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12/12/2025

THEMATIC ZONING PLAN: Legislation by Danielle Cohen Higgins seeking a process to develop a thematic zoning district in her South Dade commission district passed 11-0 last week with no discussion. Her legislation noted that in a Jan. 29 memo Mayor Daniella Levine Cava had recommended that such thematic zoning districts in unincorporated areas be developed through neighborhood planning to recognize their unique characters. The first community meeting on such a district is to be held within 90 days after her resolution passed.

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12/11/2025

MITIGATION BANK STUDY: Miami-Dade will study using park lands as a county-owned wetlands mitigation bank that could sell scarce mitigation credits to developers who need them to meet regulatory requirements. Commissioners voted 11-0 last week without discussion to direct Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to evaluate park use for a mitigation bank and report back within 60 days. In mitigation banking, environmental enhancement and preservation to mitigate for wetlands impacts within a defined region earn credits that can be used elsewhere. Florida has more than 160 mitigation banks, yet mitigation credits are scarce here, and developers often wind up on waiting lists to buy them.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/12/10/fyi-miami-december-11-2025/

FYI Miami: December 11, 2025 by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

12/11/2025

Family foundation aids Caribbean Cultural Institute

Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has been awarded $5 million by the Green Family Foundation (GFF) in support of the museum’s Caribbean Cultural Institute (CCI).

The program will center on advancing the study of Caribbean art while providing opportunities for exchange and collaboration across the region and its diasporic communities.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/12/10/family-foundation-aids-caribbean-cultural-institute/

Family foundation aids Caribbean Cultural Institute by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

12/11/2025

Opinion | Goodies are still dropping from the piñata of airport leases

Fallout from a piñata of blatant favoritism that is raining down golden Miami International Airport leases landed in a county meeting last week as commissioners who didn’t share in the bonanza asked who was gathering in the goodies.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/12/10/goodies-are-still-dropping-from-the-pinata-of-airport-leases/

Goodies are still dropping from the piñata of airport leases by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

12/11/2025

The Achiever

João Vitor Menin: Brings the Brazilian digital banking leader Inter to Miami

João Vitor Menin is the Global CEO of Inter&Co, a Miami-based digital banking and financial technology company that has rapidly expanded across the Americas.

See more from João Vitor Menin, our Miami Today Achiever — excerpt here: https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/12/10/joao-vitor-menin-brings-the-brazilian-digital-banking-leader-inter-to-miami/

João Vitor Menin: Brings the Brazilian digital banking leader Inter to Miami by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

12/11/2025

LIGHTING UP THE KEY: The 200th anniversary of the first lighting of the Cape Florida Lighthouse on Key Biscayne will be celebrated Dec. 17 with a broad-based birthday party. The Coast Guard plans a fly-over, the director of Florida’s state parks and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado are to speak, the Juggerknot Theater Company will present an immersive theater experience, celebrants will have a champagne toast and more. The celebration is from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the lighthouse in Bill Baggs State Park, organized by the Friends of Cape Florida. Details: (786) 367-6829.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/12/10/fyi-miami-december-11-2025/

12/10/2025

New Metro Express deploys standby buses to handle added riders

One month after the launch of Metro Express, Miami-Dade’s first Bus Rapid Transit system, it has received approval from riders while the county’s Department of Transportation and Public Works continues to address issues like crowding and delays.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/12/10/new-metro-express-deploys-standby-buses-to-handle-added-riders/

New Metro Express deploys standby buses to handle added riders by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

12/10/2025

Miami Center for Mental Health nearing an opening OK

The Miami-Dade County Appropriations Committee is set to vote this week on the long-delayed Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery’s operating plan, which, if approved, could see the center finally up and running within four to six months.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/12/10/miami-center-for-mental-health-nearing-an-opening-ok/

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12/10/2025

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12/10/2025

BRICKELL LAND CHANGES: Three more Brickell area properties were brought under county land use controls last week, including two that are pivotal to the development of the $2.5 billion, 58-story Citadel office tower at 1201 Brickell Bay Drive. County commissioners last week unanimously approved the changes without discussion. The vote is part of a county policy to promote higher use densities and transit-oriented developments near transit hubs. In the cases of 170 and 186 SE 12th Terrace and 238 SW 13th Street, the sites’ owners all sought the change in property controls and the increased densities that they allow. All three properties are within a five-minute walk of a Metromover station, county legislation says.

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12/10/2025

📢BREAKING NEWS: Financial giant Allianz to put Latin America office in Brickell

Allianz Commercial, part of global insurer Allianz Group, will launch an office in Brickell on Feb. 9 as its Latin America hub, Commercial Managing Director for Latin America David Colmenares said.

A Miami location would strengthen Allianz Commercial’s ties to Latin America as well as expand its presence in the region. A news release said the office will build on existing business in core markets like Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia while expanding reinsurance across different sectors into other Latin American markets, including Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Panama.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/breaking/financial-giant-allianz-to-put-latin-america-office-in-brickell/

Allianz Commercial, part of global insurer Allianz Group, will launch an office in Brickell on Feb. 9 as its Latin America hub, Commercial Managing Director for Latin America David Colmenares said. A Miami location would strengthen Allianz Commercial’s ties to Latin America as well as expand its p...

12/10/2025

County to study critical land needs but keep results private

With Miami-Dade County facing the economic disaster of a pending loss of PortMiami’s sole fueling site, a committee on Monday sought a report of all other critical sites that the county doesn’t own – but then decided that the public will never be told what that report contains.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/12/10/county-to-study-critical-land-needs-but-keep-results-private/

County to study critical land needs but keep results private by at MiamiTodayNews.com.