Activities planned for the community Jan. 22, 23 and grand opening ribbon cutting with community leaders on Jan. 24, 2013 WHAT: CBT College celebrates the grand opening of its sixth location by offering a FREE seminar, Social Media Mastery for Businesses. The presenter will be Manny Sarmiento, President/CEO of New Media, New Marketing, Inc. [...]
Fitch Ratings, a New York based municipal credit rating firm, announced in late September that after a re-review of Miami Garden’s latest financial numbers, it was re-affirming it’s 2010 “A” rating of the City’s City Hall financing and its “A+” rating of the City’s general finances. It also issued a “stable” outlook for the future. [...]
The Miami Gardens Police Department During the recent budget adoption process, I was asked on several occasions about the cost of the City’s police department; especially as compared to when we were using the Miami-Dade police department prior to 2008. There has been a lot of hearsay concerning this, so I want to set the [...]
City’s Rate Lower than Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando Five years ago, Miami Gardens’ crime was out of control. As a result, the City Council approved switching from the Miami-Dade County Police to its own department. The new department began service on December 16, 2007. In the succeeding four years, the City’s overall Part I (serious) [...]
Miami Gardens’ property tax rate will drop in the coming year under a nearly $113 million budget approved by City Council in September. The tax decrease lowers the millage rate from 6.626 mills to 6.326 mills. A mill is equal to $1 per $1,000 of taxable value. The decrease amounts to a savings of approximately [...]
When school is out this winter break, the City of Miami Gardens is the place to be. Children ages 5 to 12 can enjoy the City’s 2012 Winter Wonderland Camp. The camp activities will thrill and challenge youngsters with a variety of activities from fitness, movie day, and arts and crafts to recreational games and [...]
When it was time to purchase new police cars for the city, the choice was no longer the obvious one. For decades the Ford Crown Victoria was crowned the best overall police car; it could do it all, it was the Earvin “Magic” Johnson to basketball. To all you young folk, “Magic” was an outstanding [...]
The City would like to encourage residents and business owners to keep our City beautiful by keeping our storm drainage system clean and debris free. The storm water drainage system in our city helps our communities in many ways. Storm drains are important and necessary in minimizing flooding in our streets and rights-of-way, treating and [...]
The Miami-Dade County Historic Preservation Board, for the second consecutive year, has recognized individuals and organizations that have been strong advocates for historic preservation. Among the eight award recipients acknowledged at the Historic Preservation Board meeting, the City of Miami Gardens received the “Excellence in Municipal Historic Preservation Efforts Award.” Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. [...]
Lights On Afterschool is a nationwide celebration of afterschool programs designed to bring awareness about high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs for children, youth, families, in local communities. In recognition of the Lights On Afterschool, the City of Miami Gardens sponsored an event at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex on October 18th, 2012 to [...]
Miami Gardens’ 8th annual two-day Jazz in the Gardens music festival at Sun Life Stadium is proud to announce as the festival host, nationally syndicated radio personality, Michael Baisden. Michael Baisden is undeniably one of the most influential and engaging personalities in radio history. His meteoric rise to No. 1 is redefining radio with the [...]
Miami Gardens’ 8th annual two-day Jazz in the Gardens music festival at Sun Life Stadium is proud to announce its first round of artists. Earth Wind & Fire, Charlie Wilson, New Edition, Najee, Mary Mary and Rachelle Ferrell will take the stage for the March 16 and 17. The City of Miami Gardens is thrilled [...]
Mother of our Redeemer School is always doing drives or projects to benefit the needs of others. The purpose of these projects occurring throughout the entire school year is to instill awareness and create responsibility from a young age throughout our school community. It is most impressive when a drive is taking place in school [...]
Mother of Our Redeemer Catholic School Seventh and Eighth grade students recently participated in Monsignor Pace High School’s annual Academic Olympics. The students, along with their advisor, Mrs. Natalia Moncayo, were excited with the results. Mrs. Moncayo worked diligently with the students to enhance their classroom experiences to another level. In addition to the school [...]
