Once home to the Ebenezer Baptist Church of Overtown, Miami, the new Overtown Performing Arts Center (OPAC) has been remodeled and repurposed to suit the needs of a historic community that has seen an influx of new businesses, new excitement and local and national attention....
The "Redevelopment" is a Radio Talk Show hosted by Miami Commission Chairman Keon Hardemon. This show provides listeners with updates on redevelopment efforts that are underway in the Overtown / Park West communities as a result of CRA funding . Listeners can tune in every...
Lyric Live is an Apollo-styled showcase, which allows the audience to choose the winner with a round of applause, and "boo" the losers, who are danced off the stage by an authentic Bahamian Junkanoo Band. The monthly showcase, which takes place on the first Friday of...
Folklife Friday's is held on the first Friday of every month from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the 9th Street Pedestrian Mall on NW 2nd Avenue & 9th Street. Patrons can enjoy tasty food, arts & crafts, music and more. For more information about Folklife...
There have been recent articles about the Town Park Plaza North Rehabilitation $15 million project funded by the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (“CRA”) to rehabilitate 169 condominium units at Overtown’s Town Park Plaza North housing complex. Some articles left readers with the false...
WHO/WHAT: Headliner Market Group (HMG), City of Miami Commission Chairman Keon Hardemon, and the Southeast Overtown / Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) proudly announce the return of the Overtown Music & Arts Festival (OMAF). The annual street festival will take place Saturday, July 15, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. to...
As students prepare for summer break, the FACE Summer Youth Employment and Training Program is seeking to hire 60 interns from the Overtown community. On May 22, 2017, the Southeast Overtown / Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (“CRA”) Board of Commissioners awarded Urgent Inc. with...
On May 31, 2017 , City of Miami Commission Chair Keon Hardemon & The Southeast Overtown / Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) joined community leaders, local residents and representatives from the construction company, H.A. Contracting Corp., to break ground on the Town Park Plaza...