Questions Raised After Commissioner Melissa Castro Misses City Commission Meeting
Coral Gables residents were left with unanswered questions Tuesday night after Commissioner Melissa Castro did not attend the City Commission meeting, citing travel to Tallahassee for a Florida League of Cities engagement. While outside obligations are not uncommon for elected officials, the absence has prompted...
Burger King’s former base on the bay is for sale. What’s next for the...
An 80-acre bayfront site, once home to Burger King’s global headquarters, is set to be transformed from an aging office park into an expansive mixed-use development. The current owner, Atlanta-based Goddard Investment Group, put the Palmetto Bay property, now called Laguna Vista, on the market this past week. Quito...
Men arrested in connection with murder of woman walking out of Little Havana food...
MIAMI — Miami police say a woman walking out of a food store got caught in a hail of gunfire during a violent dispute between two groups, who all left her dying on the sidewalk after she took a bullet to the neck. Now, four men are facing charges...
Miami community leaders ask for extension of TPS protections for Haitians
A major deadline looms for South Florida's Haitian community, the Caribbean nation's largest diaspora in the U.S. The big picture: More than 330,000 Haitians nationwide may lose their legal status Tuesday as the federal government moves to terminate their Temporary Protected Status. Advocates say the expiration of...
Man’s winks expose Hialeah woman’s plot to pay him $4,000 to take fall for...
HIALEAH, Fla. — Authorities say a little more than a month after her boyfriend’s arrest for robbing a food store and destroying its gaming machines in a rage over losing $3,800, a Hialeah woman walked into a police station with another man to announce she found the guy who actually did it.
‘You will not make fun of me’: Man beat ex-girlfriend with bat and stole...
"You took everything from me," the man allegedly told the woman. The post 'You will not make fun of me': Man beat ex-girlfriend with bat and stole her phone two days after they broke up, police say first appeared on Law & Crime .
Honoring the Past, Serving the Future: The Big Cheese Gets a Face Lift and...
South Miami’s beloved Big Cheese Italian restaurant has reopened following what longtime owner Garry Duell calls a full building facelift, inside and out. As one longtime customer put it, “The Big Cheese still has the wonderful atmosphere—but it’s spruced up a bit.” “We put on a new roof that’s reminiscent of an...
Freeze And Extreme Cold Watches Issued For South Florida This Weekend As Region Braces...
We’re in for a cold one this weekend, South Florida! A powerful arctic air mass will be bringing in the coldest air the region has seen since 2010, with temperatures dipping into the 30s and “feels-like” temperatures in the 20s. The National Weather Service has issued a...
Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested for attacking Tootsie’s Cabaret worker, police say
Boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis was arrested Wednesday for attacking a woman working at Tootsie’s Cabaret last year, the Miami Gardens Police Department said. The incident happened on Oct. 27, 2025, at a gentlemen’s club located at 50 NW 183rd St. in Miami Gardens, police said. A couple of days afterward, the woman, who...
Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez Thanks State Leaders as HB 841 Moves Forward...
I want to thank the members of the Florida House Government Operations Subcommittee for unanimously advancing a bipartisan, common-sense measure that modernizes Florida’s vehicle registration system and directly benefits residents. This unanimous vote reflects broad agreement that practical solutions to improve...

















