Leaders celebrate reopening of Miami’s historic Domino Park
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MIAMI – City of Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo, Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar and State Senator Ileana Garcia held a news conference Monday morning in celebration of the city’s re-opening of Miami’s historic Domino Park.
The reopening of Domino Park, which is especially popular with older members of the community, comes at the same time as the launch of CVS’s new mobile vaccination program at the park.
“The reopening of our historic and world-renowned Domino Park is an important step in bringing a sense of normalcy back to the community. Residents will follow proper social distancing measures while enjoying a game of dominoes and savoring a cup of Cuban coffee,” Carollo said. “I am also excited to have CVS Pharmacy launch their mobile vaccination program at this cultural staple in our community. This vaccination program will be key in bringing access to vaccines to our commun
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Miami, May 3 (EFE).- The characteristic clicking of dominoes on Monday once again began to be heard in the park in Miami’s Little Havana dedicated to the popular tablegame after 14 months of lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“This is relaxing. Many older people come here because we’re very bored at home. Here, I entertain myself by watching, the tourists come by and it’s cool,” Cuban-American Pablo Hernandez – one of those who came to the reopening of the park, a must-see venue for any tourist wanting to claim to have really seen Miami – told EFE.
Florida lawmakers passed a $101.5 billion budget laden with federal COVID-19 relief cash and ended the 60-day legislative session Friday after sealing numerous political wins for Gov. Ron DeSantis by passing nearly all of his agenda.
Legislators strip local governments of ability to regulate home-based businesses Mary Ellen Klas, The Miami Herald
May 1 TALLAHASSEE A bill that sent one of the strongest shudders through city and county governments because it prevents them from imposing new regulations on home-based businesses was passed Friday after the Florida Senate narrowly approved it on a botched vote on the final day of the legislative session.
A priority of House Speaker Chris Sprowls, SB 403 requires local governments to regulate home-based businesses the same way they approach other commercial enterprises. Critics warn that it will dismantle local zoning laws and leave neighborhoods unprotected against unwanted commercial activity, unless they have a homeowners association.