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The Savoy Hotel — a low-rise Art Deco building that’s stood on iconic Ocean Drive since the 1930s — is under threat of demolition to make way for a 38-story condo tower. Residents are up in arms, but the city can’t do anything to stop it thanks to "irresponsible" preemption laws passed in Tallahassee, proposed by a state senator from Hialeah. “It's the fulfillment of the prophecy," said one commissioner.
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American composer Primous Fountain is suing the New World Symphony for breach of contract and racial discrimination related to the cancellation of a performance of his works by the Miami Beach orchestra.
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The Jewish couple from New York were approached by the suspect, Jorden Stephen Perozo, 35, of Miami Beach. He was riding an electric scooter. Perozo began cursing at the couple and the Jewish community.
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The curved entrance walls at Oolite Arts are enveloped in pale pinks, muted reds and cool blues. Arches rise across the architecture. Columns, patterned surfaces and imagined passageways turn the gallery into something resembling a temple, civic building or ceremonial chamber. Look closer, however, and the decorative surfaces begin to reveal a considerably more bureaucratic origin.
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The new ad is set to air on South Florida affiliates of major TV networks, including CBS, NBC and Fox. Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube are among the digital platforms running the ad.
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This year, the annual MTO, one of the largest Black cultural festivals, is exploring that comedy dynamic with “Comedy Vybez Festival,” the kick-off to the four-day festival on Friday, July 24 at the Miami Beach Bandshell. Events are scheduled through Monday, July 27.
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The state legislator had been accused of creating an environment of pervasive sexual harassment. The allegations were made by the two young men, who used to work in his office.
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Dressed in bright red and metal horned hats, Norwegians sat in the middle of Ocean Drive to chant their iconic ‘ro!’
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During his tenure, Herring helped guide NWS through a period of significant growth, including the opening of the New World Center in Miami Beach.
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Curated by Dimitry Saïd Chamy and Charo Oquet and presented by Edge Zones, the group exhibition at the Miami Beach Regional Library on display through Thursday, July 16, features 16 artists whose practices move fluidly across sound, code, fiber, video, printmaking, painting,
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At VISU Contemporary, “My Silence Is Made of Explosions” presents Surrealism not as a historical reference, but as a living, evolving language shaped by contemporary women artists.
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The LGBTQ symbolic crosswalk at Ocean Drive and 12 Street was ordered removed by the Florida Department of Transportation last October after the DeSantis administration said painted crosswalks could jeopardize road safety.