O'Connor reveals Miami's barbecue sanctuaries where you can always find smoking good food.
Northeast Neighbors editor: Carolyn Guniss, cguniss@MiamiHerald.com, 305-376-4565
While Starbucks trims its stable of underperforming stores, some cities such as North Miami and Lauderdale Lakes, which counted on the coffee mecca to give a jolt to business development, are trying to save the locations.
Leather-clad motorcyclists had a hot ride but received solid support from elected officials and police departments as they all joined together for a great cause.
The homeowner associations of the Upper Eastside will host a forum for County Commission and state House candidates on Wednesday. District 3 Commissioner Audrey Edmonson and her sole challenger, attorney Val Screen, have accepted the invitation.
North Miami Beach has already paid out nearly $1 million for banked sick and vacation days to management this year. The realization that hours can add up to be a financial drain on the city has Interim City Manager Kelvin Baker and some council members questioning the rule, which has been in place for years.
Residents of the Venetian Islands in Miami and Miami Beach can expect to see bridge, streetscape and drainage improvements along the Venetian Causeway starting this October.
Biscayne Park turns 75 years old this year, and the village's anniversary committee is already planning the festivities.
About two years ago after concerns of the safety of the bridge, the city closed the pedestrian bridge and closed off many residents from Columbia Park.
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NORTH MIAMI BEACH
Skylake residents will not have the chance to vote on whether to pay for a roving patrol in the area. The Miami-Dade County Commission unanimously decided last Thursday to deny a vote.
MIAMI-DADE
Miami city commissioners will hold their next meeting, the last before the August break, at 9 a.m. Thursday.
CRIME BLOTTER
UPPER EASTSIDE A burglar broke into a house in the 4200 block of Northeast Second Avenue after prying open the front door on June 17.
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS
Some of the mission team members of Miami Shores Presbyterian Church wondered why we were going on a church mission trip to communist Cuba. Some of the mission team members of Miami Shores Presbyterian Church wondered why we were going on a church mission trip to communist Cuba. We went at the invitation of the First Havana Presbyterian Church and its pastor, Rev. Hector Mendez. Our mission was not to build any physical structure, but to break down walls of distrust.
NORTH MIAMI
Four years ago Fignoliste and Anne Marie Victor decided it was time to move out of their cramped two-bedroom apartment near Liberty City and buy a house. But after 15 years of renting, a mortgage was a daunting prospect.
EL PORTAL
In looking for ways to balance the budget, the cost of El Portal's recycling program could be passed on to residents to pay for the weekly service.
EDGEWATER
An Edgewater commercial development making the rounds at City Hall since late 2004 is one step closer to final approval, with a few conditions attached.
