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David Winker

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Yes, gentrification can be good - or it can be bad

Yes, gentrification can be good - or it can be bad

Miami Herald — In last week's Business Monday section, lobbyist Neisen Kasdin argued that "Gentrification is good. The opposite of gentrification is stagnation and decline." Mr. Kasdin argues that "the vibrant culture, jobs and original immigrants largely moved out" of Little Haiti long ago. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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'Up-zoning' means Black folks leave

'Up-zoning' means Black folks leave

The Miami Times — There's innate wisdom in the citizens of predominantly Black neighborhoods resistance to change, even change intended to "improve" their neighborhoods. All too often, change has meant Black folks leave. A case in point is Little Haiti.
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Houston Astros' Apology Offers Textbook Example of How Not to Handle a Crisis | Texas Lawyer

Houston Astros' Apology Offers Textbook Example of How Not to Handle a Crisis | Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawyer — Truth is the cornerstone to handling any scandal, and the Houston Astros have provided a textbook example of how NOT to manage a crisis.
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Inter Miami Loses First Round of Trademark Battle With Inter Milan | Daily Business Review

Inter Miami Loses First Round of Trademark Battle With Inter Milan | Daily Business Review

Law.com — Inter Milan took away a key victory in the first round of their trademark battle, as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office dismissed one of the two arguments made by Inter Miami that it should not be forced to change its name.
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We can still save Little Haiti from gentrification, but it takes political will | Opinion

We can still save Little Haiti from gentrification, but it takes political will | Opinion

Miami Herald — The bell hasn't rung yet, but it's the 11th hour for the survival of Little Haiti. On Jan. 15, the city of Miami's Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board reaffirmed by a 6-3 vote its previous recommendation to the City Commission to repeal all Special Area Plans (SAPs) and the massive up-zonings they bring to nine-acre parcels of "abutting" land.
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Building a Miami for Everyone | Daily Business Review

Building a Miami for Everyone | Daily Business Review

Daily Business Review — On Dec. 4, the Miami Planning and Zoning Appeals Board (PZAB) voted 8-1 to recommend repealing special area plans (SAPs) from Miami 21’s zoning code. This astounding vote came after residents of Little Haiti, Palm Grove and Buena Vista testified that SAPs are destroying their neighborhoods. This was followed by the introduction of an emergency pocket item by Commissioner Manolo Reyes at the December commission meeting organizing a task force to review the impact of the Miami 21 zoning code on Miami’s neighborhoods.
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Gulliver Men's Basketball Wins Holiday Tournament - usatoday-news

Gulliver Men's Basketball Wins Holiday Tournament - usatoday-news

usatoday-news.com — High school basketball in South Florida is having a moment, as an abundance of talented young players are plying their skills in a highly competitive district. And that talent was on display at the Gulliver Holiday Tournament, which Gulliver has been holding the weekend before Christmas for eight years.
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Development in Miami should make everyone feel at home in their neighborhood | Opinion

Development in Miami should make everyone feel at home in their neighborhood | Opinion

Miami Herald — Protesters against the Magic City Special Area Plan in Little Haiti stand inside Miami Commission chambers during the final hearing. WLRN The late Jane Jacobs, author of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," wrote: "Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody."
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Key Biscayne musicians prepare for Disney performance

Key Biscayne musicians prepare for Disney performance

The Islander News — Musical dreams will come true for a group of South Florida 6-8 year olds when they take center stage to Rock Around the Clock at Disney Springs on Friday, January 3, 2020. For the fourth consecutive year, South Florida Music's Performance Group was selected to perform at "the Happiest Place on Earth."
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Smart Development Requires Reform of Miami 21 and SAPs

Smart Development Requires Reform of Miami 21 and SAPs

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Winker's South Florida High School Football Update- Playoffs Wk 2

Winker's South Florida High School Football Update- Playoffs Wk 2

Patch — High School Playoff games in South Florida are always special, and I saw it in the face of Carol City Assistant Principal Kay Delgado, who grimaced on the sidelines with other Carol City teachers and administrator as the Chiefs failed to stop the Booker T. Washington on a third and long.
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Winker's South Florida High School Football Update- Week 9

Winker's South Florida High School Football Update- Week 9

Patch — RPI = (WP)*.35 + (OWP)*.35 + (OOWP)*.30 That algebraic formula will determine district champion seeding, as well as the four wild-card entries for each region. The formula looks complicated, but it actually makes a lot of sense and has incentivized the competitive style games and weekly playoff atmosphere we have been enjoying.
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Winker's South Florida High School Football Update- Week 8

Winker's South Florida High School Football Update- Week 8

Patch — When the Northwestern Bulls (4-2) and Central Rockets (5-2) meet at Traz Powell, there are certain things you can count on: a sold out crowd and sports-celebrity studded sideline, a defensive battle decided by explosive plays, and in the last few years ... a dramatic come from behind win by Northwestern.
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Winker's South Florida High School Football Update- Week 7

Winker's South Florida High School Football Update- Week 7

Patch — This is the part of the season where the order of business for teams trying to get to the postseason is... take care of business. And Columbus, St. Thomas Aquinas and Central did just that with dominant wins over opponents looking to make a statement.
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City Discusses Future of Miami Boat Show on Virginia Key

City Discusses Future of Miami Boat Show on Virginia Key

Patch — "We've found a beautiful home on Virginia Key and we intend to make it work," said Larry Berryman, Director of Miami International Boat Show, which is operated by the National Marine Manufacturers Association ("NMMA"), a nonprofit trade association.
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Winker's South Florida High School Football Update: Week 6

Winker's South Florida High School Football Update: Week 6

Patch — Willie Wilcox, the legendary voice of Traz Powell Stadium, makes a passionate plea each week about the importance of the officiating crew and the need for more game officials, but the shortage continues year after year. As late as Thursday afternoon, last week's games looked like they would not take place as officials refused to sign up to work games in the labor dispute.
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South Florida High School football update Sept 12-14

South Florida High School football update Sept 12-14

Patch — Coaches will tell you that you can learn more from losing than winning. The Northwestern Bulls learned a lot last week in its loss to the IMG Academy Ascenders- most of it good things as it hung tough with IMG, a sports academy based in Bradenton that is not allowed to compete in the Florida high school playoffs.
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Virginia Key hosts anniversary

Virginia Key hosts anniversary

The Islander News — The arrival of the first slaves in the Virginia British colony in August of 1619, one year before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, was commemorated on Historic Virginia Key Beach Park on August 20th. The 400th anniversary remembrance of the first slaves from Angola aboard the ship White Lion, landing at modern day Hampton, Virginia was part of nationwide activities reflecting upon the anniversary.
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Village still fighting for beach re-nourishment funds

Village still fighting for beach re-nourishment funds

The Islander News — Spencer Crowley of the Akerman Law Firm gave the Village Council an update at their August 27 meeting on the continued fight to qualify for Federal beach re-nourishment funds. Crowley explained that the Federal grant program consisted of two parts- a study by the Army Corp of Engineers and then an implementation plan.
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Mashta Bridge fishing gone

Mashta Bridge fishing gone

The Islander News — "These are not Norman Rockwell type fisherman," said a Mashta Island resident addressing problems on Mashta Bridge. "These are professional fishermen."
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Crime a hot topic at Village Council Meeting

Crime a hot topic at Village Council Meeting

The Islander News — "If the time comes that you think I am not doing a good job, let me know," said Police Chief Charles Press. He was responding to persistent questioning about recent crimes in Key Biscayne by councilmember Luis Lauredo late into the night after hours of moving through a packed agenda at the August 27 village council meeting.
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Ultra Festival said to owe city money

Ultra Festival said to owe city money

The Islander News — Ultra may be moving back downtown, but the fallout on Virginia Key continues. The city of Miami sent a letter to Ultra on August 6 regarding outstanding repairs to damages that occurred during the Ultra Festival on Virginia Key last March.
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City Nature Challenge for kids at Virginia Key Outdoor Center

City Nature Challenge for kids at Virginia Key Outdoor Center

The Islander News — This school year Virginia Key Outdoor Center (VKOC) will be providing kids an opportunity to observe and document nature on Virginia Key and Key Biscayne as part of the City Nature Challenge. The City Nature Challenge is a worldwide biodiversity competition where people are encouraged to find and document nature in cities across the globe.
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Abandoned fuel in canister found at Virginia Key Beach Park's clean-up party

Abandoned fuel in canister found at Virginia Key Beach Park's clean-up party

The Islander News — Abandoned fuel in large canister among the 800 pounds of trash picked up at Virginia Key Beach Park's 74th Anniversary clean-up party A flood advisory could not dampen the good times last Saturday afternoon as the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park celebrated its 74th anniversary August 3rd.
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