Miami FL

MIAMI — In Miami’s Little Havana, Amy Amargos, Joe Aguiar, and Leonel Nora were among the Cuban Americans who are convinced that the only way the island’s problems will be fixed is with new leadership. Amargos stood along Calle Ocho. She faced a 12-foot-tall dark gray hexagonal...

Last week Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed the government was in talks with the U.S. as their economic and energy crisis worsens.

Another fried chicken spot is landing in Miami Beach, but this one brings serious Asian night-market energy. Kung Fu Chicken, the Asian street-food spot known for its 24-hour marinated chicken and ultra-crispy texture, is opening its largest location yet on Saturday, March 21. Founded in Miami, the new shop will...

A routine state food-safety inspection at DiCrespo Steakhouse in southwest Miami-Dade turned into a stomach-turning read, with inspectors reporting live roaches crawling out of a raw potato bag, a flan with a mold-like patch and a grab bag of basic sanitation and temperature failures. Several foods were slapped with...

MIAMI — Medics took a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office motorcycle deputy to the hospital after he crashed at an intersection on Douglas Road on the border between Miami and Coral Gables, first responders said. According to Miami Fire Rescue, medics arrived just after 3:20 p.m. and found the injured...

Nearly three years. That’s how long it took for prosecutors to charge a Miami-Dade corrections officer caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate inside a jail elevator—a delay so outrageous it practically screams indifference. According to NBC Miami, Officer Myth Louis-Jeune repeatedly struck inmate Spencer Butler...

Saving money feels a lot more fun when the place doing the saving also feels like a really good find. This Florida thrift stop has that exact kind of appeal, because it gives budget-minded shoppers more than just low prices. It gives them the thrill of feeling like they found...

WLRN Public Media | By Natalie La Roche Pietri This story was originally produced by WLRN , South Florida’s only public radio station at 91.3 FM, as part of a content sharing partnership with Miami’s Community News. Read more at WLRN .org . Despite already slashing its budget halfway through this school year, the...

There is a spot in Miami that has been feeding locals, students, tourists, and everyone in between since 1990, and it still draws a crowd every single morning before the coffee even finishes brewing. The outdoor tables fill up fast, the aromas from the kitchen drift down the sidewalk, and the energy of the...

The “taste of paradise” in Sunset Harbour has come to an end. Paya, the island-inspired restaurant from James Beard Award-nominated chef Niven Patel and his Feal Hospitality partner, Mohamed Alkassar, officially closed its doors on March 2. The restaurant, located at 1209 17th St., enjoyed a relatively short...