During the Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust’s (MDEAT) November meeting, trustees approved an action item to double the home-buying subsidy to $28,500 for qualified borrowers. The agency ensures Black residents participate in the county’s economic growth by making the homebuying experience more affordable. The agency is governed by a board of trustees appointed by the Miami-Dade…
In May, the City Commission approved the $600,000 purchase of the former Pinecrest Golf Course property just north of Taylor Lake Park. The goal was to turn the 21.4-acre site into a regional stormwater retention area that could aid private construction in the medical arts district to the north. But before the city would close…
Jaye Matthews has made his career finding the bright spots when the blight seems to be sweeping through the community. As an operations officer for the Baltimore Housing Department, she said she helped bring 1,345 residential units, a school, two new parks and a $22 million recreation center renovation to a community in need. Now,…
