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Secret South Miami Spot Makes Best New Restaurants in U.S. List

By Olee Fowler

Sep 16, 2025

A cozy restaurant in South Miami has just been named one of the 20 best new restaurants in the U.S. for its fish and desserts.

Most Beautiful Miami Restaurants? 9 Spots Make Global Ranking

By Olee Fowler

Sep 15, 2025

From Claudie to Mimi Chinese in South Beach, nine Miami restaurants have been shortlisted among the world's most beautiful.

Brickell skyline by night with Metromover crossing bridge in the foreground

Miami Ranks as Top Homebuyer Market in U.S. Amid Mass Delistings

By B. Scott McLendon

Sep 11, 2025

The news comes as seven of the top 50 U.S. metros have shifted toward strong buyer's markets.

Miami Bar Makes One of the Most 'Iconic' Sandwiches on Earth

By Olee Fowler

Sep 10, 2025

This crispy sando from a popular Miami Beach bar just landed on 50 Best's global list of the world's most iconic sandwiches.

steak tartare in a ceramic serving dish with a side of toasted bread

Only One Miami Spot Ranked Among 50 Best Restaurants in U.S.

By Olee Fowler

Sep 9, 2025

Out of all the incredible restaurants in Miami, only one landed in New York Times' best restaurants in America list 2025.

Depicted is a blacked-out pride street display in Delray Beach.

State Tries to Paint Over Florida Pride Crosswalk, Nature Intervenes

By B. Scott McLendon

Sep 9, 2025

Florida Department of Transportation officials painted over the intersection at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to the city.

Depicted are rainbow crosswalks at the intersection of Ocean Drive and 12th Street.

Gayest Florida Pride Crosswalks Unbothered By DeSantis' War on Rainbows

By B. Scott McLendon

Sep 8, 2025

Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared war on, checks notes, rainbow crosswalks.

Twenty-three women competing on the Golden Bachelor

Meet the Miami Women on the Golden Bachelor Season Two

By Naomi Feinstein

Sep 8, 2025

We are rooting for our Miami ladies!

Depicted is Miami City Hall, a white and blue building, on a sunny day.

Expensive Plan to Move Miami Elections Is Officially Dead

By B. Scott McLendon

Sep 5, 2025

The city spent more than $115,000 litigating the issue that died Friday when commissioners canceled a special meeting.

Depicted is a robot bunny University of Florida researchers made to detect Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades.

Python Queen Questions Florida’s $480K Robot Rabbit Army

By B. Scott McLendon

Sep 2, 2025

The University of Florida deployed 120 robot rabbits to the Florida Everglades to combat the Burmese python issue.

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Three Miami Influencers Make "Most Influential Creators" List

By Celia Almeida

Aug 27, 2025

The list drew even more attention after MrBeast complained about his place in Rolling Stone's ranking in a now-deleted tweet.

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FIU Ranked Among the Best Universities in U.S., No. 1 in Florida

By B. Scott McLendon

Aug 26, 2025

The Miami school finished several spots ahead of the next-best Florida university.

A screenshot of a video in which Miami Mayor Francis Suarez compared himself bench pressing what appears to be more weight than New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who is shown lifting what many agree appears to be 135 pounds.

Miami Mayor Records Himself Pumping Iron and Internet Gets the Ick

By B. Scott McLendon

Aug 25, 2025

"A manufactured sapingo moment," one commenter wrote.

Pictured are high school students working on computers in a computer lab in a Hialeah high school.

4 Miami-Dade High Schools Ranked Among the Best in U.S.

By B. Scott McLendon

Aug 25, 2025

Schools in Hialeah, North Miami, Miami, and Kendall made U.S. News & World Report's annual list.

Upscale Miami Spot Makes List of Steakhouses 'Worth the Splurge'

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

Aug 19, 2025

This Miami restaurant is barely a year old, but it has already become one of the top 3 steakhouses in the U.S. to splurge on.

Playboy HQ Is Moving from Los Angeles and Opening a Club in Miami Beach

By Celia Almeida

Aug 13, 2025

Another nudie brand is coming for the OnlyFans capital of the U.S.

Soccer legend Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy.

FIFA Needs Unpaid Volunteers to Staff Miami World Cup

By B. Scott McLendon

Aug 13, 2025

Miami is one of 16 cities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico hosting World Cup games next summer.

collage shows Travis Kelce riding in an airboat on the left and holding a gator in the Everglades on the right

Travis Kelce Goes Full "Florida Man" in GQ

By Celia Almeida

Aug 12, 2025

The Super Bowl winner (and famous boyfriend of Taylor Swift) goes knee-deep in the swamp in his latest photoshoot.

Classic Miami Restaurants Snubbed in NYTimes 305 City Guide

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

Aug 6, 2025

The NYTimes' list of best Miami restaurants snubs classic 305 staples, sushi spots, and gems in Doral and the Grove.

Michelin-Famed Miami Café Showcased on Good Morning America

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

Aug 5, 2025

Beloved Coral Gables coffee shop Tinta y Café is featured on Good Morning America for its Cuban coffee made with love.

National Spotlight

Miami Named Most Expensive U.S. City for Dining

Death of Delray Beach Pride Art Could Spawn Bigger Display

National Spotlight

Miami Named Most Expensive U.S. City for Dining

Death of Delray Beach Pride Art Could Spawn Bigger Display

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