Washington Mutual Bank Auctions Wrong House: Family Homeless

Washington Mutual bank made a serious mistake when they auctioned the wrong house in Homestead, Florida. The Ramirez residence received no notification of the upcoming sale.Anna Ramirez was shocked to find her possessions damaged and strewn all over her front lawn last week...

Pool pounding case goes cold in Edwards

EDWARDS, Colorado — Something didn’t seem right when a Homestead Country Club employee in Edwards, Colorado opened up the club’s pool in the early hours of Nov. 1. It was cold inside, he told police, which was unusual because the pool is heated, which makes the room...

Miami-Dade Municipalities tough out economy

" Local Government Budgets ”It’s going to be a time that we all have to buckle down and get through this,” Mayor Julio Robaina of Hialeah said at a recent budget hearing. “Our residents are not in a position to pay more. Assessments are going to go down next year...

Moving from Miami? - Some Options

" No surprise there, Miami it seems is not the top 5 cities to for building wealth. The good news is that it is not among worst 5 either. Topping the list is Plano, Tex., while high cost of living lands New York at the bottom, reports Salary.com. Salary.com, which...

Fool me once

" While Miami-Dade commissioners have conceded that the county can’t keep promises it made in 2002 when voters approved a half-penny sales tax to fund bus and rail projects over the next 25 years they now want voters to approve another half-penny tax to fund the very same...

Green Travel

"Every week I try to share with my readers new and interesting websites that I come across. I have found that various departments within the Florida Sate government have been launching some very useful interactive sites; this week’s pick is Florida Department of...

51st State of the United States?

" Are we paying a fair amount of taxes, and is the government using the money the way it should? According to the Miami Dade County commission here are some projects that could use funding from the state government:$157 million for bridge replacements and repairs$20 million...

How to Recycle Your Television

" Florida Department of Environmental Protection has launched an interactive web-based map which enables citizens to find out where to recycle electronics. With the digital conversion just months away, many unwanted analog televisions will need to be recycled as new digital...

Clean Marina website

" The newly remodeled Clean Marina website encourages marinas, boaters and marine retailers to help keep Florida’s waterways clean by adopting environmentally friendly practices. The site allows users to access resources which simplify the Florida Clean Marina Program...