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Letter to City of Miami Commissioners asking for a NO vote on 2 million dollar grant.

By Nancy Lee On June 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Community Activist Grace Solares wrote to all City Commissioners on June 10th asking them to reject the $2 million dollar grant by the Omni CRA for environmental Remediation at Bicentennial Park (hit on pages to enlarge them):

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The Public Speaks: Miami River

By Nancy Lee On June 10, 2010 · 1 Comment


If you attended the charrette, you already know some of the issues that were raised. The AIA team helped us think about four main topics:
1) What we valued in the Miami River
2) What we currently use the Miami River for
3) What impediments the Miami River faces
4) What our [...]

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Miami Modern Metropolis: Paradise and Paradox in Midcentury Architecture and Planning.

By Nancy Lee On June 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Join us at the iconic 1963 Bacardi Building for a discussion
centered around the themes of the recently published book,
Miami Modern Metropolis: Paradise and Paradox in Midcentury Architecture and Planning.

Free. RSVP to miamibookevent@gmail.com

Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Bacardi U.S.A

FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2010 [...]

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A UEL member asked us to post this Video about Amendment 4.

By Nancy Lee On June 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Urban Environment League has no official position on Florida Amendment 4 but we do have a strong position on the right of the public to be heard. The public put this Amendment on the ballot and we believe they are entitled to have the voters vote on it. The UEL recommends that you [...]

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BP paying FL workers: Is it enough?

By Nancy Lee On June 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

PENSACOLA — The people of the Florida Panhandle whose livelihoods depend on a Gulf of Mexico sullied by the spewing oil well trickle into a BP claims office, hoping to leave with a $5,000 check to help them get through the month.

The massive oil spill has spooked tourists and left those who live off [...]

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Planned Media Towers along Biscayne Boulevard (Excerpt from the Florida Business journal)

By Nancy Lee On June 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment


“The electronic billboards planned for a garage next to downtown Miami’s performing arts center would be the equivalent of 25 and 35 stories tall, according to Edie Laquer, the developer’s spokeswoman. Some early reports had described the towers as 20 stories tall atop an eight-story garage.

On June 2, the spokeswoman said both [...]

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Miami River Catalyst Plan: Events open to the public

By Nancy Lee On June 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment


The first is on Monday, June 7 at noon, in the Robert King High New Board Room at 1407 NW 7 Street. AIA will make a presentation and then stick around to answer questions. This is a good opportunity to get a idea of what’s going on with the [...]

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Oil Spill to hit Florida Beaches Today

By Nancy Lee On June 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment


An excerpt from The huffington post by Brian Skoloff:

“Scientists say the Gulf oil spill could get into the what’s called the Loop Current within a day, eventually carrying oil south along the Florida coast and into the Florida Keys.

Nick Shay, a physical oceanographer at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of [...]

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Amendment 4: A Remedy for Politicians Who Can’t Say No to Developers

By Nancy Lee On June 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment

From our friends at Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition:

“Supporters of Amendment 4 are going to demonstrate on June 9th in front of the Yolo Restaurant from 4:30 to 6:00, the people who are most responsible for our overdevelopment problems are meeting for an Anti-Amendment 4 fund raiser. See below… We will have T-shirts and [...]

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Commissioner Katy Sorenson’s dinner

By Nancy Lee On June 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment

We’d like to remind you about placing an ad in the program for Commissioner Sorenson’s dinner; it’s a lovely program, so please send in your well-wishes for Katy.

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