City of Miami

On the South Florida Roundup, we discussed some of the bills headed into the Florida legislative session (1:06), the stalemate between the University of Florida and a key developer over naming rights (26:37), and spoke with Sabina Covo, the city of Miami’s new District 2 commissioner-elect (39:28).

Joe Alvarez has sued the City of Miami's attorney Victoria Mendez and her husband for an alleged real estate scheme that forced him to sell his family home.

As the special election for the vacant seat in Miami's City Commission — representing Edgewater, Morningside, downtown, Brickell and most of Coconut Grove — draws closer, voters are receiving racially charged messages that are lowering the tone of the race.

The City of Miami took ownership of the building in 2005 and planned to demolish it to the ground, until activists convinced the city to back off. Some fear it could be happening again.

The city of Miami has taken control of the iconic theater, but fans and filmmakers worry about the future of the arthouse cinema.

Former members of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust say they still want apology for inaccurate statements from Miami commissioners accusing them of malfeasance.

In January, residents of Miami's District 2 will need a new commissioner due to Ken Russell's run for federal office in the midterms. While the commission can pick a replacement, local leaders say they want someone they can choose — even if a special election could cost more than $300,000.

Aging buildings across the city are increasingly being given demolition orders, a WLRN investigation finds. Among these are some of the last bastions of affordable housing. Some compare the new demolition policy to a totalitarian government — while others also point out the city's coffers could stand to benefit from it.

Two weeks after officials said the City of Miami would be taking over the theater's management from Miami Dade College after 20 years, one of the organizers of a protest movement told a commission meeting they are not backing down.

A notorious city of Miami police captain has been fired after years of controversy over some of his actions — including racist social media posts and citizen complaints.

One hour after Miami commissioners rejected a concept to create a temporary homeless shelter on Virginia Key, one commissioner flipped his vote, allowing the city to pursue a plan to set up “tiny homes” for 50 to 100 people on the island.

For the second month in a row, Tampa and Miami topped other metro areas across the country in an analysis of housing price increases.