A beach-service vendor is suing the owner of an Ocean Drive hotel over unpaid invoices. Members get the details of the claim and what happens next.
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.
The Planning Board voted 6-0 to approve permit changes for the former W South Beach, now the Waldorf Astoria, but sent outdoor entertainment at the pool deck and a new beachfront restaurant back to November after a fight with the Roney Palace over noise.
The owner of the Bancroft Hotel site has added a $60 million damages claim against the condo next door, while the City admits in court that it requires the condo's consent. A Sept. 27 ruling keeps the case moving toward a Nov. 20 hearing.
The Miami Beach Design Review Board meets Thursday, October 8, at 9 a.m. with five items ranging from the long-running Pier Park beach club redevelopment to padel courts at La Gorce Country Club and a city sewer pump station on Alton Road.
Miami Beach commissioners will consider an amended concession agreement with Boucher Brothers Pier Park that raises the required investment to $35 million, extends the potential deal term to 18 years, and closes out years of litigation over the prime South Beach property.
A social media influencer 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.
In a June 29 Letter to Commission, the city manager and city attorney confirmed the Fontainebleau's Certificate of Appropriateness application will be reviewed administratively — with no public hearing before the Historic Preservation Board — following a state Attorney General opinion interpreting a 2026 preemption law now being challenged in court.
Miami Beach commissioners will consider approving Boucher Brothers Pier Park's plan to demolish and replace the aging Nikki Beach concession site with a two-story, high-end beach club — on public land, with multiple regulatory hurdles still ahead.
A LaGorce Drive homeowner has filed suit in Miami-Dade circuit court to block a 2026 state law that allegedly orders Miami Beach to approve a commercial water park at the Fontainebleau Hotel, bypassing the city's Historic Preservation Board.
Miami Beach's Planning Board took up a proposed Land Development Regulations amendment on May 5, 2026, that would create a new "North Beach Residential Use Incentive Area" along Collins Avenue — extending a residential incentive framework already in place for Mid Beach northward from 63rd Street to approximately the 6800 block.
South Florida Motorsports, promoter of the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, is bringing the sport's energy directly to Miami Beach residents and visitors with the launch of its first-ever official Fan Fest.