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This potluck wants to bridge Miami's faith divides over food

In a moment marked by division among many religious groups, an interfaith event is back for its fourth year to offer Miamians an opportunity to come together across faiths, cultures and backgrounds — all over a shared meal. The potluck-style event “Breaking Bread, Breaking Bias,” launched three years ago, just days after October 7, in an effort to counter rising antisemitism and other types of hate. This Sunday, hundreds of Miami residents will gather at Unity on the Bay at Temple Israel to continue that undertaking. There are a few new elements this year — including live music, a partnership with nonprofit Elevate Cities and curated gifts from Books & Books — but the home style potluck remains the same. Organizers say that’s by design. “Food is one of the best ways for people to get to know each other,” said Matt Anderson, Executive Director of Mosaic Miami. “We’ve seen beautiful relationships grow that started over a cup of coffee.” At the event, people are encouraged to bring food they love or food from their culture to encourage ice-breaker conversations. Led by founding partners Mosaic Miami, Temple Beth Am and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami, the potluck offers a

Miami, FL · 20h

Miami Herald

Hundreds of flights delayed, canceled in South Florida after airport ground stop

A telecommunications outage prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a ground stop at airports across the country on Friday, halting flights from taking off and creating hours of delays for travelers. Incoming flights to Miami and Fort Lauderdale weren’t affected, but departures were halted for more than four hours. As of Friday night, nearly 800 flights at South Florida’s two major airports were delayed and more than 275 were canceled. The ground stop may be over, but the delays will continue for a while. “The nationwide FAA ground stop has been lifted, and airlines are working to resume normal schedules. Travelers should still check directly with their airline for the most up-to-date flight status,” said Greg Chin, communications director for Miami-Dade Aviation Department. Within an hour after the ground stop lifted, activity at MIA picked up. Terminals started filling as travelers bolted down the corridors again with one hand rolling their luggage. Restaurants and bars emptied out. And at the American Airlines ticket area, a single line of over 120 people formed. The ground stop was lifted around 8:15 p.m., but getting flights back in the air and figuring out what happened won’t be immediate, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean

Miami, FL · 8h

Miami Herald

New townhomes are coming to Little Haiti - but owners won't own the land

City and county leaders broke ground on a new townhouse development in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood aimed at giving working-class buyers an affordable path to homeownership. Place Louverture will have 13 townhomes on a corner lot along Northeast 67th Street. The development marks the first Miami-Dade County project for the South Florida Community Land Trust, a Broward-based nonprofit that helps first-time homebuyers and families displaced by South Florida’s soaring housing costs. Under the community land trust model, buyers purchase the home i at a reduced price while the nonprofit retains permanent ownership of the underlying land. The groundbreaking comes as soaring property taxes and living expenses weigh heavy on longtime residents in the historically working-class neighborhood. Sampson Lisca, who bought his Little Haiti home 20 years ago, said escalating expenses are making it increasingly difficult to hold onto his property. “I just paid $5,200 for taxes,” Lisca said. Miami City Commissioner Christine King, who represents the district, said local leaders must make sure that people are not priced out of their neighborhood. “We have to look out for everybody,” King said. While developers say families who qualify for Place Louverture townhomes will be able to pass the properties down for

Miami-Dade County, FL · 17h

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Where to Celebrate Thanksgiving in Miami 2026

There is a particular moment in every Thanksgiving kitchen when the romance of preparing a holiday feast gives way to the reality of cooking one. The turkey needs another hour, the potatoes are cooling, somebody has forgotten the cranberry sauce, and the person responsible for bringing dessert is still somewhere on I-95. Fortunately, South Florida’s restaurant community has been preparing for precisely this situation.

Miami, FL · 1d

Miami New Times

Beloved Miami burger spot to close after losing downtown home

From the stories making headlines to the restaurants, music and culture that make Miami one of a kind, New Times is there. Help us raise $25,000 by December 31 to keep independent local journalism going strong in 2027. Another beloved Miami burger spot is saying goodbye to its home. Coney...

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Thanksgiving turkey giveaway events begin in South Florida. Here is a list:

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Instead of issuing a traffic ticket, police officers were giving drivers who committed minor infractions a warning and a free turkey on Wednesday in Miami Gardens. Chief Delma Noel-Pratt has turned the event into an annual tradition that shocked some drivers. Last year, police officers...

Miami Gardens, FL · 1d

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911 call details emergency inside Miami plastic surgery clinic before patient's death

New details are emerging in the death of 29-year-old Jennifer Arias, a mother from New York who traveled to Miami to undergo cosmetic surgery in August. NBC6 Investigates obtained a 911 call from the day of the emergency, along with an autopsy report that lists a deadly surgical complication NBC6 has reported on for years.

Miami, FL · 6h

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Miami-Dade Suspends Entire Metromover Over Power Difficulties

Miami-Dade Transit stopped every Metromover train Thursday after power-related technical difficulties took the automated system out of service across the network. Technicians were already working to bring the cars back, the agency said, and it apologized for the inconvenience. The alert did not name the fault or give riders a restart time.

Miami-Dade County, FL · 14h

Miami New Times

Acclaimed Wynwood Italian restaurant abruptly closes after two years

From the stories making headlines to the restaurants, music and culture that make Miami one of a kind, New Times is there. Help us raise $25,000 by December 31 to keep independent local journalism going strong in 2027. Pasta, the Wynwood restaurant from Peruvian chefs Juan Manuel Umbert and Janice...

Miami, FL · 17h

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In wake of ‘blue tsunami,’ Miami moves to gut LGBTQ board, repeal affirmative action programs

In anticipation of Florida’s new and sweeping anti-DEI law going into effect Jan. 1, the city of Miami is weighing a proposal that would gut its LGBTQ board, repeal the city’s affirmative action policy and eliminate the office tasked with investigating discrimination complaints. Next week, the Miami City...

Miami, FL · 18h

Miami Herald

How Give Miami Day changes South Florida - and how you can help soon

Mark your calendars: Give Miami Day is returning for its 15th year, giving people in South Florida another chance to open their wallets to help local causes. The 24-hour philanthropic event, hosted by the Miami Foundation, is on Thursday, Nov. 19, from midnight to 11:59 p.m. But early online giving opens at midnight on Saturday, Nov. 14, and runs through Nov. 18 Give Miami Day began after a 2012 survey by the Knight Foundation revealed that the Miami metro area was the least civically engaged in the country. “Consider this an invitation to the most meaningful quinceañera Miami has ever seen,” Rebecca Fishman Lipsey, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation, said in a statement. “We’re celebrating 15 years of building a generosity movement that supports nonprofits and their leaders. Make this city feel like home. Come celebrate what we can become together and help us do the brave work that gets us there.” Last year, the event shattered records, with more than 60,000 donors raising nearly $44 million for local nonprofit organizations. In Miami, over 77,000 people, about 5.5% of the workforce, are employed by nonprofits, according to Give Miami Day. “Thanks to Give Miami Day 2025, we nearly

Miami Herald

‘District level reform': How Success Academy hopes to change education in Florida

In about nine months, parts of Westland Hialeah Senior High’s second and third floors will be filled with the energetic chatter of kindergarteners and first-graders who won a spot in the lottery to become Success Academy’s first students outside of New York City. Students will go up a staircase that’s currently being built just for them in the back of the school to gather in pastel-colored classrooms filled with bookshelves, counting blocks, chess games and baby dolls. Success Academy Westland Hialeah Elementary is one of the first five schools of the nonprofit charter operator, known for its high test scores and rigorous culture, to co-locate inside Miami-Dade public schools. But for founder Eva Moskowitz, these schools represent a larger ambition: building a Florida network big and successful enough to demonstrate that her model can work at district scale. Moskowitz wants 40 schools in Florida within the next decade and expansion appears to be just around the corner. Last month, the charter school toured and got floor plans for another ten existing public schools to possibly open next in Miami-Dade. Read more: Success Academy wants to open 40 schools in Florida. Its founder explains why Co-location is common in New York

Florida · 1d

Miami Herald

Reasons for stripping Brickell church land from historic protection are ludicrous | Letters

Historic church In the Nov. 7 article, “ Luxury condos get all-clear for historic church site in Brickell. What’s next? ” Miami Herald reporter Isabel Rivera wrote, “At the Nov. 3 hearing, 13th Floor and the church argued that because the school’s annex and parking lot were added after 1950 — dubbed the ‘period of significance’ — it couldn’t share in the sanctuary’s landmark status. The church building was completed in 1949.” The developers’ statement is so ludicrous. It is like saying Antonio Gaudi’s monumental Sagrada Familia in Barcelona does not fit the “period of significance” because it took 100 years to finish Gaudi’s original drawings. Two experts, a highly credentialed local historian and a nationally recognized architect and preservationist, unequivocally showed that the church’s original plans, designed by renowned architect Lester Geisler, included the sanctuary, the school, the Celtic cross perched on its steeple and the land to the water. Yet, the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board decided to ignore the historical facts. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and designated a local landmark in 2003. Notably, under these two distinct designations, the three-acre site is included as a whole (not parceled

Miami, FL · 15h

Miami Herald

Miami-Dade's elections department paid for a cartoon mascot. It's the supervisor

Alina Garcia, Miami-Dade’s elections supervisor , now has a cartoon avatar who stars in a tax-funded coloring book about democracy and, this fall, looked out from lapel pins that were distributed to poll workers. Like Garcia, “Super Ali” has long blonde hair, but Super Ali has a red cape and a star-spangled ballot box for a body. That cartoon ballot box has a seal with Garcia’s name on it. “These are great tools for engagement with our youngest citizens, to create a voting culture,” Elections spokesperson Juan Mendieta said of the Super Ali swag the Elections Department is funding. In August, the Elections Department paid $1,160 for 1,000 of the Super Ali pins. The next month, the department paid $1,560 for 1,500 “Guardians of Democracy” coloring books, which have Garcia’s name and Super Ali on the cover. Mendieta provided invoices for the purchases at the Miami Herald’s request this week. Inside the coloring book, there are voters, candidates and ballot boxes to color, plus a crossword and word search that both have “Alina Garcia” as clues. Garcia, a Republican, is Miami-Dade’s first elected supervisor of elections — a post that used to be a department head under the county’s mayor.

Miami-Dade County, FL · 1d

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Columbus' Jube Joseph on A'Mir Sears, Sekou Toure and the Open Division

Columbus assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Jube Joseph, who won a state title and Miami-Dade Coach of the Year at Central, joined the CanesInSight Daily Podcast before Columbus opens the Open Division against his old program. DMoney: We're calling this one the Coach Joseph Classic. For those who don't...

Miami, FL · 1d

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Casa Bianca Lists for $11.8 Million in Miami’s Bay Point

Casa Bianca, a fully renovated luxury estate set on an expansive 19,021-square-foot lot, has officially entered the market for $11.8 million. Located within Bay Point, one of Miami’s most exclusive gated neighborhoods, the property offers a rare combination of space, privacy and central location. Ana Teresa Rodriguez, CEO of ATR Luxury Homes Group at Coldwell Banker Realty, is representing the seller.

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Miami Approves New Housing Overhaul That Protects Overtown’s Original Residents

Miami-Dade backs Culmer Place V to replace 107 public housing units and add 375 mixed-income apartments with return rights.

Miami, FL · 1d

Miami Herald

Brickell church land is set to become a high-rise. Goodbye to another open space | Opinion

Brickell residents are losing their battle to stop church land along Biscayne Bay from becoming a 75-story high-rise. Yes, they chose to live in Miami’s busiest corridor, where condo and business towers have created the city’s modern signature skyline. But the push for development over preservation risks hurting what makes Miami so attractive to so many people. The 619 Brickell By Nobu, a luxury condo building, is slated to rise behind First Miami Presbyterian Church at 609 Brickell Ave., now that one of the last hurdles to the project has been lifted. The city’s historic preservation board voted 6-1 on Nov. 3 to lift a historic designation from the church’s annexed school and parking lot, where the tower will be built. The board also voted to shrink the site’s historic boundary to just the church and a 15-foot buffer, the Herald reported. The area overlooking the bay behind the church has been used over the years by residents and food trucks. It has also been a welcome bit of open space along the waterfront. The $240 million sale of the land to developers would certainly help a church that has had money issues, but it has rocked First Miami’s congregation

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Miami-Dade District Seeks Microschools to Lease Empty Classroom Space

The Miami-Dade school district, one of the nation’s largest, is inviting independent microschools to lease empty classroom space — providing a new revenue stream as public school enrollment drops sharply. The initiative, according to the district officials, is both a response to enrollment declines as well as a way to accommodate families who have a […]

Miami-Dade County, FL · 13h

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