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The Dec. 8 Planning Board agenda includes a new application for a mixed-use project at Alton Road, Lincoln Road and West Avenue. The current docket lists 146 rental apartments, 51,194 square feet of office space, 45,313 square feet of retail and 364 parking spaces.
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View MoreMiami Beach ends SMART loading zones, removes purple curbs
The Miami Beach City Commission voted July 22 to ban purple curb markings citywide and reverse the SMART loading zone program, ordering staff to repaint all affected curbs back to traditional colors despite the parking director reporting the program had reduced violations and towing.
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View MoreMiami Beach water taste could change with disinfectant switch
Miami-Dade's Water and Sewer Department will switch from chloramine to free chlorine from Sept. 21 through Oct. 4, potentially causing a temporary chlorine taste or smell for Miami Beach's roughly 10,000 water customers.
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View MoreNorth Beach West Lots plan faces vote after three delays
The Miami Beach City Commission votes Wednesday, July 22, on hiring Savino & Miller Design Studio to create a master plan for the 9.43-acre West Lots along Collins Avenue in North Beach, after the item was bumped from three consecutive meetings.
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View MoreMiami Beach publishes searchable database of 2,400 employee salaries
Miami Beach launched a searchable online database showing salary and total compensation data for more than 2,400 city employees going back to 2021, after a 6-1 commission vote championed by Commissioner David Suarez.
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View MoreM-DCPS wins $70,000 for classroom air quality, recycling
Miami-Dade County Public Schools secured $70,000 in grants to improve classroom air quality and expand recycling infrastructure across the district ahead of the 2026-27 school year, which begins August 13.
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View MoreMiami Beach pilots Quiet Zone against South of Fifth noise
Miami Beach has launched Operation Quiet Streets, a 12-month Quiet Zone pilot in South of Fifth that authorizes police to fine drivers for excessive vehicle noise during evening patrols, with a citywide expansion decision expected around July 2027.
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View MoreLevine Cava proposes Everglades transfer without disclosing prior board role
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava proposed transferring roughly 17,000 acres of county-owned Everglades wetland to the National Park Service with no stated compensation, without disclosing she served on the NPS Advisory Board from 2023 until its termination in May 2025.
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View MoreMiami Beach committee backs citywide expansion of automated parking enforcement
Miami Beach's Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee voted unanimously Thursday, July 9, to recommend expanding automated license plate recognition parking enforcement to all city lots after a four-lot pilot generated $360,000 in citations over seven months.
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View MoreSurfside commission reviews lighting, traffic calming, FEMA mitigation July 16
The Surfside Town Commission will consider a townwide street lighting program, a traffic calming update with new speed bump materials, and adoption of a hazard mitigation plan that would unlock FEMA funding at its Thursday, July 16 meeting.
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View MorePalm Island estate sells for $40 million
Venture capital investor Ben Ling and Hedge Labs co-founder Christopher Coudron paid $40 million for a double-lot Palm Island estate next to their existing mansion, creating a roughly 2-acre waterfront compound with a combined $69.5 million investment.
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View MoreFree summer meals at 170 Miami-Dade schools through July 31
Miami-Dade County Public Schools' Summer BreakSpot program is serving free breakfast and lunch to all children up to age 18 at 170 schools through Friday, July 31, with no registration or income requirements. Separately, M-DCPS earned the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 41st consecutive year.
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View MoreAppeals court upholds block on Florida's university Stop WOKE Act
A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 on Tuesday, July 7, that Florida's Stop WOKE Act is unconstitutional at state universities, preserving classroom protections already in place since 2022 for Miami Beach families with students at FIU and other public schools while setting up a possible U.S. Supreme Court fight.