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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
Local Government
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
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Miami-Dade dissolves five diversity boards under new state law
Local Government
New Fannie Mae condo rules squeeze Aventura buyers
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View MoreCondo sales rise, inventory falls in first shift since reserve laws
Miami-Dade condo sales rose 11.4% in July 2026 and inventory fell for the sixth straight month — the first sustained decline since Florida's 2022 reserve laws — signaling a market turning point for Aventura-area condo owners and buyers still navigating higher HOA costs and tighter lending rules.
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View MoreBáez-Geller wins HD 106 primary, will challenge Basabe in November
Former Miami-Dade School Board member Lucía Báez-Geller won the HD 106 Democratic primary with 57% of the vote on Aug. 18 and will face incumbent Republican Rep. Fabián Basabe, who was ordered to pay $450,000 in a sexual harassment verdict, in the Nov. 3 general election.
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View More$78.9M grant completes funding for Brightline bridge replacement
A $78.9 million federal grant announced Aug. 17 completes funding for the $262 million replacement of the century-old St. Lucie River Railroad Bridge, a chokepoint on the Brightline corridor that serves Aventura Station riders.
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View More$1.8M from developers flows to county races as bus cuts loom
Miami-Dade County commissioners raised $1.8 million from developers, lobbyists and consultants in June and July 2026, with the largest single donor linked to Commissioner Keon Hardemon's aunt, as the commission prepares to vote on a budget that would cut bus routes and redirect transit funds.
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View MoreAventura-based Cardone Capital pays $89.8M for Naples apartment complex
Aventura-based Cardone Capital paid $89.8 million for Orchid Run, a 282-unit Naples apartment complex, pushing the firm's portfolio past 14,800 units and $5.4 billion in assets under management.
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View MoreNew federal mortgage rules squeeze Aventura and Sunny Isles condo buyers
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac eliminated streamlined condo loan approvals effective this week and raised Florida's minimum reserve-funding floor to 15%, adding hurdles for financed buyers in the condo-heavy Aventura and Sunny Isles Beach corridor.
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View MoreNorthbound Turnpike Connector ramp closing Aug. 7–9 for permanent traffic shift
FDOT District 6 says the northbound Turnpike Connector ramp at the Golden Glades Interchange will close the weekend of Aug. 7–9 as crews shift traffic onto a newly constructed section of roadway, creating a permanent new lane configuration for drivers connecting to Florida's Turnpike and the Palmetto Expressway.
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View MoreHealthcare union endorses Shevrin Jones in CD 24 primary as early voting opens
1199SEIU Florida, representing 25,000 healthcare workers, endorsed state Sen. Shevrin Jones in the seven-candidate CD 24 Democratic primary on Monday, Aug. 3, with early voting now open and Election Day set for Aug. 18.
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View MoreAventura charters face funding squeeze as voucher use surges countywide
Miami-Dade's tentatively adopted $7.36 billion school budget for 2026-27 cuts operating expenses 3.6% as 82,500 students now use state-funded private school vouchers, draining $766 million in funding and triggering the first-ever projected decline in charter school enrollment, a shift that directly affects Aventura's city-run ACES and Don Soffer High.
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View MoreMiami-Dade approves same-day permitting for minor home projects, but incorporated cities aren't covered
Miami-Dade County commissioners approved a same-day permitting program for 13 types of minor residential projects on July 21, though the ordinance applies only to unincorporated areas and does not directly cover Aventura, Sunny Isles Beach, or Golden Beach.
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View MoreSunny Isles Beach brings driver's licenses, tax help under one roof Thursday
Sunny Isles Beach hosts a no-appointment Constituents' Day on Thursday, July 30, offering driver's license services, Homestead Exemption help, voter registration, and condo-related assistance at the Government Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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View MoreSunny Isles Beach police will start ticketing e-bike riders Aug. 16
Sunny Isles Beach police will begin issuing $250 fines to e-bike riders who violate the city's new ordinance on Aug. 16, with rules requiring riders to be at least 16, carry photo ID, and stay off sidewalks.
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