Coming Soon to Overtown!
👷🏽‍♀️🏗️ Coming Soon to Overtown! Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the future home of the Department of Code Compliance and the new District 5 offices of Chairwoman and Commissioner Christine King!. These upcoming spaces will bring essential services even closer to the...
Two children dead after sailboat and barge collision off Miami Beach, officials say
According to Coast Guard Sector Miami, the sailboat—with five children and an adult counselor on board—sank after being hit by the barge.
Inside the Lush Modern Miami Beach Home of Shutterstock Founder Jon Oringer
Shutterstock founder Jon Oringer shelled out a whopping $42 million back in 2020 for a monumental contemporary mansion in South Florida with some major league pedigree. He and his wife, Talia, acquired the home from art collectors Stephen and Petra Levin, who picked it up in 2013 for $30 million—one of the highest...
Cutler Bay hotel transformed into housing for homeless adults
A remedy for combatting homelessness is now open for business in Cutler Bay. The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust bought a la Quinta Inn Hotel near the Florida Turnpike and Caribbean Boulevard in southwest Miami-Dade County. The building has been renamed Hideaway Bay, and the rooms have been transformed into studio...
Miami gas prices rise 11 cents this week, remain much cheaper than last year
Miami drivers saw a small increase in the average prices of a gallon of regular gas, but the price they pay is still 28.6 cents cheaper than this time last year. Average gasoline prices in Miami rose 1.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.09 per gallon as of Sunday, according to GasBuddy's survey of...
Man, 2 teens charged in Miami carjacking early Sunday morning, police say
The carjacking happened around 2 a.m. in the area SW 17 Avenue and SW 5 Street.
Roaches, dead and alive, help get a South Beach restaurant closed by inspection
The roach count, dead and alive, led inspectors to close a South Beach corner restaurant last week. When the state inspector stopped by Miami Beach’s FL Cafe, 1360 Collins Ave., on Wednesday for a routine inspection, the results could’ve been worse. Several restaurants with more than two High Priority violations and...
Hialeah Gardens man jailed after officer discovers children in deplorable conditions, cops say
HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. — A Sunday night complaint about a noisy dog led a Hialeah Gardens police officer to find something much more serious, authorities say: Two children living in a feces-filled and roach-infested home. Their 30-year-old father, Eury Colon, is now facing two felony charges. According to an...
South Florida crypto money launderer sought grisly kidnappings involving amputations: FBI
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The subject of a South Florida federal money laundering sting asked two informants posing as cocaine traffickers for a gruesome and violent favor, according to court documents. Leer en español. According to the FBI, Shlomo Akuka had a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency debt with a Brazilian...
Miami reptile community is getting more exotic
The abundance of nonnative species in Miami-Dade County is increasing rapidly. Visiting Invasive Species Brewing in South Florida can give you a pretty good idea of the kind of wildlife you’re going to encounter in the larger Miami area. In fact, patrons may step over curly-tailed lizards on their way in for a beer....
