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• Galbut moves meeting from Miami Beach City Hall, SoFi residents wary of South Shore project

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  Developer Russell Galbut has backed off his request to hold a meeting today on plans for the South Shore Hospital property in the Miami Beach City Commission chambers. Instead, the discussion of the development will happen at the Shelbourne Hotel, … Continue reading → [...]
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• Amid scandal, rental of city commission chamber, the Miami Beach activists are getting restless

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  Miami Beach activist Frank Del Vecchio says he is organizing a protest rally in the wake of the city of Miami Beach code enforcement corruption arrests. And Miami Beach United is calling on city commissioners to reverse their decision to … Continue reading → [...]
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• Miami Beach Commission approves West Avenue bridge

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  Miami Beach City Commissioners on Wednesday approved the concept of building a West Avenue bridge over the Collins Canal to provide a direct route from South Beach to Sunset Harbour. In a 6-1 vote, commissioners decided to exercise an option … Continue reading → [...]
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• Miami Beach faces key West Avenue bridge vote Wednesday

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  The Miami Beach City Commission on Wednesday faces a key vote that will determine whether a West Avenue bridge is built over the Collins Canal to connect Sunset Harbour with South Beach. Commissioners have until May 2  to decide whether … Continue reading → [...]
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• Miami Beach plans for Memorial Day weekend crowds

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  We’re coming up on a year since Memorial Day 2011, the Urban Weekend that ended so tragically with a death and gunfire from Miami Beach police on Ocean Drive. The city of Miami Beach has begun a series of community … Continue reading → [...]
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• Miami Beach United’s first act: Pressure on Commissioner Wolfson

  Miami Beach United, the new civic organization whose founders include key residents from Belle Isle, are urging Miami Beach Commissioner Jonah Wolfson to step down from the city commission now — so a replacement can be chosen in a November … Continue reading → [...]
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• New Miami Beach citizens group has roots in Belle Isle

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  A new Miami Beach citizen advocacy group, Miami Beach United, plans to announce itself at a press conference Wednesday at 6 p.m. in front of City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Dr. Three key founders live on Belle Isle — former … Continue reading → [...]
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