PortMiami Posts Record Cruise Year: 8.56 Million Passengers in Fiscal 2025
Miami-Dade County put PortMiami's fiscal 2025 total at 8,564,225 cruise passengers, a fourth consecutive record, even as Port Canaveral claimed the calendar-year crown.
Business
The shops, restaurants and family firms holding down Miami storefronts, plus openings and closings.
La Camaronera, Allapattah's Family Fish Market, Wins National Recognition
The Garcia family has sold Cuban-style seafood from 1952 NW 23rd Street since 1976, and in 2025 the James Beard Foundation named the market one of America's Classics.
Miami-Dade Small Business Programs: Where Owners Find Help and Money
From county certification to free counseling and grant cycles, a practical map of the programs open to Miami-Dade's small businesses.
El Rey de las Fritas Keeps Little Havana's Cuban Frita Tradition Frying
Founded in 1979 by Victoriano and Angelina González, the shop at 1821 SW 8th Street has served the frita cubana on Calle Ocho for more than four decades.
How Miami Small Businesses Get and Renew a Local Business Tax Receipt
Every business operating in the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County needs the annual receipt; the tax year runs October 1 through September 30, and renewals are due by September 30.