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First female African-American mayor in the state of Florida and the first female mayor of Opa-locka [9] [10] John Riley: 1984–1986 [6] Robert B. Ingram: 1986–1998 First directly elected African-American mayor of Opa-locka [11] Choose to not run for re-election in 1998 in order to run for the school board of Miami-Dade County [12] [13] Alvin ...
Opa-locka was founded in 1926 by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss, who had retired to become a real estate developer during the nascent Florida land boom.The city's unique "Arabian" or "Moorish" architectural theme was executed by American architect Bernhardt E. Muller, who had designed several Mediterranean and Spanish-style homes in nearby Miami in 1923. [8]
In an interview with Opa-Locka’s newspaper, the North Dade Hub, Muller explained the original intent of his scheme for Opa-Locka: [3] In planning the city, our [Muller and Curtiss] idea was to avoid the only too-well known checkerboard idea of development with the visual square boxes planted on each lot, making a composite of architectural ...
When Matthew Pigatt stepped down as Opa-locka mayor in late 2021, he made allegations of a corrupt government and mismanagement as the reasons for his departure. Four candidates running for Opa ...
Construction to start on Opa-locka development, boosting jobs in the city
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[5] [6] [7] Running against commissioner Helen Miller, commissioner Donna McKenna, John Hennessey, Vance Philipps, and Guillermo Lazo, [8] [9] he was narrowly defeated in the April election coming in 4th place behind Miller (who became Opa-Locka's first female mayor), McKenna (who became deputy mayor), and Lazo (the city's first Latino ...
Opa-locka Mayor John H. Taylor II posted these sentiments to Facebook: “The City of Opa-locka grieves the loss of a Noble Man and friend. ... Book excerpt: "Source Code: My Beginnings" by Bill ...