURA A thief stole two Coach handbags, clothes, food and diapers together valued at $650 after shattering two windows on a 2008 Infiniti outside Barnes & Noble, 18711 Biscayne Blvd., between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. June 23. Damage was estimated at $1,500.
