Florida Coastal Flood Alert Oct. 22-24: High Tides Threaten Roads
Coastal flooding could affect Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach during high tides through Saturday.
Rodent dung and a bad ‘odor’ ruin a Miami restaurant’s first inspection
A West Miami-Dade restaurant so new that the signage for the previous restaurant remains up had an even newer “objectionable odor” and rodent doo-doo dots when a state inspector stopped by Monday. That visit briefly put a sign of inspection-related closure on Habana 1990, a restaurant and bakery at 8770 SW 24th St. that you might miss because the sign on the building screams “Tasca De España.” Monday’s routine inspection, the first since Habana 1900 became licensed on July 9 , turned up 29 total
Miami dealer sentenced to almost 4 years in prison for selling fake Warhols
The disgraced Miami art dealer Leslie Roberts has been convicted and sentenced to nearly four years in prison for his role in a scheme to sell counterfeit paintings he claimed were the work of Andy Warhol. The former owner of Miami Fine Art Gallery in the city’s Coconut Grove neighbourhood...
‘Celebrity’ chef’s South Florida restaurant ordered shut
This week’s Dirty Dining report features seven South Florida restaurants that were ordered shut by state inspectors, including a downtown Miami café associated with celebrity chef Todd English. The violations included rodent droppings, live and dead roaches, flies, mold-like buildup inside an ice machine and food stored at...
A weekend of heavy rain and ‘King Tides’: Flood risk increases in South Florida
The combination of heavy downpours, northeasterly winds, and exceptionally high tides known as "king tides" could lead to significant flooding in parts of Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties. The period of greatest concern is between Saturday and Monday. South Florida is bracing for a potentially difficult weekend, downpours, strong winds,...
Celebrity hotspot among two major restaurants opening in Coral Gables
Nearly 25 years after Sam Nazarian began reshaping Los Angeles nightlife, the hospitality entrepreneur is bringing one of his most recognizable restaurant brands to his own neighborhood. Katsuya, the Japanese restaurant synonymous with Hollywood’s glamorous dining scene, will open at Thesis Hotel Miami Coral Gables in the first half of...
Beloved Miami cupcake shop to close after 21 sweet years
For anyone who grew up in Miami, particularly in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Kendall, South Miami, Shenandoah, or Pinecrest, Misha’s Cupcakes wasn’t just a cupcake shop. It was a part of growing up. It was the little box of cupcakes your mom brought home after school. The colorful...
Slow-moving storm system takes aim at Florida as days of heavy rain threaten Southeast
A surge of wet weather is headed for the Southeast U.S. this week, with days of storms that could add significant rain by the end of the month.
Parallax Holdings Plans $325 Million South Florida Data Center, Site Still Secret
A new data center development promising more than $325 million in investment is headed for South Florida, according to an announcement from Parallax Holdings founder Robert Kato, though the company has not yet said exactly where the facility will be built. The project is described as already underway, with additional details on the site and timeline expected in the coming weeks.
South Florida Weather Alert: 80% Rain Chance October 24-25
Miami faces a wet, windy weekend with an 80% Saturday night rain chance and possible thunderstorms.
