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• Update: The 311 Experiment

  
  Transit Miami — Authority: 470
  It’s been 24 hours since I dialed 311 to report that all the pedestrian crosswalk signals at the SE 13th Street and South Miami Avenue intersection were not working.  This morning, I took the time to witness several parents trying to cross the street here with their young children on the way to South Side ...
  2 days ago

• Indicted pol gets de-friended ... by a judge

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 152
  Several weeks ago, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Yvonne Colodny accepted a new friend request on the social networking site Facebook -- from Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones . On Thursday, Spence-Jones was not a pal but a defendant whose criminal case appeared before Colodny for arraignment. Colodny disclosed ...
  3 days ago

• Miami-Dade Police Prosecute Mortgage Fraudsters

  
  LoanWorkout.org — Authority: 146
  We found folks that were frustrated hearing, ‘We don’t take those kinds of cases,’” said Glenn Theobald, the chief of the task force and chief counsel of the Miami-Dade Police Department.Today, Miami is one of the few places in the nation where people who want to report mortgage fraud have a local office ...
  4 days ago

• A tale of tolls and tunnels and water bills

  
  Miami-Dade Dems — Authority: 417
  When they calculate inflation, are tolls part of the basket? Why do I doubt it? Inflation stays low but the tolls are ever higher. Not long ago I drove the Venetian Causeway to Miami Beach and was stunned to see it was $1.50 for that short passage. Hey, I could drive miles north and cross the Broad Causeway for a ...
  5 days ago

• How Flood Prone is Turkey Point? By Geniusofdespair

  
  EYE ON MIAMI — Authority: 507
  The Miami Herald wrote about FEMAs new maps today so I decided to look up the nuke plant. Looking at the FEMA flood map of Turkey Point you can see just how vulnerable our nuclear power plant is to storms (hit on image to enlarge it).FEMA on flood zones and a FEMA flood map of Coconut Grove for comparison: ...
  5 days ago

• The Sex Offender Shuffle.

  
  WTFoodge — Authority: 146
  Click here to view the embedded video. A video made in the 80s to warn those who live in a county in Miami who the sex offenders were. I wonder what these sex offenders are up to now....
  5 days ago

• Kim and Khloe Kardashian Show Us Their Bods!

  
  Bitch Pleaz — Authority: 143
  Kim.K. recently posted pics of herself & sister Khloe,  filming a commercial for diet pill “Quick Trim!” in Miami..Maybe they just wanted to show off their hot bods, or how good photo-shop is!Bitch,Pleaz!Sparky for BP x0xShare with your friends More »
  5 days ago

• Josef Koudelka at The Freedom Tower

  
  Wanderlust — Authority: 513
  Invasion 67: Prague (Opening Reception) The Freedom Tower - Miami, FL 12/1/09 The Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida is the third stop on the tour for Invasion 68: Prague , an exhibition and accompanying book presenting legendary Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka ’s remarkable work ...
  6 days ago

• An eight-foot ball at Miami Dade College spreading recycling awareness

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 487
  Miami Dade College North Campus is on its way to spread recycling awareness among people. To materialize the dream an eight-foot tall aluminum ball has been built that will travel across all eight MDC campuses to be filled by cans and aluminum foil for recycling. Constructing the ball under the Get the Ball Rolling ...
  1 week ago

• MDC In Focus Episode 24 - H1N1 Town Hall Meeting

  
  Impromp2, The Community Blog — Authority: 126
  With flu season here again individuals have to consider protecting themselves against a little bit more this year and because of that, MDC’s North Campus decided to host an H1N1 Town Hall Meeting.
  1 week ago

• George LeMieux for U.S. Senate?

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 152
  During his first visit to South Florida since his appointment to the U.S. Senate, Republican George LeMieux received gushing praise from the hometown congressmen, U.S. Reps. Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart . They were so complimentary youd think LeMieux planned to be on the ballot in 2010 instead of his former ...
  1 week ago

• Good Evening, Mr. Mayor, wherever you are...Part 2. Guest Blog By Outofsight

  
  EYE ON MIAMI — Authority: 507
  Rumor has it, Mr. Mayor, there are good looking women looking for you...26 women to be exact! At the Miami-Dade Commission on Women meeting on Wednesday evening, it was pointed out that those ladies are looking for a face-to-face meeting with you, Mayor Alvarez, and have been for at least SIX weeks but the volunteers ...
  2 weeks ago

• Miami Madness: Guess who’s coming to the election?

  
  The Reid Report — Authority: 508
  Suspended commissioner Spence-Jones isnt backing down amid grand theft charges. When Miami’s District 5 holds its $200,000 special election sometime in January, after Mayor Regalado and a coterie of supporters of Rev. Richard Dunn failed in their bid to get the governor to appoint a replacement, sources tell me ...
  2 weeks ago

• Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce 2009 Distinguished Service Award

  
  Entertainment And Sports Blog — Authority: 107
  The Miami Dade County Chamber of Commerce announces that the 2009 Distinguished Service Award will be awarded to the president of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, Bill Talbert. The Chamber by virtue of this award is recognizing Mr. Talbert for his demonstrated community leadership, sparked ...
  2 weeks ago

• Miami Dade commissioners travel the world even as they lay off county workers

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 152
  In late July, as Miami-Dade leaders confronted the countys worst budget crisis in decades, Commissioner Natacha Seijas boarded American Airlines Flight 56 for a weeklong trip to Ireland. In September, a day after commissioners voted to lay off more than 500 county workers and cut millions in funding to social ...
  2 weeks ago

• Miami Dade Special Olympics 2009

  
  Hair Now Hair Forever: Hair Transplant Blog — Authority: 115
  We recently attended the 2009 Miami Dade Special Olympics at the Biltmore with one of our patients, Sgt. Jeff Lampert. It was a great event - very inspiring and very entertaining with special olympic athletes, some glamour (Miss Florida and a fashion show) and great work by the firefighters. The Biltmore Hotel, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Miami commissioner Spence-Jones surrenders on grand theft charge (decries public lynching)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Flanked by an entourage of clergy and supporters singing We Shall Overcome, a still-defiant Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones swore innocence and vowed to clear her name before surrendering at the county courthouse to face a grand theft charge. "This charge is about removing me from office and not seeking the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Big Man on Community College Campus

  
  The Education Optimists — Authority: 465
  TIME recently crowned 10 college presidents (nearly all men) the "best" in the nation. The article spurred the usual pushback against "top 10" lists and raised questions about the criteria used, but a notable aspect of the list hasnt drawn much attention: one of those presidents is Eduardo Padron , a community ...
  3 weeks ago

• Why wont Crist appoint a Miami city commissioner?

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 152
  Has criticism of his appointment of George LeMieux to the U.S. Senate made the governor appointment-shy? Charlie Crist said Friday hes likely to defer naming a commissioner to one of Miamis two vacant seats -- potentially sending the city into further tumult and bringing a costly election.The governor said he was ...
  3 weeks ago

• Chaos in Miami: Misconduct charges could leave commission short of a quorum

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 152
  Miami City Hall descended into turmoil this week -- echoing thedark days of the mid-1990s -- with two commissioners expected to losetheir seats for misconduct . Its the culmination of a bustling two weeks that saw the city holdelections for mayor and three commissioners, even as prosecutors hadtheir sights on a pair ...
  3 weeks ago

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