Teen accused of strangling puppy at Miramar apartment complex
Police say 19-year-old Javondre Antonio Jackson was housesitting the 8-month-old golden doodle, and a judge set his total bond at $15,500.
Massive new Italian food hall finally opens in Coral Gables
From freshly made pasta and Roman-style pizza to wood-fired steaks and gelato, the highly anticipated Italian food hall from the team behind Zucca opens at The Plaza Coral Gables. After months of anticipation, Coral Gables is finally getting its very own slice of Italy. Zuccaly, the sprawling 8,000-square-foot Italian food...
Major closures planned on Dolphin Expressway, I-395 in Miami this weekend
MIAMI — Drivers traveling through Miami this weekend should prepare for major highway closures and detours as crews continue construction on the I-395/SR 836/I-95 Design-Build Project. A previously scheduled operation to install a steel reinforcement structure for a bridge support over the Dolphin Expressway (State Road 836) has been...
Florida Hotel Worker Stole 192 Lobster Tails from Hotel Kitchen Worth Over $6,500: Police
Police allege he took pork belly, snapper, calamari and other kitchen inventory.
Mail carrier arrested for allegedly driving drunk on job in Florida
Eliezer Valcourt Broward County Sheriff's Office Florida mailman Eliezer Valcourt was arrested for driving under the influence while operating a U.S. Postal Service vehicle in Fort Lauderdale . Police responded to complaints on Tuesday evening after drivers reported the postal truck stopped in the road and the driver screaming while driving. An arrest report states that Valcourt nearly hit a police officer, exhibited clear signs of intoxication, and slurred his speech. During a field sobriety
Soak City: Miami Braces for Muggy Downpours, King Tides and Flooded Streets
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed Wednesday, with the National Weather Service forecasting a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms in Miami tonight, mainly between 1 and 2 a.m. The latest Miami forecast keeps a chance of storms overnight. Wednesday’s daytime forecast called for a 60% chance of rain, with showers...
Columbus High wants to buy a public elementary school. The district says no
One of Miami’s most prominent private high schools made an offer to buy an active elementary school site from Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The district is poised to tell them no, according to a proposed agenda item for next week’s school board meeting and comments made by members at a committee meeting Wednesday. Christopher Columbus High School made an unsolicited offer to buy Banyan Elementary, which sits across SW 87th Avenue from its main campus. Banyan Elementary had about 350 students
How III Points became a $36 million force in Miami
The once fledgling festival is now an economic engine, but has taken care not to forget its home city or proletarian roots. “Every great cause,” the longshoreman philosopher Eric Hoffer once averred, “begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.” The same could be said of the vast
Columbus High wants to buy a public elementary school. The district says no
One of Miami’s most prominent private high schools made an offer to buy an active elementary school site from Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The district is poised to tell them no, according to a proposed agenda item for next week’s school board meeting and comments made by members at a committee meeting Wednesday.
Miami mogul wants to buy historic courthouse – and plans go beyond the tower
Billionaire businessman Moishe Mana submitted plans to the county for a revamped Miami-Dade Courthouse last month. His vision for the 1920s landmark includes art galleries, fashion showrooms and event space. Mana is offering to buy the courthouse for $5 million, far below the $35 million minimum bid the county has set

















