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• Contractor picked for Venetian Causeway conversion to SunPass; expect change in Fall 2014

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  Miami-Dade County has finally hired a firm to handle the software conversion of the Venetian and Rickenbacker causeway toll systems to SunPass, but the change won’t be in place before fall 2014. The change will convert the causeway to SunPass … Continue reading → [...]
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• Changes are coming: Sunpass, Streetscape and Alton updates

  Another batch of important projects are moving forward that affect Belle Isle and our Venetian Causeway neighbors, and there are key informational meetings coming up to learn more about them: – The Venetian Causeway will be changing over to SunPass  … Continue reading → [...]
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• Ice Box Cafe and Panther Coffee are open for business

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  In case you were wondering….both Ice Box Cafe and Panther Coffee were open and doing a nice lunchtime business in Sunset Harbour on Tuesday….. The neighborhood should be hopping this weekend!   [...]
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• A look back at the Miami causeways and shoreline — before The Miami Herald

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  It’s a nostalgic time on the west end of the Venetian Causeway. The Miami Herald printed its last newspapers  two weeks ago at 1 Herald Plaza, on the mainland between the Venetian and MacArthur causeways. Since then, office and news … Continue reading → [...]
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• Get answers to your questions about SunPass and the Venetian Causeway

  The folks at Miami-Dade County’s Causeway Division have been talking about converting the toll collection system on the Venetian Causeway to SunPass for two-plus  years now. And for just as long, residents from Belle Isle to Biscayne Island have worried … Continue reading → [...]
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• Miami Beach approves auto tag scanners for Venetian Causeway

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  The city of Miami Beach has decided to buy auto tag readers for police to use on the Venetian Causeway, The Miami Herald’s Christina Veiga reports. The city also decided to buy a security camera to monitor the drawbridge between … Continue reading → [...]
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• Sunrise in Sunset Harbour: Panther Coffee, Tequitzlan Mexican and Ice Box may open this week

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  There was a barista behind the gleaming expresso machine at the new Panther Coffee in Sunset Harbour on Saturday, but the coffee house won’t be open until some time later this week. Management is waiting on a certificate of occupancy … Continue reading → [...]
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• A look at what could be on Alton Road

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  Yes, the $32 million, 28-month reconstruction of Alton Road has begun. And yes, getting the Florida Department of Transportation to change direction on a plan bid and begun may be impossible. But….a group called the Alton Road Reconstruction Coalition has … Continue reading → [...]
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• Wondering what Miami Beach plans for Memorial Day traffic and security? How to find out

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  The Miami Beach Police Department has scheduled something  called a “Memorial Day Symposium” to discuss traffic, security and crowd management preparations for the annual Urban Weekend. The meeting happens at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8 at the Miami Beach … Continue reading → [...]
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• Planning Board approves 17th Street hotel; Design Review Board comes next

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  The Miami Beach Planning Board approved the proposed Marriott Residence Inn at 17th Street and West Avenue on Wednesday night, after more than four-and-one-half hours of discussion. The project, which includes a sleek 116-room hotel designed by architect Kobi Karp … Continue reading → [...]
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