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Sephardic Center opens new Surfside home for High Holidays
The Sephardic Center, which serves more than 200 families in Surfside and Bal Harbour, moved into a new building at 9457 Abbott Ave. in time for Rosh Hashanah services beginning Friday, Sept. 11.
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Sephardic Center opens new Surfside home for High Holidays
The Sephardic Center, which serves more than 200 families in Surfside and Bal Harbour, moved into a new building at 9457 Abbott Ave. in time for Rosh Hashanah services beginning Friday, Sept. 11.
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View MoreVenice Biennale artist Edouard Duval-Carrié opens free retrospective on Ocean Drive
Miami-based Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carrié, who represented Haiti at the 61st Venice Biennale, opens a free retrospective exhibition at The Betsy on Ocean Drive on Saturday, Aug. 1, with live jazz, nightly video art projections throughout August, and an optional charitable donation for children in Zimbabwe.
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View MoreFree 5K on Lincoln Road offers pizza and shoe raffle Saturday
The HOKA Run Club South Beach hosts a free 5K on Lincoln Road on Saturday, Aug. 1, with Prince St. Pizza providing post-run slices, a HOKA Clifton Pro shoe raffle, and rewards for repeat participants.
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View MoreNorth Beach CRA awards first façade grants to two Normandy-area businesses
Tree Bees Inc. and Ducale LLC received the first grants from the North Beach Community Redevelopment Agency's new Commercial Façade Improvement Program, with the next public advisory committee meeting set for Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Normandy Shores Golf Club.
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View MoreMiami Beach approves $30,000 to back Black entrepreneur pitch competition, summit
The Miami Beach City Commission voted July 22 to approve a $30,000 sponsorship for Black Professionals Network Inc., funding the "Pitch the Beach" entrepreneur competition on Aug. 27 in Miami Beach and the annual BPN Summit Oct. 2–4 in Hollywood.
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View MoreMiami Beach proclaims 'Senadora Ileana García Day,' citing $1.4 million in state funding
The Miami Beach City Commission proclaimed July 23 as "Senadora Ileana García Day," crediting the state senator with securing $1.4 million for Alton Road reconstruction and North Beach facility repairs. A separate $900,000 flood-mitigation project García championed on West Avenue was vetoed by Gov. DeSantis.
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View MoreFree cumbia, a cultural festival, and art fill Miami Beach this weekend
Miami Beach residents have a packed weekend ahead with Cumbia Libre, a free psych-cumbia benefit concert at the Bandshell on Saturday, July 25; the 18th annual Miami Takeover cultural festival running July 24–27; Jack Pierson's exhibition at The Bass; and the weekly Lincoln Road Farmers Market on Sunday.
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View MoreBillboard Latin Music Week moves to Faena Forum in October with Pitbull headlining
Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 shifts from The Fillmore to the Faena Forum on Collins Avenue for a four-day conference Oct. 19-22, with Pitbull headlining a Superstar Q&A and a first wave of Latin music stars and industry executives confirmed.
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View MoreMiami Beach sets July 30 meeting for resident input on Boat Show traffic
Miami Beach will host a virtual public meeting on Thursday, July 30, for residents to weigh in on the traffic plan for the 2027 Boat Show, which will bring large yachts back to Collins Avenue in February.
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View MoreMiami Beach Botanical Garden runs weekly Tai Chi, sound baths, and free kids' art all summer
The Miami Beach Botanical Garden's summer schedule includes $15 Tai Chi classes led by Silvia Salinas, sound bath meditation sessions, and free children's art classes co-presented with the Sunflower Society, giving residents affordable outdoor programming through the season.
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View MoreBal Harbour spends $250,000 on sargassum cleanup after state health inspection
Bal Harbour Village has invested $250,000 in supplemental daily beach cleanup after a Florida Department of Health inspection found significant sargassum accumulation, with crews working seven days a week near Haulover Inlet amid what officials call an unprecedented seaweed season.
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View MoreLincoln Road's $180 million remake launches from both ends
Developer Michael Comras is building NoLi, a 150,000-square-foot boutique district carved through the old Forever 21 building on the 700 block of Lincoln Road, while Peter Kanavos of Flag Luxury Group plans a $12 million pedestrian overhaul at the beach end — two projects that could reshape how Miami Beach residents use the city's central gathering space.
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View MoreThe Betsy Hotel launches free, dog-friendly jazz series on Ocean Drive for August
The Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive is hosting free, dog-friendly jazz concerts on weekends throughout August 2026 for National Dog Month, featuring performers at its Piano Bar and outdoor Lummus Park series in partnership with the Ocean Drive Improvement Association.