The Miami Herald

West Palm Beach, Florida, is entertaining several ideas to embolden its skyline. One proposal suggests a 1,500 foot tower, which would be the tallest in the United States.

Despite enjoying an unprecedented boom in residential construction, The City of Miami is failing to provide adequate affordable housing units to its most needy citizens.

Though funding is not ensured, the Miami-Dade Transit Authority has received permission from the federal government to start acquiring land for its 9.5 mile Metrorail line expansion.

Owners of Dolphin Stadium in north Miami-Dade County hope a $250 million dollar renovation will help reposition the stadium as an entertainment mecca for the Americas, effectively blurring the line between traditional stadium, theatre, and arena.

Despite stunning similarities in property values, tax burdens vary greatly in southern Florida, causing fed-up residents to seek relief.

In Miami, many plans are brewing for major highway facelifts -- including the creation of a four-level highway interchange. In the meantime, the region looks to deal with congestion by thinning highway lane widths to create more room for traffic.

The Florida State Department of Environmental Protection is moving forward with plans to reclassify many of its waters based on their potential harm to humans. Some say the reclassifications open the door for corporate and agricultural polluters.

A large loss of mobile home parks in Florida has legislators asking whether the state or the municipalities should take responsibility for the thousands of misplaced low-income residents.

As another highrise condo development towers in Miami, local historic preservation advocates complain that the historic Vizcaya Museum's garden views will be permanently damaged.

A measure has been passed in South Miami that places a moratorium of construction of new two-story houses -- a measure aimed at preventing development of oversized homes, or McMansions.

Through the creation of 5 new mixed-use business districts, the low density and auto-oriented Miami suburb of Hialeah is looking to create new growth and economic vibrancy.

Argentina's capital has placed a moratorium on new construction due to failing infrastructure and concerns over the pace of neighborhood change.

A broad and controversial watershed protection plan for Florida's Miami-Dade County was released recently. It calls for a time extension on the county's urban development boundary to 2025 to help protect the area's water quality.

Rene Rodriguez, the once highly lauded director of the Miami-Dade Housing Agency, stands accused of taking from the poor to serve developer interests, as well as his own.

The historic Trinity Episcopal Cathedral looks to downtown Miami residential growth as a way to fill its half-empty pews.

Despite a large gap in funding, the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County are hopeful that a downtown Miami ballpark could be built for the Florida Marlins, adding to the synergy of the new performing arts center and American Airlines Arena.

Responding to increasing cancellations and growing inventory, national home builders are being forced to slow production and lay off workers.

With 90,000 residents and growing, Davie, Florida is struggling to move beyond its rural roots.

Robert Taylor Homes, the largest in a wave of urban public housing projects built during the 1960s, has finally fallen victim to the wreaking ball as part of the Chicago Housing Authorities massive redevelopment plans.

Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds, headed by former NBA Star Magic Johnson, is investing millions of dollars into the biggest condominium development to date in the Miami working class neighborhood of Little Havana.