A Miami-Dade Homeless Trust plan to convert hotel rooms near the Southland Mall into affordable housing units is moving forward, much to the chagrin of at least some Cutler Bay residents and officials.
Cutler Bay’s 14th annual Chili Cook-off, which took place on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Cutler Ridge Park, has been one of the town’s most popular events, but it attracted an even larger-than-expected crowd this year, according to Rod Gibson, town communications manager. “We calculate we had more than 6,000 attendees, making it the biggest event
Mayor Tim Meerbott welcomed U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar to Cutler Bay on Jan. 3 to discuss town priorities and ongoing projects. The meeting took place at a locally owned small business, Party Cake Bakery, and centered around crucial infrastructure and community development projects in which federal funding can assist the town. Mayor Meerbott thanked
Earlier this year, housing advocates and the public agency charged with stemming homelessness in Miami-Dade County hailed a major cash infusion designed to put a big dent in the enduring problem.
The Cutler Bay Town Council on Wednesday, Nov. 29, hosted a special town hall meeting about the proposed purchase of the La Quinta hotel on Caribbean Boulevard by a Miami-Dade County agency, The Homeless Trust. The purpose of the meeting was to allow both sides an opportunity to state their views and have a question-and-answer