After being appointed as Miami-Dade’s District 5 commissioner less than a year ago, Vicki Lopez is running for a full four-year term in the August 18 election. Potentially standing in her way are two challengers and a complicated past.
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The Changing Face of Grand Avenue
The Believers of Authority church on Grand Avenue in the West Grove was torn down last week, in another sign of changing times on a boulevard where Black businesses once thrived. The 1935 building at 3655 Grand Avenue is slated to be replaced by an affordable housing project backed by[Read More…]
Governor Approves Expansion of Live Local Act
The latest version of the controversial 2023 law makes more land available for Live Local workforce housing projects, including land owned by local governments, school districts, and churches.
Benefits Boom: How Miami Quietly Turned Bonus Height Into Big Money
As luxury towers rise across Miami, developers are paying millions of dollars into a little-known city fund that trades bonus height and density for cash — fueling parks projects, affordable housing deals and growing concerns about overdevelopment.
Despite Grove Carve-Out, Density Transfer Program Set to Expand
A revised version of the controversial affordable housing density transfer program would exclude Coconut Grove from some aspects, but other late-stage changes — including a doubling of allowable bonus density — have dramatically expanded the scope of the proposal set for a final vote Thursday.
A Small Housing Project that Fits the Neighborhood
An affordable housing project on Mundy Street in the West Grove will deliver eight new apartments on two separate lots while preserving a 1926 coral rock home on one of those lots.
“Taller than a Giraffe” – A UM Professor’s Impact in West Grove
As West Grove residents fight to preserve their community, UM Professor Anthony Alfieri and the Center for Ethics and Public Service have become key allies in the neighborhood.
Miami’s Forever Bond Program: Sinkhole or Solution?
Miami’s new mayor has raised questions about the city’s $400-million Forever Bond program. Members of the Citizens’ Oversight Board who track program spending say the answers to those questions are hiding in plain sight.
In Their Own Words: Miami’s Two Mayoral Candidates
Mayoral candidates Emilio Gonzalez and Eileen Higgins answered questions last week at a political forum in Little Havana sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the ACLU of Florida. The runoff election is Dec. 9.
Miami Mayoral Candidates Talk Tax Relief
The high cost of housing and other basic expenses in Miami is driving a conversation about affordability in the race for mayor this year.
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