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Preserve Our Neighborhoods.
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Fall Talks: The Raleigh Hotel, Before the Vote
Sunday, November 15 · 4:00 PM EST
Preservation, education, and civic action for Miami Beach
Preserve Our Neighborhoods.
Protect Local Control.
We strengthen Miami Beach's preservation community by filling critical gaps: policy analysis, resident education, rapid civic response, local journalism, and digital tools that help people understand what is changing and why it matters.
Policy
Independent research and analysis
Education
Clear civic information for residents
Action
Rapid response on urgent issues
Short videos
Under a minute each. The full recordings are one tap away.
Our Role
We complement and strengthen preservation efforts.
Miami Beach benefits from organizations that celebrate its architecture and history. Our role is to strengthen that work by focusing on analysis, communication, public engagement, and advocacy infrastructure — especially where state overreach and urgent development pressures threaten local control and require fast, clear, community-centered responses.
What makes this distinct
- - Independent policy analysis
- - Resident-focused education
- - Rapid issue response and mobilization
- - Public-interest journalism and documentation
- - Fighting state overreach on local decisions
- - Independent of the City of Miami Beach, with no municipal funding and no pressure that comes with it
More Events
What's coming up.
virtual
Sunday, November 15 at 4:00 PM
Fall Talks: The Raleigh Hotel, Before the Vote
What a 2.5 FAR means for the Raleigh Hotel at 1775 Collins Ave, and how to be heard before the Commission votes on second reading, Wed., Nov. 18. Sunday, Nov. 15, 4 PM ET on Zoom.
virtual
Sunday, December 13 at 4:00 PM
Fall Talks: The Fix, Tallahassee in 2027
The Live Local Act has been widened three times since 2023. What changing it could look like, where Hillsborough's lawsuit stands, and who to ask. Sunday, Dec. 13, 4 PM ET on Zoom.
Community First
Help shape a more informed and preservation-minded Miami Beach.
Join us as a supporter, resident volunteer, research partner, or civic ally. Together, we can provide the tools, information, and public engagement needed to protect the character of our neighborhoods and retain local control.
Ways to participate
- ✧Sign up for issue alerts
- ✧Attend a public briefing
- ✧Contribute research or documentation
- ✧Support advocacy and storytelling
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