How to Start a Small Business in Miami: The Real Checklist
Licenses, county filings and the order to do them in, minus the jargon.
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University of Miami Business School Hits No. 39, Its Best Ranking Yet
The Coral Gables school climbed 14 spots in two years. Here is what the U.S. News numbers mean, and what they leave out.
Government Procurement Law Explained Through a Miami Career That Spans Two Decades
Florida Condo Safety Law: What Owners Need to Know Now
Milestone inspections and reserve rules are reshaping high-rise living across Miami-Dade, and the costs land on owners.
Neighborhood Watch 101: Starting One on Your Miami Block
From the first meeting in a living room to a working relationship with a police liaison, the steps that turn a concerned block into an organized one.
Miami-Dade Parks Reservations: How to Book Shelters, Fields and Event Spaces
Two systems, one county: what families and leagues need to know before reserving a picnic shelter or ballfield in Miami-Dade.
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From the first meeting in a living room to a working relationship with a police liaison, the steps that turn a concerned block into an organized one.
Sep 26, 2026
Miami-Dade Parks Reservations: How to Book Shelters, Fields and Event Spaces
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Sep 19, 2026
How Miami-Dade's Metrorail and Metrobus Fares Work: Passes, Discounts and Transfers
A plain-language guide to paying for transit across Miami-Dade County, from fare cards to reduced fares and connections.
Sep 16, 2026
University of Miami Business School Hits No. 39, Its Best Ranking Yet
The Coral Gables school climbed 14 spots in two years. Here is what the U.S. News numbers mean, and what they leave out.
Sep 23, 2026
How to Start a Small Business in Miami: The Real Checklist
Licenses, county filings and the order to do them in, minus the jargon.
Sep 29, 2026
Wynwood Walls and the Street Art Around Them: A Walking Guide
Where the murals rotate, what the ticketed block costs, and how to see dozens of Wynwood walls for nothing.
Sep 14, 2026
Little Havana's Viernes Culturales Turns Calle Ocho Into a Monthly Street Festival
On the last Friday of every month, Little Havana's Southwest 8th Street closes to traffic for a nonprofit-run celebration of Cuban culture that has drawn artists and neighbors since 2000.
Aug 19, 2026
Little Havana's Los Pinareños Fruteria Has Sold Fruit Since 1963
On Calle Ocho, Guillermina Hernández still runs the open-air fruit stand she and her late husband opened more than six decades ago.
Aug 10, 2026
Downtown Miami’s Freedom Tower Reopens as a Museum of Cuban History
Miami Dade College finished a $25 million restoration of the 1925 landmark on Biscayne Boulevard, reopening it in 2025 as a museum built around the building’s role processing Cuban refugees.
Aug 17, 2026
Miami Carnival Primer: How October's Caribbean Weekend Works
Miami Carnival brings J'ouvert, the Parade of Bands, and Panorama to South Florida each October — per the organizers, the 2026 weekend is set for October 10–11, with the parade at the Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition grounds.
Jul 26, 2026
South Dade's Nursery Belt: Inside Miami-Dade's Largest Crop Business
Ornamental plants, not fruits, drive the Redland's farm economy — Miami-Dade leads Florida nursery production on roughly 70,000 acres, much of it south of Homestead.
Jul 30, 2026
ICA Miami: The Design District Museum That Never Charges Admission
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami keeps free year-round entry, Wednesday-to-Sunday hours and a daily noon tour at 61 NE 41st Street.
Aug 2, 2026
Miami News
More to read →Government Procurement Law Explained Through a Miami Career That Spans Two Decades
Alexander Heckler's path from the University of Miami School of Law to founding LSN Law shows how the specialty works in Florida.
Sep 27, 2026
What the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser Does and How to Read a TRIM Notice
The office sets the value your tax bill starts from. The TRIM notice is where homeowners see that number first — and where a challenge has to begin.
Sep 17, 2026
Formula 1 Returns to Miami Gardens With a Bigger Footprint Than Ever
The Miami Grand Prix has run at Hard Rock Stadium since 2022 under a ten-year agreement — and the money split with Miami Gardens is the detail the race announcements never lead with.
Aug 26, 2026
How Little Havana's Viernes Culturales Turns Calle Ocho Into a Monthly Festival
A practical guide to Cultural Fridays on Southwest Eighth Street: the dates the organizer publishes, the city permit rules behind any Miami street event, and how to get there without a car.
Aug 21, 2026
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Florida Condo Safety Law: What Owners Need to Know Now
Milestone inspections and reserve rules are reshaping high-rise living across Miami-Dade, and the costs land on owners.
Sep 21, 2026
From Little Havana to Hialeah, Miami-Dade Business Tax Receipts Explained
Every business operating in Miami-Dade County, from a Calle Ocho storefront to a Hialeah food truck, needs a Local Business Tax Receipt, and businesses inside city limits need a second one from City Hall.
Aug 12, 2026
Roughly 140 New Florida Laws Took Effect July 1 Across the State
The session's crop arrived with the new fiscal year, and Miami-Dade agencies spent the summer putting them into practice.
Aug 9, 2026
State Supreme Court Keeps New Congressional Map for 2026 Elections
The court rejected a bid to block the DeSantis-drawn map on June 10; Miami-area districts stay as redrawn while the underlying case continues.
Jul 18, 2026