During a dispute over payment for a roofing job, roofer Salomon Susi told attorney Rami Shmuely to “pay your fucking bill!” Shmuely, being an attorney and all, decided to sue. He claimed that Susi’s use of the profanity violated a law meant to curb harassment of debtors. Well, a three-person panel of…
The old golden rule is that you’re not supposed to spend more than a third of your income on rent, but for many Americas that’s just not possible anymore. In 1960 only 24 percent of Americans were paying more than that. By 2000 that number had reached 30 percent. As…
Apparently someone didn’t pick up their copy of The New Yorker this week, because despite growing concerns that sea level rise may some day in the not too distant future leave Miami Beach nearly uninhabitable, real estate on the island continue to be a hot commodity. In fact, the building…
Florida: Land of development. Land of gun lovers. It’s about time someone united those two identities into one project, and a proposed hotel tower in Downtown Miami would do just that. Dubbed “The Museum Club” the project would include hotel rooms, an actual museum, and shooting ranges for both guns…
You remember the famous poop map, right? In Downtown Miami, homelessness—and the homeless’ lack of adequate bathroom space—has long been a contentious issue, but back in May a dispute between the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), the agency tasked with promoting downtown business, and the leader of the county’s Homeless Trust…
Despite worries about a lagging economy in Brazil and a less favorable currency exchange, Brazilians are visiting Miami more than any other country in 2015. In fact, through the first nine months of 2015, Brazilian tourism is actually up 3 percent compared to the same time last year. The data…
Are you or someone you know a rich person who lives elsewhere who is interested in making the change to become an “Official Miami Rich Person?” Well, it’s not always that easy. There’s a lot of things you have to acquire before you become a true Official Miami Rich Person…
Noon, Saturday, November 14: The Hollywood Broadwalk is choked with people. Vendors hawk beer, shots, and margaritas on the ribbon of pavement along the beach. Couples trip over their flip-flops. Beers slosh in plastic cups. Today is the grand opening of Margaritaville, a 349-room luxury beachfront resort parked right in…
Fane Lozman wants what everyone in Miami wants: a nice home with a beautiful view and quick access to the water. That real estate trifecta, however, usually costs a fortune. But Lozman, a six-foot-five former U.S. Marine Corps aviator, figured out years ago how to get those niceties at a…
David Beckham’s year’s long struggle to find land to build a soccer stadium in Miami may now be over. The soccer star and his business partners are believed to be on the verge of announcing a plan to bring a stadium to Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. Though no one is talking…
As the art world descends on South Florida for Miami Art Week, there’s no doubt that the glitterati are shifting their gaze to Little Haiti. Everyone from New Times to the New York Times has written this year about the Caribbean neighborhood’s shift as galleries flee rising Wynwood rents. This…
With plans to build a Major League Soccer stadium in Little Havana now seemingly dead, reports suggest that David Beckham and his business partners are now considering a plot of land in Overtown. “I think we have found a site,” team partner Tim Leiweke told CNBC last week. Well, Miami’s…
It started like a normal art auction: Late Monday afternoon in the Design District, a smattering of well-heeled buyers sipped champagne and prepared their numbered paddles, ready to bid on some 200 pieces from a collection of works by famed Cuban sculptor Agustín Cárdenas. The items up for sale included…
After a controversial development proposal that would have transformed a historic beachfront stretch of North Beach was rejected by Miami Beach voters earlier this month, many residents were left wondering about the fate of their neighborhood. They got some clues Monday night, when esteemed urban planning firm Dover Kohl launched…
As a kid on Chicago’s gritty West Side, Germane Barnes spent a lot of time with friends in a neighborhood park across the street from a striking home. Barnes was way too young to know much about the brilliant designer behind the sprawling, geometrically intricate estate — the genius Frank…
Looking for a deal on a hotel rate in Miami? You might find it, but you probably won’t like it. Turns out that tourists that book rooms at cheaper rates end up having issues with their stays in Miami more than any other major tourist destination in America. The info…
Where do you vacation if you’re a prominent Israeli businesswoman who makes a living brokering weapons sales to a notorious African dictator? A $4,500 per-night villa in Miami Beach, of course. But Yardena Odavia says her stay at the uber-luxury villa turned into a nightmare. In emails and a phone interview…
The fight over solar in Florida has gotten awfully shady lately. As you may know, two competing organizations are circulating petitions related to solar power access in the state of Florida. Floridians for Solar Choice is pushing for an amendment to open up the solar marketplace, allowing consumers to do…
There’s been a lot of talk about the incredibly high rents in Miami, but what about those looking to actually buy a home for their family? Reports suggest that it’s a whole lot cheaper in the long run to buy rather than rent in Miami, but homes don’t come cheap…
Tomorrow, we’ll give thanks for the brave men and women who served in our armed forces. But for veterans in Miami, there’s little to celebrate; it turns out Miami is one of the very worst cities for vets in the country. The personal finance website WalletHub recently analyzed the best…
When the late developer Tony Goldman first set his sites on Wynwood he imagined turning the sleepy industrial district into an arts-friendly neighborhood with existing low-rise warehouses being converted into everything from restaurants to art galleries to office space with the assist of colorful street art on their exteriors. Take…
Tinder has been a game changer for sex-thirsty singles, but it’s also changed how the entire world thinks about the dating scene. The smartphone app short-circuits old romantic rituals and slow-paced courtship by using geolocation to instantly bring together users who are in the same area. One by one, profile…
