NEWS ARCHIVES Older articles no longer displayed on the main page 7/7/07:  Miami Beach CDC creates affordable rents in South Beach. 6/5/07:  Community land trust in West Palm Beach is a success 5/17/07: Last Scott-Carver public housing building not yet demolished named historic landmark 5/17/07: Pembroke Park's mobile home park law requires voter approval of conversions 5/3/07: Coconut Grove affordable-housing plans win backing 4/28/07:  Study shows Miami inner city economies undervalued 3/30/07: ABDA completes 30 unit affordable homeownership project in Allapattah 2/27/07:  Coconut Grove's black community,  nonprofits negotiate to control gentrifying big development projects 2/19/07: West Palm Beach city government's hostility to affordable housing in its incompetent and unfair dealings with Northwood Rennaisance, a local nonprofit developer  2/15/07: City of Miami to explore expedited permits for affordable housing 2/14/07:  U.S. HUD may take over Miami Dade Housing Agency 1/27/07: "Granny Flats" Eyed for Inexpensive Housing 1/23/07: Neighborhood Housing Services assisting City of Homestead to create Community Land Trust. 1/19/07: BAME Development Corp to build senor apartments in Overtown 12/19/06: Affordable housing debate in Palm Beach County (news analysis) 12/15/06: Broward County Property Appraiser goes to war against nonprofits 12/13/06: Miami Beach CDC gets $5 million federal grant for affordable housing. 12/12/06: HUD cuts off Miami-Dade CDBG social services money for a year 12/10/06: Northwood Renaissance in Plam Beach County receives Bank of America Award 12/6/06: LISC works in Riviera Beach to demolish apartments to construct mixed income project. 12/01/06: Little Haiti Housing Association spearheads effort to revitalize NE 2nd Ave. 11/23/06: Miami-Dade Housing Agency gets new boss 11/22/06:  Election analysis from a community development prospectus (from LISC enews) 11/9/06: Study finds Economic Opportunity in Miami's distressed neighborhoods 11/7/06: Miami gives grant for Overtown's controversial Crosswinds project. 10/30/06: Denver studing Miami's homeless programs as possible model 10/25/06: LISC unveils Overtown redevelopment  plan. City commits funds. 9/28/06:  CDC in Allapattah has JV with Related to create 1000 units of affordable housing  on County land 9/25/06: St. Agnes Village, 80 new affordable homes in Overtown 9/18/06: South Miami Redevelopment Agency gets new boost, affordable housing approved. 8/28/06: North Miami city commission questions affordable developer 8/11/06: Carrfour project for formerly homeless back on track in North Beach 8/7/06: Miami's Overtown - battle over gentrification heats up 8/1/06:  Article on Northwood Renaissance's work in West Palm Beach 7/26/06: Part 4 "House of Lies" - buyers flipping houses for profit 7/25/06: Part 3 "House of Lies" - Botched redevelopment of Liberty City public housing 7/24/06: Part 2 "House of Lies" - Miami-Dade Housing Agency funnels funds to politically connected insiders 7/23/06: Part 1 "House of Lies" -Trouble at the Miami-Dade Housing Agency 7/18/06:  St. John CDC completes 14 townhouses in Overtown 7/14/06: Neighborhood Housing Services building innovative homes in Homestead. 7/8/06: Audit takes to task Model City Trust for mismanagement 6/29/06: Rising costs cripple faith-based housing efforts 6/9/06: Opa-locka CDC implements housing rehab program for "the Triangle" 6/6/06:  Liberty City's 54th Street to be reconfigured 6/6/06:  Miami's Brownsville community to be revitalized by NHS. 5/24/06: Hallendale Beach buying lots to building affordable housing 5/22/06; City of North Miami considering Tony Crapp for redevelopment czar 5/22/06: Liberty City's 54th St. to get makeover 4/24/06: Developers sue Florida Cities challenging inclusionary zoning laws 4/13/06: The truth about last year's cuts in Florida's affordable housing funding 4/4/06:  MLK Econmic Development Corp brings MLK's daughter to help revitalize Liberty City 3/27/06:  Neighborhood Housing Services teams creates affordable housing 3/13/06: Study shows ?€˜explosive?€ growth has created severe affordable housing crisis in Broward 3/13/06:  Homestead wants no part of County affordable housing 3/9/06: New Visions CDC in Broward uses innovative meathod to preserve affordability 3/1/06: Miami-Dade's affordable housing plan questioned by FIU report 2/21/06: Miami-Dade County puts Tony Crapp in charge of Community Development department. 2/19/06: Workers in the Keys can't find housing, they must commute from Miami-Dade 2/13/06:  Leasa Industries honored for job expansion in Miami's Liberty City 1/29/06: Miami-Dade building permits made easier (but improvements still needed) 1/23/06:  Broward County gives infill lots to Lennar for affordable units, CDCs complain 1/19/06: Delray Beach community land trust 1/14/06: Miami Black churches in dialog with banks for more effective redevelopment efforts 1/7/06: Builders challenge affordable housing rules in Palm Beach County 1/7/06: Delray Beach spurns developers to focus on affordable housing 12/27/05: middle class pioneers lead gentrication trend in Miami's poor areas 12/12/05: Miami-Dade County Commission takes up Affordable Housing Ordinance 11/19/05:  City of Miami imposes new "impact fee" on developers. 11/14/05:  Miami-Dade Commision to take up inclusionary zoning law 11/13/05:  Miami disputes land sale with Haitian American Foundation 11/4/05: Displaced by hurricane confronted by affordable housing crisis 10/22/05: Foundations join New York City for new affordable housing initiative 10/9/05: Rental housing disappears as huge numbers of units converted to condo 9/27/05: Miami's "Model City Trust" kept alive but director resigns  9/23/05: rising property taxes put squeeze on affordable rental projects 9/16/05: "Black Grove" being reshaped 9/15/05: Controversy - City of Miami and County dispute tax appraisal method for affordable projects 9/11/05: low income residents protest gentrification displacement 8/23/05: Opinion - developers defend abandonment of Pembroke Pines project - not enough subsidy 8/19/05: City owned vacant lots used for affordable housing in NYC 8/4/05: Sarasota to create Florida's largest land trust 8/3/05: New Boynton Beach "affordable" units out of reach for working class families 8/1/05: South Florida moves towards high density future 7/13/05: Condo boom creates shortage of construction labor 7/8/05: Pinnacle backs out of affordable housing commitment to Pembroke Park 6/30/05:  Nonprofit breaks ground on 32 unit affordable condominium in East Little Havana 6/17/05: "Eastward Ho" is no longer government policy 6/9/05:  New Biotech center in Liberty City's Poinciana Industrial Park to break ground. 5/26/05:  Cement, labor shortages still dog county construction 5/15/05: Liberty City 25 years after the McDuffie riots 5/12/05: foreigners buy 60% of all South Florida Real Estate 5/11/05: Miami-Dade NHS's homeownership effort adds financial incentives 4/24/05:  developers turning away from affordable housing 4/25/05:  progress report on new $120 million biopharmaceutical park in Liberty City 4/19/05: St. Agnes CDC produces 80 affordable homes in Overtown 4/17/05: Broward public housing units to be demolished and replaced with upscale housing 4/14/05: Broward seeks new tax to support affordable housing 4/11/05:  Carrfour Corp. is converting former hotels into affordable housing 3/15/05: Federal HUD scrutinizes Ft. Lauderdale redevelopment project. 3/11/05: Delray Beach engages in land assembly for affordable housing 3/7/05: Miami Dade NHS announces $25 million comprehensive homeownership initiative. 2/24/05: Major transit oriented development project at Tri-Rail station in Hollywood 2/9/05: Opinion - Miami's Overtown CRA now on better financial footing 1/28/05: Overtown lawsuit settlement finalized (article includes full background of dispute) 1/27/05: Overtown lawsuit settlement agsins gentrifying development 1/26/05: Scarce County CDBG anti-poverty funds to pay defaulted Parrot Jungle loan 1/8/05: Federal HUD demands City of Miami return funds for Liberty City houses never built. 1/5/05: Broward offers free lot program to developers 12/31/04: Miami-Dade's Seventh Ave. - neglect in Liberty City and West Little River 12/31/04: Manufactured housing become a competitive alternative as prices soar 12/27/04: New Visions CDC creates affordable home ownership at its Sweeting Estates development 12/26/04: Liberty City merchants struggle 12/23/04: Beacon Council hires "urban initiatives" director 12/19/04: Hialeah city commission debates future re-development of historic 200 acre horse racing track 12/9/04: City of Miami may have to return unspent CDBG funds to the feds 12/8/04: Federal lawsuit filed against Southwest Ranches for its refusal to provide affordable housing 12/7/04: Delray gives new incentives to developers to build affordable housing 11/26/04: Carrfour Corporation's newest housing development for the former homeless 11/21/04: Miami Beach CDC fights for historic preservation to preserve affordable housing 11/15/04: Inclusionary zoning proposal in Ft. Lauderdale would require developers to make units affordable 11/7/04: Lauderdale makes move toward affordable housing 11/1/04: Broward plan: Free land for builders of affordable housing 10/28/04: Brownfields advocates pushing for greater development incentives 10/14/04: School system plays role in attracting bio-park to Liberty City 10/10/04: Broward SR 7/US 441 is a key to redevelopment low income neighborhoods 10/8/04: Neighbors & Neighbors (NANA) helps mom and pop business to thrive in Liberty City 10/7/04: New pharmaceutical campus in Liberty City could add 1,500 jobs 10/6/04: City in Broward County wants to buy out its affordable housing obligation 9/30/04: Broward raises allowable minimum sales price for subsidized affordable home purchases 9/29/04: Miami-Dade Task Force on Urban Economic Revitalization highlights business successes 9/29/05: Proposal for Hurricane Resistant Mobile Homes 9/12/04: Carrfour Corporation's Little Haiti project for the homeless is recognized and honored 9/7/04: $103 million bond closed for redevelopment of Buena Vista (a/k/a "MidTown Miami") 8/23/04: Building boom challenges Miami's poor 8/23/04: City of Miami makes affordable home ownership loans to "intergenerational" families 8/6/04: affordable Overtown elderly apartments being developed Urban League and Jubilee CDC 7/29/04: "Black" Grove faces redevelopment 7/25/04: Opa Locka CDC purchases 421 unit apartment complex - will spend millions to rehab 7/23/04: Housing costs rising - "South Florida is getting to be like Claifornia" 7/7/04: Revitalization activity in the Western Coconut Grove 7/4/04: Jubilee CDC obtains assistance from City for low income homebuyers 7/4/04: NANA achieves success with its "Mom and Pop Small Business Grant Program" 6/24/04: Average Miami-Dade home price twice as much as most can afford 6/24/04: Overtown seeks developer for 90,000-square-foot property 6/11/04: "Nimbyism" inhibits new affordable housing in Palm Beach County 6/6/04: Miami-Dade middle class shrinking, neighborhood improvements recommended 6/6/04: Broward County and local municipalities quarrel over CRA's 6/01/04: affordable housing developer faces "house of horrors" working with Miami-Dade County 5/18/04: Better regional planning needed to avert bleak future for South Florida 5/17/04: $150 million Crosswinds development deal eyed for southern fringe of Overtown 5/16/04: Overtown "transit village" to begin construction in August 5/6/04: Opa Locka CDC offers affordable home repair loans 4/30/04: The Gentrification Front - City of Miami approves large subsidies for 56 acre Buena Vista project in Wynwood 4/29/04: Miami-Dade home prices jump 17% since March 2003 4/22/04: $170 million in public subsidy for Buena Vista in Wynwood 4/21/04: Miami Dade County proposes changes to its community development and affordable housing policies 4/21/04: More than half of low-income minority families who bought homes returned to renting within 5 years, 4/5/05: Affordable Townhomes being constructed in Opa-Locka 4/4/04: Efforts to revitalize King Blvd in Liberty City 3/31/04: Florida Community Loan Fund - $6 million partnership with Enterprise Foundation. 3/24/04: Few Palm Beach County builders use affordability incentives 3/18/04: Miami-Dade mulls "sales-tax free zones" for poor neighborhoods 3/13/04: "Nimbyism" in Broward - town fights to keep affordable housing out 3/10/04: Increase in affordable housing approved for the Keys 2/27/04: Jeb Bush wants to end guaranteed funding for affordable housing 2/26/04: Broward County's new redeveloment capital program clashes with municipal CRAs 2/22/04 - City of Miami's single Homeowership Zone - Model City Community Revitalization Trust 2/19/04: Blind "Nimbyism" type opposition hinders innovative affordable housing in West Boynton 2/18/04: Wynwood/Buena Vista redevelopment gets County backing for federal redevelopment loan. 2/14/04: Carrfour champions development of "supportive housing" for the homeless 2/11/04: Broward County creates controversial fund to redevelop blighted neighborhoods 2/5/04: Key West to set up a "homeless zone" 2/5/04: Knight Foundation announced new grants for Overtown redevelopment 2/3/04: Plantation in Broward Co. uses special taxing district and CDBG for redevelopment 1/27/04: The challenge of incorporating poor neighborhoods - the Miami Gardens experience 1/15/04: Proposed Fla. legislation seeks to scrutinize nonprofits 1/9/04 - Miami agency to redevelop Overtown (the CRA) to get better oversight 1/5/04: North Miami to create massive new CRA district 1/1/04: Summary of transit oriented development projects at MetroRail statitions 12/29/03: Miami Beach CDC to produce comprehensive guide to Miami architecture 12/25/03: Wynwood redevelopment update ("Buena Vista") 12/17/03: Beacon Council urged to do more in poor neighborhoods 12/5/03: Soaring home prices in S. Florida erasing housing for workers 11/23/03: Housing costs in Broward skyrocket 11/22/03: CDCs produce new housing in Delray. 11/22/03: Innovative manufactured housing Tampa 11/15/03: Putting I-395 underground will affect low income neighborhoods 11/7/03: Public Housing Desegregation - Miami-Dade wants to renegotiate Court Order 10/31/03: Miami CRA audit reveals lack of oversight. 10/31/03: MetroRail extention through North Central Dade to Broward line approved - key to revitalization 10/13/03: Miami CRA once again under scrutiny 10/7/03: Public Housing HOPE VI - Jacsksonville and Miami compared 10/5/03: Update on HOPE VI revitalization of public housing in Liberty City 9/30/03: Tri-Rail studying new route in FEC/Biscayne Blvd. corridor 9/25/03: MetroRail plan for NW 27th Ave. Route approved by residents. 9/14/03 - Mass Transit will shape growth for Biscayne Blvd. Corridor NE Miami-Dade 9/10/03 : Miami Dade bond issue low income neighborhoods - investment in decrepit infrastructure 8/29/03: Liberty City merchants get a break from draconian parking restrictions. 8/28/03: Miami downgrades plans for 60-acre park in Little Haiti to two soccer fields 8/25/03: New parkng ban hurts viablity of Liberty City business district 8/22/03: Overtown's redevelopment agency comes under scrutiny for questionable practices. 8/12/03: New municipality in Broward tries to avoid state's affordable housing requirement. 8/3/03 - Redevelopment projects in Overtown 8/3/03: History of Overtown's Poverty 7/7/03: Plan to raze 1-395 will impact redevelopment plans for Overtown. 7/5/03: Affordable housing crisis in Key West 6/12/03 - Opa Locka Airport redevelopment 6/12/03: Opa Locka CDC begins construction of 216 unit affordable rental complex 6/11/03: Miami Mayor Diaz wants to help poor with "faith-based" groups 6/1/03: Innovative "supportive housing" rental complein Little Haiti by Carrfour Corporation 5/27/03: City of Miami's homeowership program for Liberty City is in turmoil 5/26/03: Miami-Dade "HOPE VI" tears down public housing in Liberty City. Residents scramble to relocate 10/7/03: Public Housing HOPE VI - Jacsksonville and Miami compared 10/5/03: Update on HOPE VI revitalization of public housing in Liberty City 9/30/03: Tri-Rail studying new route in FEC/Biscayne Blvd. corridor 9/25/03: MetroRail plan for NW 27th Ave. Route approved by residents. 9/14/03 - Mass Transit will shape growth for Biscayne Blvd. Corridor NE Miami-Dade 9/10/03 : Miami Dade bond issue to go to voters, low income neighborhoods investment in decrepit infrastructure 8/29/03: Liberty City merchants get a break from draconian parking restrictions. 8/28/03: Miami downgrades plans for 60-acre park in Little Haiti to two soccer fields 8/25/03: New parkng ban hurts viablity of Liberty City business district 8/22/03: Overtown's redevelopment agency, the CRA, again comes under scrutiny for questionable practices. 8/12/03: New municipality in Broward tries to avoid state's affordable housing requirement. 8/3/03 - Redevelopment projects in Overtown 8/3/03: History of Overtown's Poverty 7/7/03: Plan to raze 1-395 will impact redevelopment plans for Overtown. 7/5/03: Affordable housing crisis in Key West 6/12/03 - Opa Locka Airport redevelopment 6/12/03: Opa Locka CDC begins construction of 216 unit affordable rental complex 6/11/03: Miami Mayor Diaz wants to help poor with "faith-based" groups 6/1/03: Innovative "supportive housing" rental complex opens in Little Haiti developed by Carrfour Corporation 5/27/03: City of Miami's homeowership program for Liberty City is in turmoil 5/26/03: Miami-Dade "HOPE VI" tears down public housing in Liberty City. Residents scramble to relocate 5/11/03: Miami Performing Arts Center , cost overrun dispute - who should pay? 4/29/03: Cuban legislators propose "sales tax free zone" for Overtown . . . community leaders question motives 4/27/03: Challenges face low income homeowners 4/17/03: Miami-Dade Commission to consider spreading housing subsidy to wealthier neighborhoods. 4/17/03: Miami-Dade makes concessions on HOPE VI project in Liberty City 4/7/03: South Florida's office sprawl is nation's worst, study shows 4/1/03: Martin Luther King Ec. Dev. Corp. brings Rev. King's daughter for kickoff campaign 3/20/03: "Urban Summit" announced to help envision future of Miami's Black neighborhoods 3/18/03: Controversial historical designation becomes battleground in fight over proposed Little Haiti Park 3/9/03: Group opposes massive redevelopent plan for Liberty City 3/8/03: Program helps Haitian American women become etrepreneurs. 3/3/03: The "30/30" plan would redirect housing dollars to serve lower income groups 2/20/03: More controversy over proposed Little Haiti park 2/19/03: Revelopment proposed for entire length of Broward's U.S. 441 corridor 2/11/03: President's tax cuts will destroy use of tax credits for affordble housing and economic development 2/11/03: Will Miami's new arts center actually revive decrepit neighborhood? Skeptics abound. 2/11/03: Palm Beach County tries to get a grip on affordable housing 2/7/03: Opponents of Miami Dade HOPE VI gain allies 2/6/03: HOPE VI project at Scott Homes (Miami Dade County) neighbors at odds 2/05/03: Land grab for controversial Little Haiti park could cost triple commissioner's estimate 2/04/03: Federal funding for public housing severely slashed 2/4/03: The next preservation challenge: expiring LIHTC properties 2/3/03: The Coconut Grove Collaborative - smart growth approach for low income community 1/30/03: Micro loan program for small business opens in Miami 1/21/03: "Living Cities" initiative to channel funds to CDCs in Overtown and E. Little Havana 1/20/03: HOPE VI has had mixed results in benefiting public housing 12/19/02: Opa Locka CDC lures jet manufacturing plant that will create 1000 new jobs 12/18/02: City of Miami Fails to Adhere to its Consolidated Plan. 12/18/02: Community Reinvestment Act at 25: Reforming an Almost Perfect Law 12/13/03: Efforts to recall Miami City Commissioner Arthur Teele Jr. 12/12/02: Miami's 56-acre Buena Vista rail yard to yield 3,000 homes; retail stores to follow 12/11/02: Miami-Dade NHS creates secondary market for Surtax loans 12/6/02: Ambitious park plan is dividing Little Haiti 12/2/02: Goulds, a Black community in south Miami-Dade, becomes poorer. Incorporation an option. 11/25/02: Report Finds 30 % Jump In Number Of Families Spending Over Half Their Income On Housing 11/14/02: Developers snatch up property fronting Miami River but will the area?s historic neighborhoods be hurt? 11/14/02: Miami plans to seek state OK to offer tax breaks to condo developers 11/08/02: Hollywood offers $1 million to CDCs for low-income housing development 11/7/2: "New Markets" Tax Credit Draws a Flood of Applicants 11/4/02: Miami-Dade's Northside Shopping Center purchased 10/31/02: Universal Truth CDC seeks Housing Director 10/30/02: Greater Miami LISC seeks to fill job openings 10/25/02: Update and overview of Miami-Dade's homeless program 10/24/02: Affordable apartments being built at two Metrorail stations 10/24/02: HUD freezes City of Miami community development funding because of screw-ups 10/18/02 - Tax credit program spurs development of affordable rental housing 10/17/02: Construction begins on affordable housing at two Miami-Dade MetroRail Stops 10/10/02: Stable neighborhoods can "ascend" by concentrating on quality of life; - Bernard Zyscovich 10/8/02: Hallendale's historic black community being revitalized 10/7/02: City of Miami not implementing "homeownership zones" mandated in its Consolidated Plan 9/25/02: Miamians grapple with poverty, Mayor announces initiative for jobs, better salaries 9/19/02:The Affordable Housing Crunch in Miami Dade County 9/13/02: Income guarantee proposal is "feasible" 9/11/02: What is the answer to affordability? 9/5/02: Collins Center about to decide on spending of revitalization dollars 8/28/02: Research shows little improvement in housing affordability 8/27/02: Crowds mob intake center for low cost housing 8/23/02: The answer to affordability, denser development. 8/22/02: Section 8 vouchers being used for homebuyer mortgage payments 8/20/02: The U.S. has no national Housing Policy (Opinion by mayor of Boston) 8/19/02: The battle over the future of the Redlands 8/16/02: Del Rey Beach low income neighborhoods benefit from redevelopment plan 8/15/02: Problems in the administration of the Overtown CRA 8/11/02: Candidates are given tour of Miami-Dade's poorest neighborhoods 7/25/02: Predatory lending education campaign kicked off 7/23/02- Miami-Dade's HOPE VI redevelopment program for Liberty City criticized 7/19/02: Lauderdale begins revitalization of blighted northwest 7/18/02 : As Bayside's black retailers dwindle, mall's minority foundation draws critics 7/12/02: Article on Micro Business USA 7/8/02: Regional transportation authority gains popularity , Free fares proposed 7/8/02: Governments push harder to bring contaminated properties to tax rolls 6-28-02: Miami City Commission debates future of CRA 6/20/02: City of Miami's "Homeownership Zone" program 6/14/02: Commission OK's renewal plans for Biscayne - FEC Corridor 6/14/02: Sprawl fraudulently labeled "New Urbanism" in California 6/13/02: Outline of renewal plan for Biscayne - FEC Corridor 6/12/02: Miami-Dade Inclusionary Housing Task Force Issues Report 6/11/02: HUD puts out order for freeze on City of Miami Land Acquisition Funding 6/2/02: Housing agency under scrutiny over vacancies 6/2/02: Dade's public housing slowly being integrated 6/1/02: Uncertainty in South Dade - Low Income Neighborhoods have declined since Andrew 10 years ago 5/31/02: Huge development approved west of Miami-Dade "Urban Development Boundary" 5/24/02: Home costs outpace income in Miami Dade 5/19/02: Urban Removal? Miami-Dade Housing Agency's secret plan for Liberty City revealed. 5/19/02: Conflict at the raw edge of gentrification (Overtown - Parkwest) 4/30/02: Tri-county transit plan in jeopardy over Miami-Dade demands 4/30/02: Trade zone battle stalls Wynwood redevelopment 4/29/02: Relocation of Camillus House into Overtown opposed by residents 4/18/02: "Smart Growth" strategy adopted for declining area of N. Miami Beach 4/18/02: Proposal to use Empowerment Zone funds to lure businesses to Omni area. 4/18/02: Poor areas need better public transportation. Proposal to evolve Tri-Rail into a regional transportation authority 4/18/02: Segregation-era black hotel designated a historic entity Hampton House may be saved 3/30/02: Uproar over plans to relocate Camillus House in Overtown 3/14/02: Little Haiti Housing Association's "Intel Computer Clubhouse" 3/13/02: New Markets Tax Credit Applications Being Accepted 3/13/02: Last West SW Dade land to be developed, Its time to start revitalziaing decaying urban areas 3/13/02: The history of community development in Miami-Dade County 3/13/02: The history of community development in Palm Beach County 3/11/02: Court Ruling May Puts a Halt to the Issuance of Zoning Variances in Older Miami Dade Neighorhoods 2/21/02: Business expansion in Liberty City Empowerment Zone 2/19/02: Demolition of public housing units leaves residents homeless 2/15/02: Miami Dade NHS Offers New Financing for Low Income Homebuyers 2/9/02: New development projects being undertaken in the "Black Grove" 2/8/02: Miami Dade vows to oppose cuts to Empowerment Zone by U.S. 2/7/02: Miami-Dade building permit process still a time consuming and costly barrier for small developers 1/29/02: should county designate CDC's to develop transit oriented housing at MetroRail stations? 1/26/02: Miami Dade County Holds "Economic Summit" Amid Slowdown. 1/26/02: Recomendations of Miami-Dade "Economic Summit" 1/24/02: Jeb Bush proposes to gut affordable housing!! - Coalition proposes alternative 1/22/02: Funding plan for transit project in works -Proposal may call for `penny tax' 1/10/02: Miami considers 100% tax breaks on new construction 12/13/01: New transit tax recommended to help inner city residents have access to jobs 11/21/01: City of Miami has nation's highest rate of poverty 11/21/01: Housing costs are outrunning income growth in Palm Beach County 11/21/01: 51 percent in Miami-Dade were born in other nations 11/12/01: 79th Street Corridor Initiative plans for revitalization of community 11/12/01 Unicorporated Areas of Broward are Predominanlty Low Income Black and pay Disproportionatly Higher Taxes 11/08/01: The Miami River Commission: upper river meeting business' concerned over residential projects 10/21/01: Half-billion targeted for City of Miami capital projects 10/21/01: Homestead Air Force Base land recommended for eco-tourism 10/10/01: Little Haiti Housing Association and Intel announce new computer clubhouse 9/24/01: Patience, Persistence Bring Success to Base Redevelopment in Key West 9/20/01: Changes in building permit process offer time-saving options 9/7/01: Lawsuit filed over Miami-Dade Public Housing policies in Liberty City 9/5/01 - Bulldozer turns Grove cottages into scrap heap, last-ditch effort fails to salvage trio of wood-frame structures 8/26/01: The New Markets Tax Credit Program: Moving Mainstream Capital to Developing Communities 8/22/01: City of Miami Beach Seeking Proposals for a Section 202 Project Sponsor. 7/31/01: Miami Herald editorial faults Broward County's CDBG spending 7/29/01: Money for Broward cities is under scrutiny. Critics: poor areas should get more 7/29/01: Brownfields stifle development. Builders consider polluted property a costly burden 7/26/01: Land swap in the works to build downtown charter school 7/25/01: Census shows S. Florida's Hispanics have become much more diverse 7/18/01: FIU study recommends significant reforms in Miami-Dade community development programs 7/18/01: U.S. HUD releases assessment of Miami-Dade CDBG program 7/11/01:Penelas unveils poverty plan. Mayor to appoint economic officer 7/11/01: Builders win right to choose project inspectors 7/6/01: Use It or Lose It Miami-Dade must spend most of its current $35.2 million CDBG grant by October 31 7/5/01: County permitting by affidavit under fire from architectural institute 6/27/01: Probe of City of Miami funded Housing Rehab. 6/13/01: Knight Foundation Awards Funding to Redevelop Overtown 5/28/01: Miami Dade CDCs Play Central Role in Community Redevelopment - An Outline of Accomplishments 5/23/01: Dimensions of the Affordable Housing Crisis 5/6/01: Miami-Dade County HOPE VI Runs Into Problems 4/8/01: City of Miami Census Count: Brickell bursting at seams; black residents abandoning city 4/6/01: Collins Center investment fund to kick-start redevelopment in inner-city neighborhoods 3/20/01: Affordable Housing Crisis: Opening of Section 8 Applications Draw Huge Crowds 1/26/01: Miami-Dade Commission to consider bond to rebuild decrepit innercity infrastructure 12/10/00: Miami-Dade County Audits of CDCs flawed. 6/6/01: CDC lead "Healthier Communities" Initaitve in Chicago 3/3/01: Miami-Dade Ordinance Would Allow Developers to Inspect own Jobs. 1/27/01: Miami-Dade County proposes self building-inspection 1/7/01: Baseball stadiums may help bolster sagging downtowns -- but only when part of a larger revitalization effort 12/10/00: Wynwood CEDC Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against City of Miami. 12/8/00: St Agnes CDC gets Empowerment Zone grant 8/11/00:Jimmy Morales see