Miami Today

11/14/2025

MILITARY DEGREES: Applicants for some of Miami-Dade County government’s 30,000 jobs could substitute military experience for formerly required college degrees under legislation that passed 12-0 last week. The resolution requires Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to list all county job classifications for which it’s feasible to allow veterans seeking those jobs to substitute active-duty military experience for traditional college degree requirements. She then must change county rules to make it happen. Excluded are department directors, physicians, jobs exempt by law from the county’s classified service system, elected officials, and unpaid appointees.

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11/13/2025

A JOBS BEACON: Miami-Dade is asking the legislature to appropriate funds for a Beacon Council program the council is calling simply “TalentBridge: Empowering Florida’s Workforce, Strengthening Florida’s Economy.” The project would create a centralized platform with real-time labor market data on trends and hiring needs and would map programs, credentials and funding options. It would also offer targeted job training, internship opportunities and workforce readiness programs, including options to get jobs for disabled workers. County commissioners voted 12-0 last week to support a measure by Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis seeking the state funding.

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FYI Miami: November 13, 2025 by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

11/13/2025

HOME SWEET HOME: As commissioners last week debated how to find anyone to buy the near-century-old Dade County Courthouse to help fund use of the soon-to-open Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center nearby, Chairman Anthony Rodriguez suggested “Why don’t we do a straw poll to see if we convert it into a commissioners’ mansion?” Responded Juan Carlos Bermudez, “You say that and it’s funny, but the City of Detroit has a mayor’s mansion.” So for Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Mr. Rodriguez replied, “We’ll give her the main courtroom.”

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11/13/2025

Miami New Drama opener tells of a mysterious photo album

Miami New Drama has unveiled its season lineup of new works, continuing its tradition of original storytelling.

This season will be anchored in world premieres at the Colony Theatre at 1040 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, reflecting Miami New Drama’s unwavering belief that new works emerging from communities like Miami are shaping the future of American theater, said Michel Hausmann, Miami New Drama’s artistic director.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/11/12/miami-new-drama-opener-tells-of-a-mysterious-photo-album/

Miami New Drama opener tells of a mysterious photo album by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

11/13/2025

Music in Venetian Pool to cap Coral Gables centennial

Coral Gables is set to close its historic centennial year with a live musical event that will bring together history, and beauty at one of the city’s landmarks.

On Dec. 7 starting at 6 p.m., the Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO) will perform for the “Centennial Grand Finale Concert at the Venetian Pool,” at 2701 De Soto Blvd., marking the culmination of the city’s 100th anniversary celebration.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/11/12/music-in-venetian-pool-to-cap-coral-gables-centennial/

Music in Venetian Pool to cap Coral Gables centennial by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

11/13/2025

OPINION | Will anyone pay the county for its crumbling courthouse?

The Dade County Courthouse is about to go to auction, with commissioners praying hard that someone actually bids on their historic 28-story white elephant.

Everybody loves the building, which when it was built in 1928 was the tallest south of Cincinnati. But like other revered buildings (think Miami Marine Stadium, the Freedom Tower, the Coconut Grove Playhouse, the Olympia Theater) paying government a lot for it and then spending untold millions to restore and preserve it makes little business sense.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/11/12/will-anyone-pay-the-county-for-its-crumbling-courthouse/

Will anyone pay the county for its crumbling courthouse? by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

11/13/2025

WRONG-WAY COMBAT: The Florida Department of Transportation is to take wrong-way driving countermeasures at five locations in Miami-Dade beginning in January after county commissioners last week OK’d an agreement with the state, which will fund the work on South Miami Avenue south of the I-95 southbound offramp, Southeast First Avenue near the I-95 on and off ramps, North Miami Avenue just south of State Road 112/I-95, Northwest Sixth Avenue south of State Road 932/Northwest 103rd Street, and the eastbound William Lehman Causeway Loop to East Country Club Drive. The state will install “One Way” signs, sod medians, add “No U/Left Turn” signs, place pavement guidelines and more.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/11/12/fyi-miami-november-13-2025/

11/13/2025

Mount Sinai to get brownfield benefits in Westchester

Mount Sinai Medical Center last week won a brownfield area designation in Westchester as it builds a new free-standing emergency center there and plans eventually for a four-story medical center on 5.63 acres at 8200 and 8250 SW Eighth St.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/11/12/mount-sinai-to-get-brownfield-benefits-in-westchester/

Mount Sinai to get brownfield benefits in Westchester by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

11/12/2025

The Achiever
Jorge Arrizurieta: CEO looks to build Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce

Newly appointed President and CEO of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce Jorge Arrizurieta brings with him a history of leadership positions in business, civic and community affairs. He was chosen following a national search that included about 40 candidates.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/11/12/jorge-arrizurieta-ceo-looks-to-build-coral-gables-chamber-of-commerce/

Jorge Arrizurieta: CEO looks to build Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

11/12/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Brownfield designation aligns Costco for state aid

Costco has been granted a brownfield area designation certifying contamination on 20 acres in Sweetwater west of the Dolphin Mall where it plans to build a membership warehouse. The brownfield designation makes Costco eligible for state regulatory and economic incentives.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/breaking/brownfield-designation-aligns-costco-for-state-aid/

Costco has been granted a brownfield area designation certifying contamination on 20 acres in Sweetwater west of the Dolphin Mall where it plans to build a membership warehouse. The brownfield designation makes Costco eligible for state regulatory and economic incentives. County commissioners withou...

11/12/2025

Unexpected cuts at county parks draw rebuke, probe

Miami-Dade parks fund cuts that commissioners were assured during heated summer budget talks had been restored actually still exist, Chairman René García told the county’s Recreation and Tourism Committee on Monday as he called for more detailed reports and a meeting with the mayor.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/11/12/unexpected-cuts-at-county-parks-draw-rebuke-probe/

Unexpected cuts at county parks draw rebuke, probe by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

11/12/2025

High-end office space seen as key to meeting demand

High-end office spaces in markets like Wynwood and the flight-to-quality trend where investors seek newer, well-located properties, often Class A, that offer premium amenities are key drivers for demand in the commercial real estate market.

https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2025/11/12/high-end-office-space-seen-as-key-to-meeting-demand/

High-end office space seen as key to meeting demand by at MiamiTodayNews.com.