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• FDOT closes lanes at 17th and Alton

  The Florida Department of Transportation has closed all but one lane east and west on 17th Street at Alton Road while Teco Gas crews repair a line.The work is epxected to continue throughout the day Tuesday. (And thanks to the … Continue reading → [...]
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• Another Belle Isle post card memory: The Lido Spa

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  As we wait for updates on the next step for The Standard’s proposed renovation, our crack research team cranked up the Wayback Machine for a look at the Lido Spa in its second coming. Remember, the Belle Isle motel/spa/hotel launched … Continue reading → [...]
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• New Sunset Harbour ice cream parlor planning soft opening Sunday

  Emack & Bolio’s, the high-end ice cream joint with roots in New England, plans a soft opening in the Shops at Sunset Harbour on Sunday. The owner, Mohamed Elgayar, and his family were getting everything ready at the 1915 Purdy … Continue reading → [...]
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• Belle Isle gets glimpse of proposed 17th Street hotel

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  The developer of the proposed Marriott Residence Inn on 17th Street and West Avenue gave Belle Isle residents a presentation of plans for the 116-room hotel on Thursday. The project is scheduled for a Planning Board review on April 30. … Continue reading → [...]
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• Sunday triathalon could snarl morning traffic on causeways, Alton Road

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  The folks behind the Nautica South Beach Triathlon warn that the bike course could cause delays between 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. The bike course starts on Ocean Drive at Fifth Street, goes south to Biscayne Street and north … Continue reading → [...]
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• Miami Beach to discuss ban on West Avenue hotel developments

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  The Miami Beach Planning Board is scheduled to consider a couple items important to West Avenue residents today: – The proposed apartment and retail complex that includes the old South Shore Hospital building called 600 Alton Road; – New rules … Continue reading → [...]
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• Alton Road construction begins Monday at Belle Isle’s doorstep

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  The long-awaited Alton Road construction project — a $32 million, 28-month effort to reconstruct the key west Miami Beach roadway from Fifth Street to Michigan Avenue — kicks off on Monday. And the first area where roadwork will happen is … Continue reading → [...]
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• 17th Street hotel developer to meet with Belle Isle Residents Association

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  The developers of a Marriott Residence Inn proposed to be built on a sliver of land between 17th Street and the Collins Canal will present plans to members of the Belle Isle Residents Association on Thursday, April 4. The 116-room … Continue reading → [...]
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• West Avenue neighborhood group meets Thursday

  WAVNA — the West Avenue Neighborhood Corridor Neighborhood Association — holds its March meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens with a host of issues on the agenda: – An update on the long-awaited (and somewhat … Continue reading → [...]
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• Ready for Alton Road reconstruction? Get a briefing this week on what to expect

  We’re in the final countdown to the massive Alton Road reconstruction project, planned as a 28-month project to repave, de-flood and spiff up Alton Road from Fifth Street to Michigan Avenue. The work will happen in phases, starting next month, … Continue reading → [...]
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