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This Week In South Florida Podcast: Dec. 15, 2024
Read full article: This Week In South Florida Podcast: Dec. 15, 2024Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Janine Stanwood interviews Howard Hepburn, the Broward County Public Schools Superintendent; Harold Pryor, the Broward County State Attorney; Kevin Cooper, the chairman of the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County; and Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, a Miami Beach commissioner. Attorney Ed Pozzuoli and Scott Travis, a Sun-Sentinel reporter, join the Roundtable.
This Week In South Florida Episode: Dec. 15, 2024
Read full article: This Week In South Florida Episode: Dec. 15, 2024Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Janine Stanwood interviews Howard Hepburn, the Broward County Public Schools Superintendent; Harold Pryor, the Broward County State Attorney; Kevin Cooper, the chairman of the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County; and Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, a Miami Beach commissioner. Attorney Ed Pozzuoli and Scott Travis, a Sun-Sentinel reporter, join the Roundtable.
Just 6 days before election, Miami Beach commission votes to take homeless tax question off ballot
Read full article: Just 6 days before election, Miami Beach commission votes to take homeless tax question off ballotEarly voters who were lined up at the Miami Beach City Hall site on Wednesday had no idea that three floors up, commissioners had just voted to cancel a question put on the ballot by a previous commission.
Report: Miami Beach officials want openings at this bridge cut in half
Read full article: Report: Miami Beach officials want openings at this bridge cut in halfMiami Beach city commissioners want the U.S. Coast Guard to significantly reduce openings at a busy drawbridge in order to reduce congestion, according to a new report.
Miami Beach commissioner thinks putting bounty on iguanas could curb growing population
Read full article: Miami Beach commissioner thinks putting bounty on iguanas could curb growing populationThey’re invasive and destructive, and in the last few years Miami Beach residents say the iguana population has been expanding exponentially.
Residents hold protest outside Miami Beach city hall as spring break chaos remains cause of concern
Read full article: Residents hold protest outside Miami Beach city hall as spring break chaos remains cause of concernMIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Protesters took to the streets Saturday afternoon, saying enough is enough. There were over 100 people outside of Miami Beach City Hall for what they were calling the ‘Take Back the City Protest.’Miami Beach residents protest outside city hall. (WPLG)The attendees were frustrated Miami Beach residents dealing with yet another year of spring break chaos. Spring break in Miami Beach has made headlines all over the world because of the chaos and crime this year. Residents hold protest outside City Hall as Miami Beach spring break unruliness continuesDespite the measures, residents still want to know what plan the mayor has for the future.
Tower proposed in historic South Beach spot faces backlash
Read full article: Tower proposed in historic South Beach spot faces backlashMIAMI BEACH, Fla. A crown jewel of South Beachs historic Art Deco scene is now at the center of a brewing battle. A proposed 200-foot, 18-story glass residential tower is proposed to be built on property right next door to the historic Raleigh Hotel, which opened in 1940 on Collins Avenue and is world-renowned for its architecture and one-of-a-kind pool. But at least one member of the historic preservation board sided with developers, arguing the tower would add to the site and keep the historic Raleigh Hotel from sitting empty and deteriorating. There is absolutely no impact on Raleigh Hotel, board member Nancy Liebman said. The purpose of having this building is to save The Raleigh.If the proposal does pass the historic preservation board it may next be heard by the planning and zoning board.
Protesters gather outside Miami Beach City Hall, want aerial mosquito spraying to end
Read full article: Protesters gather outside Miami Beach City Hall, want aerial mosquito spraying to endMIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Protesters gathered Wednesday morning inside and outside Miami Beach City Hall to express their concerns about the chemical being used in aerial mosquito spraying efforts to eradicate the Zika virus. Wednesday's city commission meeting was so packed that some protesters had to sit outside and watch the meeting on TV screens. The meeting was tense, at times sounding more like a sporting event than a city commission meeting. Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Grieco has publicly criticized the use of the chemical in the county's aerial spraying. "Somebody has to be the grown up here, and I don't think it's commissioner Grieco," Rosen Gonzalez said.