The Shops At Sunset Place was once an iconic South Florida retail destination, but has been a ghost town for years. Now, what’s set to come is expected to change that.

International soccer superstar Lionel Messi is set to make his Inter Miami debut on Friday.

Hundreds and possibly thousands of politicians in Florida may have to step down from their elected post following a hearing in federal court on Thursday.

Three South Florida politicians from both sides of the aisle are fighting a law that is making them choose between holding public office and their lobbying jobs.

Naysayers didn't deter Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo, the rare Latin American athlete at the Winter Games, who has now become an even more rare Beijing Olympics success story – however relative – from that part of the globe.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – With just days until the 2020 Presidential Election, there was no shortage of key issues to discuss on the latest episode of This Week in South Florida podcast. Joining the TWISF pod this week are attorneys and political strategists Ed Pozzuoli and Chris Smith, Amendment 2 proponent and attorney John Morgan, South Florida restaurant owner Carlos Gazitua and Florida State Senate candidate Javier Fernandez. Subscribe to the weekly TWISF Podcast on iOS or Android

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Joining the latest episode of This Week in South Florida are attorneys and political strategists Ed Pozzuoli and Chris Smith, Amendment 2 proponent and attorney John Morgan, South Florida restaurant owner Carlos Gazitua and Florida State Senate candidate Javier Fernandez. The full episode can be seen at the top of this page.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – One of the most expensive and nasty races for the Florida State Senate anywhere in the state comes from District 39, which includes south Miami-Dade County and all of the Florida Keys. The district race has a much broader implication as well. That’s because Florida Democrats are trying to pick up seats and even the balance of power in the state legislature. Democrat Javier Fernandez is an attorney and current State Representative running against Republican Ana Maria Rodriguez. Fernandez joined This Week in South Florida hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney to discuss the race, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

Thats why Miami Beach Police Marine Patrol is out in full force on the water. Many of the people here are locals who have been unable and, in some cases, unwilling to go out in public. People dont have a lot of places to go, so they resort to coming out on the water," Javier Fernandez, an officer with Miami Beach Police Marine Patrol, said. The marine police patrol have been busy keeping an eye on yachts, boats, personal watercraft users, even kayakers, all mingling in the same open space. On land Saturday, however, three people were arrested for being out on the closed beach.