Archive for January, 2012

NBC 6 Miami

Publicly Funded Arenas to Serve as Homeless Shelters: Bill

NBC 6 Miami

Picture a homeless person spending the night in Micky Arison’s suite at the American Airlines Arena or a vagrant cozying up on Jeff Loria's couch in the new Miami Marlins Stadium.

Far-fetched? Seems like it. But it might not be as implausible as it initially appears if ...

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Villa Aurora

Villa Aurora

Home to Carrfour's corporate headquarters, Villa Aurora is located at 1398 SW 1st Street in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood – just blocks away from Marlins Park. The complex consists of 76 apartments – with 39 units serving formerly homeless families and 37 units serving low-income families/elderly residents. Amenities include a parking garage, community center, computer room and gym – as well as the Miami-Dade County Public Library's Hispanic Branch, located on the ground floor.

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