tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post8123901431768360773..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Gimleteye: "Who could have predicted that the cool Miami Marlins stadium would look out of place so soon?"Geniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-11155238252913216232012-10-05T12:00:05.425-04:002012-10-05T12:00:05.425-04:00Ah, Manny. We remember you in the glory days.Ah, Manny. We remember you in the glory days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-55380916829057634752012-10-05T09:57:07.223-04:002012-10-05T09:57:07.223-04:00It's the Manny Diaz "mega plan" that...It's the Manny Diaz "mega plan" that brought is the CRA calling Watson island and bayfront parks "blighted" so CRA money could pay port tunnel instead of going to revitalizing poor urban neighborhoods. And the beat goes on. With Miami Herald support. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-16358063191293974982012-10-05T09:53:36.982-04:002012-10-05T09:53:36.982-04:00It's not too late to not make more mistakes! M...It's not too late to not make more mistakes! Miami Marine stadium deal to give away (50- year lease) public waterfront land through sports and exhibition center and avoid public referendum is happening now. Herald supported that deal for commercial development of Virginia Key public waterfront as win-win. Another Bayside? Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-16825444207662131012012-10-05T08:52:36.949-04:002012-10-05T08:52:36.949-04:00He'll probably be ambassador to somewhere.He'll probably be ambassador to somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-33072512006947882472012-10-05T08:46:02.832-04:002012-10-05T08:46:02.832-04:00Don't forget that Perez' contribution to t...Don't forget that Perez' contribution to the art museum, for which he got naming rights, is the same amount as he extracted from a six month investment in property Genting needed adjacent to the Herald site, that Perez and partners bought, then flipped to Genting. "Fraud within Fraud"? Yes we make money the old fashioned way. Incredible. As for his magnus opus on the Miami RiverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-11931268661855195782012-10-05T08:09:17.439-04:002012-10-05T08:09:17.439-04:00The retail space at the stadium is ideal for medic...The retail space at the stadium is ideal for medicare clinics making it a fraud within a fraud. Brilliant.The Straw Buyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161729289044418708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-48580063316107334012012-10-05T07:44:48.823-04:002012-10-05T07:44:48.823-04:00The Herald gives pages and pages to Jorge Perez an...The Herald gives pages and pages to Jorge Perez and the Related Group, not mentioning the millions of dollars he reneged on with so many lenders, than making profits on the back side of these deals.<br /><br />Now he has a Museum named after him, publicly funded on publicly owned land, which no one in the actual Arts World will probably support. And I do know a lot of these people who have flat Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-84904446073751224392012-10-05T07:19:18.626-04:002012-10-05T07:19:18.626-04:00The Herald news side provided cover for these whit...The Herald news side provided cover for these white elephants by under reporting, reporting too late or ignoring altogether. But it would have helped to have an editorial board and columnists with the cojones to call it out. And they can start now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-4465421802757757702012-10-05T07:14:16.326-04:002012-10-05T07:14:16.326-04:00Monuments to vanity might even be ok if the basics...Monuments to vanity might even be ok if the basics were taken care of. Like the sewer system. Cavalierly Passing a $5 billion bill to consumer via a 40 percent hike is outrageous, insulting. And the height of vanity because county commission is getting away with it without being held accountable. Meanwhile, raw sewage spews onto our streets and waterways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com