Over the next few weeks, Short Order will pair eight Miami-Dade neighborhoods in a "Snackdown". This is the second entry. Today pits downtown Miami against Mid Beach in Miami Beach. Which one is... »
Rep. Erik Fresen, who had been meeting with members for days to rustle up the votes, was resigned to the fact that the effort to pass a resort casino bill is done. "I think it's dead for the year in... »
Terence PinderAn Opa-locka official booted from office six years ago won't be prosecuted for the crimes that got him thrown out in the first place. Riptide has learned that the Miami-Dade State Attor »
photo via Occupy Miami's facebookHundreds of Miami and Miami-Dade police dressed in riot gear forcibly evicted the Occupy Miami campground last night outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center, a »
Miami-Dade County Commissioners will have to keep working their regular jobs.On January 31, Miami-Dade voters defeated a charter amendment that would have required Miami-Dade County Commissioners to only work as commissioners but earn a $92,000... »
Two days after Oakland police arrested hundreds of protesters in violent clashes, Occupy Miami activists are facing their own impending deadline: Miami-Dade County has ordered them to leave their camp »
No one appears to be campaigning for (or against) the two Miami-Dade County charter amendments on Tuesday's primary ballot. And very few people know (or care) about them. So on Friday, Jorge Luis Lopez, a lawyer and County Hall lobbyist... »
Here’s the fine print of the last-minute financial compromise that staved off unprecedented layoffs for hundreds of Miami-Dade police and other county employees: It’s only good for this fiscal year.That means the county will have a big hole to fill in ... »
