Government NEWS

Design Review Board Approves Pier Park Beach Club and Two Residential Buildings, Pushes Back on Pump Station Siting

The Design Review Board met on October 8, 2026, taking action on four applications — approving a landmark beach club replacement at South Beach, two multi-family residential projects, and issuing an advisory recommendation against the proposed location of a sewer pump station near Mount Sinai Medical Center; the board also continued the La Gorce Country Club paddle court case to January 14, 2027, while the club completes a rezoning of a newly acquired adjacent lot that would allow further...

Journal Staff Oct 09, 2026

Government ANALYSIS

Commission to Vote on Water, Sewer and Stormwater Rate Hikes to Fund $522 Million Infrastructure Plan

Miami Beach commissioners will consider final approval of utility rate increases that would add $12.63 per month to a typical residential water bill starting October 2026, funding a five-year capital program targeting aging pipes, pump stations and flood-prone neighborhoods.

Journal Staff Oct 10, 2026

Development NEWS

Penrod Brothers and Miami Beach Jointly Dismiss Lawsuit Over 1 Ocean Drive, Ending a Three-Year Fight

Penrod Brothers, the City of Miami Beach and Boucher Brothers Pier Park filed a joint stipulation Oct. 2 dismissing the 2023 lawsuit over the city-owned 1 Ocean Drive site with prejudice, closing a case that spanned state and federal courts.

Journal Staff Oct 08, 2026

Beach Litigation

Government NEWS

Miami Beach Faces Lawsuit Over Officer's Alleged Rear-End Crash on State Road 836

The City of Miami Beach has served a proposal for settlement in a negligence lawsuit brought by a Miami-Dade woman who says an on-duty police officer rear-ended her vehicle in May 2025.

Journal Staff Oct 08, 2026

Litigation

Culture & Events NEWS

Weekend Plans: October 9–11, 2026

Free Latin funk by the ocean, a rock legend at the Fillmore, a night of salsa, and two films worth leaving the house for — your Miami Beach weekend, Oct. 9–11.

Journal Staff Oct 08, 2026

Government NEWS

Miami Beach Cyclist Sues City Over Pothole Injury Near 17th Street

A Miami-Dade man is suing the City of Miami Beach for more than $50,000, alleging a deteriorated pothole at 17th Street and Lennox Avenue threw him from his bicycle in June 2025 and caused severe, permanent injuries.

Journal Staff Oct 08, 2026

Condos & HOAs NEWS

Continuum Moves to Dismiss Tenant's Retaliation Suit and Asks Court to Sanction Her

The South Tower condo association says the tenant who sued it has no standing and that her claims are unsupported, and it wants her to pay its legal fees. A hearing on the motion to dismiss is set for Oct. 22.

Journal Staff Oct 08, 2026

Litigation

Development ANALYSIS

Architect Sues Engineer Over Structural Designs for Collins Avenue Condo Tower

An architecture firm alleges in a new Miami-Dade lawsuit that a structural engineer's designs for The Perigon at 5333 Collins Ave. were deficient, citing an independent peer review. The complaint does not allege the design was built.

Journal Staff Oct 08, 2026

Litigation

Noise NEWS

South Beach Condo Resident Sues Association Over Year of Mechanical Buzzing That Won't Stop

A resident of the Cosmopolitan Residences on South Beach has filed suit against the building's condominium association, alleging it failed for more than a year to silence disruptive mechanical noise from rooftop equipment and a neighboring unit's air conditioner.

Journal Staff Oct 08, 2026

Litigation

Food & Dining NEWS

Balan's Is Back on Lincoln Road, Reclaiming Its Original Address

The restaurant that opened its first U.S. location on Lincoln Road in 1997 reopened Sept. 17 at 1022 Lincoln Road, taking over from Issabella's after nearly five years.

Journal Staff Oct 08, 2026

Government NEWS

City Hosts 'We Stand With Israel' Ceremony on Third Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attacks

Mayor Steven Meiner, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Israel's consul general spoke at a Wednesday ceremony at Fire Station No. 2, where a former IDF soldier and a local student also shared accounts of the attack and its aftermath.

Journal Staff Oct 08, 2026

Government NEWS

City Honors 'Big Art' Martineau With a Plaque at the PAL He Led

Family, colleagues and city leaders gathered at the Police Athletic League headquarters to unveil a plaque remembering Arthur "Big Art" Martineau II, the longtime executive director who died in January 2025.

Journal Staff Oct 08, 2026