One of the more inspiring proposals we received for our 2015 Community Grants Program was from CARE Elementary School, a free, private nonprofit Christian academy recently launched in Overtown. With an intense focus on literacy education, our grant helped to purchase their literacy curriculum software. When...
Change is happening in Miami’s parks, plazas and open spaces. You can skate at a new skate park in what was once an empty lot under I-95 at NW Third Avenue and NW First Street. You can stay hydrated and reduce waste at Margaret Pace Park’s...
Editor's note: During our 50th anniversary year, we are highlighting the donors who make our work possible. The following post was originally published in May 2016 and was edited as part of this series of donor stories. Families across the country are grappling with ever-increasing tuition, books and...
We’re living in an increasingly democratized society. Where once small, elite groups of people controlled resources and made decisions, there is now a bottom-up, crowd-sourced power that can set a community’s agenda. As we announce Class IX of ourMiami Fellows this week, their collective energy...
As Greater Miami continues to grow, local residents must be able to easily and affordably get around. That’s why investing in transportation and urban mobility solutions are critical to our quality of life here. Proposed regulations for ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft are under consideration by the...
The Ludlam Trail has a storied history and a bright future – though still many years, permits and dollars away from becoming a full-fledged reality. Its biggest champions see the former railway line becoming a six-mile path linking Downtown Kendall and Miami International Airport. They envision...
What exactly is a public space? Parks and plazas come to mind … so do sidewalks. But what about our skyline? This concept intrigued Dejha Carrington, sparking her idea to transform one of Miami’s most recognizable spaces – the side of Downtown’s highly visible Intercontinental Hotel...
So, you have a big idea for improving a space in your neighborhood or near where you work. But need help taking it from idea to completion? For the past two years, Urban Impact Lab has provided Public Space Challenge winners with one-on-one technical assistance to...
A couple weeks ago, I hopped on my bike, skipped my existing plans and took part in something big. I joined hundreds of Miamians on a sunset ride to celebrate the reopening of the Venetian Causeway. Sure, some folks perceived the Venetian’s nine-month closure as an...
The Miami Foundation will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2017, a significant landmark for any organization in such a rapidly growing and changing city. Part of commemorating this milestone will be telling stories of the people who shaped Greater Miami’s past and will drive it...