On Friday, Alonzo Mourning, retired Miami HEAT star, was joined by Miami City Commissioner Wilfredo “Willy” Gort, SEOPW CRA Chairman & Miami City Commission Chairman Keon Hardemon, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and other community leaders for the grand opening of Courtside Apartments in Miami’s Overtown at a ribbon-cutting ceremony covered by the Miami Herald. The nine year, $22.8 million project is the […]
Archives for September 2016
Sip of Science with Dr. Paul George
Attending anything where Dr. Paul George is speaking is always a tremendous pleasure, but last night’s Sip of Science on the Miami Science Barge was particularly fun and informative. Dr. George (mostly) limited his talk to the history of the Biscayne Bay area of Downtown Miami and Brickell with riveting stories of the famous and […]
Adopt-a-Tree This Saturday, September 17
This Saturday, September 17, is the last Adopt-a-Tree Community Forestry Project event for the 2016 season. The first took place in June and the second was in August. The Adopt-a-Tree program provides Miami-Dade single-family or duplex homeowners with two FREE trees every year, even if they have adopted trees in previous years. Trees reduce air-conditioning costs by […]
Underline Gets $50M Funding Commitment From City of Miami
City of Miami commissioners approved up to $50 million in funding for the Underline Linear Park at yesterday’s budget meeting. In a partnership agreement with Miami-Dade County, which controls the land the Underline will be built on, City of Miami has committed the $50 million from impact fees collected on new development within 1,000 feet […]