DAN GELBER

Miami Beach voters who are mostly worried about safety and development are set to turn out to cast their ballots on Tuesday to choose between two lawyers in their 50s who have experience serving the city.

Miami Beach dispatched a group of eight firefighters on Monday to help their colleagues in Israel during the war.

The Miami Beach Police Department celebrated about a dozen promotions during a ceremony on Monday.

Voters in Miami Beach will cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Voters in Miami-Dade County headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in various races, including in the cities of Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Surfside and Homestead.

Through song and prayer, hundreds of people in heartache over the terror attacks stood shoulder to shoulder on Miami Beach in solidarity with Israel.

A plan to transform Miami Beach’s iconic Clevelander Hotel and Bar into affordable housing could be the first prominent example of what’s to come under new Florida legislation.

The next top cop in Miami Beach could be making history as the city's first Black police chief.

Crowds for Memorial Day weekend were filling up the streets in South Beach early Saturday morning for the 2023 Hyundai Air & Sea Show.

Miami Beach is preparing for the Hyundai Air & Sea Show, which remains the main Memorial Day weekend even in South Florida.

Osagie Jordan Idahosa was among the two dead during shootings on spring break in Miami Beach, where police officers recently reported that since the rowdy spring break parties began they had seized over 100 firearms and arrested nearly 490 people.

Spring Break on Miami Beach could look very different in the years to come.

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber did not mince words when responding Thursday to a lawsuit filed by a liquor store owner asking for a stop to a city curfew order on liquor stores.

Miami Beach commissioners planned to meet on Monday to discuss preventive measures in the wake of two fatal shootings over the weekend on South Beach.

A very special lady is celebrating a very special birthday.

Partiers headed to South Beach this Spring Break will have their outings cut short after a ruling by a judge on Tuesday.

DJ Khaled announced Thursday that he is offering a full-ride scholarship to a university student through his We The Best Foundation.

The city of Miami Beach held a press conference Friday morning after a smoking ban was implemented on New Year’s Day to prevent people from smoking in municipal parks and on public beaches.

Mayors from 15 different municipalities gathered together on Tuesday at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation to call out and condemn the alarming increase in antisemitism being seen nationwide.

With Biscayne Bay still recovering from the October fish kill, it's another reminder that our bay is at a dangerous tipping point.

A surge of anti-Jewish vitriol spread by celebrities is stoking fears that public figures are normalizing hate and ramping up the risk of violence.

A piece of history in Miami Beach was demolished Sunday morning.

It’s the end of an area in Miami Beach.A team with The BG Group, a general contractor that specializes in demolitions, will implode what is left of The Deauville Beach Resort, at 6701 Collins Ave., at 8 a.m., on Sunday.

They’re invasive and destructive, and in the last few years Miami Beach residents say the iguana population has been expanding exponentially.

Miami Beach Commissioner Mark Samuelian, who was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021, died on Wednesday. He was 58.

Bermuda has shuttered schools, businesses and government agencies as Tropical Storm Alex brushed past the British overseas territory.

Parts of Florida were facing heavy rain and wind as a storm system that battered Mexico moves across the state.

Rainy weather has been moving steadily through South Florida as the unnamed system continues traveling across the state.

South Florida observes Memorial Day with tributes to the U.S. military personnel who has died during their service.

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber announced Monday the Deauville Hotel’s demolition is “all but a certainty” and Stephen M. Ross, the owner of the Miami Dolphins, wants to develop the property.

The Climate Action movement is coming to Miami.

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber is in favor of ending alcohol sales after 2:00 a.m. and described today as a moment of reconciliation for the city commission.

With the last spring break weekend coming up the Miami Beach alcohol curfew is officially over.

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber wants a change of culture on South Beach.

Police were out in full force working to control spring break crowds for weeks, with Miami Beach declaring a state of emergency and imposing a curfew after five people were shot over a span of two nights.

Spring break has been in full swing in Miami Beach.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michel Putney and Glenna Milberg welcome Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, Miami-Dade Black Affairs Advisory Board Chair Pierre Rutledge and South Florida attorney Yolanda Cash Jackson.

A state of emergency that was imposed in Miami Beach after a series of shootings survived a legal challenge and business backlash.

If you're not a spring breaker or going to the Ultra Music Festival you may want to avoid downtown Miami and Miami Beach entirely.

The curfew has led to outrage from business owners, who say it just adds pain to an industry already hurting following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Miami Beach city commissioners have voted to extend a curfew, a day after it was announced by the city manager in response to violent incidents surrounding spring break.

City of Miami Beach officials have declared a state of emergency and an upcoming curfew in a bid to curb violent incidents at spring break.

Following South Beach being trashed by students from Miami-Dade public schools, Miami Beach city leaders are taking note and taking action as spring breakers descend upon our beaches in the coming weeks.

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber delivers 2022 state of the city address on Monday morning.

Miami Beach Commissioner Steven Meiner said the city will likely appeal a judge’s decision against a 2 a.m. ban on alcohol sales.

The city has been a pioneer when it comes to raising roads to keep streets from flooding, but the next phase of work is now causing turmoil for some.

There were long lines at Mills Pond Park in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, where testing had to be closed to accommodate those who were already in line.

Marc Spiegler was excited about the opening of a more inclusive Art Basel Miami Beach this year.

After two years of cancelations during the pandemic, Art Basel Miami Beach returns to the Miami Beach Convention Center where contemporary art galleries from around the world have been renting booths since 2002.

New Miami Beach Commissioners Alex Fernandez and Kristen Rosen Gonzalez were sworn into office on Monday at City Hall.

Gelber celebrated his victory Tuesday night at the Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive.

The Mayor of Miami Beach was interrupted during a news conference on Friday by counter demonstrators who referenced his remarks in leaked audio recordings. Now, they are questioning the reasoning behind the imposed 2 a.m. last call in South Beach.

Miami Beach voters are being asked to stop alcohol sales at 2 a.m. instead of 5 a.m. Proponents of the measure backed by Mayor Dan Gelber link the three-hour rollback with stopping crime and chaos on South Beach.

Voters will get to make their voices heard during the November election.

Sports betting in Florida was supposed to get off the ground Oct. 15, but the timeline's been delayed. Meanwhile, there are no less than three lawsuits against it.

Video showing Miami Beach police officers taunting a handcuffed suspect has raised eyebrows across South Florida since it aired exclusively on Local 10 News on Friday.

Miami Beach wants to turn down the volume in the city’s South Beach party neighborhood.

“The true percent vaccinated is nowhere near 90%” in Miami-Dade County, said Dr. Aileen Marty, infectious disease expert at Florida International University.

The first climate-changed themed conference will be held in Miami Beach in 2022 and is expected to be held annually bringing international attention to the city, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber along with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Monday.

Miami Beach police are stepping up patrol following a violent wave of crime recently, including when a young father, Dustin Wakefield, was murdered on Ocean Drive last week.

After the murder of a Colorado tourist on Ocean Drive, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber promised changes to the entertainment district. He said he will implementing some this Labor Day weekend.

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber asked the public on Thursday afternoon to consider making a donation to fundraisers in memory of Dustin Wakefield, of Castle Rock, Colorado.

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said Wednesday a recent disturbing fatal shooting is another tragic sign that the “South Beach Entertainment District” needs to be dismantled.

As younger patients get sick with COVID-19, some of Miami famed nightclubs will be serving up vaccines with their shots.

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber is asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to support the return of face mask mandates as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns the coronavirus’ evolution into the more contagious Delta variant is getting more and more people sick.

The vast majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Broward and Miami-Dade are among the unvaccinated.

A South Florida judge says all options remain on the table as a decision is made over what to do with the property where a 12-story condominium tower collapsed last month.

A witness shared a video of the road rage incident Joseph Nave described. The immigration attorney was riding a scooter Wednesday in South Beach when he was the victim of a road rage shooting about 3 p.m.

Attorney Joseph Nave was still shaken on Thursday. He said he was riding a scooter in South Beach when he was the victim of a road rage shooting about 3 p.m. Wednesday.

The disaster at the Champlain Towers South in Surfside has hit close to home for city leaders in nearby Miami Beach.

Nightclubs, bars, and restaurants in the entertainment district in South Beach are allowed to stay open and serve alcohol until 5 a.m. again. Earlier this month, a judge ruled that Miami Beach’s 2 a.m. last call for alcohol in a part of the district was unlawful.

The Miami Beach city commission decided Tuesday night whether to appeal a judge’s ruling that deemed a 2 a.m. cut-off of alcohol sales unlawful.

David Wallack, CEO of the iconic Mango’s Tropical Cafe on Ocean Drive, is an outspoken critic of the temporary 2 a.m. last call imposed by Miami Beach city officials.

A judge ruled Monday that Miami Beach’s 2 a.m. alcohol rollback is not lawful because it’s a violation of zoning rules and denied the Clevelander due process.

The Miami International Boat Show is returning to Miami Beach in 2022, which will stimulate the locate the local economy, but also draw tens of thousands of people to a city still recovering from rowdy tourists who caused chaos during spring break and Memorial Day weekend.

The Memorial Day weekend has already begun on South Beach. For some, it means the return of the Hyundai Air and Sea Show starting Friday. For others, it means partying with friends.

Bar owners are clashing with city officials over an ongoing effort to change the entertainment district. They oppose the repeal of the noise exemption and turning Ocean Drive into a pedestrian-only road.

Florida lawmakers began a special session on Monday after Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe of Florida signed off on a gambling compact last month.

A new controversial regulation aims to change the out-of-control party on Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue in South Beach. Business owners who benefit from the nightlife atmosphere there say that not only will the measure not work, but it will hurt the local economy.

An ordinance to roll back the final call of alcohol sales in the city’s entertainment district from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. passed Wednesday. Voters in November will have the final say.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving to suspend all remaining COVID-19 restrictions imposed by communities across his state.

Tuesday morning, the Miami Beach Interim City Manager updated the City’s State of Emergency relating to the High Impact Period during spring break and officially canceled the 8 p.m. curfew. The curfew had been imposed each Thursday through Sunday evening in the declared “High Impact Zone” of South Beach, where chaos had ensued throughout March.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Last call for alcohol may be a little earlier in South Beach as part of a proposed 12-point plan by Miami Beach’s mayor. Dan Gelber said alcohol sales should be cut off at 2 a.m. from the current 5 a.m. last call. RELATED STORY: Miami Beach residents sound off on spring break tensionsAd“First of all, I think that this last experience, perhaps COVID, increased how manageable it was. Gelber said he believes that the city commission will put his plan into action by means of legislative measures, but if they do not, he hopes Miami Beach residents will choose to put them on the November ballot. >See the 12-point plan for the Miami Beach entertainment district.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Protesters took to the streets Saturday afternoon, saying enough is enough. There were over 100 people outside of Miami Beach City Hall for what they were calling the ‘Take Back the City Protest.’Miami Beach residents protest outside city hall. (WPLG)The attendees were frustrated Miami Beach residents dealing with yet another year of spring break chaos. Spring break in Miami Beach has made headlines all over the world because of the chaos and crime this year. Residents hold protest outside City Hall as Miami Beach spring break unruliness continuesDespite the measures, residents still want to know what plan the mayor has for the future.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – MacArthur Causeway traffic delays started late Friday night and continued on Saturday morning. There was also a crash in the westbound lanes of the MacArthur Causeway near Palm Island. The crash prompted officers to close all westbound lanes and ask drivers to use the Julia Tuttle Causeway to get from Miami Beach to Miami instead. #TRAFFIC: Westbound MacArthur Cswy CLOSED due to a traffic crash just west of Palm Island. — Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) March 27, 2021

MIAMI, Fla. – It was the start of another round of an 8 p.m. weekend curfew in Miami Beach’s entertainment district. “This particular area needs to be really battened down at night and we are going to continue to do that until it’s pretty clear we don’t have to,” Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said. There are other places, by the way, in the city and county to go to,” Gelber said. “We’re telling our residents who may be worried about the consequences of some of the decisions in Miami Beach that we are ready,” Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said. Ad“We want to warn those who are not in the city from the city who may have been on Miami Beach that the kind of behavior we have seen in Miami Beach is not going to be tolerated,” he said.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Clements, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, Florida state Senator Gary Farmer, Rep. Carlos Gimenez and new Miami police chief Art Acevedo. The full episode can be seen at the top of this page.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A State of Emergency was declared in Miami Beach as Spring Break crowds continue to overwhelm and defy law enforcement. Crime and sporadic violence has broken out night after night and leaders have now imposed an early evening curfew and closed the causeways to clear people from South Beach. Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Clements and Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg to discuss, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The City of Miami Beach has declared an emergency as police and elected officials react to large crowds and lawlessness during Spring Break. Pepper balls were used to control crowds of people on South Beach Saturday night as law enforcement attempted to enforce a newly imposed curfew. Several roads were also closed in Miami Beach as officials hoped to stem the rise in crime. Pepper balls were fired into the crowds of hundreds of Spring Break partygoers on South Beach after multiple attempts by police to disburse them. RELATED LINKMiami Beach officials announce 8 p.m. curfew, causeway closures to control spring break crowdAdResidents happy, visitors understanding about Miami Beach road closures amid Spring Break chaos

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Starting Saturday night, the city of Miami Beach is imposing a curfew for its entertainment district and also close three causeways leading into the city. The decision was announced by city officials at a press conference outside Miami Beach City Hall. “Too many people are coming into our city and too many people are coming here with bad intentions,” said Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber. The entertainment district includes Collins Avenue and Washington Avenue from Fifth to 16th Streets. Miami Beach Police Chief Rick Clements cited the need for the curfew and closures because of the large crowds that gathered Thursday and Friday.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Billionaire Jeffrey Soffer, the son of real estate developer Donald Soffer, is behind a new effort to update Florida’s gambling laws. Miami Beach commissioners recently voted to hire lawyers to stop him from building a casino under the Fontainebleau Miami Beach brand. Soffer’s vision goes against Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber’s mission to discourage late-night entertainment in the city. “What they are going to want to do apparently is take casino licenses, take gaming licenses, gambling licenses that exist right now in parimutuels — slot machines, card games, and things like that — and allow them to become portable,” Gelber said. The property is now under Jeffrey Soffer’s Fontainebleau Development, which also owns neighboring Miami Beach property.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – St. Patrick’s Day revelry and drinking will befall on South Beach, as police officers face rowdy tourists on their spring break vacation. Wednesday night was the latest full of misbehavior in Miami Beach, this time met by another surge of police. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said the visitors who are not abiding by the city’s rules have forgotten there is a pandemic. Miami-Dade police officers help the Miami Beach Police Department on Monday in South Beach. Miami Beach police officers shot pepper balls to disperse a crowd on Friday near Ocean Drive in South Beach.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Clements says the city expects large crowds to continue this week and that more officers will be brought in to control the violence and lawbreaking that’s been seen during spring break. Clements said officers from Miami-Dade County will join the patrol starting Tuesday night and that Coral Gables cops will also be joining Miami Beach police on the streets this weekend. Gelber committed to putting more officers on patrol and asked Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to add additional county officers to areas of high tourism. Clements said that since Feb. 3, Miami Beach police have made 894 arrests, with 332 of those felonies. AdAnyone with information about Monday night’s killing is asked to call Miami-Dade CrimeStoppers at 305-471-8477.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber delivered his 2021 state of the city address Monday morning, during which he spoke about changing the culture of the city’s nightlife sector after incidents this past weekend led to almost 150 arrests. “The entertainment district must go,” Gelber said, repeating his vision to replace the tourist party hub with an “Art Deco Cultural District.”“We don’t need what we have right now,” Gelber added. “It could be all night drinking,” he said, noting “145 places have 5 a.m. permits and we don’t need any of it. “They need more resources,” Miami Beach resident Julia Verardi said. That’s why it was so hard for us,” he said, also pointing out that Miami Beach was the first city in Florida to adopt a mask mandate.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Miami Beach police officers are working 12-hour shifts and the message from law enforcement is that spring breakers coming to the city with the idea that there are no rules will be arrested. Spring breakers were out of control Friday night with police having to respond with force. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said rocks and bottles were thrown at officers patrolling the streets. A lot of people are coming here and they are coming here with the wrong intentions,” Gelber said. While more crowds are expected Saturday night, Miami-Dade County officials remind everyone that a midnight curfew is still in effect.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – It was a wild Friday night in South Beach. Miami Beach Officer Ernesto Rodriguez, a spokesman for the department, said two officers were injured while dealing with a very large crowd near Eighth Street and Ocean Drive. “While taking a subject into custody, officers were forced to utilize pepper balls to disperse members of the crowd who were disorderly and surrounding officers,” Rodriguez said. 1/2 — Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) March 13, 2021Several subjects have been detained. 2/2 — Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) March 13, 2021

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said on Monday that he knows there are some tourists who come to South Beach with bad intentions. “I think our cops assume that.”According to the Miami Beach Police Department, the number of arrests has more than doubled so far this Spring Break. Miami Beach police marine patrol officers were also working with the U.S. Coast Guard to check up on charter boats during Spring Break. This year’s Spring Break in South Beach comes with a longer list of rules. Spring Break season ends on April 12.

MIAMI – Last summer there was notable friction between counties and municipalities over Cares Act money. Local 10 News’ Christina Vazquez spoke with the National League of Cities, and they are urging federal lawmakers to keep the direct aid to local governments in place. From Weston city attorney Jamie Cole to Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, local leaders are working to explain how the injection of direct aid to cities will help resident taxpayers. If the federal government hadn’t come through, would have been to increase taxes.”AdSaid Gelber: “Cities did different things to figure out how to get through this.”South Florida cities are looking forward to relief funds promised in the latest COVID-19 stimulus bill. (WPLG)The National League of Cities, or NLC, has been tracking the financial impacts to local budgets of COVID-19, from case mitigation expenses to substantial revenue losses.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – There was calm in Miami Beach on Tuesday, but not all of the students who will want to let loose during Spring break have arrived. The city is using geo-targeting on social media to warn tourists about this year’s rules on everything from social distancing to alcohol consumption, noise levels, and the midnight to 6 a.m. curfew. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber has said he wants to get rid of the entertainment district. The police presence is higher in the areas of Ocean Drive and Collins and Washington avenues, between Fifth and 16th Streets. During the weekends, officers will discourage cruising around the South of Fifth Street, or SOFI, neighborhood by only allowing access via Alton Road and Washington Avenue.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – One of America’s oldest World War II veterans celebrated a major milestone on Thursday. Miami Beach police lined up and saluted Walton as he pulled up in his vehicle on Ocean Drive Thursday morning. His son, Paul Walton, said he wants people to meet a World War II veteran because the number of surviving veterans from that war is rapidly shrinking. Paul said his dad had the chance to meet a Civil War veteran when he was younger, but he didn’t do it and now he regrets it. He’s traveling to all 50 states to meet the governor of each one and give people the chance of meeting a World War II veteran before it’s too late.