MIAMI BEACH, FLA. – A Best Buddies cycling challenge took participants on a 70-mile tour of parts of Miami-Dade County. Professional cyclists, including four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, joined participants at the Hublot Best Buddies Challenge, Friday morning. The event, limited to 50 cyclists, started and ended at the Ritz-Carlton in South Beach. […]
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The Standard hotel group is branding its first residential development, which will be built in Miami’s Midtown neighborhood, The Real Deal has learned. Developer Carlos Rosso of Rosso Development is partnering with Alex Vadia’s Midtown Development and Standard International to build the 12-story, 228-unit condo project, Rosso confirmed. It marks his first major ground-up development
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A Miami doctor was arrested after he was caught illegally selling prescription drugs to a confidential informant, police said Dr. Mark Zager, 72, was arrested Thursday on charges including possession with intent to sell controlled substances, fraudulently prescribing a controlled substance and possession of a drug without a prescription, Miami-Dade jail records showed. An arrest
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MIAMI – The Miami Marlins sharing the spirit of the season. The team’s foundation hosted its 13th annual home plate meals Thanksgiving distribution event. With the help of Feeding South Florida, families received around 25 pounds of food, including a Thanksgiving turkey. Cars lined up as volunteers and Marlins players handed out the meals. “We
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms caused power outages and flooded roads on Thursday evening in areas of Miami-Dade County. Streets were flooded in Miami Beach. Drivers were stuck in flooded streets in Miami. Dozens of residents lost power in Key Biscayne. Miami-Dade County residents should expect some rain on Friday, a lower
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Thirteen Miami Beach businesses were denied the renewal of their permits to operate sidewalk café for the coming year because of violations, complaints and/or unfavorable reviews. Nine were on Ocean Drive, with two on Lincoln Road and another two on Espalona Way, according to the city. They are: 409 Espanola Way –
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MIAMI – There are new COVID safety protocols for Miami-Dade County and Broward Public School students and staff. The Miami-Dade School District released a statement on Thursday that reads, “Throughout the pandemic, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has been implementing protocols to ensure the health and wellbeing of our students and employees. As a result
MIAMI – A 61-year-old farmer and entrepreneur who serves as a church youth leader in Homestead is facing a child sex abuse charge in Miami-Dade County, records show. The 17-year-old boy met Rick Torcise at the New Beginnings Christian Fellowship of Homestead. Torcise hired him to work at his home in the agricultural Redland area, police said.
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Miami has put the brakes on motorized scooters, ordering operators to deactivate and pick up their machines immediately. Commissioners voted Thursday to end a multi-year pilot program that allowed several companies to place dockless electric scooters in the city’s urban core. Since 2018, riders have been able to use mobile phone apps to rent the
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