NEWS FROM: Brickell, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Little Havana, Shenandoah, The Roads
At a city budget workshop, Mayor Don Slesnick asked whether the city should sell the Biltmore, which owes more than $2 million in back rent and golf fees.
A hydrogen sulfide gas leak on one of Key Biscayne's pumping stations is causing the village problems with the Department of Environmental Resources Management.
Many of the vacant spaces on Miracle Mile will soon house new businesses. Meanwhile, the city is working on a plan to upgrade the entire downtown area.
Have you noticed? It has been raining mangoes all summer. The downpour started in May and continues through August. Trees that were bare a year ago now sag with the weight of this season's crop.
Michael Kelly's newly opened store is helping Key Biscayne students pay for their studies. It is also promoting the island's history.
Members of the Coral Gables Woman's Club gathered at a wine and cheese social to celebrate another year of successful giving. The event was held at the organization's clubhouse adjacent to its May Van Sickle Children's Dental Clinic, which provides more than $160,000 in free dental care annually to children in need.
BLUE LAGOON AREA | Thieves stole bronze vases from Flagler Memorial Park cemetery at 5301 W. Flagler St. on June 6. A thief went for a purse, a wallet, a cellphone and other items after breaking a window and damaging the dash on a 2007 Dodge pickup in the 5800 block of Blue Lagoon Drive between 8 p.m.
The economic downturn might delay a proposed Key Biscayne charter high school, but advocates still are hoping the village council will move forward with plans for the school.
BLUE LAGOON AREA | A thief stole a laptop computer and an external hard drive after breaking a lock on a 2007 Ford Expedition in the 5200 block of Blue Lagoon Drive between 10:15 and 11:50 a.m. June 19. The items were valued at $2,000. Damage was estimated at $50.
One of Coconut Grove's oldest buildings receives an historic designation this week.
The first weekend of an urban experiment aimed at bringing large crowds back to the main strip of Miami's Coconut Grove got under way with some success.
Cadet Valentin Boza recently graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Boza earned a bachelor of arts in criminal justice.
Nearly 70 people gathered to celebrate the American Flag at the historic Dice House, Kendall's oldest existing building. Established in 1929, the house was recently saved from demolition and was moved to Continental Park.
The rain was a gift. It came suddenly from the south, and we didn't have time to get off the island before the water started blowing in sideways, making it impossible to stay dry under our tent without sides.
Jessica Cervantes, who founded her own business -- at age 16 -- of fully edible cakes on a stick, gets her big break with more than 300 cakes for a national festival.
Cadet Valentin Boza recently graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Boza earned a bachelor of arts in criminal justice.
LITTLE HAVANA A thief stole four hubcaps off a car in the 600 block of Southwest 11th Street on May 21. A thief stole a man's wallet after he left it at Navarro Pharmacy, 3949 SW Eighth St., on May 20.
A Miami-Dade judge on Thursday refused to release surveillance video that captured NFL player Donte' Stallworth's car striking and killing a pedestrian who was crossing the MacArthur Causeway.
A legendary neighborhood watering hole is reopening, but with some differences.
Waving American flags and eating hot dogs, thousands will come out to Key Biscayne's Crandon Boulevard on Saturday to celebrate the village's annual July 4 parade.
While today’s economic squeeze has put the kibosh on some traditional Fourth of July celebrations, there are still plenty of spots throughout Miami-Dade where music will play, hot dogs will sizzle and fireworks will light up the night sky
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