Mary Ann Mixon, a candidate for Cutler Bay Council Seat 1 in the Nov. 3, 2026 election, answers the South Dade News Leader’s candidate questionnaire.
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Ken Griffin’s $3 billion gift to Carnegie Mellon University, including a new Wynwood campus, could reach South Dade if schools, colleges and employers build the pathways to it.
The SDNL Foodie Corner catches up with PLUR Tea at Sunset Eats in Palmetto Bay, where a surprise taro boba tasted unmistakably like popcorn — and being recognized by the Cutler Bay shop's staff made the stop. Foodie Score: 9.5/10.
The SDNL Foodie Corner visits Florida City Restaurant, where well-seasoned fried conch, chicken gizzards and generous portions at fair prices have turned a one-off meal into a weekly habit. Foodie Score: 8.9/10.
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Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, communities across South Dade are preparing to pause and remember. Observances are planned at Homestead Air Reserve Base, South Dade Senior High School, Butterfly Cooperative School and Miami Dade College's Kendall Campus, in a community shaped by military service and first responders. The anniversary also carries a local connection through Florida Task Force 1, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue team that deployed to Ground Zero.
Ricardo De Melo Gomes, a candidate for Mayor of Cutler Bay, names traffic and mobility, responsible growth, and flooding and infrastructure as the Town's priorities. A Florida Certified Building Contractor, he would review the Town's highest-priority flooding areas in his first 90 days and backs a Charter amendment requiring a supermajority of voters for tax increases or long-term bonds. Election day is Nov. 3, 2026.
Florida Senate District 38 candidate Alexis Calatayud discusses affordability, housing, environmental resilience, education and the legislative accomplishments she says have benefited South Florida families.
Office sought: Cutler Bay Council Seat 3Election date: Nov. 3, 2026Campaign email: renegomez1984@gmail.com
One mill represents $1 in property tax for every $1,000 of taxable property value. A property owner's final municipal tax bill will depend on the adopted rate, the property's taxable value and any applicable exemptions
There is a particular feeling to Cutler Bay that is difficult to capture in a planning document.