Downtown Miami /tags/downtown-miami Downtown Miami en-US SAʴı Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT South Florida historian fighting Trump’s library will protest his Miami forum appearance /government-politics/2025-11-04/miami-trump-library-protest-abf-forum Dr. Marvin Dunn will host a teach-in and press conference in Overtown Wednesday to counter President Donald Trump’s scheduled appearance at the Kaseya Center for the America Business Forum. He is in the midst of a legal battle over the proposed Trump presidential library in downtown Miami. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-04/miami-trump-library-protest-abf-forum Anthony Cruz 10 years of racial healing: South Florida People of Color builds bridges through dialogue /south-florida/2025-10-08/10-years-of-racial-healing-south-florida-people-of-color-builds-bridges-through-dialogue Chatting with Roni Bennett can bring up some awkward conversations. But that is her job. Bennett is the cofounder and executive director of South Florida People of Color, a local nonprofit that brings individuals together for discussions that might make them uncomfortable — discussions on racism, immigration, equality, and a few hundred other topics that are better off out in the open. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT /south-florida/2025-10-08/10-years-of-racial-healing-south-florida-people-of-color-builds-bridges-through-dialogue Stephen Robb | Biscayne Times South Florida community leader calls for investigation of land transfer for future Trump library /government-politics/2025-10-01/south-florida-community-leader-calls-for-investigation-of-land-transfer-for-future-trump-library A South Florida activist said Wednesday he wants the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office to launch an investigation into the recent transfer of valuable downtown Miami land — that was owned by Miami Dade College — to the state for construction of a future Donald Trump presidential library and a hotel. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:34:10 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-01/south-florida-community-leader-calls-for-investigation-of-land-transfer-for-future-trump-library Anthony Cruz Activists protest, threaten legal action to halt land transfer for Trump Presidential Library /government-politics/2025-09-29/trump-presidential-library-protest-lawsuit-miami More than a dozen activists gathered in downtown Miami Monday afternoon to protest plans to build Donald Trump’s presidential library and hotel project next to the historic Freedom Tower, labeling it a “profound insult” to the county’s immigrant community. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:27:15 GMT /government-politics/2025-09-29/trump-presidential-library-protest-lawsuit-miami Anthony Cruz, Diego Perdomo A decade after voters approved 'Miami's Eiffel Tower', waterfront property is a wasteland /development/2024-06-20/skyrise-miami-eiffel-tower-wasteland What’s left on the waterfront site where SkyRise Miami was supposed to rise is a dumping ground of rubble and construction debris. Some wonder why. “It’s shameful that a part of downtown Miami — a priceless property — looks like that. To me it’s shameful,” said former Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:02:44 GMT /development/2024-06-20/skyrise-miami-eiffel-tower-wasteland Daniel Rivero $10 billlion MetroCenter plan aims to transform downtown Miami /local-news/2022-09-05/10-billlion-metrocenter-plan-aims-to-transform-downtown-miami In what’s being billed as one of the biggest and most ambitious urban redevelopment schemes in the country, Miami-Dade County has packaged 17 acres of downtown real estate and put it up for bid. The project would include a couple thousand apartments as affordable and workforce housing, and a new main library. But it could mark the end for the HistoryMiami cultural center. Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:27:55 GMT /local-news/2022-09-05/10-billlion-metrocenter-plan-aims-to-transform-downtown-miami Andres Viglucci Kids and COVID vaccines, bridging two communities with a park, ‘The Vet at Noah’s Ark’ /2022-06-28/kids-and-covid-vaccines-bridging-two-communities-with-a-park-the-vet-at-noahs-ark Parents have questions about the COVID vaccine for their children. Plus, a big construction project bridging two communities. And one of the Florida Keys' few veterinarians published a new book. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:43:00 GMT /2022-06-28/kids-and-covid-vaccines-bridging-two-communities-with-a-park-the-vet-at-noahs-ark Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz Organizers hoping to make Miami Mural Festival an annual event /news/2022-03-06/organizers-hoping-to-make-miami-mural-festival-an-annual-event Mana Public Arts and the muralist Krave are hoping to grow the Miami Mural Festival far beyond their original idea. Sun, 06 Mar 2022 14:19:00 GMT /news/2022-03-06/organizers-hoping-to-make-miami-mural-festival-an-annual-event Josie Gulliksen | Artburst Miami Exiles march in solidarity in Miami as crackdown intensifies ahead of Monday protest in Cuba /local-news/2021-11-15/exiles-march-in-solidarity-in-miami-as-crackdown-intensifies-ahead-of-monday-protest-in-cuba Cubans in several cities worldwide have organized demonstrations in solidarity with the Cuban people and the young artists and activists of Archiepiélago, the group that called the march. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:42:56 GMT /local-news/2021-11-15/exiles-march-in-solidarity-in-miami-as-crackdown-intensifies-ahead-of-monday-protest-in-cuba Nora Gámez Torres | The Miami Herald Miami-Dade Community Celebrates Mayor Daniella Levine Cava /2020-11-18/miami-dade-community-celebrates-mayor-daniella-levine-cava Following her installation ceremony yesterday at the Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava held a community celebration event at the Bayfront Park Amphitheater in Miami. Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:59:50 GMT /2020-11-18/miami-dade-community-celebrates-mayor-daniella-levine-cava Natalia Clement