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1. Miami-Dade Schools investigate hateful message targeting Jews carved into bathroom stall at Miami Beach Senior High (wsvn.com) — An antisemitic slur carved into a bathroom stall at Miami Beach Senior High has prompted a Miami-Dade Schools Police investigation and repairs to the restroom. School and district leaders say hate has no place on campus, while a Miami Beach commissioner criticizes how long the vandalism appears to have gone unnoticed and urges stronger vigilance against antisemitism in local schools.
2. Historic Miami Beach hotel faces demolition — and the city can't stop it (wlrn.org) — Plans to demolish much of Miami Beach's historic Savoy Hotel for a 38‑story condo tower are moving forward under new state laws that override local preservation rules. Miami Beach officials and preservationists warn the Resiliency and Safe Structures Act and Live Local Act could reshape South Beach's skyline and leave residents with little power to protect other historic buildings citywide.
3. Giant banners promoting Grand Theft Auto VI may net city $1 million (miamitodaynews.com) — Miami officials are weighing giant Grand Theft Auto VI banners on downtown buildings that could raise over $1 million for the planned Underdeck park, while trying to avoid branding the city as "Vice City." Across the bay, Miami Beach commissioners narrowly approved talks for a separate Rockstar Games promotion, sparking debate over whether the crime‑focused franchise fits the city's public image.
4. Grandson Publishes Rabbi Leibel Schapiro's Zichronos of the Rebbe (collive.com) — Miami Beach's Yeshiva Gedolah Chabad is in the spotlight as Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Leibel Schapiro's popular audio memories of the Rebbe are being turned into a book by his grandson as a Bar Mitzvah project. The new sefer, Zichronos – Volume One, preserves vivid stories from 770 and is the first of several planned volumes, now available for purchase online.
5. After 2 Pulitzers and 27 years covering federal courts, Jay Weaver retires from the Miami Herald (wlrn.org) — Local readers should know the Miami Herald has eliminated its dedicated Miami Beach beat, raising concerns about how closely your city government and community will be covered. Retiring federal courts reporter Jay Weaver reflects on his Pulitzer-winning career while warning that deep staff cuts and changing media economics are leaving fewer journalists to watch City Hall, courts, and regional politics.
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