This Sunday, two residents of the Upper East Side share their views on the city of Miami's preliminary three-story or about 35-foot height limit that affects part of the Biscayne Corridor, which includes the Upper East Side neighborhood of Miami.
Northeast Neighbors editor: Carolyn Guniss, cguniss@MiamiHerald.com, 305-376-4565
Just last summer Netta Cassuto walked the streets of Jerusalem, visited a kibbutz and shopped in Ein Hod, an artist village. The 11-year-old who was born in Israel said there is just something about her homeland that she loves. She is excited that her family will be moving there come summer.
North Miami's Community Redevelopment Agency could continue to fund affordable housing projects. It could pay for low-flow shower heads and low water-use toilets. It might also chip in some money to reduce the amount residents and business owners have to pay for a new water plant.
UPPER EASTSIDE A burglar broke into an office in the 3900 block of Northeast Second Avenue March 28. A thief stole a city of Miami trash can from a house in the 400 block of Northeast 52nd Terrace March 20.
Many of us used to watch Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood, which seems eons ago. Well, here in Mr. Rooks' neighborhood things run quite smoothly.
The North Miami Beach City Council has delayed an effort to get a roving police officer in the Sky Lake area -- a residential enclave made up of city and Miami-Dade county residents.
Students from schools throughout Miami-Dade County were named the March winners of the Do The Right Thing Program (DTRT), sponsored by the Miami Police Department, British Airways, The Miami Herald and WTVJ-NBC 6. Winners were selected from hundreds of nominations submitted to the program for March. City of Miami Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez, along with assistant chief Adam Burden, presented the students with their prizes at a ceremony April 17.
The prom king jumped, gyrated and shook his booty to Michael Jackson's Thriller. And his cheering audience called for more. North Miami High student David Almonor was the star when more than 120 students of different ages and from several schools flocked to St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens on Friday to enjoy an adolescent rite most teens take for granted. But this was not your usual prom. The guests at the third annual Spring Social for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders from nine public high schools are part of the Exceptional Student Education programs, which provide services to students who have disabilities.
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UPPER EASTSIDE
They were looking for a fun night, and when they saw an ad in the paper announcing the debut of the Cinco de MiMo Festival, Tim and Nikki Knoll of Kendall decided they had to go to the kickoff party.
NORTH MIAMI
To most current North Miami Senior High School students, a frog pond near the school is nothing more than an eyesore. Trees and weeds have taken over where water at one time flowed freely from the mouths of large concrete frogs. The frogs now show chipped paint and years of wear and tear.
CRIME BLOTTER
DOWNTOWN MIAMI Thieves stole 25 boxes of tiles from a storage area in a construction site, 1900 N. Bayshore Dr., between 5 p.m. March 18 and 10 a.m. March 19.
BISCAYNE BABBLE | BY SIDONIE SAWYER
New store: Flavour Saviour: Funky Fresh Finds From Faraway. Tucked in an impossible stretch of under-construction-block in Little Haiti, the amazing place is part of the 5,000-square-feet Ace Props warehouse, catering to film and advertising needs, providing stuff for its sets and more. The teeny store in the front corner carries bright toys and accessories, unique lines of clothes from France and Denmark, such as T-shirts sporting swans and porcupines, Buddha banks and plastic carpets.
NORTH MIAMI
North Miami has a more than 40-year-old water plant on the brink of failing and no money in the city coffers to pay for it. Price tab to rehab the old plant and build a new one: $100 million.
CRIME BLOTTER
DOWNTOWN MIAMI Police arrested a man on a charge of theft after he tried to steal $39 and nine Snicker bars from two vending machines at Miami Dade College, 245 NE Fourth St., April 1. The man told police he has a crack addiction.
MIAMI SHORES
With difficult decisions needing to be made about the village budget and faced with the possibility of raising property taxes, the village of Miami Shores will be holding a special Town Hall meeting to allow residents to air their opinions. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Community Center, 9617 Park Dr.
