Miami Beach

The city of Miami Beach is still emphasizing "law and order" during the once-chaotic spring break season, but some of the harsher regulations from last year have been toned down.

Miami Beach businesses aren’t looking to rekindle things with spring break’s wild past — they just want a healthier relationship. After last year’s tough crackdown, many South Beach businesses say this season’s lighter touch will strike a better balance between safety and sales.

South Florida commuters traveling to or from the beach might be able to save some time and money by getting off the roads and onto the water. Officials launched a new free water taxi service Tuesday, with 40-foot boats carrying up to 55 people each for a scenic 20-minute ride across Biscayne Bay.

A new documentary to premiere this month at the Miami Jewish Film Festival is shining a light on a forgotten legal battle that forced one of the world’s most powerful men to answer for his prejudice.

The Miami Jewish Film Festival has announced the special premiere of This Ordinary Thing, a powerful documentary-style feature that brings to life the testimonies of non-Jews who risked everything to protect Jews during the Holocaust.

In 2018, the year the Boy Scouts permitted girls to join, 10-year-old Emily Mayol joined Miami Beach Troop 65. She was the first girl to join the local Cub Scouts program, Scouting America’s entry-level youth program. Victoria Parra joined the same Miami Beach troop in 2019. Now they have reached Scouting’s highest achievement: Eagle Scout, making them the first female Scouts in Troop 65’s 50-year history.

The home base for the New World Symphony orchestral academy opened in 2011

A political newcomer was elected in Miami. In Miami Beach and Hialeah, most winning candidates trounced their opponents.

For the first time in decades, a Democrat has won the mayoral race in the City of Miami in a race that drew national attention from both major parties, including Republican President Donald Trump.

The Japanese women’s pro-wrestling show Sukeban tackled Miami Art Week, bringing fashion, music, fighting and Japanese culture together at the Miami Beach Bandshell. Wrestlers Ichigo Sayaka and Atomic Banshee put on a spectacle as they fought for the Sukeban championship title.

Reefline’s plans call for submerging a series of concrete sculptures along Miami Beach over at least the rest of this decade to function as artificial reefs, providing habitat for every kind of marine life, from algae to fish to corals.

“No Vacancy,” an annual art exhibition taking over around a dozen hotels and resorts across Miami Beach, returns to Art Basel this year with a new crop of South Florida artists.