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10 Things to Do on Miami Beach This Weekend (April 18–19, 2026)
Arts & Culture NEWS

10 Things to Do on Miami Beach This Weekend (April 18–19, 2026)

Model Volleyball takes over the sand, New World Symphony and Miami City Ballet premiere American Dance Odyssey with a free WALLCAST, the Miami Film Festival wraps its final weekend, and much more. Here's your guide to the best of Miami Beach this Saturday and Sunday.

Journal Staff Apr 17, 2026
City Eyes $18.6M Savings With Bond Refinancing — Tourists Pay Either Way
Budget NEWS

City Eyes $18.6M Savings With Bond Refinancing — Tourists Pay Either Way

When City of Miami Beach officials sit down for their April 22 Commission meeting, one of the most consequential items on the agenda won't involve a new program, a shiny project, or a zoning fight. It will involve a ledger — specifically, Agenda Item R7R, a proposed resolution that could save Miami Beach taxpayers more than $18.6 million over the next two decades by refinancing a decade-old bond tied to the city's iconic Convention Center renovation.

Journal Staff Apr 17, 2026
Budget
Commissioner Moves to Rein In Condo Buyout Tactics With New Developer MOU Framework
Development NEWS

Commissioner Moves to Rein In Condo Buyout Tactics With New Developer MOU Framework

As aggressive condominium buyout campaigns reshape Miami Beach's residential landscape — and as litigation over coercive developer practices mounts up and down Collins Avenue — the City of Miami Beach is preparing to consider a measure that would insert the city itself as an early checkpoint in any future developer-driven acquisition effort.

Journal Staff Apr 17, 2026
Housing
Miami Beach Proposes Slashing Settlement Authority Threshold, Adding Commission Oversight to Claims Process
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Miami Beach Proposes Slashing Settlement Authority Threshold, Adding Commission Oversight to Claims Process

A resolution set to come before the Miami Beach City Commission on April 22, 2026 would dramatically curtail the independent settlement authority of City Manager Eric Carpenter and City Attorney Ricardo J. Dopico — cutting their power to resolve insurance claims from $200,000 down to $50,000 per claimant, and inserting the full Commission into the decision-making process for any settlement above that threshold.

Journal Staff Apr 17, 2026
Miami Beach Set to Ratify New Three-Year Labor Deal with Municipal Workers Union — at a $2.6 Million Price Tag
Budget NEWS

Miami Beach Set to Ratify New Three-Year Labor Deal with Municipal Workers Union — at a $2.6 Million Price Tag

When the Miami Beach City Commission convenes on April 22, 2026, one of the most consequential items on its agenda will be a public hearing and vote on whether to ratify a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the city's largest general employee union — a deal that would affect hundreds of municipal workers from sanitation crews to park staff, and carry a cumulative cost to taxpayers of more than $2.6 million over its term.

Journal Staff Apr 16, 2026
City Eyes Recreational Future for North Beach Property on Collins
Environment NEWS

City Eyes Recreational Future for North Beach Property on Collins

The Miami Beach City Commission is set to discuss issuing a Request for Letters of Interest (RFLI) or Request for Proposals (RFP) for the city-owned property at 7605 Collins Avenue, with the goal of repurposing the site for recreational and public use. The item, sponsored by Commissioner Alex Fernandez and co-sponsored by Commissioner David Suarez, appears on the April 22, 2026 commission agenda as item R9X.

Journal Staff Apr 16, 2026
Planning Parks
Miami Beach Condominium Association Sues Property Manager and CAM Over $811,555 in Allegedly Fraudulent Payments to Sham Construction Company
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Miami Beach Condominium Association Sues Property Manager and CAM Over $811,555 in Allegedly Fraudulent Payments to Sham Construction Company

A Miami Beach condominium association has filed a sweeping 10-count lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, alleging that its property management company and licensed community association manager conspired — or at minimum grossly neglected their duties — to funnel more than $811,000 of resident funds to a fraudulent construction company that performed no work on the property.

Journal Staff Apr 14, 2026
Housing
Woman Sues Target Over German Shepherd Attack at Miami Beach Store
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Woman Sues Target Over German Shepherd Attack at Miami Beach Store

Fabiana Fernandes has filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County against Target Corporation and an unidentified defendant named as "Jane Doe," alleging she was "viciously attacked and injured" by a German Shepherd inside the Target store located at 1045 5th St, Miami Beach, FL 33139, on or about December 21, 2024.

Journal Staff Apr 14, 2026
What's on the Agenda: Design Review Board April 16, 2026
Development NEWS

What's on the Agenda: Design Review Board April 16, 2026

The City of Miami Beach Design Review Board convenes at 9:00 AM on Thursday, April 16, 2026, to consider three significant development proposals spanning the city — from a Bank of America redevelopment on Alton Road to a long-anticipated community complex in North Beach. Board members will weigh in on new construction, façade renovations, and public art installations, with staff recommending approval on two of the three items.

Journal Staff Apr 13, 2026