Three out of four Coconut Grove voters helped Mayor-Elect Eileen Higgins make history this week as the first woman to reach the City of Miami’s highest elected office.
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Making History: An Election Night Celebration
Mayor-Elect Eileen Higgins and supporters celebrated her election on Tuesday night after voters chose her as the first woman to serve as mayor in the City of Miami.
As City Spending Soars, Top Administrator Rakes It In
Newly released payroll records show Miami City Manger’s Art Noriega’s salary has skyrocketed, far outpacing union raises and helping drive a surge in city spending that Miami Mayor-Elect Eileen Higgins has vowed to scrutinize.
City Acquires Land for West Grove Park
The city has approved a $1.1 million purchase of two Plaza Street lots to create a passive neighborhood park, adding green space to a rapidly changing corner of the West Grove.
One Man’s Crusade for a Cleaner, Safer West Grove
Amid an ever-changing development landscape, longtime resident Harry Gottlieb says neighborhood blight has never been worse — and vows to hold the city accountable for enforcing its own laws.
Four Properties to Receive Bonus Height Under Disputed Law
Before a zoning loophole was closed in June, the Ritz-Carlton and three other properties secured the city’s’ blessing to build three stories higher than is typically allowed.
The Faces of Coconut Grove
For those in the know, one of the highlights of this year’s Miami Art Week was “Village Visionaries,” a one-night-only photography exhibition at the Shake-a-Leg hangar on South Bayshore Drive. The show featured 27 photographs of Coconut Grove faces and places taken by six University of Miami photojournalism students. The[Read More…]
City Proposal Would Open Hundreds of Civic Sites to Housing Development
A proposed zoning overhaul would constitute a major citywide upzoning by allowing multifamily housing — with minimal affordability rules and no public hearings — on churches, schools, nonprofits, hospitals and government-owned land.
Stronger Miami Petition Drive Advances
Local organizers say they have collected the signatures of 15,000 Miami voters, roughly 75% of the number needed to place their proposed political reforms on the ballot next year.
Early Voting Begins in the Miami Mayor’s Race
Miami voters can get a jump on Election Day by casting a ballot this weekend at any one of eight early voting sites, including Miami City Hall in Coconut Grove.
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One Man’s Crusade for a Cleaner, Safer West Grove
Amid an ever-changing development landscape, longtime
Four Properties to Receive Bonus Height Under Disputed Law
Before a zoning loophole was closed in June, the
City Proposal Would Open Hundreds of Civic Sites to Housing Development
A proposed zoning overhaul would constitute a major
