A roundup of news from around South Florida:
- Oakland Park grows up: New towers morphing city’s skyline with art, restaurants, nightlife [Sun Sentinel]
- 22-story tower called Marina View proposed for North Bay Village [FL YIMBY]
- Rao’s, an iconic NYC restaurant, is a hit in Miami Beach [Miami Herald]
- The annexation of Little Gables stalls as the Coral Gables city commission calls for a public vote [Gables Insider]
- A little tiny French place on the water, Cafe Bastille, is opening wedged between condo towers, in Downtown Fort Lauderdale [Sun Sentinel]
- Total demolition permit applied for at One Bayfront Plaza supertall tower site [The Next Miami]
- HBO begins filming “Hard Knocks: In Season With the Miami Dolphins.” [The Next Miami]
- Plans for a Whole Foods at 1901 Alton Road have been revived, with an almost identical design to the 2015 version [The Next Miami]
- Miami-Dade mayor recommends canceling deal for Miami Wilds water park near Zoo Miami [SFBJ]
- Luxury property “The Gables Waterway,” with thematic towers and collonades, proposed for 6100 Caballero Blvd. [FL YIMBY]
- The Gay8 Festival canceled was for 2024, because the organizers say the City of Miami denied its funding. [Miami Herald]
Feature image is rendering of Whole Foods proposed for Alton Road