Linda Robertson
The Daily Democrat
Miami, FL, United States
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Ian’s path of ruin: Sanibel bridge severed, Gulf Coast cities flooded. Rescues continue
As Ian continued its destructive trek across Florida, roughly 2 million households across the state awoke on Thursday without electricity as the Gulf Coast began to assess leveled homes, flooded bu… → Read More
The Miami-Dade shelter is saving a lot more animals. That means more need adopting
It’s the summer squeeze at Miami-Dade Animal Services, where the shelter has to accommodate a swelling population of dogs and cats, including those rescued from unsafe homes. → Read More
Carnival cruise ship crew member falls overboard
A crew member on the Carnival Victory was seen falling overboard as the cruise ship was sailing back to Miami. The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the 37-year-old man. → Read More
Miami’s I-395 reconstruction project lambasted as traffic-generating boondoggle
The $802 million reconstruction of I-395 has made an annual list of the worst highway boondoggles in the U.S., criticized as a wasteful, unnecessary project that will only produce more traffic. → Read More
Lane closures and traffic shifts impacting I-395/I-95 interchange begin Sunday night
The “Connecting Miami” reconstruction project will necessitate lane closures and traffic pattern shifts at the I-395/I-95 interchange starting Sunday night. Some of the closures will last four years. → Read More
Morningside swimming pool: Empty and closed for fourth straight summer
The public swimming pool at Morningside Park sits unused behind locked gates for the fourth straight sizzling summer as residents and city officials continue debating whether to repair, raze or relocate it. → Read More
Helipad atop new downtown tower will be tallest in U.S. outside Los Angeles
A takeoff and landing pad atop the soon-to-open 1000 Museum condo will be a luxury transportation option for residents, but neighbors in surrounding buildings are worried about helicopter traffic buzzing by their balconies. → Read More
Reward offered for help in capturing accused killer set free by mistake
A fugitive wanted on a first-degree murder charge is the subject of a $3,000 Broward Crime Stoppers reward. The Miami man was released from Broward County Jail by mistake. → Read More
Rain, rain, won’t go away in South Florida. At least until later in the week.
Heavy rain soaked South Florida for three days running with lighter amounts forecast through Wednesday. Then weather is expected to clear but be blazing hot. Halfway through June, it’s way wetter than normal. → Read More
Here’s how to fight back against robocalls from scammers and unwanted companies
Four Florida cities ranked in the top 20 for robocalls received in May, with Tampa 18th at 48 million. → Read More
Block those robocalls from scammers and unwanted companies. Here’s how to fight back.
Robocalls are getting worse, with an average of 5 billion calls made to the US each month, most of them scams. Miami and Fort Lauderdale rank among the top 15 cities for volume. → Read More
After Mother’s Day bloodshed, a stark divide over hip hop’s Rolling Loud
Shootings involving rappers from the Rolling Loud hip hop festival have city leaders questioning how to regulate the event and its performers. → Read More
How Rick Sanchez, a Miami kid raised to hate the Soviets, ended up working for Russian TV
Rick Sanchez, who pioneered a new, aggressive TV news reporting style 35 years ago at Miami’s Channel 7, is hosting a show for an unlikely station: RT America, Russia’s state-owned network. → Read More
A green traffic light means go. Like, go now. Right now. Except in Miami.
When traffic lights turn green, Miami drivers who are distracted or slow to react do not necessarily go, adding to our traffic and road rage woes. → Read More
This neglected, dangerous Miami trail is almost invisible. There’s a plan to restore it.
The lushly beautiful, historically rich and dangerously narrow Commodore Trail through Coconut Grove can be safe and attractive, say its fans and FIU landscape architecture students. → Read More
This houseboat of the future is a $5.5 million floating mansion designed for sea level rise
Instead of fighting sea rise, go with the flow aboard Arkup, an innovative, green houseboat made in Miami and designed for our blue future. → Read More
To fill or not to fill? Miami commissioners will debate fate of FEC boat slip
The FEC boat slip sandwiched between AmericanAirlines Arena and Ferre Park downtown is again the subject of a proposal to fill it in and convert it to land. Commissioner Joe Carollo expects opposition to his plan. → Read More
First Street bridge downtown will be closed for three years
The Southwest First Street drawbridge, which spans the Miami River and carries traffic into downtown Miami, FL, will be closed for three years while it is rebuilt. → Read More
Domino effect: Art installation under Metrorail tracks evokes a favorite Miami pastime
An art installation beneath the Metrorail tracks and along the future Underline corridor evokes a favorite Miami pastime. → Read More
In trial run for hurricane season, South Miami’s solar-powered mayor went off the grid
South Miami Mayor Philip Stoddard tested his solar home’s readiness for hurricane season outages by turning off FPL power for a week. Laundry day was the trickiest. → Read More