This week in Miami: Beach Cleanup, Metromover Shutdown & Pura Vida Real Estate Buzz!

A focus on costly removal of chewing gum stains won Miami Beach approval last week, with two city commissioners volunteering to help do the cleanup and one of them suggesting hiring homeless workers. Gum stains are

Metromover riders were not happy to learn about an upcoming closure that might complicate their commutes.

The unusual idea running through Tallahassee has the support of a key homeless advocate, and Gov. Ron DeSantwsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/riders-upset-after-miami-dade-transit-announces-yearlong-shutdown-of-metromovers-inner-loopis.

It was hardly business as usual at Miami City Hall, where an embattled commissioner was served with a summons during public comments.

A sea lion going blind from cataracts, rusty bird cages, mold in the penguin house, ants in a vitamin cabinet, one dolphin swallowing a nail, another jumping a barrier between pools, and flamingos …

The husband-and-wife restauranteurs bought the property in 2020, which includes 75 feet of water frontage and a boat dock. 

A​ new law​ lets developers bypass local zoning rules if they promise “work force housing.”​ ​I​t has stirred an uproar around the state, most recently in affluent Bal Harbour​.

Maman is a café, bakery, restaurant and event space. Maman's menu highlights childhood favorites from the south of france and north america.

RSVP REQUIRED - Get to know a new (free) side of the glittering neighborhood on this hour-long guided public art tour, covering 18 blocks of public artworks and the buildings they adorn.