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Overtown Folk Life
Festival Celebrates the
Revitalization of Overtown
Something is Happening
in Overtown! Commissioner
Spence-Jones along with the
City of Miami celebrated the
revitalization of Historic
Overtown at the first annual
Overtown Folk life Festival
on December 6, 2008.
Residents enjoyed live
entertainment from R&B
Sensation Angie Stone and
Gerald Alston from the
Manhattans, tasty food,
legacy exhibits and much
more.
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City Officials Celebrate
the Grand Opening of NW 3rd
Avenue and the Kick-Off of
Folk Life Fridays in
Historic Overtown
Commissioner
Spence-Jones, Chair of the
Southeast Overtown/Park West
and Omni Community
Redevelopment Agencies (CRA)
joined Mayor Manny Diaz and
City of Miami Commissioners
on December 5,2008, to
celebrate the grand opening
of NW 3rd Avenue and to
kick-off Folk Life Fridays.
Folk Life Fridays will take
place every First Friday of
the month from 11:00am to
3:00pm on the 9th Street
Mall .Come out and enjoy
live entertainment, food and
arts and crafts.
Download the flyer
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Jackson Soul Food Opens
Door to Community
Commissioner Spence-Jones
Joined Mayor Manny Diaz,
City Commissioners, City
Manager Pete Hernandez, the
City of Miami Community
Redevelopment Agency staff,
business leaders and area
residents on December 5,
2008 to celebrate the grand
opening of Jackson Soul
Food.
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City Officials Gather to
Mark the Start of Work on
Commercial Rehabilitation
Project in Little Haiti
Commissioner Spence-Jones
joined Mayor Manny Diaz, the
City of Miami Department of
Community Development, the
Boards of Rafael Hernandez
Housing & Economic
Development Corporation,
Inc., Fanm Ayisyen Nan
Miyami, Inc., McLeod
Architectural Group, P.A.,
Little Haiti business
owners, local contractors
and community residents to
commemorate the start of
work on the Little Haiti
Commercial Rehabilitation
Project.
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Hope for Haiti Delegation
Returns after Delivering its
Promise
City of Miami Mayor Manny
Diaz and Commissioner
Michelle Spence-Jones,
District 5, would like to
thank all of the members of
the community who
contributed to relief
efforts to assist hurricane
victims in the Caribbean.
Read About “Operation: Hope
for Haiti”:
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Wake up
Miami Housing & Economic Development Expo 2008
Register now for the Wake up
Miami Housing & Economic Development Expo 2008, Saturday,September 27,
2008.
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Commissioner Spence-Jones Celebrates Ground Breaking of Model City/Floral Park Street Improvements Phase II Project.
City of Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence Jones, District 5,
joined by city administrators and area neighbors held a groundbreaking
ceremony to mark the start of yet another Capital Improvements project,
Model City/Floral Park Street Improvements, Phase II, on Tuesday, July 1,
2008, 10:30am, at the intersection of NW 55 Street and NW 18th Avenue.
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Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones Puts Seniors First!
June 1st marks the beginning of the Hurricane Season and forecasters
are predicting an active 2008 season. While most South Florida residents
are well educated and informed on Hurricane preparedness, some of our
most vulnerable residents like senior citizens are left wondering what
to do in the event of a hurricane.
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Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the City of Miami
Hold a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Newly Remodeled Affordable Housing in Overtown
The Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and the City of Miami came to the rescue of the mostly elderly residents living in a building in need of structural repairs, a new roof, bathrooms, kitchens, and air conditioning.
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City of Miami Celebrates the Grand Opening of the Little Haiti Soccer Park
The City of Miami celebrated the grand opening of the Little Haiti Soccer Park on Saturday, May 3, 2008.
To kick off the celebration, City of Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones joined Mayor Manny Diaz
and other elected officials from the: City of Miami, Miami Dade County, North Miami, North Miami Beach
and members of the Little Haiti community in a day long celebration...
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Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones Kicks-Off Haitian Heritage Month with the Grand Opening of the Little Haiti Soccer Park
City of Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, joined by Mayor of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jean Yves Jason and other elected
officials from the City of Miami, Miami Dade County, North Miami, North Miami Beach and members of the Little Haiti community
officially kicked-off Haitian Heritage Month with a press conference for the grand opening of the Little Haiti Soccer Park
and the pre-opening of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex...
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City of Miami Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Grand Re-Opening of the Spring Garden Bridge
City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, District 5 Commissioner Michelle Spence Jones, and Commission Chairman
Joe Sanchez joined Spring Garden area neighbors today for a ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate the
re-opening of the Spring Garden Bridge, located at NW 7th Street and NW 7th Street Road.
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Overtown’s 3rd Avenue
Business Corridor
Streetscape Project is on
the Move
City of Miami Mayor Manny
Diaz and Commissioner
Michelle Spence Jones,
District 5 joined members of
the Community Redevelopment
Agency, area business
owners, neighbors and city
administrators to celebrate
the groundbreaking ceremony
for Overtown’s 3rd Avenue
Business Corridor
Streetscape Project.
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Commissioner Spence-Jones
Delivers Annual District 5
Address
State of District 5 Address
entitled Wake up Miami “It’s
Time to Take Control”.
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More Affordable Housing
in District 5
City of Miami Commissioner
Michelle Spence-Jones in
partnership with the Carrie
Meek Foundation and the
Liberty City Community
Revitalization Trust has
launched a new campaign. The
campaign entitled Soul Lives
in the City “Experience the
Soul” will focus on
encouraging residents to
live in areas throughout
District 5 where there will
be an abundance of newly
developed affordable rental
and homeownership units
available to new and
existing residents.
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Habitat for Humanity
Breaks Ground on New Town
homes in Liberty City
City of Miami Mayor Manny
Diaz, Commissioner Michelle
Spence-Jones, District 5,
and City Manager Pedro G.
Hernandez joined by
representatives from Habitat
for Humanity of Greater
Miami (Habitat) and other
community representatives
for the official
groundbreaking of Habitat’s
very first development of
town homes for low-income
households.
HotSpot Campaign Kicks
Off in Full Gear
The
Office of Commissioner
Spence-Jones has partnered
with P.U.L.S.E to launch the
HotSpot campaign in District
5. The HotSpot campaign aims
to empower residents to take
back their neighborhoods by
reporting illegal activities
with the “HotSpot” card.
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