On Friday June 29th at around 5:30 p.m. a pedestrian was hit on South Miami Avenue while crossing the street in the crosswalk. According to the victim (pedestrian), she was crossing east in the south crosswalk at SE 14th Street and South Miami Avenue and a Jeep was turning left onto South Miami Avenue while… Read more…
Author Archives: Felipe Azenha
Picture of the Day: Naughty Urban Planning
The jackass that signed off on this should be fired. Who puts a traffic signal post in the middle of a sidewalk? The County Public Works and Waste Management Department that’s who. This is just terrible and I can guarantee that it does not meet ADA requirements. This abomination of urban planning can be found… Read more…
NE 2nd Avenue Sees Redevelopment Action
Looks likes there’s some action happening around the area of NE 2ndAvenue between NE 23rd and NE 24th Street. The tenant improvements for the new Mia Piccolo Montessori School are well underway; a clear sign that the demographics in the area are quickly changing. Two other buildings up the street appear to have recently undergone… Read more…
Housing Challenges With the Rise of Urbanization
Historic Firehouse #2 Coming Alive; North Miami Avenue Not Business-Friendly
The 1926 Historic Fire House #2 is coming alive thanks to the Omni Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). The Omni CRA funded the $3.3 million renovation using proceeds from its special Omni taxing district. The agency will then set up their office on the second floor of the building and they expect to lease the ground… Read more…