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Where to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Miami

Things to Do

St. Patrick&#x27;s Day is tomorrow and there&#x27;s no shortage of options for celebrating. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="JohnMartin&#x27;s St. Patrick&#x27;s Day Celebration" data-vars-click-url="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-patricks-day-celebration-at-johnmartins-tickets-1980883686430?aff=ebdsoporgprofile" data-vars-content-id="3bd6c60e-a4c1-4592-88c4-4ea2cd4571b7" data-vars-headline="Where to celebrate St. Patrick&#x27;s Day in Miami" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-patricks-day-celebration-at-johnmartins-tickets-1980883686430?aff=ebdsoporgprofile" target="_blank">JohnMartin&#x27;s St. Patrick&#x27;s Day Celebration</a>: The Coral Gables bar plans to throw a &quot;proper Irish celebration.&quot; Expect &quot;lively crowds, plenty of toasts and the kind of energy that turns an ordinary night into a legendary one.&quot; <ul><li>Doors open at 12pm. First come first serve seating. </li></ul>Clarke&#x27;s Irish Bar takeover of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sweet Liberty Drinks &amp; Supply Co." data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/sweetlibertymia/" data-vars-content-id="3bd6c60e-a4c1-4592-88c4-4ea2cd4571b7" data-vars-headline="Where to celebrate St. Patrick&#x27;s Day in Miami" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/sweetlibertymia/" target="_blank">Sweet Liberty Drinks &amp; Supply Co.</a>: For another year, the team behind Clarke&#x27;s join this Miami Beach staple for a one-night takeover featuring Irish-inspired food and drinks. <ul><li>Doors open at 4pm. Free.</li></ul><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="St. Pat&#x27;s Wynwood Bloc Party" data-vars-click-url="https://www.stpatswynwood.com/" data-vars-content-id="3bd6c60e-a4c1-4592-88c4-4ea2cd4571b7" data-vars-headline="Where to celebrate St. Patrick&#x27;s Day in Miami" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.stpatswynwood.com/" target="_blank">St. Pat&#x27;s Wynwood Bloc Party</a>: The annual party is back for the 10th anniversary, with its famous green beer, food, games and more. <ul><li>Wynwood Marketplace. 6:00pm-3am</li><li>One free beer with RSVP for the first 300 guests before 9:00pm. VIP Tickets: $17 </li></ul><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="PIER 5" data-vars-click-url="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-patricks-day-celebration-at-pier-5-tickets-1981173705886?sharedid=&amp;irpid=6596656&amp;utm_source=impact&amp;utm_medium=ebaf&amp;utm_campaign=afsp_cual_pmk_pdo_0_us_0_0_bau_0&amp;utm_term=6596656&amp;utm_content=1818732__&amp;aff=ebmkmxperformance&amp;irgwc=1&amp;afsrc=1&amp;irclickid=UekTSP0cvxyZRiC3QyWoeUU5UkuzJ%3Ax9R01tXE0" data-vars-content-id="3bd6c60e-a4c1-4592-88c4-4ea2cd4571b7" data-vars-headline="Where to celebrate St. Patrick&#x27;s Day in Miami" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-patricks-day-celebration-at-pier-5-tickets-1981173705886?sharedid=&amp;irpid=6596656&amp;utm_source=impact&amp;utm_medium=ebaf&amp;utm_campaign=afsp_cual_pmk_pdo_0_us_0_0_bau_0&amp;utm_term=6596656&amp;utm_content=1818732__&amp;aff=ebmkmxperformance&amp;irgwc=1&amp;afsrc=1&amp;irclickid=UekTSP0cvxyZRiC3QyWoeUU5UkuzJ%3Ax9R01tXE0" target="_blank">PIER 5</a>: Head to Bayside for live music, drinks and a waterfront view to celebrate the holiday. <ul><li>Celebrations begins at 10am. Free.</li></ul>For those with a sweet tooth: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Cry Baby Creamery" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVylu6QgKtd/" data-vars-content-id="3bd6c60e-a4c1-4592-88c4-4ea2cd4571b7" data-vars-headline="Where to celebrate St. Patrick&#x27;s Day in Miami" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVylu6QgKtd/" target="_blank">Cry Baby Creamery</a> launched two St. Paddy&#x27;s Day flavors over the weekend: Guinness Crunch (Guinness ice cream + Jameson caramel, fudge brownies and malted pretzel crunch) and Irish Coffee (Jameson + coffee ice cream with toffee bits). <ul><li>Available at all locations through Tuesday. </li></ul>For the Broward folks: The Wharf FTL is hosting a waterfront bash beginning at 4pm, featuring a green décor, flowing drinks, live music and more. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Free with RSVP" data-vars-click-url="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-patricks-day-celebration-at-the-wharf-ftl-tickets-1980647760770?aff=ebdsoporgprofile" data-vars-content-id="3bd6c60e-a4c1-4592-88c4-4ea2cd4571b7" data-vars-headline="Where to celebrate St. Patrick&#x27;s Day in Miami" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-patricks-day-celebration-at-the-wharf-ftl-tickets-1980647760770?aff=ebdsoporgprofile" target="_blank">Free with RSVP</a>.<ul><li>🍻 Plus: Buy a shot of any Irish Whiskey and receive a free beer</li></ul>

Things to do this weekend: Live music, Climate Week kickoff and more

We&#x27;re halfway through March and the range of activities across the city is almost too much handle. <ul><li>We rounded up our favorite events to help you. </li></ul>

As air taxi plans progress, Florida envisions "highways in the sky"

Have you ever dreamed of flying over an I-95 traffic jam? It's no longer science fiction.

Travel

How bad is Miami traffic? Pretty soon, we may be flying around town like <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="George Jetson" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTq6Tofmo7E" data-vars-content-id="6af03366-b3ae-4fa0-bce8-942d16db0fe6" data-vars-headline="As air taxi plans progress, Florida envisions &quot;highways in the sky&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTq6Tofmo7E" target="_blank">George Jetson</a>.Why it matters: Multiple companies have announced plans to launch air taxi services in South Florida, but they don&#x27;t yet have full government approval. <ul><li>A new federal pilot program will speed up the integration of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft across 26 states, including Florida, with testing expected to begin this summer.</li></ul>

Florida Legislature passes bills on e-bike safety, arming professors and more

The bills await Gov. DeSantis' signature.

Politics

The Florida Legislature has passed a slew of bills slowing down e-bikers, mandating <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new voter ID rules" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/03/02/florida-moves-to-pass-its-own-save-america-act" data-vars-content-id="8c526825-ea7b-40c4-8ed5-84b8787c2d6d" data-vars-headline="Florida Legislature passes bills on e-bike safety, arming professors and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/03/02/florida-moves-to-pass-its-own-save-america-act" target="_self">new voter ID rules</a> and allowing trained college staff to carry guns on campus.The big picture: If signed into law, the bills could impact every corner of South Florida, from the street to the ballot box.

Miami community leaders ask for extension of TPS protections for Haitians

Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is scheduled to end Feb. 3.

Immigration

A major deadline looms for South Florida&#x27;s Haitian community, the Caribbean nation&#x27;s largest diaspora in the U.S. The big picture: More than 330,000 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Haitians" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/trump-tps-haitians-health-care-job-losses.html" data-vars-content-id="635a39d4-8688-498e-b643-78a772895ff2" data-vars-headline="Miami community leaders ask for extension of TPS protections for Haitians" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/trump-tps-haitians-health-care-job-losses.html" target="_blank">Haitians</a> nationwide may lose their legal status Tuesday as the federal government moves to terminate their Temporary Protected Status.<ul><li>Advocates say the expiration of TPS will fracture families and disrupt the health care industry, where many TPS holders work.</li></ul>Zoom in: Catholic Health Services — which offers assisted living care and other services at four medical centers across South Florida — says 44 of its employees are TPS holders.<ul><li>Brian Kiedrowski, of Catholic Health Services, said at a recent news conference that the end of TPS would impact patient care.</li><li>&quot;If TPS ends, while we will be losing our essential caregivers, it is actually our patients — the frail, the aging, the vulnerable — who will feel the loss most.&quot;</li><li>Meanwhile, a senior care center in Boca Raton expects to lose 30 employees with TPS, the center&#x27;s chief executive told the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New York Times" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/trump-tps-haitians-health-care-job-losses.html" data-vars-content-id="635a39d4-8688-498e-b643-78a772895ff2" data-vars-headline="Miami community leaders ask for extension of TPS protections for Haitians" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/trump-tps-haitians-health-care-job-losses.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a>.</li></ul>What they&#x27;re saying: Community leaders — from Archbishop Thomas Wenski to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava — urged the Trump administration to extend deportation protections for Haitians living here.<ul><li>&quot;We should not force Haitians back into a crisis back in Haiti, nor should we create another crisis here because we are forcing them out of their jobs,&quot; Wenski said.</li></ul>State of play: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="TPS" data-vars-click-url="https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status" data-vars-content-id="635a39d4-8688-498e-b643-78a772895ff2" data-vars-headline="Miami community leaders ask for extension of TPS protections for Haitians" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status" target="_blank">TPS</a> allows foreign nationals to temporarily work and live in the U.S. if the government determines that their home countries are not safe or cannot handle their return. <ul><li>The protection, meant for countries impacted by armed conflict or natural disaster, has been regularly renewed for Haitians since they received it after the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2010 earthquake" data-vars-click-url="https://apnews.com/general-news-b5b989398d08474ab3387249e03bc6be" data-vars-content-id="635a39d4-8688-498e-b643-78a772895ff2" data-vars-headline="Miami community leaders ask for extension of TPS protections for Haitians" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://apnews.com/general-news-b5b989398d08474ab3387249e03bc6be" target="_blank">2010 earthquake</a> killed more than 220,000 people.</li></ul>But conditions on the island are even worse now, advocates say.<ul><li>The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Miami Herald" data-vars-click-url="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article314413869.html#storylink=cpy" data-vars-content-id="635a39d4-8688-498e-b643-78a772895ff2" data-vars-headline="Miami community leaders ask for extension of TPS protections for Haitians" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article314413869.html#storylink=cpy" target="_blank">Miami Herald</a> reports that gangs control a majority of the country&#x27;s capital, and more than <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="1.4 million Haitians" data-vars-click-url="https://www.iom.int/news/displacement-haiti-reaches-record-high-14-million-people-flee-violence" data-vars-content-id="635a39d4-8688-498e-b643-78a772895ff2" data-vars-headline="Miami community leaders ask for extension of TPS protections for Haitians" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.iom.int/news/displacement-haiti-reaches-record-high-14-million-people-flee-violence" target="_blank">1.4 million Haitians</a> have been internally displaced from their homes this year. </li><li>The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="United Nations" data-vars-click-url="https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166801" data-vars-content-id="635a39d4-8688-498e-b643-78a772895ff2" data-vars-headline="Miami community leaders ask for extension of TPS protections for Haitians" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166801" target="_blank">United Nations</a> says more than 8,100 killings were documented in Haiti between January and November of 2025.</li></ul>The other side: A federal notice announcing the termination of TPS for Haitians states that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem &quot;has determined that while the current situation in Haiti is concerning, the United States must prioritize its national interests.&quot;What&#x27;s next: Multiple lawsuits are challenging the decision, and one judge has indicated she plans to rule before Tuesday&#x27;s expiration date, the Herald reported.

As Maduro pleads not guilty, Florida lawmakers speculate about Cuba

South Florida is home to the largest Venezuelan and Cuban diasporas in the U.S., according to the Migration Policy Institute.

As deposed Venezuelan leader <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Nicolás Maduro" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/05/maduro-trial-charges-court-case-arraignment-trump" data-vars-content-id="57f2c5ae-cc7c-4ca5-ac17-817377a86b7d" data-vars-headline="As Maduro pleads not guilty, Florida lawmakers speculate about Cuba" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/05/maduro-trial-charges-court-case-arraignment-trump" target="_self">Nicolás Maduro</a> appeared in a New York courtroom on Monday, South Florida&#x27;s Venezuelan community waited to learn more about the country&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="path forward" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/world/americas/trump-venezuela-leader-rodriguez-machado.html" data-vars-content-id="57f2c5ae-cc7c-4ca5-ac17-817377a86b7d" data-vars-headline="As Maduro pleads not guilty, Florida lawmakers speculate about Cuba" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/world/americas/trump-venezuela-leader-rodriguez-machado.html" target="_blank">path forward</a>.Why it matters: Maduro&#x27;s arrest sparked <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="celebrations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/01/03/venezuelans-miami-celebrate-nicolas-maduro-capture" data-vars-content-id="57f2c5ae-cc7c-4ca5-ac17-817377a86b7d" data-vars-headline="As Maduro pleads not guilty, Florida lawmakers speculate about Cuba" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/01/03/venezuelans-miami-celebrate-nicolas-maduro-capture" target="_self">celebrations</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="protests" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wlrn.org/south-florida/2026-01-03/anti-trump-protesters-to-rally-at-miamis-torch-of-friendship-against-us-attack-on-venezuela" data-vars-content-id="57f2c5ae-cc7c-4ca5-ac17-817377a86b7d" data-vars-headline="As Maduro pleads not guilty, Florida lawmakers speculate about Cuba" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wlrn.org/south-florida/2026-01-03/anti-trump-protesters-to-rally-at-miamis-torch-of-friendship-against-us-attack-on-venezuela" target="_blank">protests</a> in South Florida, but its long-term implications for Venezuelans here and their loved ones at home remain unclear.<ul><li>Meanwhile, speculation is rising that the U.S. could act next against Cuba, another nation with a major Miami-area diaspora.</li></ul>

Venezuelans in Miami celebrate capture of Nicolás Maduro

People filled the streets in Doral for hours on Saturday.

Politics & Policy

Miami-Dade County&#x27;s Venezuelan community celebrated the capture of president Nicolás Maduro with a day-long rally that drew hundreds on Saturday.The big picture: Greater Miami is home to the largest <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Venezuelan diaspora" data-vars-click-url="https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/venezuelan-immigrants-united-states#distribution" data-vars-content-id="55bf1a92-b07e-4876-9a92-3ee0ad315ec8" data-vars-headline="Venezuelans in Miami celebrate capture of Nicolás Maduro" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/venezuelan-immigrants-united-states#distribution" target="_blank">Venezuelan diaspora</a> in the U.S.

Human rights org reports "torture," "inhumane" conditions at Alligator Alcatraz

The DeSantis administration dismissed the report, calling the allegations "fabrications."

News

Conditions at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Alligator Alcatraz" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2025/07/21/alligator-alcatraz-florida-myth-racist-history" data-vars-content-id="cd3e5b9b-c3b0-4a33-81a3-3d15ac07f2f0" data-vars-headline="Human rights org reports &quot;torture,&quot; &quot;inhumane&quot; conditions at Alligator Alcatraz" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2025/07/21/alligator-alcatraz-florida-myth-racist-history" target="_self">Alligator Alcatraz</a>, the immigrant detention center in the Everglades, are &quot;inhumane and unsanitary,&quot; in some cases amounting to &quot;torture,&quot; according to a new report.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.amnestyusa.org/reports/torture-and-enforced-disappearances-in-the-sunshine-state-human-rights-violations-at-alligator-alcatraz-and-krome-in-florida/" data-vars-content-id="cd3e5b9b-c3b0-4a33-81a3-3d15ac07f2f0" data-vars-headline="Human rights org reports &quot;torture,&quot; &quot;inhumane&quot; conditions at Alligator Alcatraz" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.amnestyusa.org/reports/torture-and-enforced-disappearances-in-the-sunshine-state-human-rights-violations-at-alligator-alcatraz-and-krome-in-florida/" target="_blank">report</a>, authored by the human rights organization Amnesty International, claims the centers do not comply with international human rights laws and standards.