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Up, up and away! Wynwood Balloon Museum takes art to new heights
Read full article: Up, up and away! Wynwood Balloon Museum takes art to new heightsArt lovers are in for a treat as the pop-up Balloon Museum, a unique immersive experience that first wowed crowds in Europe, has made its way to Wynwood!
‘I’m going to kill you’: Woman ran over other woman for ‘taking her man,’ Miami police say
Read full article: ‘I’m going to kill you’: Woman ran over other woman for ‘taking her man,’ Miami police sayMiami police arrested a woman on an attempted murder charge Friday in connection with a May incident after they said she ran over another woman on purpose and told her she would “kill” her.
South Florida political consultant arrested at fundraiser over old bench warrant
Read full article: South Florida political consultant arrested at fundraiser over old bench warrantA well-known South Florida political player was arrested at a fundraiser Tuesday night for missing a court date seven years ago.
Man arrested, accused of posing as security guard at Wynwood apartment building
Read full article: Man arrested, accused of posing as security guard at Wynwood apartment buildingA man was arrested Wednesday on accusations that he has been posing as a security guard at two apartment buildings in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, trying to break into units.
Wynwood staple Wood Tavern shuts down — are local businesses being priced out?
Read full article: Wynwood staple Wood Tavern shuts down — are local businesses being priced out?A staple in Wynwood has officially closed its doors. Wood Tavern, located at 311 NW 23rd St., announced on social media that it will not be reopening again.
‘So much adrenaline’: Woman explains why she walloped Wynwood thief
Read full article: ‘So much adrenaline’: Woman explains why she walloped Wynwood thiefViral surveillance video shows a woman crashing into a car in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood and then beating a man up, but it’s not a case of road rage.
Caught on Camera: Woman chases down man who burglarized her vehicle in Wynwood
Read full article: Caught on Camera: Woman chases down man who burglarized her vehicle in WynwoodSurveillance video has gone viral online, showing a woman chasing down a man to get back her belongings after her car was broken into in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood.
Uber driver accused of kidnapping multiple women in Miami faces new charges
Read full article: Uber driver accused of kidnapping multiple women in Miami faces new chargesAn Uber driver accused by multiple women of drugging, kidnapping and possibly raping them and leaving them at a Miami motel is now facing additional charges after detectives identified another victim, according to an arrest report.
New Jersey man turns fire extinguisher into weapon outside Wynwood nightclub
Read full article: New Jersey man turns fire extinguisher into weapon outside Wynwood nightclubA 59-year-old man who was accused of turning a fire extinguisher into a weapon to attack his former boss after a run-in at a Miami nightclub appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Wednesday.
‘The View’ host on DeSantis: ‘Drag queens survived and his campaign is dead’
Read full article: ‘The View’ host on DeSantis: ‘Drag queens survived and his campaign is dead’A group of drag queens from Miami traveled to the ABC studio in New York City to celebrate Ana Navarro’s birthday on Friday while on national television.
Men face hate crime charges after attacking LGBTQ women in Wynwood, Miami police say
Read full article: Men face hate crime charges after attacking LGBTQ women in Wynwood, Miami police sayTwo men are facing hate crime charges in connection with a November attack on two LGBTQ women in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, according to police.
Art Basel Miami Beach crowd to cause traffic delays in South Beach, Miami
Read full article: Art Basel Miami Beach crowd to cause traffic delays in South Beach, MiamiSome of the most important players in the world’s growing modern and contemporary art market are in Miami-Dade County this week, and that means more traffic and a need for more security.
GUIDE: Art Basel Miami Beach attracts AI oceanfront maze installation, Polo & Pan and more
Read full article: GUIDE: Art Basel Miami Beach attracts AI oceanfront maze installation, Polo & Pan and moreSome of the most important players in the world’s growing modern and contemporary art market will be descending this week to South Florida.
Miami police accuse pair of hate-fueled beating, robbery of transgender women
Read full article: Miami police accuse pair of hate-fueled beating, robbery of transgender womenPolice arrested two men Monday after accusing the pair of attacking and robbing a group of women in Miami after finding out they were transgender.
2 accused of stealing cellphones from partiers at III Points music festival in Wynwood
Read full article: 2 accused of stealing cellphones from partiers at III Points music festival in WynwoodTwo men were arrested over the weekend after they were caught stealing people’s cellphones at the III Points music festival in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, police said.
$1.9M road project will bring temporary lane closures to Miami neighborhood
Read full article: $1.9M road project will bring temporary lane closures to Miami neighborhoodThe Florida Department of Transportation is set to begin work on a nearly $2 million road project in the northern part of Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood.
South Florida Mexican restaurants invite diners to try out menu items with insects
Read full article: South Florida Mexican restaurants invite diners to try out menu items with insectsSpooky season is upon us, but two Mexican restaurants in Miami-Dade County says their “creepy crawlers” are on the menu all year round.
Fake Uber driver picks up women from Wynwood club, robs 1, sexually batters the other, cops say
Read full article: Fake Uber driver picks up women from Wynwood club, robs 1, sexually batters the other, cops sayTwo women leaving a nightclub in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood thought they were getting into an Uber, but, according to police, one of them was about to get robbed and the other was about to get sexually assaulted by the man they assumed was a real rideshare driver.
From Doral to Wynwood, Mami showed Fernando Botero love
Read full article: From Doral to Wynwood, Mami showed Fernando Botero loveTributes to Fernando Botero were plentiful on Friday night on social media. The Colombian artist, who died on Friday in Monaco at 91, left his mark in public and private collections in Miami.
Fort Lauderdale man accused of armed robbery in Miami parking garage
Read full article: Fort Lauderdale man accused of armed robbery in Miami parking garageVideo from the Miami Police Department’s Real-Time Crime Center shows two crooks were following their victim at Northwest Second Avenue and 24 Street in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, records show.
Homeless man accused of sexually battering woman who passed out in front of her Wynwood apartment
Read full article: Homeless man accused of sexually battering woman who passed out in front of her Wynwood apartmentA homeless man is facing charges after he was caught on camera sexually battering a woman he’d found passed out in front of her Wynwood apartment building last month, authorities said.
Street artists are having a field day with likenesses of Lionel Messi
Read full article: Street artists are having a field day with likenesses of Lionel MessiOne of the largest murals of the soccer star in Wynwood was painted by an Argentinian artist. And David Beckham showed up to check it out himself!
David Beckham surprises artist painting massive mural of Lionel Messi in Miami’s Wynwood
Read full article: David Beckham surprises artist painting massive mural of Lionel Messi in Miami’s WynwoodA new mural has popped up in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, featuring Inter Miami’s newly signed superstar Lionel Messi.
Pride Month: Anti-LGBTQ+ group protests outside Target in Miami’s Midtown
Read full article: Pride Month: Anti-LGBTQ+ group protests outside Target in Miami’s Midtown“Boycott Target,” a two-minute track by Kurt Jantz, better known as rapper Forgiato Blow, shot to number one on iTunes’ Top Ten Chart this week.
Miami’s Wynwood Pride returns for 5th year with commissioner’s call ‘to show support’
Read full article: Miami’s Wynwood Pride returns for 5th year with commissioner’s call ‘to show support’Miami’s Wynwood Pride kicked off on Thursday as it has now been going strong for five years in support of the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities.
Do you know this woman? Miami police think she drugged, robbed man of $600K in Rolexes, jewelry
Read full article: Do you know this woman? Miami police think she drugged, robbed man of $600K in Rolexes, jewelryMiami police are looking for a woman they suspect of drugging and robbing a man at his downtown apartment after they met during a night out, authorities said Wednesday.
Does 305 mom prefer Michelin-starred restaurants? Here is the new list
Read full article: Does 305 mom prefer Michelin-starred restaurants? Here is the new listMichelin’s recent Florida edition of the prestigious guide includes a list of top restaurants in Miami-Dade County just in time for Mother’s Day celebrations.
Miami Grand Prix starts Friday: Here is the schedule of track and fan events
Read full article: Miami Grand Prix starts Friday: Here is the schedule of track and fan eventsNico Hülkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, and Pietro Fittipaldi were already in Miami Wednesday, and the HAAS F1 drivers said they are ready to race.
‘Take Me Home’ Wynwood murals encourage pet adoption from Miami-Dade shelter
Read full article: ‘Take Me Home’ Wynwood murals encourage pet adoption from Miami-Dade shelterAn animal shelter is meant to be a short transition. It’s supposed to be a safe place for small animals to stay just until they can get adopted. Sometimes animals spend more than a year in a concrete kennel, and the stakes are even higher to get them out of there.
Man arrested for October murder in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood
Read full article: Man arrested for October murder in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhoodDetectives believe a 25-year-old convicted felon turned into a killer in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood just about eight months after getting out of prison for weapon-related charges.
Police bullet or self-inflected wound? FDLE investigating midtown condo shooting
Read full article: Police bullet or self-inflected wound? FDLE investigating midtown condo shootingPolice found a suspect who barricaded himself inside a condominium unit in Midtown Miami dead after a police shooting and a period of attempted negotiation, authorities confirmed.
Police: Miami officer fires weapon, grazing suspect while trying to take him into custody
Read full article: Police: Miami officer fires weapon, grazing suspect while trying to take him into custodyPolice say they were forced to fire at a suspect while trying to take him into custody in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood.
DeSantis says his target on business is to protect kids; some parents say that’s not his call
Read full article: DeSantis says his target on business is to protect kids; some parents say that’s not his callGov. Ron DeSantis has defended parental rights during the pandemic saying it should be up to them whether or not their children should abide by public health measures. But when videos showed children at a drag queen show, parental rights didn’t come to mind.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes aim at Wynwood restaurant R House for popular drag show
Read full article: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes aim at Wynwood restaurant R House for popular drag showThe establishment in Wynwood offers weekend drag shows the governor says are sexually explicit and should not be conducted in the presence of young children.
Roe vs. Wade falls: Protesters stand against abortion bans after protection ends
Read full article: Roe vs. Wade falls: Protesters stand against abortion bans after protection endsThe crowd outside of the barricaded US Supreme Court stood firm. Protesters outraged by the lack of constitutional protections on abortion took to the streets in other parts of the country, including South Florida.
Miami-Dade mayor joins Wynwood protest in support of abortion protections
Read full article: Miami-Dade mayor joins Wynwood protest in support of abortion protectionsMiami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava joined a protest on Friday in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. It was her way of showing that she stands against the Supreme Court’s ruling that got rid of the constitutional protections for abortion.
Democrats join Fort Lauderdale protest after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Read full article: Democrats join Fort Lauderdale protest after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. WadeDemocratic Sen. Lauren Book and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz joined a group to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to do away with women’s constitutional protections for abortion on Friday in Fort Lauderdale.
WATCH: Protesters march through Wynwood in vocal opposition to SCOTUS landmark ruling
Read full article: WATCH: Protesters march through Wynwood in vocal opposition to SCOTUS landmark rulingProtesters carried signs and chanted in vocal opposition to the landmark ruling by the Supreme Court as the crowd continued to grow in Wynwood Friday.
Police: Woman takes off on foot after crashing car into another vehicle in Wynwood
Read full article: Police: Woman takes off on foot after crashing car into another vehicle in WynwoodA woman was arrested early Friday morning after she was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, authorities said.
Miramar man says he was followed home, robbed at gunpoint after stopping at food truck
Read full article: Miramar man says he was followed home, robbed at gunpoint after stopping at food truckA man and his relatives out for a night on the town find themselves being ambushed in a Miramar neighborhood and robbed at gunpoint.
Lyft driver accused of raping intoxicated woman after picking her up from Wynwood bar
Read full article: Lyft driver accused of raping intoxicated woman after picking her up from Wynwood barA 26-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on accusations that he raped a tourist after picking her up from a bar in Wynwood while he was working as a Lyft driver.
There’s a brand new bar located in an attic in Downtown Miami
Read full article: There’s a brand new bar located in an attic in Downtown MiamiYears after Lost Boy Dry Goods and Mama Tried made waves in the local bar scene, comes Bar La Real, Downtown Miami’s newest bar and lounge. And what makes this watering hole unlike the rest is that it’s located upstairs in the attic of a historic building — the Old United States Post Office and Courthouse, built in 1912, located at 100 First Avenue.
Is Miami New York’s sixth borough? Greenwich Village’s Joe’s Pizza is headed to the 305
Read full article: Is Miami New York’s sixth borough? Greenwich Village’s Joe’s Pizza is headed to the 305Adding to the (unofficial) fact that Miami-Dade County is turning into New York City’s sixth borough is the news that Joe’s Pizza will be opening its first Florida location in the spring of 2022 in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood.
Future performing at Wynwood benefit concert to fundraise for Haiti
Read full article: Future performing at Wynwood benefit concert to fundraise for HaitiJust weeks after the catastrophic magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti, rapper Future is performing at a benefit concert in Wynwood tonight to support relief efforts.
Oktoberfest in Munich may be canceled, but Octoberfest in Wynwood is on
Read full article: Oktoberfest in Munich may be canceled, but Octoberfest in Wynwood is onAlthough Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany is canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it looks like fans of bier in South Florida will still get to celebrate right in their own backyard.
Proposed bill could make cell phone video of police illegal in some cases
Read full article: Proposed bill could make cell phone video of police illegal in some casesA Hialeah representative is proposing a bill in the Florida legislature that would make certain citizen interactions with police illegal.
Civilian panel reviewing Miami officer’s actions during rapper arrest in Wynwood
Read full article: Civilian panel reviewing Miami officer’s actions during rapper arrest in WynwoodA review panel is looking at whether a Miami police officer used improper procedure and excessive force in an encounter with a rapper who was hanging posters in Wynwood.
Travis Scott is bringing the world of ‘Utopia’ and ‘AstroWorld’ to Wynwood
Read full article: Travis Scott is bringing the world of ‘Utopia’ and ‘AstroWorld’ to WynwoodThe Oasis, which just opened its doors in Wynwood earlier this year, has booked none other than Travis Scott, who will be hosting the official Rolling Loud After Party on Saturday, July 24.
Wynwood gets city’s 1st interactive kiosk experience
Read full article: Wynwood gets city’s 1st interactive kiosk experienceMiami is welcoming a new interactive kiosk experience, known as the IKE. The first one was activated on Tuesday in Wynwood. It looks like a giant smartphone with touch screens on both sides and it can adapt to different languages.
This Miami ice cream shop is ranked the best in Florida
Read full article: This Miami ice cream shop is ranked the best in FloridaIn Florida, we know a thing or two about good ice cream. However, out of the numerous delicious ice cream parlors along the west and east coast of the state, only one ranks supreme. It's Dasher & Crank in Wynwood.
This might be the prettiest salad shop in Miami
Read full article: This might be the prettiest salad shop in MiamiOn Tuesday, June 15, sweetgreen is opening its third Miami location in the Wynwood neighborhood.However, one look at the new restaurant, located at 2621 N.W. 2nd Ave., and you’ll see that the 3,000-square foot salad shop looks unlike any other.
Popular Coral Gables restaurant closes after a decade
Read full article: Popular Coral Gables restaurant closes after a decadeWith a name like The Local: Craft Food & Drink, newly formed craft beer-lovers and gourmet corn bread-enthusiasts alike swarmed to the little gem nestled on 150 Giralda Avenue in Coral Gables. However, after 10 years, the restaurant will be officially closing.
Is Allapattah the new Wynwood? Miami developers think so
Read full article: Is Allapattah the new Wynwood? Miami developers think soThis is leading newcomers, developers, and investors hoping to open businesses to head north to Buena Vista, or, out west. But what’s out west? It’s an area of Miami-Dade County called Allapattah, and developers are already hoping to transform the neighborhood into a cultural destination.