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This keepsake edition marks the conclusion of Miami Today’s 43rd year of serving this community by examining some of the best of Miami individuals and institutions over a broad array of categories. All are chosen not by Miami Today but by a select team of knowledgeable and thoughtful observers for t
Miami-Dade County has 2,075 more hotel rooms in the construction pipeline this week than it had exactly a year ago, although total U.S. hotel construction has fallen for 15 consecutive months, according to data provided to Miami Today by the CoStar information and analytics firm. This story is premi
Miami-Dade would need at least $13.9 million that it doesn’t have in order to fulfill a 2025 resolution seeing to aid patrons who use mobility devices or wheelchairs by installing adaptive fishing piers or floating docks at all county parks where fishing is available, a report to commissioners says.
The heart of the City of Miami has been transformed by substantial urban growth, with Miami Worldcenter bringing new life to the core downtown area. And now, a neighboring high-profile site is destined to become home to a luxury tower offering a wide array of mixed uses. Last week a team of developm
Miami Beach commissioners have voted on a first reading to establish safety regulations for operators of micromobility devices. A final vote is yet to come. The need for the item, which was sponsored by Commissioner Tanya Katzoff Bhatt, stems from national safety data showing that injuries related t
Two abandoned Allapattah properties could soon be transformed into soccer fields that double as community service hubs under a plan calling for immediate activation timed to coincide with the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer, kicking off a larger phased redevelopment connecting sports, education, foo
As the nation prepares to mark its 250th birthday, the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (Frost Science) is seizing the historic moment with a multi-platform programming initiative titled America250: Celebrating American Innovation. Timed to the nation’s Semiquincentennial, the initiative
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VISIT FLORIDA FUNDS: Visit Florida President and CEO Bryan Griffin said the tourism marketing agency is in line to receive $80 million from the state in draft budgets for fiscal year 2026-2027 now before the Senate and House – the same level as the current year. “We’re very pleased about that, for t
Janet Moreira moved to Miami during the final semester of law school in 2001 for an externship at a small Coral Gables firm, expecting it to be a temporary stop before returning north. Instead, she stayed, passed the Florida Bar, and built her entire legal career in South Florida as intellectual pro
Rain is in the forecast for the next couple of days so the sunshine might not stay for long
His trial for the crash that killed a teenage girl was set to begin June 1st.
The past four years have been gut wrenching for Tasha Patterson. It all ended with devastating news two weeks ago. The twin sons she has...
TORONTO (AP) — Jesús Sánchez hit his first career grand slam, Ernie Clement and Yohendrick Piñango had solo home runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays...
Body camera footage captured the takedown of a woman who was arrested over a tow truck dispute outside her Southwest Miami-Dade home last year. 7News...
Coupled with inflation and rising fuel costs, South Florida barbecue restaurants are struggling to manage expenses.
Miami Gardens residents protested outside of El Dorado Furniture on Tuesday morning to oppose a proposal to convert a property on Northwest 44th Court from a residential zone to an industrial zone.
The 2026 American Music Awards brought extra heat in Vegas last night. The MGM Grand was filled with nostalgia and a whole lotta K-Pop. The...
The Miami Dolphins made the announcement on X early Tuesday morning.
Two separate tragic incidents in Miami’s waters — both tied to prominent local real estate figures and which each ended in the death of a teen — are headed for very different legal outcomes. Commercial broker George Pino, CEO of Doral-based State Street Realty, faces a felony vessel homicide charge,
A top DHS official directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims.
Rain chances are set to increase into the week going to the weekend.
Beef prices have hit record highs, as America's cattle supply drops to its lowest level in decades.
Brickell Key condo owners are accusing developer Swire Properties of scheming to illegally saddle them with the financial burden for seawall replacement on the triangular island off Miami’s Brickell, according to a lawsuit. Five residential condo associations sued Miami-based Swire over its $32.3 mi
A juicy lawsuit against the city of Miami Beach and Boucher Group over the redevelopment of a city-owned beachfront ended in a $3 million settlement, payable to the owner of Nikki Beach. Boucher agreed to pay $1.5 million to Penrod Brothers to settle the lawsuit. The city agreed to pay $1.5 million,
A lake-to-ocean estate in Manalapan that comes with its own underground tunnel topped new pending sales activity in Palm Beach County. Buyers signed 15 contracts between May 18 and May 24 for luxury properties in Palm Beach County, according to a report by Douglas Elliman’s Eklund-Gomes team. The pr
While male masturbation is viewed as "normal," sometimes funny, and almost inevitable, for women, the act is still talked about as crude, dirty, and slutty in some spaces.
The US arm of French perfume mogul Jean Madar’s Madar Group sold three homes at the Mansions on Fisher Island, asking a combined $105.5 million. Madar Group USA, led by CEO David-Emmanuel Cohen, said that leaves just three single-family homes for sale within the 2.5-acre development. The three homes
Palm Tree Crew is making a move that could change the way people think about music brands.
The multibillion-dollar private equity firm Nahla Capital is seeking approval of a plan to expand the Raleigh Miami Beach redevelopment. New York-based Nahla, led by managing principal Genghis Hadi, will go before the Miami Beach Planning Board on June 2 for comprehensive plan and code amendments al
Marglli Gallego was supposed to be a savior for South Florida’s largest homeowners association. She rode to power at the Hammocks, first elected to the board of directors as treasurer in 2015 and then rising to president in 2017. Some homeowners say at first, they saw her as their way out from previ
🏆 Residential: Miami Beach logged the priciest home sale in South Florida, where a condo at the Palazzo Del Sol at 7085 Fisher Island changed hands for $26.7 million. The unit, last listed for $28.9 million, measures about 7,600 square feet and has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and two half bathroo
"Facing a judge looking like this was a bigger punishment for him"
From Biscayne Bay to the Miami River, these 17 Miami waterfront restaurants offer great views, cocktails, and sunset dining.
The local music scene is constantly evolving, but the Haitian diaspora refuses to be left behind.
“Weird Al” Yankovic, American Black Film Festival, Miami Swim Week, and more can't-miss events in Miami this week.
A Miami-Dade County jury found that the buyer of a modest Golden Beach home cheated his broker out of a commission. The amount at the center of the case? $84,000 for the $2.8 million sale of a waterfront home in Golden Beach just before the pandemic. That’s not what caught my eye. The jury ruled tha
The acts of aggression stem from a lawsuit arguing special fishing permits issued in Florida will lead to overfishing.
A company tied to Randall Smith of the multibillion-dollar “vulture” investment firm Alden Global Capital sold a new mansion in Palm Beach for $93.3 million. Property records show 757 Island Dr LLC sold the eight-bedroom house, which was approved by the town’s architectural commission in 2022, the P
After Coral Gables blocked a restaurant owner's proposal to host World Cup parties, he's selling his 25-year-old bierhaus.