Kardashians dissed by DiLido, dashed by North Bay Road homeowners

Kim, Kourtney and kids at Miami Children’s Museum

You may see Kim and Kourtney Kardashian playing on Miami Beach in the new season of their reality show, but they won’t be living here.

Their efforts to get homeowner approval in three Beach neighborhoods were dashed (sorry!) — on the Sunset Islands, DiLido Island and on North Bay Road, according to Raul Gonzalez of Miami Beach’s Office of Film and Print.

In each case, they needed signatures from the immediate neighbors of the home they wanted to use for three months of non-stop filming, and well as support from 90 percent of homeowners within 500 feet. Residents complained the film crews and paparazzi would disrupt their quiet neighborhoods.

So, where will Kim and Kourtney be? “They found a place  in a gated community in North Miami Beach,” just north of Oleta River State Park, Gonzalez said.

And filming has begun. Only Wednesday, Kim and Kourtney and Kourtney’s two children, Mason and Penelope, visited the Wizard of Oz interactive exhibit at the Miami Children’s museum.

Another DiLido Island burglary alarms Venetian Causeway residents

Venetian Island Homeowner Association leaders are alerting island residents of another burglary on DiLido Island, the fifth in the last two months.

This one happened Wednesday night. A homeowner returning from work discovered their home had been entered through a living room window. Electronics, jewelry and a bicycle was taken.

In November, the homeowner association complained of four burglaries on DiLido.

The homeowner said Miami Beach Police responded quickly on Wednesday. That doesn’t seem to be enough, said Eleanor Carney, wife of Venetian Islands Homeowner Association president Greg Carney,  in an email to island residents on Thursday.

“I am glad to hear that MBPD responded well, but I have to agree that evidently their current efforts are not sufficient,” she wrote. “We heard of another incident within the last few days on DiLido  involving an older couple where a team of crooks tried to con their way into their home. Thank goodness nothing happened there.

The homeower group is asking Miami Beach to provide “additional help in dealing with what appears to be an escalating situation on our islands despite the extra efforts the police are expending.”

 

Venetian Causeway residents to discuss crime, casinos

This is a big week for big issues on Belle Isle, the Venetian Causeway and Miami Beach, with a variety of forums scheduled on topics ranging from the recent DiLido Island burglaries to casino plans for mainland Miami and Miami Beach.

The Venetian Island Homeowner Association holds its general meeting Thursday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m. at the Miami Beach Police headquarters on Washington Avenue and 11th Street.

The presentation from the police department is supposed to start at 6:30 p.m., VIHA president Greg Carney says,  After that discussion, the homeowner leadership will “discuss the latest information on the proposed Genting Gambling Casino development at the end of the Causeway, the status of various construction projects on our islands, airplane noise” and other issues raised by residents.

So add that meeting to several others upcoming that are specifically geared to the casino issue:

– On Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m., Mayor Matty Bower is holding a forum with residents at the Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Dr.

– On Friday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m., the Miami Beach City Commission is holding a workshop in Convention Center Hall C, room 134.

– On Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. til noon, several prominent Miamians in organizations opposed to casinos are holding a presentation at Tony Goldman’s Light Box Theater, 404 NW 26th St., in conjuction with the Urban Environment League of Greater Miami.  Presenters include urban planners, architects, former state Sen. Dan Gelber (head of No Casinos in South Florida) and former Miami-Dade Commissioner Katy Sorenson (head of the Good Government Initiative).

–On Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m., the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce is holding a gaming forum at the Convention Center in Hall D. To be sure of a seat,  you’ll need to register. You can do that here.  

– On Wednesday, Dec. 14 after 5 p.m., the City Commission is supposed to discuss the official city position on the issue.

Venetian Causeway homeowner leaders warn of burglaries on DiLido Island

There have been four residential burglaries on DiLido Island in the last three weeks, the leaders of the Venetian Island Homeowner Association report, and they are asking island residents to be vigilant.

VHIA president Greg Carney first alerted residents Nov. 13 in an email that mail had been stolen from residents mailboxes on DiLido, and a police report had been filed.

Sunday, Carney’s wife alerted residents that there are now four reported burglaries.

“One appears to have involved a homeless person breaking into a property near the Causeway while the owner had stepped out for about an hour during the day.

“Another daylight incident involved several mopeds being stolen from a locked garage (a beat-up gray pickup truck was seen in the vicinity when this occurred).”

The association is asking Miami Beach Police to increase neighborhood patrols, something that had been discussed with police representatives at the last Venetian Causeway neighborhood meeting.