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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
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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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View MoreFarewell art show for century-old Miami home draws hundreds as housing squeeze deepens
Hundreds attended a farewell art show at a century-old Shenandoah home facing demolition on Wednesday, July 15, as countywide housing data shows entry-level inventory collapsing across Miami-Dade.
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View MoreAventura library offers free programs July 15–18
The Northeast Dade–Aventura Branch offers free programs for all ages from Wednesday, July 15, through Saturday, July 18, including meditation, teen relationship workshops, senior tech classes, and Saturday tutoring funded by The Children's Trust.
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View MoreGolden Beach swimming ban lifted after four days
The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County cleared Golden Beach, Bark Beach, and North Shore Ocean Terrace for swimming on Tuesday, July 14, ending a four-day advisory triggered by elevated bacteria levels at all three locations.
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View MoreSunny Isles Beach monthly cleanup set for July 18 at Newport Fishing Pier
The City of Sunny Isles Beach holds its free monthly beach cleanup Saturday, July 18, from 8 to 11 a.m. at Newport Fishing Pier, with no registration required.
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View MoreSoffer Trail closing Monday for first full repaving since it was built
The City of Aventura will close the Don Soffer Exercise Trail in sections starting Monday, July 13, for a six-week repaving project that will also add new fountains with bottle fillers and dog bowls.
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View MoreState report flags 19 Aventura buildings as 'unsafe,' but city says residents are safe
A new state milestone report lists 19 Aventura buildings as "unsafe or uninhabitable," but Building Official Keven Klopp says every inspected building in the city is safe to occupy and that the report's classification lacks critical context about submitted repair plans.
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View MoreHaitian TPS work permits extended to July 24, giving South Florida hospitality employers a narrow window
USCIS extended Haitian TPS work permits to July 24, giving South Florida hospitality employers — including those in the Aventura corridor — a narrow window to retain workers after some had already issued terminations ahead of the original July 10 expiration.
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View More325-slip mega-marina proposed at former Seaquarium site on Virginia Key
Miami-Dade County has submitted a state permit application for a 325-slip marina at the shuttered Seaquarium on Virginia Key, but Florida DEP responded with a six-page list of unanswered environmental questions and county commissioners have not yet approved the required rezoning.
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View MoreAventura Mall lot open for July 11 fireworks viewing
Aventura Mall is opening its parking lot near Macy's along Country Club Drive on Saturday, July 11, for free fireworks viewing, with the lot opening at 8 p.m. and the show starting at 9 p.m.
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View MoreThree North Miami-Dade schools earn first A grades, marking seven year streak
Three Miami-Dade County Public Schools in the North Region earned A grades from the state for the first time, while the district maintained its seventh consecutive A rating amid enrollment declines and debate over whether Florida's grading bar is set too low.
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View MoreSunny Isles Beach seeks engineering and architecture firms for future city projects
Sunny Isles Beach posted a Request for Qualifications on July 9 seeking licensed architecture and engineering firms for a continuing services contract, creating a pre-approved roster the city can draw on for future capital work.
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View MoreMail-in ballots hit mailboxes ahead of August 18 primary
Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia's office began mailing more than 168,000 vote-by-mail ballots on Thursday, July 9, ahead of the August 18 primary, with the Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch Library serving as the closest early voting site for Aventura, Sunny Isles Beach, and Golden Beach residents.
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