# Miami Beach Review > City commission, schools, public safety, and high school sports coverage for Miami Beach, FL, including Surfside and Bal Harbour Village. - Place: Miami Beach, FL - Website: https://miamibeachreview.com/ - RSS feed: https://miamibeachreview.com/rss.xml ## Sections - [Health](https://miamibeachreview.com/sections/Health) - [Local Government](https://miamibeachreview.com/sections/local-government) - [Education](https://miamibeachreview.com/sections/education) - [Public Safety](https://miamibeachreview.com/sections/public-safety) - [Community](https://miamibeachreview.com/sections/community) - [Business](https://miamibeachreview.com/sections/business) - [Sports](https://miamibeachreview.com/sections/sports) - [Elections](https://miamibeachreview.com/sections/elections) ## Latest stories - [Fabián Basabe seeks reelection in House District 106](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/fabi-n-basabe-seeks-reelection-in-house-district-106-mvimxwpd): 2026-10-22. Republican state Rep. Fabián Basabe of Miami Beach is running for reelection to Florida House District 106 on Nov. 3, 2026, facing Democratic challenger Lucia Baez-Geller. - [Ileana Garcia seeks reelection to state Senate District 36](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/ileana-garcia-seeks-reelection-to-state-senate-district-36-mvin385w): 2026-10-22. Republican state Sen. Ileana Garcia is running for reelection to Florida Senate District 36 on Nov. 3, facing Democratic challenger George Lavin in a race covering parts of Miami-Dade County including Miami Beach. - [Lucia Baez-Geller seeks House District 106 seat Nov. 3](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/lucia-baez-geller-seeks-house-district-106-seat-nov-3-mvipn0zs): 2026-10-22. Democrat Lucia Baez-Geller, a former Miami-Dade public school teacher and school board member, is running for Florida House District 106 against Republican Fabián Basabe in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. - [Miami Beach High PTSA sets $35,000 Give Miami Day goal](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/miami-beach-high-ptsa-sets-35-000-give-miami-day-goal-mvir0klo): 2026-10-22. The Miami Beach Senior High PTSA is seeking $35,000 through Give Miami Day 2026, with $15,000 earmarked for a new auditorium screen and $5,000 fundraising targets for each grade level. - [Arthur McNeil seeks Miami-Dade circuit judge seat Nov. 3](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/arthur-mcneil-seeks-miami-dade-circuit-judge-seat-nov-3-mvh61kho): 2026-10-21. Arthur LeMar McNeil, a career public defender and civil mediator, faces Monica Segura in the nonpartisan runoff for 11th Judicial Circuit Court Group 5 on Nov. 3, 2026. - [Miami Beach hotels plan Halloween parties Oct. 29-31](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/miami-beach-hotels-plan-halloween-parties-oct-29-31-mvdo9mbr): 2026-10-21. Five Miami Beach hotels are hosting Halloween events Oct. 29-31, including a three-night series at 1 Hotel South Beach, Faena's Memento Mori, Delano's Queen of the Jungle party, a Practical Magic screening at The EDITION and an adults-only house party at The Standard Spa. - [George Lavín challenges Garcia for state Senate District 36](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/george-lav-n-challenges-garcia-for-state-senate-district-36-mviayotj): 2026-10-21. Democrat George Lavín, a West Miami legal consultant, challenges Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia for Florida State Senate District 36 in the Nov. 3 general election. - [Youth flag football camp opens at Miami Beach High Nov. 14](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/youth-flag-football-camp-opens-at-miami-beach-high-nov-14-mvgizocv): 2026-10-20. Miami Beach Flag Football is launching a nine-week NFL Flag-affiliated Saturday camp for boys and girls ages 5 to 15 at Miami Beach Senior High's football field, with sessions running Nov. 14 through Jan. 30. - [Billboard Latin Music Week opens at Faena Forum in Miami Beach](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/billboard-latin-music-week-opens-at-faena-forum-in-miami-beach-mvgi6r5w): 2026-10-20. Billboard Latin Music Week opened Monday at Faena Forum in Miami Beach with a new four-day format and "Global Consolidation" theme, drawing industry executives and artists for panels, showcases and performances through Thursday's live awards broadcast. - [King tides threaten Miami Beach flooding Oct. 24](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/king-tides-threaten-miami-beach-flooding-oct-24-mvgjcvdd): 2026-10-20. Forecasters warn that king tides and strong winds will bring coastal flooding risk to Miami Beach starting Saturday, Oct. 24, with the highest tides expected Oct. 26-27 around a full moon. - [South Beach Seafood Festival returns to Miami Beach Oct. 21](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/south-beach-seafood-festival-returns-to-miami-beach-oct-21-mvb8nhbg): 2026-10-19. The 14th annual South Beach Seafood Festival runs Oct. 21-24 at venues in Miami and Miami Beach, with chef dinners, Friday cooking battles and Saturday’s Seafood Slam at Lummus Park featuring more than 40 restaurants. - [Miami Beach Halloween Half Marathon offers residents 50% off](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/miami-beach-halloween-half-marathon-offers-residents-50-off-mve2qy51): 2026-10-19. The Halloween Half Marathon and Freaky 4-Miler returns to Miami Beach on Oct. 24, and residents can register at half price with the code MBRESIDENT. - [FIU seeks rooftop event space at Wolfsonian museum](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/fiu-seeks-rooftop-bar-approval-at-wolfsonian-in-south-beach-mvdolms4): 2026-10-19. FIU seeks conditional use approval for museum event spaces with alcohol service at the Wolfsonian-FIU. Its application lists a rooftop capacity of 177, with larger capacities in other spaces, ahead of a scheduled Dec. 8 Planning Board hearing. - [Miami Beach Veterans Day parade returns to Ocean Drive Nov. 11](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/miami-beach-veterans-day-parade-returns-to-ocean-drive-nov-11-mveaprsv): 2026-10-19. Miami Beach's 18th annual Veterans Day parade marches along Ocean Drive from 5th to 15th Street on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11:11 a.m., followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at Lummus Park. - [Gwen Graham joins Jolly ticket for Florida lieutenant governor](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/gwen-graham-joins-jolly-ticket-for-florida-lieutenant-governor-mvffi4fi): 2026-10-19. Gwen Graham, a former congresswoman and daughter of the late Gov. Bob Graham, is running for Florida lieutenant governor alongside Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly in the Nov. 3 general election. - [Miami Beach to unveil Josephine Baker historical marker Nov. 12](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/miami-beach-to-unveil-josephine-baker-historical-marker-nov-12-mvauuwfq): 2026-10-17. The Miami Beach Commission for Women will unveil a Florida Historical Marker honoring Josephine Baker on Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. at Maurice Gibb Memorial Park, 1700 Purdy Ave. Baker insisted on an integrated audience for her 1951 Copa City performances. - [M-DCPS Superintendent Villalobos meets Miami Beach families](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/m-dcps-superintendent-villalobos-meets-miami-beach-families-mv8lhddw): 2026-10-16. M-DCPS Superintendent Rafael Villalobos attended a community meet-and-greet hosted by the José Milton Foundation on Wednesday, Oct. 14, where the M-DCPS Foundation also launched its A+ Society initiative for district supporters. - [Botanical Garden hosts free Halloween arts night Oct. 23](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/botanical-garden-hosts-free-halloween-arts-night-oct-23-mvayz4ik): 2026-10-16. The City of Miami Beach's free "Folklore & Foliage" gathering brings shadow puppets, ghost stories, live music, tarot readings and vintage Halloween footage to the Botanical Garden on Friday, Oct. 23, from 6 to 11 p.m. - [Miami Beach unveils lifeguard centennial art show Nov. 5](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/miami-beach-unveils-lifeguard-centennial-art-show-nov-5-mv8mbtuq): 2026-10-16. The City of Miami Beach will unveil OCEAN Heroes, a free outdoor exhibition at Lummus Park's Galería Ocean Drive on Nov. 5, marking 100 years of the city's Ocean Rescue Division. - [Lincoln Road Halloween Block Party returns Oct. 31](https://miamibeachreview.com/articles/lincoln-road-halloween-block-party-returns-oct-31-mv9jcxk4): 2026-10-15. Lincoln Road's annual Halloween Block Party returns Oct. 31 with trick-or-treating for kids, live music, DJs and a costume parade along Miami Beach's pedestrian promenade.