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Companies already inquiring with Miami-Dade County, Miami Heat regarding arena naming rights deal
Read full article: Companies already inquiring with Miami-Dade County, Miami Heat regarding arena naming rights dealMiami-Dade County commissioners discussed the newly-named Miami-Dade Arena for the first time Tuesday since a federal judge terminated its naming rights agreement with the bankrupt cyber trading platform FTX.
Dangerous stretch of roadway getting worse by the day, residents, business owners say
Read full article: Dangerous stretch of roadway getting worse by the day, residents, business owners sayResidents and business owners are asking Miami-Dade County to make some serious changes on a stretch of roadway that has had several serious accidents.
Miami-Dade commissioners wants answers following claims of unsafe elevators, moving walkways at Miami International Airport
Read full article: Miami-Dade commissioners wants answers following claims of unsafe elevators, moving walkways at Miami International AirportThere are several documented cases of rigged wiring, known as jumpers, disabling safety devices on equipment at MIA to keep units operating.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs helps distribute gift bags to Overtown residents in need
Read full article: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs helps distribute gift bags to Overtown residents in needOVERTOWN, Fla. – Christmas may be over, but the spirit of giving is still going strong. Media mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was in Overtown on Tuesday to spread some joy for families in need. The event format was not lending itself to social distancing as a line formed for blocks down the street. Some waited for hours, a sign of need only exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Recipients received gift bags and gift cards, a way to spread love during a hard time, organizers said.
Want to be a Miami commissioner? One district is accepting résumés.
Read full article: Want to be a Miami commissioner? One district is accepting résumés.MIAMI – Maybe you’ve caught the political bug in this election season and feel like you can make a difference in public service. Well, if you live in District 5 of Miami, you’re welcome to apply for a seat on the City Commission. The city is looking to fill a vacancy after the resignation of Keon Hardemon, who is running for the Miami-Dade County Commission. To be eligible for the seat, you must be an elector in District 5 of the city and have lived within the boundaries for at least a year. The City Commission has a meeting scheduled for Nov. 18 “to either fill the vacancy for the District 5 City Commission seat or to call for a special election if a consensus is not reached for an appointment.”For more information on what’s needed to apply and how to do it, click here.
Miami-Dade approves more coronavirus relief money for cities. They say its not enough.
Read full article: Miami-Dade approves more coronavirus relief money for cities. They say its not enough.HIALEAH, Fla. Against a backdrop of cities threatening to sue the county over CARES Act funding, Miami-Dade commissioners passed a motion Tuesday for a new allocation for the countys 34 municipalities. Let me repeat that: $100 million in CARES Act funds, said Commissioner Dennis Moss, who brought the motion. The cities maintain they have localized needs that CARES Act dollars help fund; that the money should have been distributed from the county to the municipalities based on population. A hundred million dollars? Carlos Hernandez said, shaking his head at the total decided upon Tuesday. They also decided to consider the countys unincorporated municipal service area a municipality for the purposes of allocating and distributing CARES Act funding and/or that from the proposed HEROES Act.
White Miami police captain claims ‘I am black’ during commission meeting
Read full article: White Miami police captain claims ‘I am black’ during commission meetingMIAMI – A day after the Miami city manager resigned while warning that commission meetings had turned into a circus, jaws dropped at City Hall when the former president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police used the N-word, but not the racial slur, during Friday’s commission meeting. “If you know anything about the One-Drop Rule, which started in the 20th century, which is what identifies and defines what a black male is or a [N-word], you would know that if you have one drop of black in you, you are considered black,” Ortiz said. Commissioner Keon Hardemon, who represents District 5, listens to a Miami captain talk about his racial identity. (City of Miami)Commissioner Keon Hardemon, the commission chairman, represents portions of Miami’s Overtown, formerly known as Colored Town during the Jim Crow era. “I am afraid maybe next month you will be a black Jewish woman,” Carollo said.