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BIRD BATTLE: A bill filed for the 2023 legislative session proposes designating the Florida scrub-jay as the official state bird, displacing the mockingbird. Rep. Sam Killebrew of Winter Haven filed the bill, which said the mockingbird was designated the state bird during the 1927 legislative session.
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BRIDGE REPRIEVE: Hours before the Brickell Avenue Bridge over the Miami River had been scheduled to shut down Monday night for work that was to close the bridge every night through Dec. 23, the Florida Department of Transportation announced after 4 p.m. that the work had been “postponed until further notice to avoid potential impacts to holiday traffic.” It didn’t set rescheduling dates. The heavily traveled bridge linking Brickell to Downtown in 2020 and 2021 underwent $4 million in repairs and the addition of gates to stop pedestrians with the aim of reducing time the bridge needed to remain open for boats and ships to pass.
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These film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources’ Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070.
STL Creative, New York. Music video for FTR. Tropical Park.
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GAS APPROACHES $3: Gasoline prices in Miami have fallen 10.2 cents per gallon to average $3.10 and may be below $3 soon, if only temporarily, according to GasBuddy. Prices in Miami are 39.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 17.3 cents lower than a year ago. The national average is $3.09. “The national average for a gallon of gasoline is down nearly $2 compared to six months ago, and heading into Christmas travel week, is at its lowest in a year and a half, saving Americans some $750 million every day,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis. “While the decline should take the national average under $3 per gallon in the next week or so, it is soon likely to fade as oil prices have held in the $70 per barrel range.”
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THE ACHIEVER: Jimmy Morales
When Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava offered Jimmy Morales the job of chief operations officer, he knew her vision would match his own, he recalls. The county’s need for resiliency infrastructure due to its own economic growth is a top priority, and he hopes to complete several transportation, sewer and water, housing and environmental infrastructure projects.
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When Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava offered Jimmy Morales the job of chief operations officer, he knew her vision would match his own, he recalls. The county’s need for resiliency infrastructure due to its own
OPINION
Language, race, and birthplace are pivotal in public policy in Miami-Dade County, though they are often unspoken decision-making yardsticks in a world focused on political correctness.
But while these factors are policy gauges, they seldom use current data. The US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2021, out this month, is the most recent window into Miami-Dade’s demographic realities and should test our assumptions.
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Construction of the much-anticipated Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach Education Center is expected to begin in spring.
“We anticipate that it will take a leap year to build the building, so we’re breaking ground in May of ’23, hoping the construction will be complete in the late spring or summer of 2024,” said Josh Sayles, director of Jewish community relations and government affairs of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
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Construction of the much-anticipated Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach Education Center is expected to begin in spring. “We anticipate that it will take a leap year to build the building, so we’re breaking ground in May of
BREAKING NEWS: City seeks design for $85 million North Beach complex.
After the price tag to build a 72nd Street Community Complex in North Beach rose to $114 million when the city had previously allocated $53.8 million from its 2018 general obligation bond borrowing, the city has requested qualifications for an architectural firm that could design a project capped now at $84.8 million.
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As climate villains go, South Florida hurricanes and flooding may be top of mind on the “Most Not Wanted” list, but extreme heat is No. 1, causing more deaths and negative economic impact than any other weather-related event.
The National Weather Service reports that a 30-year average of weather fatalities shows extreme heat causing more than three times as many deaths as hurricanes and almost two times more than floods.
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As climate villains go, South Florida hurricanes and flooding may be top of mind on the “Most Not Wanted” list, but extreme heat is No. 1, causing more deaths and negative economic impact than any
CRIME SOARS: Violent crimes rose more than 31% in the first 10 months of 2022 from that period of 2021 in areas under the Miami-Dade Police Department, police figures show. October violent crimes pushed the increase up further from just under 30% through September. The 5,693 violent crimes in the first 10 months were up from 4,295 in the period last year. Homicides decreased more than 4% from last year to 84, though 19 homicides were recorded in October alone. Nonviolent crimes rose more than 17% through the 10 months compared to 2021. The rise had been more than 18% for the first nine months of 2022. Total crime rose almost 20% in those 10 months. Only one purse was snatched in the county this year, down from six last year, and the 24 pocket pickings were down from 47 last year, as fewer transactions use currency. The figures do not include crimes in areas municipal police patrol.
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South Florida residential real estate experts believe rising mortgage rates are just a temporary phenomenon and rates will eventually come down next year.
In South Florida, a huge number of buyers just don’t finance, and if they do they finance less than the average in the country, said Harvey Hernandez, CEO of Newgard Development Group.
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South Florida residential real estate experts believe rising mortgage rates are just a temporary phenomenon and rates will eventually come down next year. In South Florida, a huge number of buyers just don’t finance, and if
Miami Beach is seeking letters of interest from artistic and cultural organizations and facility operators to gauge what visions they could have for the development of a Byron Carlyle cultural center in North Miami Beach.
Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez asked the administration to request letters of interest to better understand “how would they envision the use of this space,” after Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez called for the prioritization of the redevelopment of the Byron Carlyle, located at 500 71st St. between Byron Avenue and Carlyle Avenue. “First, we need to know which are those cultural organizations, or cultural operators that would use it,” he said.
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Miami Beach is seeking letters of interest from artistic and cultural organizations and facility operators to gauge what visions they could have for the development of a Byron Carlyle cultural center in North Miami Beach. Miami
BREAKING NEWS: Housing price rises foreseen, but fewer housing sales.
Very positive” is the way Realtor Charlette S. Seidel describes her outlook for the 2023 Miami-Dade housing market.
“I heard from a prominent developer recently,” said Mrs. Seidel, managing broker at Coldwell Banker Realty’s Coral Gables office. “ ‘Miami bucks the trend,’ ” he told her.
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A new mixed-use project, Residences at NoMi, is expected to break ground in the first quarter of 2023 after receiving long-awaited funding from the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency.
Residences at NoMi, approved by the North Miami City Council in March 2019, was awarded an $8 million infrastructure grant from the North Miami CRA at its Dec. 13 meeting. The project includes mixed-income senior living, with 175 market-rate units and 40 affordable units, as well as 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and office space.
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A new mixed-use project, Residences at NoMi, is expected to break ground in the first quarter of 2023 after receiving long-awaited funding from the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency. Residences at NoMi, approved by the North
The City of Miami Beach is hosting Goodwood’s International Festival of Speed starting in 2024 as the first five-year contract has been approved for the third week of March.
The Goodwood festival, which was established 30 years ago by the Duke of Richmond in his Goodwood House in Chichester, West Sussex, South of England, is the largest celebration of motoring sports and car manufacturing and design in the world, said Tim Bulley, international director of The Goodwood Group. “Absolutely delighted that this has passed,” he said. “We have some of the world’s greatest and most important cars appear at the festival.”
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The City of Miami Beach is hosting Goodwood’s International Festival of Speed starting in 2024 as the first five-year contract has been approved for the third week of March. The Goodwood festival, which was established 30
Construction work on the unique skyscraper that will be home to the new Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami is moving full speed ahead, reports the development partnership bringing the mixed-use project to the waterfront.
The planned 100-story assemblage of glass boxes in downtown Miami is the product of a partnership between New York and Miami-based developer PMG, Toronto-based private equity firm Greybrook Realty Partners and global hospitality company Hilton.
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Construction work on the unique skyscraper that will be home to the new Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami is moving full speed ahead, reports the development partnership bringing the mixed-use project to the waterfront. The
BREAKING NEWS: YoungArts taps Lincoln Center VP as president.
After an extensive national search, YoungArts has appointed Clive Chang as its new president.
Taking on the role in January and succeeding Jewel Malone, Mr. Chang will report directly to the YoungArts Board of Trustees and have oversight of the foundation’s strategy, programs, fundraising, communications and operations.
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MIAMI-DADE TOTES MORE: Miami-Dade leads Florida in the number of people licensed to carry concealed weapons with 202,894 licenses, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Broward is next at 182,491. More than 2.61 million Floridians have concealed-weapons licenses, the department said.
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These film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources’ Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment, (305) 860-3823; and the Miami Beach Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment-Film and Print Division, (305) 673-7070.
BBC International, Boca Raton. Commercial for Heelys. Miami International Airport.
Warner Media, New York. Commercial for Jaguar for Courageous Commercial. PortMiami.
Oscar Films, Miami. Music video for Osvany Cepero. Amelia Earhart Park.
NIC Productions, Miami Beach. Still photography for Coke Real Magic. Tropical Park.
Lola Production, New York. Still photography for Love & Lemons. Crandon Park Beach.
Manufacture de Bas Culottes, Montreal, Canada. Still photography for Thorlo. Tropical Park.
WLTV Univision 23, Doral. Web series for Univision Contigo. Zoo Miami.
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SOCIAL-MEDIA WATERSHED: The US Supreme Court is slated Jan. 6 to discuss whether to take up a high-profile case about a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies such as Facebook and Twitter. A court docket said justices are expected to consider the case during a behind-the-scenes conference. The Supreme Court receives thousands of cases a year but decides to take up only 100 to 150. Florida went to the Supreme Court after the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in May upheld much of a preliminary injunction against the law. The law targeted large companies such as Facebook and Twitter over decisions to remove politicians and other users from the social-media platforms. In part, it would prevent the platforms from banning political candidates from their sites and require companies to publish – and apply consistently – standards about issues such as banning users or blocking their content.
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In the smallest 12-month rise since last December, the Consumer Price Index report issued Tuesday slowed to a 7.1% increase through November, from 7.7% in October and 8.2% in September, but the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 75 basis points in November for the fourth time in a row, making goods and property less affordable.
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In the smallest 12-month rise since last December, the Consumer Price Index report issued Tuesday slowed to a 7.1% increase through November, from 7.7% in October and 8.2% in September, but the Federal Reserve increased
FILLING PARTNER’S SEAT: Miami Beach has welcomed its new city commissioner Laura Dominguez, life partner of late commissioner Mark Samuelian, to take the seat he left vacant. Commissioner Dominguez won the run-off election with 61.21% of the votes and was expected to take her seat at the commission Dec. 14. In her speech, Ms. Dominguez prioritized public safety, infrastructure projects and education. “It’s been a challenging year,” she said. “I lost the love of my life and immediately jumped into a special election to fill his seat during a governor’s year election with the voter universe of almost triple the size. It was a very hard and surreal experience.”
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OPINION
The US Census Bureau last week pulled back the curtain on reams of data gathered last year that fill in the facts on trends that most of us are vaguely aware of, fleshing out the picture of Miami-Dade County in detail.
Now we can specify what we once generalized, which could influence public policy.
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The US Census Bureau last week pulled back the curtain on reams of data gathered last year that fill in the facts on trends that most of us are vaguely aware of, fleshing out the
THE ACHIEVER
Marleine Bastien: Brings 40 years of non-profit work to county commission.
Marleine Bastien has worked for over 40 years to help refugees and others in the Miami-Dade County community stand on their feet by being part of numerous non-profits and service centers and founding the Haitian
BREAKING NEWS:
Transportation planners vote to put more rail load on US government.
The executive policy committee of Miami-Dade’s Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) unanimously agreed last week to raise to 60% the federal government’s share of the cost to build an elevated heavy-rail system running from the Martin Luther King Jr. Metrorail station past Hard Rock Stadium to the Broward County line.
A 2019 resolution for the North Corridor project called for a federal contribution of 40% to 50% of the cost. A unanimous voice vote of the TPO committee Dec. 8, raised the federal amount to 60%, or whatever is the highest federal participation rate allowed. The remaining 40% would come from state and local sources.
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HOTELS TOP NATION: Miami-Dade has recorded once again the highest hotel average daily room rate (ADR) in the US at $374.88, a 33.1% increase since 2019. In addition, average revenue per available room (RevPAR) in Miami-Dade, which calculates total hotel revenue divided by the number of rooms in each hotel, has increased 25.1% from 2019 to $301.26. By comparison, RevPAR in San Francisco has fallen 44.2% since 2019 and now stands at $95.77. The US hotel average daily rate increased 10.2% since 2019 and is at $141.71, and RevPAR has increased 1.7% nationally and is at $78.50.
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