Palmetto Bay

Iris Mogul, who is currently a freshman at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named Youth Honorary Chair for the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week 2025, which began Sunday and runs through Saturday.

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.

In the past few days, Palmetto Bay, like many communities around the country, has been consumed by the wave of ferocious indignation directed at people who declared their lack of remorse about Kirk’s death or merely took issue with things he had said or believed.

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. The council is also calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier to investigate the councilman and remove him from the position.

The councilman's social media post calling conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination last week a “fitting sacrifice,” prompted dozens to demand his resignation, including state attorney general James Uthmeier and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins.

Miami-Dade Republicans and others are pressing for Palmetto Bay Councilman Steve Cody to resign from office after his remarks following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Palmetto Bay Council Member Steve Cody has sued vice mayor Mark Merwitzer, claiming he's not a legitimate official. Taxpayers must pay the legal bill.

A Miami-Dade County commissioner accused Palmetto Bay Mayor Karyn Cunningham of blowing off a county vote on a bridge opposed by her village, and produced a photo of the mayor in exercise gear to prove the point.

The Deering Estate offers ghost tours where guests can bring their own recording equipment in hopes of picking up something otherworldly. A new installation at the museum features sounds recorded at the estate that might not be made by ghosts but they are typically undetectable by the human ear.

The village of Palmetto Bay unanimously passed a resolution this week asking Miami-Dade County to reinstall two stop signs that were removed from the…

Is it possible to have too many stop signs? Palmetto Bay residents pressed village and county officials Tuesday night on a decision to remove two stop…