Beginning July 9, South Pointe Park will be closed until at least December 2008 for a long-awaited improvement project. During that period, patrons of the steak house Smith & Wollensky, which is located in the park, will be the only non-construction-related people granted access.

Last Wednesday evening, June 13, city officials hosted a Town Hall-style meeting in the community room of the Miami Beach Police station to discuss construction plans and the phases of the work. Winning contractor Magnum Construction Management Corporation, the architecture firm of Hargreaves Associates, and city staff were on hand to answer residents’ questions and address concerns.

Residents of Miami-Dade County, be on the look-out for your new blue recycling containers.  The 65-gallon blue containers with an attached lid and on wheels look similar to our green garbage containers.  Miami-Dade County began distribution last week.

From the Miami-Dade County press release:

“The new recycling carts make it easier for every resident in our community to recycle, which in turn helps the environment.  Miami-Dade County government is leading the way in protecting our environment from hybrid vehicle fleets and Home Chemical Collection Centers to the Artificial Reef Program and the New Park and Open Space System Master Plan. Recycling is one of the easiest ways of preserving and protecting our natural resources,”   said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez.

The Dade County Bar Association in partnership with Miami-Dade County Consumer Services Department is hosting a "Lunch 'N Learn" for Landlords, Tenants, Lawyers and Property Managers.  The seminar begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch, and continues until 2:00 p.m.  The seminar will cover Landlord/Tenant law  with particular attention to eviction procedures and security deposit returns.  This information is, in my opinion, a "must know" for every landlord, property manager or tenant out there.

From the article:

The seminar will be co-presented by Carolina Lombardi, a Senior Housing Attorney for Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. who represents tenants, and Michael Birnholz, a private attorney who represents landlords.  They will discuss eviction procedures and the management of security deposits to help attorneys, landlords, property owners and tenants understand their rights and responsibilities.

Event: 

05/06/2008 - 11:30am - 05/06/2008 - 2:00pm

THE Market Is the MARKET!

We here so many times each day that the market is bad, that sales and leases are slow, that the market is down, poor, sluggish, flat, and a dozen other terms that label the amount of business being transacted in our area!My intent is not to compound the befuddlement by making it more complicated than it is – but the market IS.

I have been involved with the Broward Outreach Center (BOC) for some time so naturally when I recently received an email from Franchine Daley, Community Development Associate asking for help in their Hope Tote Campaign, I just had to say yes.

MIAMI – Nov. 21, 2007 – As everyone in Miami asks, “What’s it worth?,” real-estate auctions are making a big comeback. After all, what better way to gauge fair-market value than selling through a public forum to whoever’s willing to pay the highest price on a given day?