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Nine Palmetto Bay candidates face voters at Saturday forum

Around Palmetto Bay will host a free, nonpartisan candidates forum Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, giving voters a chance to question nine candidates for mayor and two council seats ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

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Palmetto Bay's FL-27 race shifts to 'lean Republican'

Fox News Power Rankings and Sabato's Crystal Ball both downgraded Florida's 27th Congressional District from "likely Republican" to "lean Republican" on Wednesday, Sept. 23, signaling a newly competitive race between Rep. María Elvira Salazar and Democratic challenger Eliott Rodriguez ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

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Exterior of a large red brick building with arched openings and railroad tracks in the foreground.

Nine Palmetto Bay candidates face voters at Saturday forum

Around Palmetto Bay will host a free, nonpartisan candidates forum Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, giving voters a chance to question nine candidates for mayor and two council seats ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Exterior of a large red brick building with arched openings and railroad tracks in the foreground.

Nine Palmetto Bay candidates face voters at Saturday forum

Around Palmetto Bay will host a free, nonpartisan candidates forum Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, giving voters a chance to question nine candidates for mayor and two council seats ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

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Slow-moving storms bring localized flooding risk to Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay on Monday

Slow-moving afternoon thunderstorms on Monday, Aug. 3, bring localized flooding risk to Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay, with heat index values reaching 103°F and storms expected mainly after 5 p.m.

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Cutler Bay becomes first Florida municipality to win national floodplain management award

Cutler Bay's Public Works Department earned four awards in 2026, including the James Lee Witt Local Award for Excellence in Floodplain Management, making it the first Florida municipality to receive the national honor in the award's 40-year history.

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