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Before Tartan Army march, Miami Beach police trained in Scotland

Officers learned Scottish traditions and de-escalation tactics before the World Cup.

Public Safety

A festive crowd gathered on South Beach last month, holding beers and playing music. Some even <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="climbed onto" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/OfficialJoelF/status/2069496421825351827/video/1" data-vars-content-id="c1a4bd7a-f3c6-40de-9846-a14c73574232" data-vars-headline="Before Tartan Army march, Miami Beach police trained in Scotland" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/OfficialJoelF/status/2069496421825351827/video/1" target="_blank">climbed onto</a> a fire rescue ATV.The big picture: This wasn&#x27;t spring break; it was a World Cup parade led by Scottish football fans known as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the Tartan Army" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/06/25/scotland-world-cup-tartan-army-miami" data-vars-content-id="c1a4bd7a-f3c6-40de-9846-a14c73574232" data-vars-headline="Before Tartan Army march, Miami Beach police trained in Scotland" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/06/25/scotland-world-cup-tartan-army-miami" target="_self">the Tartan Army</a>.<ul><li>While Miami Beach has historically <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="imposed strict rules" data-vars-click-url="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article228090319.html" data-vars-content-id="c1a4bd7a-f3c6-40de-9846-a14c73574232" data-vars-headline="Before Tartan Army march, Miami Beach police trained in Scotland" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article228090319.html" target="_blank">imposed strict rules</a> on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="spring break party crowds" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/02/04/miami-beach-spring-break-restrictions-2026" data-vars-content-id="c1a4bd7a-f3c6-40de-9846-a14c73574232" data-vars-headline="Before Tartan Army march, Miami Beach police trained in Scotland" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/02/04/miami-beach-spring-break-restrictions-2026" target="_self">spring break party crowds</a> — due to years of fatal shootings and rowdy behavior — city leaders marched alongside the Scottish supporters.</li></ul>

Why Miami is the perfect final act for LeBron James

Miami is where James won his first NBA championship.

Sports

Sixteen years after &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Decision" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afpgnb_9bA4" data-vars-content-id="857dbdb6-ead6-429b-9f2b-a20a8263f1bb" data-vars-headline="Why Miami is the perfect final act for LeBron James" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afpgnb_9bA4" target="_blank">The Decision</a>&quot; brought <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="LeBron James" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2026/06/30/lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers" data-vars-content-id="857dbdb6-ead6-429b-9f2b-a20a8263f1bb" data-vars-headline="Why Miami is the perfect final act for LeBron James" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2026/06/30/lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers" target="_self">LeBron James</a> to Miami, the world is again waiting to learn where he&#x27;ll take his talents next.State of play: The 41-year-old NBA legend has been linked to a handful of teams as possible destinations, including Golden State, Minnesota, Philadelphia and Miami.

Things to do: World Cup, Super Con and more

Things to Do

We&#x27;re back with another roundup of weekend events! Here&#x27;s what&#x27;s going on around town. <ul><li>Reminder: The World Cup is ongoing, with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="watch parties" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/06/04/your-guide-to-world-cup-watch-parties-drink-specials-in-miami" data-vars-content-id="58ae6111-d5fd-4de4-8c32-892d905cb851" data-vars-headline="Things to do: World Cup, Super Con and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/06/04/your-guide-to-world-cup-watch-parties-drink-specials-in-miami" target="_self">watch parties</a> around town. </li></ul>

Norway fans will row through South Beach ahead of England match

This is your chance to join the Norwegian Viking row.

News

Norway fans will bring their famous <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Viking row" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncu50EBP-6I" data-vars-content-id="5514e7e4-3a43-4011-ab06-88919944e360" data-vars-headline="Norway fans will row through South Beach ahead of England match" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncu50EBP-6I" target="_blank">Viking row</a> to Miami ahead of a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="World Cup" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/07/09/world-cup-miami-gardens-parking-residents" data-vars-content-id="5514e7e4-3a43-4011-ab06-88919944e360" data-vars-headline="Norway fans will row through South Beach ahead of England match" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/07/09/world-cup-miami-gardens-parking-residents" target="_self">World Cup</a> clash with England this weekend.Why it matters: From the Scots to the Argentinians, some of the world&#x27;s best soccer fans have taken over South Florida following their teams.<ul><li>Norway and England are next.</li></ul>

What's going up: E11even condos and affordable housing

Here's the latest news on new and completed projects.

Development

Development never stops in the Magic City. <ul><li>Here&#x27;s the latest news on new and completed projects. </li></ul>

What's going up: Large scale development in Miami Gardens

The latest development news in South Florida.

Real Estate

Here&#x27;s the latest round of development news happening around the 305.

What's going up: NoBe PARC, Pier Sixty-Six

New projects popping up all over South Florida

We&#x27;re back with another round of development news in South Florida.

What's going up: New and completed condos

There's always development news in Miami.

Here&#x27;s the latest round of development news across the South Florida area.

Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out

Miami-Dade is estimated to have lost about 10,000 residents between July 2024 and 2025.

At the same time <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Florida&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/04/23/what-to-know-about-floridas-snap-changes" data-vars-content-id="5d7d63f5-99d0-464c-a1c6-2680399cdee4" data-vars-headline="Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/04/23/what-to-know-about-floridas-snap-changes" target="_self">Florida&#x27;s</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="pandemic-era sunshine rush" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/22/state-list-florida-fastest-growing-census" data-vars-content-id="5d7d63f5-99d0-464c-a1c6-2680399cdee4" data-vars-headline="Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/22/state-list-florida-fastest-growing-census" target="_self">pandemic-era sunshine rush</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="slowed to a trickle" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/02/12/fewer-americans-move-florida-2025" data-vars-content-id="5d7d63f5-99d0-464c-a1c6-2680399cdee4" data-vars-headline="Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/02/12/fewer-americans-move-florida-2025" target="_self">slowed to a trickle</a>, affordability concerns pushed working-age residents to relocate.Why it matters: That&#x27;s the sobering state of play detailed in a recent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Wall Street Journal article" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wsj.com/economy/floridas-population-boom-fizzles-as-high-costs-drive-away-middle-class-fbc6a345" data-vars-content-id="5d7d63f5-99d0-464c-a1c6-2680399cdee4" data-vars-headline="Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/floridas-population-boom-fizzles-as-high-costs-drive-away-middle-class-fbc6a345" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal article</a> digging into the Sunshine State&#x27;s changing migration patterns.

What's going up: Miami's tallest building

Multiple projects are projected to begin construction soon.

Development news never sleeps in South Florida. <ul><li>Here&#x27;s a roundup of the latest across the region.</li></ul>

Citizens shed 180,000 insurance policies in Southeast Florida last year

That's a 56% decrease in Miami-Dade and surrounding counties.

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. shed about 180,000 policies in Southeast Florida last year, according to data released last month.Why it matters: It is no longer the state&#x27;s largest insurer, with a market share of less than 10%, according to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Florida Office of Insurance Regulation" data-vars-click-url="https://floir.gov/docs-sf/default-source/property-and-casualty/stability-unit-reports/january-2026-isu-report-final.pdf" data-vars-content-id="eb42a854-fb62-420a-9009-8b1c24769188" data-vars-headline="Citizens shed 180,000 insurance policies in Southeast Florida last year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://floir.gov/docs-sf/default-source/property-and-casualty/stability-unit-reports/january-2026-isu-report-final.pdf" target="_blank">Florida Office of Insurance Regulation</a>.

Miami "supertall" developer plans another downtown skyscraper

The city's downtown skyline is getting supersized.

Miami&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="downtown skyline" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2024/03/07/real-estate-luxury-high-rises-pagani-residences" data-vars-content-id="7763b715-70a3-48cf-b3a8-51e19c1abd83" data-vars-headline="Miami &quot;supertall&quot; developer plans another downtown skyscraper" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2024/03/07/real-estate-luxury-high-rises-pagani-residences" target="_self">downtown skyline</a> is getting supersized.The big picture: With the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami" data-vars-click-url="https://propertymg.com/portfolio/waldorf-astoria-residences-miami" data-vars-content-id="7763b715-70a3-48cf-b3a8-51e19c1abd83" data-vars-headline="Miami &quot;supertall&quot; developer plans another downtown skyscraper" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://propertymg.com/portfolio/waldorf-astoria-residences-miami" target="_blank">Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami</a> slated to become the city&#x27;s tallest building when it opens in 2028, developer Property Markets Group (PMG) announced Thursday that another &quot;supertall&quot; is on its way.

Metro Miami homeowners are staying put the longest since 2000

Homeowner tenure has increased steadily in almost every major metro area over the past two decades, according to data.

Metro Miami homeowners are staying in their houses for the longest time in at least 25 years, largely thanks to their low <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="mortgage rates" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/14/us-housing-market-mortgage-rates" data-vars-content-id="39889436-6071-4bae-9049-2be047d5351a" data-vars-headline="Metro Miami homeowners are staying put the longest since 2000" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/14/us-housing-market-mortgage-rates" target="_self">mortgage rates</a>, according to a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/home-sales-prices/2025-year-end-home-sales-report/" data-vars-content-id="39889436-6071-4bae-9049-2be047d5351a" data-vars-headline="Metro Miami homeowners are staying put the longest since 2000" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/home-sales-prices/2025-year-end-home-sales-report/" target="_blank">report</a> from ATTOM, an industry data provider.Why it matters: That — along with still-high home prices and tight inventory — is keeping the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="housing market" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" data-vars-content-id="39889436-6071-4bae-9049-2be047d5351a" data-vars-headline="Metro Miami homeowners are staying put the longest since 2000" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" target="_self">housing market</a> on ice nationwide.

Renting is cheaper than owning in South Florida

In the Miami metro area, it costs about 28% more to own a home than to rent, according to the LendingTree data.

Renting is cheaper than <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="owning a home" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/affordable-homes-metro-income" data-vars-content-id="9f372697-0510-4b18-9ed1-3943b643ec24" data-vars-headline="Renting is cheaper than owning in South Florida" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/affordable-homes-metro-income" target="_self">owning a home</a> in all 100 of the largest U.S. metro areas — including Miami — according to a LendingTree <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/comparing-rent-vs-owning-a-home-in-nations-largest-metros/" data-vars-content-id="9f372697-0510-4b18-9ed1-3943b643ec24" data-vars-headline="Renting is cheaper than owning in South Florida" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/comparing-rent-vs-owning-a-home-in-nations-largest-metros/" target="_blank">analysis</a>.Why it matters: Housing costs have soared nationwide, with stubbornly high home prices and mortgage rates weighing on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="would-be buyers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" data-vars-content-id="9f372697-0510-4b18-9ed1-3943b643ec24" data-vars-headline="Renting is cheaper than owning in South Florida" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" target="_self">would-be buyers</a>.<ul><li>Homeowners with a mortgage now pay around 37% more per month than <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="renters" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/06/apartment-rent-prices" data-vars-content-id="9f372697-0510-4b18-9ed1-3943b643ec24" data-vars-headline="Renting is cheaper than owning in South Florida" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/06/apartment-rent-prices" target="_self">renters</a>, researchers found.</li></ul>

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Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out