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3h ago

Jolly says governor race could hinge on undecided Black voters

Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly said he is making concerted efforts to reach undecided Black voters in the final three weeks of the campaign, calling that bloc potentially decisive.

4h ago

Voters weigh $569M for schools vs $188 median tax cut

Miami-Dade voters will decide whether to renew a referendum that funds more than $569 million for public schools, including teacher raises, or provide about $188 in tax relief for the median homeowner if it fails.

10h ago

1,049-foot Waldorf Astoria Miami 93% sold, tops out soon

The $1.2 billion Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami will rise 1,049 feet and 100 stories on Biscayne Boulevard as Florida’s first supertall. Of 363 residences priced from $3 million to $11 million, with penthouses about $25 million, 93% are sold; three of eight penthouses remain. About 500 Moriarty workers are on site six days a week; the structure is expected to reach its highest floor in about seven weeks, with completion in the first quarter of 2028 and a 205-room hotel opening in the second quarter of 2028.

13h ago

Judge sides with developer in Silver Court eviction fight

On Monday, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch denied injunctive relief sought by the Silver Court Mobile Home Park Homeowners Association to halt evictions in Little Havana. Urban Group issued a March 11 notice of eviction due to change of land use effective on or before Sept. 30; residents own their homes and rent the lots. Coral Gables attorney Jorge L. Piedra represented 1989 Sunny Court LLC, a Marquis Property Company subsidiary; Legal Services of Greater Miami and the Community Justice Project represented the residents.

14h ago

Keys trial fugitive who fled to Mexico back in Monroe jail

A suspect who fled a Florida Keys felony trial to Mexico is back in the Monroe County jail. Authorities say he beat a Monroe County deputy responding to a domestic abuse call, stole the patrol car, then carjacked a woman’s SUV.

14h ago

Outsider Tim Boylan challenges 23-year Virginia Gardens mayor

Virginia Gardens Mayor Spencer Deno, in office more than 23 years in the village of just over 2,300 near MIA, is seeking another term and says the village is debt-free and has secured more than $10 million in outside funding for infrastructure. Challenger Tim Boylan, a marine-industry business owner who has never held office, cites rising living costs. Early voting begins Oct. 19; Election Day is Nov. 3.

14h ago

Judge weighs if Mayor Jacobs forfeited seat over Fort Pierce home

Broward Circuit Judge Shari Africk Olefson heard a non-jury trial Monday on whether Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs forfeited office by failing to maintain town residency after buying a Fort Pierce home for about $565,000 in December 2024 with a VA-backed mortgage. The town cited homestead and veteran disability tax filings and other St. Lucie County records; Jacobs testified he still lives in a Pembroke Park mobile home since 2016 and bought the Fort Pierce house for his wife and children. Olefson did not rule Monday and is expected to decide next week.

15h ago

Sweetwater IC3: $249M, 12 stories, 1,400-plus parking spaces

Construction continues on Miami-Dade County’s $249 million Integrated Command & Communications Center in Sweetwater, a 12-story fortified facility for emergency mobile assets and offices. Nine of 12 levels will provide more than 1,400 parking spaces, topped by an 80-foot communications tower.

15h ago

28-year-old charged in $2,110 liquor theft at Aston Martin tower

Victor Montesinos, 28, faces felony charges after Miami police say surveillance showed him taking 23 liquor bottles valued at more than $2,110 from an employee-only kitchen fridge at the terrace restaurant on the 55th floor of Aston Martin Residences around 10:50 p.m. on Sept. 27. He was arrested Saturday evening on the 34th floor of 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way; bond was set at $10,000 with an order to stay away from the restaurant, and arraignment is set for Dec. 9 at 9 a.m. before Judge Cristina Miranda.

15h ago

Suit says Millrose bought $200M in homes, rented at a loss

Leon and Sylvia Rubenstein filed a proposed Securities Exchange Act class action in Southern District of Florida against Millrose Properties, CEO Darren Richman, and CFO Garrett Rosenblum for investors who bought stock from the Feb. 7, 2025 Lennar spinoff through Oct. 2. The complaint alleges Millrose bought about $200 million of completed homes from Lennar and rented them at a loss despite disclosures framing it as a homesite option platform that would not lease properties; Millrose shares fell $2.10, or 8.5%, to $22.51 on Oct. 5 after a Hunterbrook Media report.

16h ago

Soffer sells 14,500-SF Wynwood parcel to Ederhy for $6.5M

An entity tied to David Ederhy paid $6.5 million for Rock Soffer’s 14,500-square-foot site at 127-135 Northwest 24th Street, with $4 million seller financing due September 2028. Combined with a related March 2025 purchase of 128-138 Northwest 25th Street for $8.2 million, the buyer’s assemblage is about 0.7 acres for $14.7 million; Ederhy plans a long-term hold, renovating the north building and using the south lot for an art gallery and retail. Soffer had bought the properties in late 2022 for $13.1 million for a mixed-use hotel plan that did not proceed.

19h ago

$19.5M construction loan closed for 29 Indian Creek condos

Trinity Southern secured a $19.5 million construction loan from S3 Capital for 29 Indian Creek at 2901 Indian Creek Drive near Miami Beach’s Faena District after presales topped 70%. The project includes 14 one- to three-bedroom condos and two townhomes from 840 to more than 4,400 square feet, priced from $1.5 million to over $8 million, with completion expected in 2027; construction is about 25% complete. JMH Development’s Jason Halpern transferred the 15,000-square-foot site for $8 million the day the loan closed and remains a partner.

19h ago

Transit fares rise to $2.75 in 2027; six bus lines still cut

One-way Miami-Dade bus and Metrorail fares will increase from $2.25 to $2.75 in 2027, about $250 more per year for a typical commuter. Advocacy pressure helped preserve early-morning and late-night service on some routes and save more than $20 million in service versus a July plan to eliminate 12 routes, but the final budget still cuts six bus lines and 34 late-night trips. Officials emptied the transportation infrastructure improvement district fund for another year and directed study of Metromover fares.

20h ago

Vanderbilt hits $400M of $520M goal for West Palm campus

Vanderbilt University has raised $400 million toward a $520 million fundraising goal for an 8-acre West Palm Beach graduate campus from South Tamarind to Sapodilla avenues and Datura to Fern streets. Palm Beach County native Natasha V. Sachs will lead the campus; construction is expected to start next year for a 2029 opening serving about 1,000 students in business, engineering, and tech in a 300,000-square-foot Elkus Manfredi-designed complex. The city and county donated 7 acres in 2024, and Jeff Greene donated 1.3 acres valued at about $80 million in March.

22h ago

Palm Beach may foreclose 332 S County Rd over $226K in fines

Palm Beach Town Council is set to vote on foreclosing the 1935 Maurice Fatio-designed building at 332 South County Road, where owner Robert Andrew Roddy owes about $226,700 in daily code fines as of Sept. 17 for fire and structural violations. The 9,400-square-foot retail-and-apartment property is assessed at $5 million; a construction management agreement set a February 2026 finish date, and the town said roughly half the required work was done as of Sept. 28. Roddy said he has spent about $1 million on restoration and will fight foreclosure.

13h ago

Miami Beach GTA 6 promo deal unsigned; blimp lands in SC

A Miami Beach official said the city has not signed an agreement with Amplify Marketing Inc. to start a GTA 6 campaign as early as Oct. 15, after a September vote only authorized negotiations, and called that start date “most likely not.” Separately, a Goodyear blimp in Vice City livery flew south from Akron, Ohio, stopped in Winston-Salem, N.C., and later landed in Walterboro, S.C., to refuel overnight.

13h ago

Boca vet’s laser BOAS surgery helps French bulldog Bronco

In Boca Raton, veterinarian Dr. Boaz Man performed about a 60-minute carbon dioxide laser BOAS surgery on Bronco, a 2-year-old French bulldog owned by Michael Gonzalez, removing obstructing throat and nostril tissue to widen airways. Man said he has used improved laser techniques for the specialized procedure for about five years and teaches other veterinarians the method; the surgery can be covered by pet insurance.

15h ago

Park Tavern at 32 SE Second Ave. closes Sunday, Oct. 18

Park Tavern, at 32 SE Second Ave. just off Atlantic Avenue in downtown Delray Beach, will serve its last day Sunday, Oct. 18, after more than 15 years. Founded in 2012 by Brandon Belluscio, Brian Albe, and chef Anthony Pizzo of Cut 432, the restaurant was known for happy hour and from-scratch comfort food; no public reason was given for the closure.

17h ago

NYC’s A Pasta Bar opens Oct. 21 at 1784 West Ave.

A Pasta Bar will open Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the former Sushi Garage space at 1784 West Ave. in Sunset Harbour, its first location outside New York’s SoHo. The 4,700-square-foot restaurant features a marble pasta bar, open kitchen, and 17-seat chef’s counter, with daily hours 5 to 11 p.m. and aperitivo from 5 to 7 p.m.; the Miami menu adds proteins, seafood, crudos, and gluten-free, whole-wheat, vegan, and protein-enriched pastas.

17h ago

Whiteside’s Lakeview Court home under contract at $14.8M

Former Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside’s 5,400-square-foot waterfront mansion at 528 Lakeview Court in Miami Beach went under contract again at an asking price of $14.8 million, the second-priciest of 13 Miami-Dade listings at $4 million-plus that went pending between Oct. 5 and Oct. 11. Whiteside paid $7.3 million for the 2014-built five-bedroom home in 2016; it has 90 feet of water frontage, a 45-foot dock, and three Jet Ski slips. Last week’s pending luxury deals totaled $101.2 million in asking volume.

20h ago

Cunningham cites parks, Complete Streets as final term winds down

Palmetto Bay Mayor Karyn Cunningham, a former first-grade teacher who won a council seat in 2014 after a 2012 loss, is approaching the end of her final term. She pointed to Complete Streets, new sidewalks, Veterans Park, a new recreation center, stormwater work, and an upcoming indoor pickleball facility, and said she will next chair the Salvation Army board and serve on the ChamberSouth board.

10h ago

No Limit and Cash Money throwback tour plays Sunrise Nov. 6

No Limit Records founder Master P said the joint No Limit and Cash Money throwback tour is coming to Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise on Nov. 6, part of a run he described as selling out markets from Houston to Detroit.

22h ago

Res plays How I Do 25th-anniversary show at Las Rosas Oct. 14

Res (Shareese Renée Ballard) performs her How I Do 25th-anniversary tour on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Las Rosas Miami, 2898 NW 7th Ave., presented by Brainville with DJs Kumi and Natalie Foucauld as an III Points satellite party. Interscope recently reissued the 2001 album on vinyl with expanded artwork and the Japan-only track “Toxic You.”

3h ago

Billionaire Bunker seeks manager at $215,000 salary

The exclusive island community known as Billionaire Bunker, home to billionaires and celebrities, is under new management and advertising a position paying $215,000.

14h ago

Drier air arrives Tuesday; highs upper 80s, low rain chance

A weak cold front crossing South Florida left Monday evening mostly dry. North winds were expected to bring drier air over Broward and Miami-Dade overnight, with Tuesday lows in the mid-70s, highs in the upper 80s, mostly sunny skies, north-northeast winds 5 to 10 mph gusting to 15, and a low rain chance.

16h ago

Miami Beach PreK scholarships up to $3,000; apply by Nov. 30

The City of Miami Beach approved a Prekindergarten Scholarship Program for the 2027-28 school year offering eligible resident families up to $3,000 toward PreK tuition. Applications are open through Monday, Nov. 30, 2026.

17h ago

Miami Beach phone outage blocks calls to city departments

The City of Miami Beach reported a phone system outage on Oct. 12 affecting multiple departments, leaving callers temporarily unable to reach city offices while crews worked to restore service.

18h ago

Miami Beach seawall grants up to $20k; LMI need no match

Miami Beach’s Private Property Adaptation Seawall Expedite Program is accepting applications for up to $20,000 in matching funds for seawall improvement projects. Qualifying low-to-moderate-income property owners are not required to match funds.

21h ago

South Florida PBS earns 24 Suncoast Emmy nominations for 2026

South Florida PBS (WPBT and WXEL) received 24 Suncoast Regional Emmy nominations for staff and partner productions, including Changing Seas, KidVision, Art Loft, and Rooted in Florida. Winners will be announced Dec. 5, 2026, at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood.

23h ago

Miami Beach Commission meets Wednesday 8:30 a.m. at City Hall

The Miami Beach City Commission meets Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 8:30 a.m. in Commission Chambers at City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, 3rd floor, with public participation also available via Zoom and other city streams.

23h ago

JLL adds Martin, Cope, Blumer from Avison Young for north SoFla

JLL hired Greg Martin and Justin Cope as senior managing directors and Lisa Blumer as senior vice president from Avison Young to focus on Broward and Palm Beach office leasing, landlord representation, and building sales. Separately, Mike Nathanson returned to Blanca Commercial Real Estate as senior vice president for Palm Beach and Broward leasing, and Lantern Real Estate moved vice president Jessica Adler from New York to Palm Beach.

Oct 12

County offices and libraries closed Monday; transit runs normal

Miami-Dade County offices, libraries, and the Pet Adoption and Protection Center are closed Oct. 12 for Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Miami-Dade transit and solid waste keep regular schedules.