Wanna know how petty real estate developers are here?
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While the Ritz-Carlton Residences Sunny Isles (Right) was under construction. The developers secretly bought up units at the Tropicana (Left) using LLC'S and employees. They bought *just enough* units to prevent the
Miami and Fort Lauderdale are only about 25 miles apart, but it might as well be 3000 miles.
Because, I don't think there are 2 other major cities that are soo close geographically, yet soo dramatically different in demographics and culture.
*chatting with guy in the hot tub in my building*
Me: Where are you from
Him: Cuba
Me: Cool, how long have you been here?
Him: About 2 weeks, 1 week ago I crossed the Rio Grande... Spent a few hours in jail... Then took a bus directly to Miami! America is so amazing my friend!
#TheWomanInTheHouse
.... was a flawless and perfect satire that was actually deeper than the critics could understand..
If you disagree you lack culture ๐
Happy 122nd Birthday
#Miami
, you don't look a day over 55
PS: Miami is the only major US city founded by a Woman. Mrs Julia Tuttle
@CityofMiami
@OfficialJoelF
Some breaking
#Miami
news ๐จ๐จ
From a trusted source:
Apple just signed a lease at Miami World Center to build... The largest Apple store in the world ๐๐ณ
Exact location TBD but almost certainly in the "Jewelry Box" on NE 8th & 1st Ave ๐
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One of our superpowers here in Miami / Miami-Dade?
Having 2 mayors that are are about as different politically as you can get, but they get along and respect each other deeply.
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@MayorDaniella
@FrancisSuarez
Listen, Miami may have its problems... But I'll deal with the traffic, dodge a few tropical storms every summer and ๐๐ at our dysfunctional government.
No other major city I could have the same lifestyle level and quality of life...
Fight me ๐
I almost forgot...
Today marks 4 years since I moved to
#Miami
with literally a suitcase and laptop.
No friends, No car, no job, roommate from craigslist and $1200 from grandparents for a security deposit.
Best decision of my entire life โบ๏ธ
I sometimes forget that Miami-Dade / South Florida is a completely different universe
Every mall from Bal Harbor to Dadeland to The Dolphin to Dadeland is packed shoulder to shoulder almost every day.
Friday night and the mall is dead.
How are these business paying the rent?
The shift to strip malls has been fast and pronounced.
The American mall is dead.
My *Video* guide to the neighborhoods of Downtown
#Miami
.
These are *My thoughts* on them, not their official boundaries or official names ๐ .
I'll dive deeper into Brickell, Downtown, Park West, A&E, Edgewater, Wynwood And Midtown in upcoming videos.
The differences between how the City of Miami handles Ultra and how The City of Miami Beach handles Ocean Drive during Spring Break is absolutely fascinating.
Ultra: Contained, loads of security, planning and control
Ocean Drive: "We will do the absolute bare minimum and act
Almost 2 years into this and a ton of people both living in Miami and in other places *still* haven't realized the shift in people's mindsets about our city.
Miami before
Vacation, Play, Live
Miami now
Live, Work, Build, Play, Vacation
We've become a *Year round* city
Thread: Thinking about moving to *Downtown*
#Miami
?
Here is *my* unofficial quick guide to the neighborhoods of
@downtownMIA
First: The "City of Miami" is HUGE (red outlined area + more.) "Downtown" is the area outlined in blue
1/x
@MiamiMayor
@shervin
@bunsen
UPDATE: Downtown Miami /
@FlaglerBID
now has a (Really good) Bobba / Jelly tea place ( On NE 3rd Ave, by Marshalls)
You have no idea how long I've been looking for a good Bobba tea place ( Since I left SF, 4 years ago) I'm gonna spend way too much here smh
@OfficialJoelF
Some news ๐
Excited to say that I've joined
@MiamiTechLife
as Director Of Growth.
#MTL
has been a huge part of my
#Miami
life over the past year & I am INCREDIBLY excited to help take
#MiamiTech
to the next level in 22' and beyond working with
@Bellumio
& the rest of y'all ๐
I know
@MyFDOT_Miami
doesn't give a rats a$$ about pedestrian safety...but it's still wild that weren't required to build a safe pedestrian crossing under the 395 project on 1st Ave ๐
5 yrs ago this month, I was in a rough spot, laid off twice in a yr, car got repo'ed and I had to move back home at age 30.
4 yrs ago I moved to Miami with suitcase & laptop, no friends, no job.
2 years ago my life changed forever because of
#MiamiTech
Today โฌ๏ธ
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