The Miami City Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution directing the City Attorney to explore legal options for challenging Florida’s Live Local Act, the 2023 state law that preempts local governments’ zoning authority over certain housing developments that include affordable housing. The resolution, sponsored by Miami District 2 Commissioner[Read More…]
News Briefs
City Commission Rejects Environmental Review Rollback
The Miami City Commission on Thursday rejected a controversial proposal to eliminate independent environmental impact studies for certain major city land transactions after city officials said the provision had been mistakenly included in a broader legislative package updating the city’s traffic-impact study requirements. While the traffic study provisions did pass,[Read More…]
Munchkins, Mysteries and a Lighthouse Climb
World Cup Fever has spread into libraries and CocoWalk. If you need some relief, the calendar can guide you to talk about your health, practice yoga in the garden, see mysterious 16mm films at The Barnacle, tour a reopened lighthouse worth the climb, and celebrate the Fourth of July beginning[Read More…]
Miami City Commission to Consider Final Design Plans for Kirk Munroe Park, Fuller Street
The final design plans for two public spaces in Center Grove – Kirk Munroe Park and the pedestrian promenade on Fuller Street – head to the City Commission this week for final approval Thursday. Commissioners are being asked to approve the plans prepared by the Allen Morris Company and contribute[Read More…]
Dad, Can You Handle the Heat?
Atchana’s Homegrown Thai welcomes Father’s Day with a way for Dad to be truly proud staring into the Scoville abyss, answering trivia as the heat grows, and pretending one drink is enough. Their third annual Spice Challenge may not settle who gets the remote on Sunday, but it will separate[Read More…]
Playhouse Neighbors Meet with Pardo
Community leaders from the West Grove met with Miami District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo last week to discuss the Coconut Grove Playhouse and win his support for the neighborhood protections they are seeking. Playhouse neighbors fear the playhouse revival plan backed by Miami-Dade County will push unwanted traffic and commercial[Read More…]
Mangos, Matches and World Cup Madness
School is out, summer has arrived and, just like that, rush-hour traffic has mysteriously vanished from South Bayshore Drive. In its place: mangos drop from the trees, Juneteenth celebrations fill the calendar, World Cup fever takes over the Grove and Vizcaya Village vaults into the squared circle. It’s the first[Read More…]
Greenway Bonus Density Proposal Advances
Miami’s Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board (PZAB) unanimously approved a controversial zoning proposal Wednesday that would allow developers to build taller and larger projects near bike and pedestrian paths and other so-called greenways. The proposed Greenway Public Benefits Program would permit bonus building height and floor-area ratio in exchange for[Read More…]
The Kids Show Us How It’s Done
If you’re going to do something well, commit to it, believe in it and make it happen. No better lesson starts off the week than the young actors of Inspire Theatre Project throwing themselves into the glorious craziness of SpongeBob SquarePants Jr. Full voice, full heart, full immersion commitment. That’s[Read More…]
City Rejects 11th-Hour Rewrite, Approves Grove Density Transfer Carve-Out
The Miami City Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a controversial expansion of the city’s affordable housing density transfer program, rejecting a last-minute effort by city administrators to weaken carve-outs for Coconut Grove and other protected neighborhoods. The 5-0 vote finalized a sweeping expansion of the program, which allows developers to[Read More…]
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