Miami Beach residents woke up Monday morning to see the colorful LGBTQ+ pride crosswalk on iconic Ocean Drive muted with black paint after the city lost its appeal to save it from a new state mandate.

A new poll suggests Republicans, Democrats and independents in Miami oppose giving Miami Dade College land for the Trump presidential library. (via @joshceb.bsky.social)

After years of construction and testing, Miami-Dade County announced the opening of the “Bus Rapid Transit” service from Florida City to Dadeland later this year. (via @joshceb.bsky.social)

In the midst of what is arguably one of the most divisive periods in U.S. history, the New World Symphony in Miami Beach is opening its season with a piece that celebrates America's democratic ideals. Malina will narrate Aaron Copland's 'Lincoln Portrait'

Protesters want FIFA officials to protect World Cup attendees from "overzealous immigration enforcement" and to "reinvest [Miami-Dade County's] $46 million subsidy in the local community."

COMMENTARY | "The English-only furor over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl gig disingenuously disregards America's historical reality — but so does a Spanish-only mindset that many immigrants still embrace."

The award-winning West Palm Beach GreenMarket returns in a few weeks, now bigger than ever with 150 vendors, 45 of them new. It continues to help small businesses grow into brick-and-mortar success. (via @wilkinebrutus.bsky.social)

National parks, refuges and the Big Cypress Preserve furloughed staff and began cutting services after the U.S. government shutdown at midnight Wednesday. (via @jenstaletovich.bsky.social)

Even before the federal government shut down Wednesday, Democratic and Republican lawmakers in South Florida were engaging in partisan finger pointing on who's to blame for the legislative standoff.

Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia said the county's budget increases are hurting tax payers and exacerbating an affordability crisis.

The vice mayor's request to cut the homeless nonprofit's funding fueled speculation about a purported disagreement over hosting the group's fundraiser at President Donald Trump's Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has officially opened the application window for its nationally recognized Magnet and Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) programs for the 2026-2027 school year, the district announced today.

Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach and William Dandy Middle School in Fort Lauderdale are the first schools in the district to house Health and Resource Hubs, offering preventative screenings, general check-ups, counseling and more.

South Florida’s affordability crisis is deepening again. That’s the message from the latest report by the nonprofit United Way that shows more than half of Miami-Dade County households earn less than what it is needed to afford basic necessities.

Celis Juice Bar, a West Palm Beach favorite known for its juice, smoothies, and community events, is expanded into the $1 billion Nora District, Downtown's largest redevelopment since CityPlace. (via @wilkinebrutus.bsky.social)

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More than a dozen activists gathered in downtown Miami Monday afternoon to protest plans to build Donald Trump’s presidential library and hotel project next to the historic Freedom Tower, labeling it a “profound insult” to the county’s immigrant community.

Democratic candidate for Florida Attorney General José Javier Rodríguez joined workers and labor advocates Monday to call attention to Florida’s wage theft crisis and his pledge, if elected, to use the office to enforce the state’s minimum wage law.

The U.S. Department of Education claims the popular leadership program, Latinos for Action, for K-12 students discriminates against non-Latino students, though everyone —regardless of race or ethnicity— is allowed to enroll.

Broward County's Jer asks listeners to take an introspective look and push forth compassion if they want to change themselves and the world in their latest album, "Death of the Heart."

'Naked Ambition' pays tribute to the trailblazing photographer, who called Miami home for most of her life.

Success Academy is expanding to Miami, thanks to a $50 million gift from billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin and Florida's Schools of Hope program, which allows charter operators to essentially operate out of district buildings at no cost.

Miami Dade College's president emeritus tells WLRN the land — valued at more than $67 million — was meant to expand the college in downtown. Trustees just gave it away for a Trump library and hotel after a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, said Affordable Care Act enrollees, and other healthcare customers, are at risk of surging premium rates at a news conference in Sunrise Thursday.

Robin Peguero is blasting the Miami Republican lawmaker for voting against a critical infrastructure project in Cutler Bay — and then championing its approval.

The River Cities Gazette is finally entering the 21st century with its very first website, hoping to serve Miami Springs residents into the future.

Florida condominium owners saw their average home insurance rates jump by more than 50% in four years to almost $2,000.

COMMENTARY | "Across the Americas, the "terrorism" charge is being leveled so recklessly by both the right and left that everyone is now considered a terrorist — which creates an atmosphere for terrorism." (💭 via Tim Padgett)

As budget cuts loom for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Defense Fund create a new map providing the location and explanation of work done by hundreds of NOAA offices and research projects across the country. (via @jenstaletovich.bsky.social)

There’s no age limit to making art. But sometimes there are limits to what art programs are available — especially for older adults. The Perez Art Museum Miami has an answer to that with its Creative Aging series.

Brightline revenue and ridership is up so far this year as it continues looking for a financial partner. The service has billions of dollars in debt and is operating at a loss. One investor thinks the "most bearish view" is reflected in recent bond prices.

The proposal is scheduled to go before the state's Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund at a scheduled Sept. 30 meeting.

The Palmetto Bay council is calling on Councilman Steve Cody to resign for his controversial remarks after the recent killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — but many in the South Dade village, including its vice mayor, argue Cody should be removed for other reasons.

After seven bargaining sessions, the United Teachers of Monroe and the school district reached a tentative contract agreement, increasing the salary for teachers beginning their careers.

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The Broward Sheriff’s Office identified its department’s errors in a 246-page internal affairs report.

Commissioners voted this week to lower its millage rate for the first time since 2018 after approving its new budget, but property owners will still see their taxes increase because property values continue to rise.

In a marathon budget meeting, Miami-Dade County balanced its billion-dollar budget through various strategies. Some county offices were combined to save costs. Many positions were eliminated altogether. The county dipped into its strategic reserves.

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A Broward judge has dismissed manslaughter charges against one of the deputies involved in the death of UPS driver Frank Ordonez in 2019. (via @joshceb.bsky.social)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it will “decertify” an organ transplant agency run by the University of Miami Health System, saying an investigation “uncovered years of unsafe practices, poor training, chronic underperformance, understaffing and paperwork errors.”

Hundreds of Venezuelan migrants who spent months in El Salvador's brutal CECOT prison after the Trump administration questionably — if not falsely — accused them of gang membership may soon join U.S. legal action.

Labubu toys took the internet by storm this summer — now collectors are taking it a step forward by customizing the plush toys with tattoos, piercing and rhinestones. For a Miami artist, it has become quite a side hustle.

The Downtown Neighbors Alliance sent a letter to Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia asking him to probe the Downtown Development Authority, also known as the DDA.

A proposal included in the county's $12.9 billion budget would strip the Division of Environmental Resources Management of its permitting authority even as it re-establishes DERM as an independent department. (via @jenstaletovich.bsky.social)

At 100 years old, Miami Dade College’s restored Freedom Tower turns exile and arrival into an interactive museum — with more than 350 oral histories, a recreated processing room and galleries organized around freedom, opportunity, home and love.

ServiceNow is relocating to West Palm Beach with over $17 million in public funding, creating hundreds of jobs and boosting the local economy by nearly $2 billion. Supported by city leaders and Gov. DeSantis, officials say the move reinforces West Palm Beach as a growing tech and finance hub.

A nonprofit started by the Everglades champion Marjory Stoneman Douglas three decades ago to build and run the Biscayne Nature Center in Key Biscayne says it has no plans to leave, after Miami-Dade County park officials ordered it to pack up by November. (via @jenstaletovich.bsky.social )

City officials voted 4-1 at a Palmetto Bay Village council meeting on Monday to censure councilman Steve Cody after controversial social media comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s death.

FDOT officials are hitting the streets of Miami as part of national Rail Safety Week. Alongside City of Miami police officers, FDOT staff handed out rail safety flyers to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians at busy intersections in the Wynwood and Little River neighborhoods.