Paul B. Hernandez Talks About the Leah Arts District - #OnlyInMiami Show, Ep. 74 - 4/27/2015

Episode 74 of the #OnlyinMiami Show featured an interview with Hialeah City Commissioner Paul B. Hernandez. Grant began by talking about a new development project in Overtown. While the project might be worthwhile, special attention needs to be paid to the visual elements on the building exterior to ensure that visual pollution from extensive advertisements does not occur. Then, Paul B. Hernandez joined the show to talk about the current happenings in the Miami-Dade County's second-largest municipality, the City of Hialeah. He talked about the governmental structure of Hialeah, where every commissioner is at-large and represents the entire city. He also talked about how Hialeah is looking to become a new haven for artists in Miami-Dade County by creating a new arts district within the city boundaries. The new arts district will extend along East 10th Ave from 9th Street (NW 62nd St in the county numbering system) to 17th Street (NW 71st St). It will be a place where artists can live, work, and display their art. Grant Stern and Commissioner Hernandez also gave a brief history of Hialeah. They talked about the financial demographics of the area and the dynamics of real estate within the city. Finally, Commissioner Hernandez talked about a kickoff event that will happen on May 17. For more information and updates, search the hashtag #HialeahNow or follow @LeahArtsDistrict on Instagram. Later, Javier Gonzalez joined the show to talk about the second annual eMerge Americas convention at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The main event will be Monday, May 4 and Tuesday, May 5. It is a chance for executives to network and talk about technology. Special guest presenters include the Small Business Administration head Maria Contreras and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development chief Julian Castro. For more information, visit the event website at http://emergeamericas.org/ or follow @emergeamericas on Twitter or Instagram. At the beginning of the second hour, Grant was joined by local poet Antonia Wright. She talked about her start in poetry and . She talked about the closing events for the O, Miami poetry festival that has been running throughout the month of April in various places around Miami-Dade. She also shared an original poem, You Must Be An Artist. For more information about the festival, visit omiami.org or follow them on Twitter at @omiamifestival. Finally, Grant was joined by the Drastic Fanatic and Jose El Rey to talk sports. They talked about the upcoming NFL draft and whether the top draft pick will be Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariotta, or a dark horse. They also talked about what teams might be trying to move up or down in the draft. They gave their opinions on what approach the Dolphins should take and what holes need to be filled. They guys also talked about the Marlins turnaround and the NBA playoffs.