District 5 Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones Sworn In Ceremony
District 5 Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones Sworn In Ceremony
Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones Tours District 5
District 5 Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones Sworn In Ceremony
Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones Tours District 5
Commissioner
Michelle Spence-Jones
Carnival Comes to Little Haiti
In an effort to revitalize the cultural and business corridor in Little Haiti, the City of Miami is pleased to announce the temporary re-opening of the Caribbean Marketplace. To celebrate the opening, The City of Miami will present "Carnival in Little Haiti". This exciting event will take place on Saturday, February 18, 2012 on NE 2nd Avenue from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m.
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Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones Marks the Start of Rehabilitation work on Mixed-Use Building in Miami’s Historic Overtown Folklife District
Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones joined George Mensah of the City’s Department of Community Development, the Southeast Overtown Park West (SEOPW) Miami Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), Mt. Zion Developments, Inc. President Don D. Patterson, and the Board of Directors to mark the start of rehabilitation work on the new Carver Apartment and Shoppes
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Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones and SEOPW CRA Celebrate the Grand Opening of House of Wings and Jerry & Joe’s Pizza
City of Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence- Jones, Chairperson of the South East Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (SEOPW CRA) in conjunction with the SEOPW CRA held a grand opening celebration for House of Wings and Jerry & Joes Pizza. Two new businesses on the NW 3rd Avenue corridor .
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Commissioner Michelle Spence – Jones Joins Neighborhood Residents to Celebrate the Grand Opening of Williams Park
Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones joined members of the community to open the brand new Williams Park Community Center, located at 1717 NW 5 Avenue. The new building boasts a tropical color scheme in tribute to the neighborhood’s residents, many of whom are of Caribbean decent.
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Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones Jones Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and Commission Chairman Francis Suarez to Launch the Believe Campaign
City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, newly appointed Commission Chairman Francis Suarez, District 4 and Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, District 5 joined by city leaders and residents launched a bold new campaign to promote pride in the City of Miami.
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Mayor Tomas Regalado and Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Georgia Jones Ayers Transitional Building Facility
City of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado and City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, District 5 joined George Mensah, Director of the Department of Community Development, the Liberty City Community Revitalization Trust, George Ellis, Executive Director of Miami’s River of Life, Inc., and Ms. Georgia Ayers, Alternative Programs, Inc., to celebrate the completion of rehabilitation work at 1371 NW 61 St. in Liberty City, on Georgia Jones Ayers Transitional Living Facility.
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November of 2005, Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones made history by becoming the first Black women to be elected to the City of Miami
Commission in forty years. Representing a new generation of leaders, Commissioner Spence-Jones dedication to reclaiming and rebuilding
her community is deeply rooted in placing public service over personal gain. Since being elected, the commissioner has worked
tirelessly to begin to restore Miami's most diverse and neglected neighborhoods in District 5, which includes: Model City, Overtown,
Spring Garden, Little Haiti/ Historic Lemon City, Wynwood, Buena Vista East and West, Buena Vista Heights and Oakland Grove. She is
committed to making her community a place where one would be proud to live, work, play and learn.
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