Miami-Dade /tags/miami-dade-0 Miami-Dade en-US WLRN Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:01:17 GMT City of Miami to create new 'innovation' office, discuss $3.5 billion budget /government-politics/2024-09-06/miami-budget-hearing-police-tax-development Saturday marks the start of the City of Miami’s budget hearing season. Big ticket items are the dissolution of a police oversight board, a new economic department and a big increase for community development. Residents are encouraged to weigh in on how the city should spend their tax dollars. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:01:17 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-06/miami-budget-hearing-police-tax-development Joshua Ceballos Achieve Miami's program turns students into educators /education/2024-09-04/achieve-miamis-program-turns-students-into-educators The Teacher Accelerator Program (TAP) has risen to the challenge by preparing 151 new educators for Miami-Dade County classrooms, significantly bolstering the region's efforts to address a critical need. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:00:00 GMT /education/2024-09-04/achieve-miamis-program-turns-students-into-educators Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times Inter Miami now says long-awaited, oft-delayed new stadium will open in 2026 /sports/2024-09-04/inter-miami-now-says-long-awaited-oft-delayed-new-stadium-will-open-in-2026 Inter Miami says it will not open a long-awaited new stadium near Miami International Airport until 2026. Jorge Mas, one of the team’s owners, previously told multiple outlets that he was targeting a 2025 opening for the stadium. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:30:00 GMT /sports/2024-09-04/inter-miami-now-says-long-awaited-oft-delayed-new-stadium-will-open-in-2026 The Associated Press Why Miami struggled to sell its first Forever Bonds - and it wasn't the City Hall drama /business/2024-09-04/miami-forever-bonds-city-hall In 2017, Miami voters okayed borrowing $400 million for floodwater protection, roads, parks, public safety and affordable housing. The city started spending the money a year later, but it only started selling the Forever Bonds to investors this June — and it did not go as planned. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-09-04/miami-forever-bonds-city-hall Tom Hudson Civilian police watchdog group sues City of Miami to stay in existence /law-justice/2024-08-30/miami-police-civilian-investigative-panel Miami's Civilian Investigative Panel has sued the city after officials announced they'd be defunding the independent police watchdog group. The panel believes it can remain in existence, despite a state law aimed at police oversight. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:31:36 GMT /law-justice/2024-08-30/miami-police-civilian-investigative-panel Joshua Ceballos Why a good mango is hard to find this season /business/2024-08-29/bad-mango-season-weather-florida This time last year, we had more mangoes than we knew what to do with. But this year’s mango season in South Florida has been a bust. A University of Florida expert explains why the weather, and even last season’s bonanza, are to blame. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:21:11 GMT /business/2024-08-29/bad-mango-season-weather-florida Jimena Romero DeSantis blames 'left-wing group' for stirring controversy over state park plans /environment/2024-08-28/desantis-florida-great-outdoors-initiative-parks-pickleball Saying Florida is not getting in the "golf course business," Gov. Ron DeSantis said plans to bring golf, pickleball, hotels and frisbee golf would go back to the drawing board. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:44:28 GMT /environment/2024-08-28/desantis-florida-great-outdoors-initiative-parks-pickleball Jenny Staletovich Former Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust employee sues the county for retaliation /law-justice/2024-08-28/former-miami-dade-economic-advocacy-trust-employee-sues-the-county-for-retaliation Former employee of the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT), Vincent Burnett, has filed a lawsuit against the county organization for two counts of unlawful retaliation. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:30:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-08-28/former-miami-dade-economic-advocacy-trust-employee-sues-the-county-for-retaliation Samantha Morell | Miami Times Two decades of civilian police oversight in Miami is coming to an end /law-justice/2024-08-28/police-civilian-investigative-panel-cip-end City of Miami voters in 2001 showed outsized support for an independent civilian panel to investigate police misconduct. But the City will soon dissolve the Civilian Investigative Panel to comply with a contentious new state law that bans such police watchdog groups. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:41:48 GMT /law-justice/2024-08-28/police-civilian-investigative-panel-cip-end Joshua Ceballos Parents, kids decry plans for pickleball at state parks /environment/2024-08-27/parents-kids-decry-plans-for-pickleball-at-state-parks The rally at Oleta State Park, along with others around the state, were staged to coincide with public meetings scheduled by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and then postponed after widespread criticism of the plans ignited petitions and letter-writing campaigns. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 01:38:31 GMT /environment/2024-08-27/parents-kids-decry-plans-for-pickleball-at-state-parks Jenny Staletovich