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Master tailor Fidel Aquino credits the Allapattah Collaborative with saving his business
Fidel Aquino makes the finest fitted suits and guayaberas in all of Miami’s “Little Santo Domingo”—maybe all of the city itself. A young 72, Aquino trained with fellow Dominican designer Oscar de la Renta, and is now regarded as a master. His clothes are worn by star Reggaeton musicians.
Miami nonprofit buys land for affordable housing project
The nonprofit plans to redevelop the 24,000-square-foot parcel as a five-story mixed-use building, with an eye to keeping residents and businesses in the community amid rising rents and growing speculation by developers.
Public Land for Public Good: Preserving Miami’s Dominican Neighborhood
This article concludes NPQ’s series Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Coproduced with the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders, a national network of Latinx community development groups, this series highlights community preservation, land ownership, and business development efforts in Latinx and immigrant communities across the country.
Secretary Byrd Designates Allapattah Main Street as Florida Main Street Program of the Month
Today, Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced that Allapattah Main Street, located in Miami-Dade County, has been designated the August 2025 Florida Main Street Program of the Month. “Allapattah continues to make progress locally and nationally since being designated a Florida Main Street Community in 2021,” said Secretary of State Cord Byrd.