The City of Miami’s government is broken, but it can be fixed, former City Commissioner Ken Russell says.
Politics
Tension and relations between policies and their advocates.
Elections, Referendums. Campaigns and Candidates.
A Petition Drive to Reform Miami City Hall
If successful, the Stronger Miami campaign would add four new seats to the City Commission, prohibit political gerrymandering, and reset the city’s election calendar.
Uncharted Waters: Sailing Club Seeks a New Lease
With time running out on its current lease, the Coconut Grove Sailing Club is seeking to negotiate a new agreement with the City of Miami as it prepares to celebrate its 80th anniversary on the water as a beacon for sailors and community life.
City Axes Proposed Changes to Tree Laws
With opposition mounting, District 1 Commissioner Miguel Gabela, who backed the legislation, requested the item be permanently withdrawn from consideration.
City Moves to Close Bonus Height Loophole, But Other Incentives Remain
The City Commission took a step toward exempting Coconut Grove from a controversial zoning change that supersizes some development projects, but for The WELL and other properties, a place on the city’s Transit Oriented Development map is still a coveted prize.
The Future of Coconut Grove is on the Line
Dear Editor: This week, the future of Coconut Grove as a low-rise neighborhood is on the line as the Miami City Commission will be considering a critical zoning issue that would allow for taller residential developments to be built along our major corridors. Why should you care? Because if we[Read More…]
Let the Curtain Rise Again: A Call to Save the Playhouse
Dear Editor: There are places in a city that are more than brick and mortar. They are vessels of memory, spirit, and story. The Coconut Grove Playhouse is such a place – a grand old dame of South Florida’s cultural soul, standing at the corner of Main Highway and Charles[Read More…]
Leafy, No Way
The former home and garden of the founder of a century-old South Grove enclave – named for its verdant landscape and since the 1970s preserved by city decree – may go the way of the wrecking ball and chainsaw.
City May Close The WELL’s Bonus-Height Loophole
The Miami City Commission will revisit a controversial 2023 zoning change that a developer claims will allow it to add three extra stories to a luxury condo project in Center Grove.
Voters to Decide on Reyes’ Replacement
The City of Miami will hold a special election on Tuesday June 3 to fill the District 4 commission seat left vacant by the death of Manolo Reyes.
Recent News
City Proposes Law to Advance Zoning and Permit Applications Despite Code Violations
The proposed legislation, with immediate impact in the
Opinion: Proposed Charter Changes Deserve Our Support
The City of Miami’s government is broken, but it can
City Board Rebuffs Leafy Way Owners on Tree Removal Plan
Declaring the “soul of the neighborhood” at risk,
After Years of Delays, Playhouse Parking Garage Inches Forward
The partial demolition of the adjacent Coconut Grove
Reading, Writing and Restaurants – A New Approach to Education
Two private microschools in Coconut Grove offer
