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The MIMO on BIBO

By Tony Garcia On July 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment


Mimo on Bibo is the Miami Modern District on Biscayne Blvd.

Their Website says:

Our volunteers are from all walks of life with sights set to continue on the path to bring the MiMo Biscayne Boulevard Historic District to the forefront and show everyone it is a [...]

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Florida Department of Revenue what is the Reasoning?

By Tony Garcia On July 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Miami Herald Columnist, Jackie Bueno Sousa, reported in the Herald yesterday that property records are not being listed accurately on the My Home, property appraiser website. People buying distressed properties (foreclosures) are listed as the owner, but the prior selling price and prior sale date is listed under their name. This is printing false records. [...]

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Mayor Carlos Alvarez talks to the Editorial Board about the Budget

By Tony Garcia On July 20, 2009 · 1 Comment

Change of plans. We tried to post the video of the Editorial Board meeting but it crashed the blog. Now it is gone from the Herald site. Here is the Marlin’s groundbreaking instead and much more embarrassing and should be seen by Miami Dade residents so they know who to thank when they go to [...]

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Virginia Key Master Plan: Smoke, Mirrors & Toilets. By meow

By Tony Garcia On July 17, 2009 · 2 Comments

What I’ve read about the EDSA plan makes me wonder about the creative talents of the Stone family. This is not meant to speak ill of the departed, but the late Edward Durell Stone Jr., founder of EDSA, was the son of a prolific architect. In the 1960s, Edward Sr. was commissioned by Vanderbilt [...]

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What an interesting day in Miami for local news of Baseball, Budget and Parks . . . by Fran Bohnsack

By Tony Garcia On July 16, 2009 · 3 Comments

Today’s UEL blog features a Letter to the Editor (borrowed from the Miami Herald) that hails from a Chicago resident. Readers may recall that Chicago is often cited by the Mayor of Miami as the “world class city” that Miami wants to be. Yet somehow this writer’s take on [...]

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Mayor Carlos Alvarez to release proposed budget for FY 2009-2010 Today

By Tony Garcia On July 15, 2009 · 2 Comments

Mayor Carlos Alvarez will release and discuss details of the proposed budget for FY 2009-2010 at a news conference today, at noon. He said:

“Miami-Dade County is facing a budget gap of nearly $400 million, my goal is to present a responsible budget proposal that balances the demands for service with the costs of providing [...]

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Get Involved: The County Comp Plan is Getting an Update

By Tony Garcia On July 13, 2009 · 2 Comments

The Department of Planning and Zoning is in the process of updating the Miami-Dade County Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) and invites you to participate in the process. Long range strategic planning has never been more important for this community. The CDMP establishes plans and policies for the County for important topics such as land [...]

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Marlins Stadium: Other Views in Miami Herald

By Tony Garcia On July 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Posted on Sunday, 07.12.09 – Stadium is a bad deal for taxpayers
BY NORMAN BRAMAN

I read with great disappointment, but not surprise, Wednesday’s front-page article about the Florida Marlins’ stadium’s final costs being more than $2.4 billion.

This does not include the cost of the city-paid parking garage (about $100 million), the land, infrastructure [...]

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Marlin’s Stadium: Miami Herald Poll on Community Pulse.

By Tony Garcia On July 10, 2009 · 3 Comments

With 83% of those responding NO to the question: Will the new baseball stadium benefit Miami Dade County? — you might think the elected officials would think twice about their decision or at least conduct their own scientific poll.

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Can we get some good news?

By Tony Garcia On July 9, 2009 · 2 Comments

News has been grim in the dog days of Summer: We have to fight with lawsuits to protect our quality of life in South Florida as our elected officials are not doing it for us. It was recently announced that Lowe’s is going to appeal an Administrative Hearing decision, which would not allow them, through [...]

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