by Michael Wilkins | Nov 20, 2025 | Miami News
Authorities have released new information in the tragic killing of popular TikTok influencer Girlalala, who was fatally shot in Lauderdale Lakes on Friday. Her boyfriend, Shanoyd Whyte Jr., has been charged with murder and remains jailed without bond. The case gained...
by Michael Wilkins | Nov 20, 2025 | Miami News
A longtime Miami-Dade Police sergeant is facing serious felony charges after authorities say he provided alcohol and illegal drugs to a 15-year-old boy and engaged in inappropriate conduct. James H. Edwards, 47, a 27-year veteran of the department, was arrested...
by Michael Wilkins | Nov 19, 2025 | Miami News
Former Miami-Dade Police Sgt. James Hurley Edwards, 58, died by apparent suicide Monday inside the Federal Detention Center in Miami — just days before he was scheduled for federal sentencing on child exploitation charges that carried a mandatory minimum of 15 years....
by Michael Wilkins | Nov 19, 2025 | Miami News
Newly released arrest documents reveal disturbing details in the killing of TikTok influencer Girlalala — known offline as 21-year-old Maurice Harrison — who was found shot multiple times in a car in Lauderdale Lakes. Harrison, a transgender hairstylist from Pompano...
by Michael Wilkins | Nov 17, 2025 | Miami News
Brickell’s nightlife scene is getting a dramatic new addition with the opening of Selva Miami, an immersive jungle-themed nightclub built above the celebrated Amazónico restaurant. The venue aims to transport guests into a lush tropical world, using layered greenery,...
by Michael Wilkins | Nov 17, 2025 | Miami News
The Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami (MOCA NoMi) is drawing attention with two new exhibitions highlighting women artists whose work blends identity, spirituality, and cultural memory. Hiba Schahbaz’s The Garden invites viewers into a dreamlike world of Sufi...
by Michael Wilkins | Nov 17, 2025 | Miami News
The decision to designate land adjacent to Miami’s historic Freedom Tower for the proposed Trump presidential library has fueled controversy within the community. Freedom Tower, long celebrated as a powerful symbol of Cuban exile and the struggle for freedom, sits at...
by Michael Wilkins | Nov 17, 2025 | Miami News
A legal fight is heating up over a high-profile land deal in downtown Miami involving nearly three acres of property previously owned by Miami Dade College. The state approved transferring the land to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation, but a judge...
by Michael Wilkins | Nov 17, 2025 | Miami News
Miami Beach has launched one of its most ambitious environmental art projects yet: an underwater sculpture park featuring 22 life-sized concrete cars designed to serve as a new coral habitat. These full-scale vehicles, crafted from marine-safe materials, now rest on...
by Michael Wilkins | Nov 17, 2025 | Miami News
The Miami Book Fair has returned to downtown Miami, bringing with it a burst of culture, creativity, and community energy. Now in its 42nd year, the fair has grown into one of the largest literary gatherings in the country, drawing more than 500 authors, poets,...
