Bal Harbour hires new search firm for village manager hiring
The village council will pay Colin Baenziger & Associates $18,500 to conduct a search for a new manager. It’s the second firm the council has hired in recent months to conduct a search.
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Melba Manero, six-term Surfside commissioner, dies
Melba Ines Manero served six terms as a Surfside commissioner, often running unopposed.
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Mysterious urn drifts to shore in North Miami Beach
A brass urn bobbed to the surface in the Intracoastal Waterway near the 163rd Street Bridge, carrying the ashes of someone’s loved one.
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Collection of Florida postcards offers a window to another time
Postcards in a library presentation by an avid collector, “Having Fun, Wish You Were Here: An illustrated History of the Postcard in Florida,” offer a window to another time, a simpler place.
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Sunny Isles Beach celebrates 16th anniversary at Town Center Park
Hundreds of people turned out for the Sunny Isles Beach 16th anniversary celebration at Town Center Park on June 16. The free event featured music, bounce houses, games and food for city residents.
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As skateboarding has matured, so have its fans
White-collar professionals and others over a certain age are reclaiming their youth and having tons of fun doing it on longboard skateboards. Just don’t call them skate geezers.
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SIB celebrates reopening of Newport Fishing Pier
Sunny Isles Beach residents and visitors checked out the opening of the newly rebuilt Newport Fishing Pier on Saturday, June 15. The original pier was destroyed by Hurricane Wilma in 2005. The new...
View ArticleCondo association beats bank in million-dollar foreclosure battle
After a big bank was 10 days late in filing a foreclosure, a Miami-Dade court ruled an Aventura condominium association gets to keep a $1 million unit.
View ArticleSunny Isles Beach moves forward in putting utility lines underground
Sometime in the next five to 10 years, Sunny Isles Beach leaders hope to have the whole city’s crucial utility lines underground and protected from the elements.
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Learn to swim programs grow in Miami-Dade as teams strive for past glories
Miami-Dade’s Learn to Swim programs are thriving as teams race to recapture the glory days of the 1970s and ’80s when local pools spawned Olympians.
View ArticleDriver killed when freight train hits her car in Aventura
A driver was killed Tuesday when her car was hit by a northbound FEC train at an Aventura rail crossing, police said.
View ArticleMiami-Dade library near Aventura saved from closure, mayor announces
The California Club branch will remain open, Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Thursday evening, bringing down the total number of libraries to be shuttered to 13.
View ArticleAppeals court gives synagogue its day in court on land-use fight
A Sunny Isles Beach synagogue says the city used land-use rules to block its expansion.
View ArticleDade property appraiser changes appeal process
Miami-Dade homeowners with questions about their property tax or ‘TRIM’ notice can attend a series of meetings.
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Collection of Florida postcards offers a window to another time
Postcards in a library presentation by an avid collector, “Having Fun, Wish You Were Here: An illustrated History of the Postcard in Florida,” offer a window to another time, a simpler place.
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Sunny Isles Beach celebrates 16th anniversary at Town Center Park
Hundreds of people turned out for the Sunny Isles Beach 16th anniversary celebration at Town Center Park on June 16. The free event featured music, bounce houses, games and food for city residents.
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NASCAR owner ordered to forfeit $1 million over South Florida mansion sale...
Two retired cardiologists said Gene Haas reneged on a promise to pay $12.4 million for their Golden Beach homes.
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Hip, efficient, inexpensive BurgerFi off to a strong start
BurgerFi is moving faster than a pack of paparazzi chasing a million-dollar smile. The Palm Beach County-headquartered chain, established in 2009, will soon have some 50 outlets from coast to coast.
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‘Flamingo Steve’ brings plastic birds to Haulover’s nude...
At the clothing-optional section of Haulover Beach, nearly everybody knows ‘Flamingo Steve’ – 60-year-old Steve Lauer, who is here nearly every day with his plastic flamingos.
View ArticleSewage spills continue, closing several popular water spots in North Dade
Three days after an 18-inch sewage main ruptured and poured 250,000 gallons of raw sewage into a storm drain, Miami-Dade County continues to close several popular boating and swimming sites to the...
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