Martin Vassolo
Person Page
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Friday marks one year since the collapse of the Champlain Towers south condo in Surfside that killed 98 people. This morning loved ones of the victims gathered at the site of the collapse for a vigil.
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Miami Beach Commissioner Mark Samuelian died Wednesday after an “unexpected illness,” his partner said. He was 58.
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A new report is questioning whether there was enough data to prove that it was necessary to tear down the historic Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach.
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With spring break set to kick off this weekend, the city of Miami Beach will impose restrictions on everything from parking to drinking, while police and code enforcement staffing will be ramped up for a month-long party that often poses logistical issues for the city.
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With the loved ones of those who died in the Surfside condo collapse looking on, Surfside commissioners took initial steps Tuesday to honor the victims with a memorial and tighten inspection requirements for older buildings in town.
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The Surfside commission on Tuesday rejected a proposal to build a memorial to the victims of the Surfside condo collapse by trading public land to the eventual buyer of the property where the Champlain Towers South fell.
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As discussions continue about whether to sell the Champlain Towers South condo site to a developer or build a memorial, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber is proposing to use part of the city’s North Beach Oceanside Park to honor the victims of the June 24 condo collapse in neighboring Surfside.
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With a tropical storm headed toward South Florida, the upright portion of the doomed Champlain Towers South building will be demolished within days to allow rescue crews to eventually resume searching the site safely, officials said.
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A busy hurricane season — four storms have already been named — could hamper search-and-rescue efforts at the Surfside condo collapse.
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Miami Beach is appealing a decision by a Circuit Court judge that ruled the city's 2 a.m. ban on alcohol sales unlawful.
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After weeks of uninhibited partying on South Beach by spring breakers, Miami Beach police turned away throngs of people — many of them Black and brown — from world-famous Ocean Drive Saturday night using a SWAT truck, pepper balls and sound cannons.
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Barbara Lagoa, a Miami-born federal appellate court judge, is being considered for a seat on the Supreme Court after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.