CRA AWARDED $75,000 GRANT FROM HEALTH FOUNDATION FOR NEW PLAYGROUND AT TOWN PARK PLAZA NORTH
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The new playground is a welcome addition to rehab work currently underway
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The Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has received a $75,000 grant from the Health Foundation of South Florida to support the construction of a new playground at Town Park Plaza North ("Town Park North").
"I would like to thank the Health Foundation of South Florida for their grant of $ 75,000 for the construction of a new playground at Town Park North. This effort will assist in our goal of providing safe places for our children to play," said CRA Chairman and City of Miami, District 5 Commissioner Keon Hardemon.
The construction of the playground is part of the CRA's ongoing efforts to increase opportunities for daily physical activity among Overtown's youth by building safe play and exercise spaces within the community. The playground at Town Park North will feature engaging new play structures, swings, rubber safety surfacing, a large canopy, benches and fencing. Additional improvements surrounding the park will include landscaping and sidewalk repairs.
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First Friday's in Overtown Features Day Full of Tasty Food, Music and Entertainment
Kick off the first Friday of every month in Historic Overtown at the Folklife Fridays Outdoor Marketplace and Lyric Live Talent Showcase, featuring an entire day full of tasty food, music and entertainment.The Folklife Fridays Outdoor Marketplace takes place this Friday, February 5, 2016, from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the 9th Street Pedestrian Mall , located at NW 9th Street and 2nd Avenue. This month's festival will feature a parade precession and Black History Month program honoring Overtown icons . The program will began at 11:30 a.m.
At 6:00 p.m. stroll next door to the Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater Cultural Arts Complex,located at 819 NW 2nd Avenue, for Lyric Live. Lyric Live is an Apollo themed talent showcase where you get to boo or applaud your favorite contestants .This month the Black Archives presents,Lyric Live All Stars,a special edition of Lyric Live , featuring the season's winners competing for the grand prize.Special celebrity guest judges will include : Grammy-nominated record executive Kevin Evans; Harry Wayne from KC and the Sunshine Band, Erika Glover ,reporter for NBC 6 News and rapper Peter Guns of "Love & Hip Hop New York".
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with a happy hour mix & mingle featuring a pop-up cigar bar, food trucks and music . Showtime starts at 8:00p.m. First Friday's in Historic Overtown is presented by New Washington Heights CDC, the Black Archives, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitor's Bureau and the CRA.
Tickets for Lyric Live All Stars are on sale now at
www.lyricliveallstars.eventbrite.com
. Hope to see you there !
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Plaza at the Lyric Apartments Now Accepting Applications
The Gatehouse Group, Inc. is now accepting applications for the Plaza at the Lyric Apartments located at 919 NW 2nd Avenue. Applications will be available at Madison View Apartments, located at 642 NW 5th Avenue.
The CRA funded developement, will consist of 158 affordable rental units with one, two and three bedroom apartment homes. Amenities will include : a large function room, computer lab with library, state of the art fitness center ,laundry facilities, playground and a parking garage. Every Plaza at the Lyric apartment home will be equipped with full-size washer and dryer hookups, decorator-designed kitchens, solid wood cabinetry, individual controlled, highly efficient air conditioning, ceiling fans, mini blinds and cable TV hookups. For more information, contact (305) 374-0001.
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Spotlight on Affordable Housing Developer
Ario Lundy
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Pictured left Ario Lundy in front of Island Living Apartments during construction.
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Affordable Housing Developer, Ario Lundy went from building single family homes to being co-owner of Island Living Apartments. Island Living Apartments is a 70 unit affordable housing project currently being built in Overtown through a private / public partnership with Atlantic Pacific Communities ("Atlantic Pacific") and CRA.
A Bahamian native, who calls Miami home, Lundy always had a passion for building homes. Since 2000, he has helped several families obtain the American dream of homeownership by building single family homes on scattered sites throughout the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County; an experience he says has helped prepare him for work on large affordable housing projects such as Island Living Apartments. The CRA had a chance to sit down with Lundy to talk to him about being the co-owner of Island Living Apartments in Overtown. Read More
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Southeast Overtown / Park West Community Redevelopment Agency
819 NW 2nd Ave, 3rd Floor
Miami, Fl 33136
Phone: (305) 679-6800
Fax: (305) 679-6835
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
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Keon Hardemon, Chairperson
City of Miami Commissioner
District 5
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Wifredo Gort, Vice-Chair
City of Miami Commissioner
District 1
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Ken Russell, Board Member
City of Miami Commissioner-Elect
District 2
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Frank Carollo, Board Member
City of Miami Commissioner
District 3
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Francis Suarez, Board Member
City of Miami Commissioner
District 4
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Frank Carollo, Board Member
City of Miami Commissioner
District 3
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