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Rep. Fabián Basabe is proposing Miami Beach use an Israeli process to replace unsafe structures. Pinui Binui – “evacuation and construction” in Hebrew – removes tenants from outdated buildings and houses them elsewhere while developers demolish and erect new ones. Tenants then move into the new building, which can house more occupants. Basabe says it’s a “proven” policy the city should adopt. Mayor Dan...

A new report from Florida Auditor General Sherill Norman’s office cites numerous safety problems during the 2021-22 academic year in the Miami-Dade school district, including: – Just 37% of the district’s 18,200-plus employees completed required mental health assistance training. – An estimated 30% of safe-school officers could not prove they’d received proper training. – Miami-Dade may have violated state law by not fully implementing a vital panic...

Democratic North Miami Beach Mayor Anthony DeFillipo, who has faced accusations of no longer living in the city, now faces stiff charges for voting illegally from within its bounds. State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said her office has evidence DeFillipo actually lives in Broward County and that he traveled to the city to cast ballots three times, breaking the law. He was arrested and charged with three...

Florida has joined nine other states in a federal lawsuit challenging an overhaul of the National Flood Insurance Program, arguing the new system is flawed and will drive up premiums for many property owners. The lawsuit, led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, was filed Thursday in the federal Eastern District of Louisiana against defendants including the Federal Emergency Management...

Be a Host Family today! Hosting is an unique and integral part of the JCC Maccabi Experience as they offer the 1,800 visiting teens (ages 12-16) traveling from across the world a Jewish “home away from home.” As a host family, open up your home and hearts and build a special bond with the visiting teens that will extend even...

One of the nation’s leading voices on preventing antisemitism — Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt — spoke today in Broward County, calling the rise in hate against Jewish people “very frightening.” She also singled out the “normalization” of hatred as a “major concern,” blaming the discourse of some stars of sports and music, as well as media personalities. As the country and...

Miami Jewish Health (MJH), a nonprofit provider of healthcare and living options for aging adults, and McDowell Housing Partners (McDowell), a leading real estate investment and development firm, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today in anticipation of Douglas Gardens Residences, Broward County’s newest affordable senior health and living community, slated for completion in late 2024. The ceremony, which included Broward County Mayor Lamar P....

Jewish Community Services of South Florida {JCS) has helped tens of thousands of people every year–and the organization just celebrated their 103rd year of service to the South Florida Community. They provide services like hot meals, a food bank, suicide hotline prevention– and even helping holocaust survivors. “It’s our mission to help everyone in need,” says Miriam Singer, CEO of...

South Florida-based MGM Construction Group has broken ground on the third phase of Oasis Hallandale, a mixed-use luxury project in Hallandale Beach, Fla. This phase of the project will feature 500 condominiums across two 25-story towers. MGM is the general contractor for the $370 million project located at 1000 E Hallandale Beach Blvd. Phase 1 has already been completed and Phase 2...

Consumers can purchase qualifying disaster preparedness supplies exempt from tax during the 2023 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. Passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the sales tax holiday begins Saturday, May 27 and extends through Friday, June 9. A second exemption period will begin Saturday, August 26 and extend through Friday, September 8....