The celebration will honor 50 years of service honoring the achievements of the Commission for Women board on Sept. 14. The event will take place at the Thalatta Estates, 17301 Old Cutler Rd., in Palmetto Bay, FL. The event, “50 years of Miami-Dade County Commission for Women: An evening of community with the Commission for […]

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Upon completion of the census, local, state and federal jurisdictions proceed with redistricting due to the census data, ensuring equitable representation. New voter information cards are being mailed to all voters across our County. Precinct lines were updated, which means some voters will have a new Election Day voting location. When you receive your card, […]

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Applications are now being accepted for the Growing Roots for Environmentally Equitable Neighborhoods (GREEN) Grant where grantees can receive up to $100,000. The GREEN Grant is funded by Miami-Dade County and engages municipalities, non-profits and community organizations in planting native or Florida-friendly trees.  Grant applications are evaluated with the following: Existing Tree Canopy and Income […]

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Help clean environmentally-endangered lands and bring them back to life. Collectively, we can make Miami-Dade County greener.
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On Earth Day, Miami-Dade County released the Climate Action Strategy draft report and 2021 Biscayne Bay Report Card, important efforts to address our community’s environment and future. The Climate Action Strategy is a communitywide plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, create jobs, improve health and make life better. The strategy sets target goals and actions […]

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Miami-Dade County’s partnership with OBE Power is providing electric vehicle (EV) charging as a service to parking patrons at key locations throughout the County’s public garages in Downtown Miami. Locations include: the West Lot, Cultural Center, Hickman and Overtown Transit Village garages. The County is looking forward to developing the next phase of the project which includes expansion […]

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Step up your fitness and health this season by joining the Hustle up and Thrive this Fall Steps challenge. WellnessWorks challenges you to walk 200,000 steps from Aug. 7 to Sept. 1. AvMed members can join by: Visiting Healthyroads and logging in to your account Clicking “Challenges” Selecting “Hustle Up and Thrive this Fall Steps […]

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To help small business owners in Miami-Dade County better market their businesses online, the Strive305 initiative has added up to 30-hour learning courses to its virtual catalog of courses, available to all business owners at no cost.  One course created by BizHack Academy, the online course requires approximately 15-20 hours to complete. It will teach students how […]

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Miami-Dade County has received a $40 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The highly competitive grant will be used to transform Cutler Manor Apartments, an aging HUD-assisted housing development located in the Goulds neighborhood in South Dade, into a new more resilient mixed-income community and […]

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Tucked inside Officer Arlene Jimenez’s desk drawer is a folder stuffed with snapshots, some Polaroids, of the hundreds of young men and women she has supervised over the past 20 years at the Hammocks District, as part of the Miami-Dade Police Department Explorer Program. Mixed in with the photos are letters from former cadets, thanking […]

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