Miami-Beach News

It's not obvious today, but Miami-Dade County was once home to hundreds of soldiers who fought and died in World War II.

Thirteen years after it began, Urban Beach Week is back again in full force this weekend.

Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami and Artistic Director, Pedro Pablo Pea, present "The Best of the Classical Repertoire Gala" on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater.

Every May on South Beach is epic when it comes to Memorial Weekend , or as some still call it Urban Beach weekend.

Officials estimate more then 2,000 people from all over the country are expected to take part in Memorial Day weekend festivities, also known as Urban Beach Weekend, in South Beach.

JULY 05: A ''Now Hiring'' sign is seen in the store front window on July 5, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida.

The residents of Sunset Islands 3 and 4 have settled their differences with the developers of a mixed-used condo building at the foot of an historic bridge leading into the island community.

On the same day news broke that Alex Rodriguez was selling his Miami Beach home, actor Christian Slater is making news by purchasing a multi-million dollar home in Coconut Grove.

Clambake Menu at The Forge Friday-Monday, May 24-27, 6 p.m. The Forge Restaurant Wine Bar is extending its beloved Friday clambakes through Memorial Day weekend.

On any given night of the week you can hear bass-blowing music, see fogged mirrors and see droves of women grinding and sweating.

Miami Beach is holding its collective breath through Monday, hoping to dodge the human stampedes, tear gas and deadly police shootings that have marred recent Memorial Day weekends.

If you've never done Memorial Day in Miami, here is a warning: It's going to get expensive.

The Redbury Hotel South Beach, a sister to The Redbury on Hollywood and Vine in L.A., is set to open at 1776 Collins Ave.

Fisher Island Club CEO Bernard Lackner announced that Samuel Garcia has joined as the hotel manager of Fisher Island Club Hotel, a newly-renovated boutique hotel situated within the exclusive private island community located off Miami Beach, Florida.

Actor James Caan attends the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Fontainebleau on November 15, 2008 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Framegrab of video showing police approaching car with guns drawn during Miami Beach's Urban Beach Week last Memorial Day wknd, 2011.

The scrawny homeless man whose face was partially chewed off by a crazed attacker last year has gained 50 pounds and is relearning the guitar, his doctors said Tuesday.

Red-eyed with exhaustion, Thomas Kramer slumped behind his empty desk. The real estate tycoon had been up all night worrying about how to break the news to his employees.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami and Wynwood's O Cinema have won a combined $350,000 from a national foundation that supports the arts.

You know your backyard has really arrived when the new Philippe Starck-designed hotel and the hostel about 10 blocks north get serious national ink.