Four boats catch fire at Miami marina; officials work to determine cause
Four boats caught fire early Thursday at a Miami marina, and authorities are working to determine the cause, officials said. It was 1:55 a.m. when Miami Fire Rescue responded to reports of multiple vessels on fire at Austral Marina at 2190 Northwest North River Drive. There, crews found two docked...
Director of downtown Miami agency placed on leave amid board dysfunction
The director of the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been placed on administrative leave as the agency’s 15-member board searches for her replacement and reckons with what's been described as a dysfunctional and hostile environment. On Wednesday, Miami DDA board members voted unanimously to place agency C
Mister O1 pizza to open 4 new Florida locations. Here’s where
Mister O1, a Michelin-recommended pizzeria founded in Miami Beach, is planning on opening four locations across Florida. The restaurant originally opened in 2014 at 1680 Michigan Ave. in Miami Beach, and has since expanded across Florida and into Georgia, Texas and North Carolina, with both operational and planned loca
Residents across South Florida report ash, poor air quality amid brush fires
MIRAMAR, Fla. — Two large brush fires burning in Miami-Dade have blanketed parts of South Florida in smoke, driving down air quality and affecting communities across the region. From Doral to areas in western Broward, thousands of residents have been impacted. The smoke has made it difficult for some...
Pan Am’s iconic ‘Taj Mahal’ headquarters becomes swanky MIA private terminal
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A piece of aviation history is getting a first-class makeover. The iconic former headquarters of the gone-but-not-forgotten Pan American World Airways, better known as Pan Am, has been reimagined for a new generation of travelers. The headquarters, dubbed the “Taj Mahal” after being built in..
Miami Father’s Day brunch and dinner specials 2026
Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 21, and this year it comes with a built-in bonus: the FIFA World Cup has taken over Miami and Broward, which means several restaurants on this list are pulling double duty as watch party venues. Whether Dad wants a Michelin-starred tasting menu, a...
USF Scientists Warn of Record-Setting Sargassum This Summer
MIAMI BEACH, FL - May 19: Seaweed washes up on Miami Beach. City workers use heavy equipment to clear it from the beach. The bushy brown seaweed has increased recently and is called sargassum (Getty) Sargassum has become one of the most problematic natural occurrences for beachgoers in the Gulf of Mexico, and even in p
Out on bond for similar allegations, Miami mom enlists child in more thievery, cops...
MIAMI — A Miami woman already facing charges after police said she had her teenage son steal $1,300 from a man she was having sex with is now accused of enlisting her son to help steal a purse. Authorities said the crime happened on Thursday at a jewelry store...
Man accused of trying to kill sister’s boyfriend in Miami Beach, records show
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A 38-year-old man stands accused on Wednesday of trying to kill his sister’s boyfriend late last month outside of a bar in Miami Beach, records show. Surveillance video shows Christopher Brandi during a shooting targeting Johnny Serrano in the North Beach neighborhood, according to an arrest warrant
Hillsborough corrections deputy arrested on child molestation charges in Hialeah
HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy was arrested this week after investigators accused him of molesting a teenage girl and showing her obscene material, authorities said. Manuel DeJesus Chavecodelgado, 42, was taken into custody Tuesday on three counts of lewd and lascivious
