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Fashion Influencer Suffers Catastrophic Ankle Injury at Miami Beach Swim Week, Sues Event Producers Over Defective Floor

Social media influencer Anna Konstantinova is suing the organizers of PARAISO Miami Swim Week 2026 after she suffered a severe ankle fracture at Collins Park, alleging producers built a hazardous floor while telling city permit officials it would be level.

Journal Staff Jul 10, 2026

Beach

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Board Defers Vote on South of Fifth Infill Project Squeezed Between Single-Family Homes

Miami Beach's Design Review Board continued a vote on Sofi 935, a 3-story, 2-unit building proposed for a substandard lot at 935 2nd Street, directing the architect to soften the front facade and reconsider side-yard landscaping before returning September 11.

Journal Staff Jul 10, 2026

Planning Housing

Parking NEWS

City Committee Backs Citywide Expansion of Automated Parking Enforcement

Miami Beach's Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee voted unanimously to recommend expanding an automated license plate recognition parking program to all city lots, citing $360,000 in new citation revenue from just four lots over seven months.

Journal Staff Jul 09, 2026

Arts & Culture NEWS

Weekend Plans: July 10-12, 2026

Nine ways to spend the weekend in Miami Beach, from Florida Supercon and World Cup watch parties to Poolside at the Bandshell, Spanish-language theater, opera, free family theater and Latin jazz.

Journal Staff Jul 10, 2026

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Fight Over Former Regal Cinema: Miami Beach Museum Project Sues Landlord to Save Lincoln Road Deal

Superhuman Museum LLC has sued its California-based landlord in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, alleging bad faith efforts to torpedo a lease for the iconic former Regal Cinema space at 1100 Lincoln Road.

Journal Staff Jul 07, 2026

Government NEWS

Miami Beach City Meetings Scheduled for Week of July 13–17

A reference of the week's public city meetings

Journal Staff Jul 08, 2026

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Mount Sinai Fires Back at the Star Urologist — Citing an Agreement That Hasn't Surfaced in the Case Before

In a point-by-point reply to the urologist's defenses, Mount Sinai invokes a previously undisclosed agreement it says undercuts his central theory of the case — and days later, a judge set the non-compete fight on a fast track toward a jury trial.

Journal Staff Jul 03, 2026

Arts & Culture NEWS

Weekend Plans: July 3-5, 2026

A fresh Miami Beach weekend guide for July 3-5, with World Cup watch parties, Broadway in the Botanical Garden, two July 4 fireworks options, art at The Bass, and a Sunday jazz landing at The Betsy.

Journal Staff Jul 03, 2026

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Miami Beach Luxury Condo Owners Sue Building Association Over $87K in Secret Cash Payments

Four owners at one of Miami Beach's most prominent luxury condominium towers have filed suit against their building association, alleging that managers secretly distributed nearly $90,000 in cash over two years without keeping proper records — and then spent almost a year blocking residents from finding out what happened to the money.

Journal Staff Jul 02, 2026

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Italian Mogul Gianluca Vacchi Sues Miami Developer Michael Stern for $95 Million, Alleging Massive Ponzi Scheme Across Luxury Projects

Italian entrepreneur and social-media celebrity Gianluca Vacchi is suing Miami developer Michael Stern for $95.75 million, alleging a Ponzi-like scheme spanning several luxury condo projects — with a hook that lands squarely in Miami Beach.

Journal Staff Jul 02, 2026

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Contractor Sues Demolition Crew for $205K After Botched Dig Killed Miami Beach Traffic Signal, Stalled Convention Center Permits

A demolition subcontractor working at the Fontainebleau Convention Center on Collins Avenue allegedly destroyed a county traffic signal during crane foundation removal, triggering a city permit freeze and a $205,000 cleanup bill now at the center of a Miami-Dade lawsuit.

Journal Staff Jul 02, 2026

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Thieves Walked Into Unguarded Valet Office, Stole Resident's $337K Bentley

An insurer is suing a condominium and its security and valet contractors after thieves strolled into an unattended valet office, grabbed resident car keys, and later stole a 2023 Bentley Continental GT worth more than $337,000.

Journal Staff Jul 02, 2026