A November guide lists free concerts across Miami-Dade and Broward, including Rae Sada and Ape Drums at ZeyZey, Optic Sink at Las Rosas, a Radiohead tribute in Pompano Beach and a jazz festival in Hollywood.
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago and City Manager Carolina Vester told commissioners on Oct. 27 that the firefighters' benevolent association had misrepresented how proceeds from its decades-old Christmas tree farm were shared. The association withdrew its zoning application, and commissioners did not vote; Commissioner Castro questioned the timing during an election period.
Days before early voting in Miami Beach, Florida state Rep. Fabián Basabe was recorded confronting opponent Lucia Baez-Geller, volunteers and voters, drawing police attention and criticism from a Miami-Dade County mayor's adviser. Basabe defended his conduct as campaigning.
Miami New Times has formed an editorial partnership with WLRN, South Florida's NPR affiliate. WLRN will republish select New Times stories on its website, and New Times journalists will appear on WLRN programs to discuss their reporting.
Downtown Miami nightclub E11even will hold a Nine1Nine Vice City grand opening on Nov. 6 headlined by Flo Rida, tying into the GTA VI marketing push that includes a $3.9 million county ad package and Wynwood Walls murals.
A roundup of 13 Miami tattoo shops, listed alphabetically, covering each studio's specialties such as fine line, realism and traditional styles. Entries include founders, artists, pricing, booking policies, hours and addresses.
A roundup of ten notable South Florida Election Day races and ballot measures, including the Rickenbacker Marina Referendum 3 influencer campaign, Coral Gables mayor Vince Lago's scrutiny, Aventura's AI-minded mayoral candidate, and Davie council candidates facing accusations.
Miami-Dade County signed a $3.9 million deal with Rockstar Games for extra "Grand Theft Auto VI" advertising at the airport, seaport and on traffic boxes, beyond the Kaseya Center rooftop display. The mayor says funds are allocated to the long-delayed Dan Paul Plaza park, though which funds remains unclear.
La La Land Cafe, a Dallas-founded coffee chain known for yellow cups and matcha, is building out the former LoKal space on Commodore Plaza in Coconut Grove. Online reaction is split between excitement and worry about local businesses being displaced.
— via Miami New Times, Victoria Stanzione
New York Thai seafood restaurant Fish Cheeks plans to open its first Florida outpost in Wynwood in late February 2027. It will serve its coconut crab curry and Zabb wings, use locally sourced Florida seafood, and be led by chef Dustin Everett.
— via Miami New Times, Olee Fowler
Flight-tracking records and CNN footage show Flávio Bolsonaro and his family landed at Opa-Locka Executive Airport near Miami after leaving Brazil, where he faces a money laundering and corruption investigation following his election loss to Lula.
— via Miami New Times, Allison Beck
AI-generated event flyers have spread through Miami's music scene, and local designers such as Enrique Duarte Urrutia, Pink Current's Amber Einhorn and Bailey Magee, and Luis Pinto argue that human-made, hands-on work offers authenticity and variety that AI output lacks.
— via Miami New Times, Elisabeth Campbell
Coral Gables Commissioner Melissa Castro says paid operatives are smearing her on social media ahead of her reelection and is consulting legal counsel. She blames Mayor Vince Lago's PACs, which reportedly paid Big Tuesday Media over $65,000 since September.
— via Miami New Times, B. Scott McLendon
A federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Miami-raised brothers Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander to 30 years each for sex-trafficking and related charges. Prosecutors had sought life, the defense wanted 15 years, and the brothers maintain their innocence and are expected to appeal.
— via Miami New Times, Natasha Yee
Almost 100 European Modernist works from Berlin's Museum Berggruen, including pieces by Picasso, Klee and Matisse, open at Pérez Art Museum Miami on Oct. 29. Curators arranged them by theme and alongside Latin American masters from PAMM's own collection, with a female-led team recontextualizing a male-dominated collection.
— via Miami New Times, Shawn Macomber
Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz is ending the roughly $4.1 million sergeant-at-arms program that has given county commissioners security and chauffeurs since 2009, effective Nov. 9. Mayor Levine Cava disputed the budget rationale and demanded a transition plan for government center security.
— via Miami New Times, B. Scott McLendon
A Miami New Times roundup of nine recently opened South Florida restaurants, including José Andrés's Bazaar Meat in Miami Beach, Filipino newcomer Anako, rotisserie chicken spot Teo Teo, A Pasta Bar and Fort Lauderdale's Naia and Caviar Club, with addresses and opening dates.
— via Miami New Times, Nicole Lopez-Alvar
Doral's mayor and police chief hosted a golf tournament and black-tie gala at the Trump hotel that raised over $400,000 for a children's foundation, while residents fear ICE and activists criticize the city's 287(g) cooperation as tone-deaf.
— via Miami New Times, Allison Beck
Campaign finance records show Byron Donalds' gubernatorial PAC has drawn millions from GEO Group, the Seminole Tribe, a sports betting trade group and billionaires like Ken Griffin and Jeff Yass. Several donors have business stakes in policies a Florida governor could shape, though the records show no promised favors.
— via Miami New Times, Natasha Yee
A House Judiciary Committee Democratic report cites 11 survivor accounts, FBI records and whistleblower testimony to allege Trump participated in Epstein's abuse and that DOJ officials helped cover it up. The White House says none of the allegations are true.
— via Miami New Times, Allison Beck
