Miami Marine Stadium, if restored, couldn’t welcome public
Imagine the City of Miami spending more than $40 million to restore the iconic Marine Stadium only to be prohibited from using it for “public assembly” because that special use permit expired long ago after the stadium was closed in 1992 in the wake of Hurricane Andrew. That’s the reality facing city officials, who have been... more...

In the real world, pandemic precautions cannot be optional
One reason Covid-19 cases are spiking despite the care most of us are taking to slow the spread is that an alternate universe somehow co-exists with us that doesn’t believe in taking the same precautions – or any at all. We all knew these people exist because we’ve seen them on national news. But until last week I had never... more...

Underline going over the top to celebrate its first leg
The Underline, a linear urban park stretching under the Metrorail tracks from the Miami River to Dadeland South Station, reaches a major milestone Oct. 19 with a pre-opening celebration of the completion of Brickell Backyard, the project’s first, most challenging sector. Due to safety concerns imposed by Covid-19, the celebration will be an... more...