Month: April 2016

After the recent blowback from the estimated 80,000 person large beachside event on Miami Beach, city commissioners are taking measures to curb and control future “high impact events.”  Scenes of trash strewn beaches full of plastic floatation devices and empty beer bottles, were posted all over social media with neighbors up in arms over the… Continue reading Miami Beach city moves to curb big blowout events following Floatopia backlash

A shocking occurrence of vandalism rocked the Boca Raton community earlier this month. Two religious prayer scrolls on the doorways were stolen.  Authorities have chalked it up to the possibility of it being linked to the fact that Chabad of East Boca Raton’s plans to expand the religious center.  This may have spiked the attention… Continue reading Vandalism at religious institution in Boca Raton

Chances are you’re familiar with with Floatopia if you’re a Miami Beach resident, but for those of you that are not residents, Floatopia is a huge raft party that draws thousands revelers to South Beach.  The massive event drew crowds of more than 100,000 people with many of these people leaving behind their floatation devices… Continue reading Floatopia event trashes South Beach – Residents are up in arms

Buying older smaller homes, knocking them down, and building bigger, luxurious places isn’t a new business – it’s called flipping a home and it happens from coast to coast.  The increasing development of Miami’s beachfront is in part due to the massive influx of foreign dollars coming into the area. Developers are tearing down Miami… Continue reading McMansion Mania: Preserving and saving Miami Beach’s unique look in a housing boom era

Some Commissioners have been disappointed by the quality of administrative services from  the Fort Lauderdale City Commission.   These “serious shortcomings” include staff grievances and dissatisfied employees, and lengthy delays for people trying to get permits for building purposes or even something as simple as replacing windows and doors.  The slow pace of things at… Continue reading Fort Lauderdale City Commission in disarray as they propose new sales tax

One of Miami Beach’s main attractions is it’s architecture. With the energy of the sun and colors to rival a rainbow, Miami Beach architecture is one of a kind. You don’t have to be an architect to appreciate the city’s Art Deco and Miami Modern sensibility. Real and curvy, most buildings are in condition that… Continue reading There goes the neighborhood! Miami beach residents want to monitor the building of all new single-family homes to preserve cultural history