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Báez-Geller challenges Basabe for Aventura-area House seat
Former Miami-Dade School Board member Lucía Báez-Geller is challenging Republican Rep. Fabián Basabe in Florida House District 106, the Aventura-to-Miami Beach seat, after a Leon County jury found Basabe liable for sexual harassment and awarded $450,000 in damages.
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Six Florida laws hit Aventura drivers, renters Oct. 1
Six Florida laws taking effect Thursday, Oct. 1, raise the crash-reporting damage threshold from $500 to $2,000, make rental fraud a felony, ban nitrous oxide sales at tobacco shops and toughen animal-cruelty penalties.
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Miami-Dade dissolves five diversity boards under new state law
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New Fannie Mae condo rules squeeze Aventura buyers
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Báez-Geller challenges Basabe for Aventura-area House seat
Former Miami-Dade School Board member Lucía Báez-Geller is challenging Republican Rep. Fabián Basabe in Florida House District 106, the Aventura-to-Miami Beach seat, after a Leon County jury found Basabe liable for sexual harassment and awarded $450,000 in damages.
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Six Florida laws hit Aventura drivers, renters Oct. 1
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Aventura mayor's race pits incumbent Weinberg against Zaltzberg
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Miami-Dade dissolves five diversity boards under new state law
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Báez-Geller challenges Basabe for Aventura-area House seat
Former Miami-Dade School Board member Lucía Báez-Geller is challenging Republican Rep. Fabián Basabe in Florida House District 106, the Aventura-to-Miami Beach seat, after a Leon County jury found Basabe liable for sexual harassment and awarded $450,000 in damages.
Local Government
Six Florida laws hit Aventura drivers, renters Oct. 1
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Aventura mayor's race pits incumbent Weinberg against Zaltzberg
Local Government
Miami-Dade dissolves five diversity boards under new state law
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New Fannie Mae condo rules squeeze Aventura buyers
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View MoreMiami-Dade raises Israeli bond cap as protester ejected
Miami-Dade commissioners raised the county's Israeli bond investment cap from 3% to 5% of its portfolio on Sept. 1, and former gubernatorial candidate James Fishback was escorted out of chambers by deputies after defying the chair's instructions.
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View MoreWater district plans $280M overhaul of aging Aventura flood barrier
The South Florida Water Management District is planning a $280 million project to replace the aging S-29 Coastal Structure and add a pump station in the C-9 Basin, which covers Aventura and northeastern Miami-Dade, after sea level rise cut the structure's drainage capacity by more than a third.
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View MoreMiami-Dade offers free zoning help for homeowners
Miami-Dade County launched a free Homeowners Assistance Program for Zoning Applications, pairing residents with county zoning professionals for dedicated help with applications, available in person, by phone, or email.
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View MoreArmy Corps releases $4.5B Miami-Dade home-elevation plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a $4.5 billion plan to elevate or floodproof more than 3,200 Miami-Dade properties, with public meetings starting Sept. 1 where Aventura-area residents can weigh in on the draft proposal.
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View MoreAventura nonprofit connects displaced residents to free Airbnb shelter
Airbnb.org partnered with Aventura-based Jewish Community Services of South Florida and Volunteer Florida to offer free emergency shelter averaging 10 to 28 days for Miami-Dade and Monroe County residents displaced by disasters, accessible by calling 211.
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View More27 M-DCPS campuses face review as enrollment drops 19,000
Miami-Dade's Attendance Boundary Committee released a list of 27 campuses under review or reassessment on Tuesday, Aug. 25, driven by a loss of 18,910 students since last spring. No Aventura schools are on the list, but the enrollment decline puts fiscal pressure on the district overall, and both ACES and Don Soffer Aventura High receive public funding through the same state formula.
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View MoreAventura planning agency meets Sept. 8 after summer break
Aventura's Local Planning Agency reconvenes Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. after skipping August, with no agenda yet posted for the fall session.
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View MoreMiami-Dade bill bans megaphones on tour boats countywide
Miami-Dade District 5 Commissioner Vicki Lopez has introduced an ordinance to ban megaphones and amplified speakers on paid tour boats operating in county waters, requiring headphone systems instead, with first reading set for Tuesday, Sept. 1.
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View MoreHCA names new division president overseeing Aventura Hospital
HCA Healthcare named Dan Miller president of its East Florida Division, which oversees HCA Florida Aventura Hospital and 13 other hospitals, as predecessor Charles Gressle moves to lead a new national ambulatory operations group effective Sept. 1.
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View MoreSunny Isles Beach opens FY 2026-27 budget to public review Wednesday
Sunny Isles Beach holds a public Commission Workshop on its proposed FY 2026-27 budget Wednesday at 1 p.m., with the millage rate dropping to the county's lowest; formal hearings follow in September for both SIB and Aventura.
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View More$30M cut to land program threatens conservation near Aventura
Miami-Dade's Environmentally Endangered Lands program faces a proposed budget cut from more than $36 million to $6.5 million, prompting 11 conservation groups to urge commissioners to restore at least $20 million before the Sept. 17 budget vote.
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View MoreMoskowitz wins FL-25 primary, faces Singer in November
Rep. Jared Moskowitz won the FL-25 Democratic primary on Aug. 18 with roughly 64% of the vote, defeating progressive challenger Oliver Larkin by 28 points in a race shaped by antisemitism charges and AIPAC funding, and will face Republican Scott Singer in a toss-up November general election.
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