discounts, deals and free events in Miami
Imagine a night on South Beach not driving around aimlessly looking for a parking spot. Well…that day is here with the launch of the free Alton Road/West Loop Trolley Service. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony and inaugural ride is set for 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at Fifth Street and Lenox Avenue bus stop, north side. […]
The free Tow To Go program, a partnership of AAA and Bud Light, works to keep drunk drivers off the road on holidays. It’s a good reminder to think before you go out, and designate a driver who’ll stay sober. Tow To Go, which is offered various holidays in Florida, provides AAA tow trucks — […]
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Miami-Dade County’s Golden Passport program provides free travel on mass transit for permanent residents aged 65 and older. Younger Social Security recipients are eligible as well. To get the Golden Passport EASY card, you must complete this application and have a photo ID made. The senior EASY card is good for 20 years; others must […]
The Cat Networks’ Meow Mobile travels around Miami-Dade County to spay and neuter community cats for free or at a discounted rate. Here is the schedule. You can also make appointments for low-cost spay and neutering for cats. For an appointment, email meowmobile@thecatnetwork.org or call 305-233-9958.
Miami-Dade County wants you to save water. The county has several incentives to encourage that. The county give you a free high-efficiency shower head in exchange for an old one, up to two per household. You can exchange pre-1996 shower heads during business hours at the Caleb Center, the South Dade Government Center and the […]
Got mulch? It’s good for water conservation and feeds plants while keeping weeds down. The City of Miami has plenty to spare and will share free mulch with anybody who will come get it, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Head to the Virginia Key mulch facility, 3851 Rickenbacker Cswy.
Miami-Dade Animal Services provides discount spay and neuter surgeries for dogs and cats two days a week at the animal shelter. Pets older than four months need proof of rabies vaccine, or the county will administer the vaccine for $10. The service is for Miami-Dade residents only. You can schedule an appointment online. Cats: $15 spay […]
Download the free Miami Beach Report It App and access frequently asked questions, request services and express concerns. If the question is not listed, you can submit it for inclusion. How to download to your phone.
Miami-Dade County residents can replace older-model toilets with High-Efficiency models. Single-family residential property owners or tenants, as well as multi-family property owners, may receive a $50 rebate with the purchase and installation of a WaterSense-certified High-Efficiency toilet. The residential property must have been built prior to 1996. To quality for the rebate, you must submit the […]
We are delighted to announce that Onelia Collazo Mendive has joined us as editor of Miami on the Cheap. Onelia is the former web supervisor for GablesHomePage, a hyperlocal site about the City of Coral Gables and also managed the MiamiHerald.com/coralgables subdomain. She has worked as a calendar editor for various news outlets. She worked […]
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