Spring Break

Miami Beach elected officials have voted to direct city staff to propose restrictions like a limited curfew for spring break 2024 that they'll vote on in April.

For the third year in a row, Miami Beach finds itself struggling with spring break violence, including two fatal shootings and unruly crowds, despite a massive police presence and activities designed to give people alternatives to drinking and roaming the streets.

The city issued a curfew on Sunday night and plans another starting on Thursday in an effort to curb violence after two fatal shootings took place over the weekend.

Miami Beach officials can move forward with plans to end alcohol sales after 2 a.m. in certain parts of South Beach, an internationally famous tourist spot.

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"This was a bust," said one tourist from Maryland. She spent $1,700 for four nights in town. "I'm totally disappointed."

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Some see a connection between the city of Miami Beach’s handling of Blacks in the past and in the present after a state of emergency was declared following two shootings over the weekend.

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Two shootings wounded five people in the city this past weekend. A curfew will go into effect late this week requiring that people be off the streets between midnight and 6 a.m.

A woman was shot and wounded, and another was grazed by a bullet on South Beach early Monday, police said.

Gunfire on a Miami Beach street crowded with spring breakers left three people wounded early Sunday, police said.