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Homewrecked |
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Fire-Fee Debacle
Exposed
As the
SunPost reported on January 12, as many as 80,000
property owners were illegally charged a fire-rescue fee by the
city of
Miami.
So why did City Hall approve a settlement with only a half-dozen
people and a mysterious group? A recently uncovered memo shows
that
Miami
officials should have known what they were getting into. Hey,
anything to save $75 million, right? |
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MIAMI BEACH
Tough Enough
While flattered that the county has followed suit, the Miami
Beach City Commission thinks its own sex offender law is
sufficient. |
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MIAMI
Who Needs History?
Coconut Grove
Playhouse’s board members promise not to build a high-rise on
top of the historic theater but they would not have a historic
designation. Meanwhile, City Manager Joe Arriola blames lawyers
for the fire-fee mess. |
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MIAMI
The Commish
Recently sworn in, Michelle Spence-Jones wants to make her
district a better place to live and she would rather not fight
with Mayor Manny Diaz to do it. |
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CORAL GABLES
Starving Galleries
Miami’s art scene is
blowing up, leaving galleries in the City Beautiful hungry for
attention. And so the municipality might combat the trend with
lures like free parking. |
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AVENTURA
War & Peace
What will be 35
floors high and nestled next to Williams Island? Lincoln Pointe,
thanks to a settlement between developers and city officials.
But an attempt to make legal peace has some residents screaming
for blood. |
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MIAMI
Huge Bill
A Grove property
owner thought clearing his land of Wilma debris meant cutting
down the trees. The cost of his mistake? Five figures and
growing. |
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CORAL GABLES
Power Struggles
They even exist in the City Beautiful, especially when it comes to
electricity. |
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MIAMI BEACH
Thirtysomething
Would you believe the Miami Beach Festival of the Arts is
turning 32? Do you feel old yet? |
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