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Lionel Messi has a new cheerleader. Check out photos of Heron the mascot
Move over, Sebastian the Ibis. A new bird mascot is coming to town.Inter Miami is finalizing details to debut its first-ever mascot, a heron made of upcycled sports gear collected from the team.Why it matters: Heron — expected to debut later this season — will be the world's first upcycled mascot, says Gabriella Mas, whose sports recycling company (re)boot is involved in the project.Details: The mascot — designed by artist Gary Lockwood, known as Freehand Profit — will have a pink 3D-printed beak and feathers made of cleats, jerseys and goalie gloves.Inter Miami's logo features great white herons, and the...
Miami funds program to lure big movies to film in Florida
Miami has been consumed with "Bad Boys" hype for months.Fans swarmed filming locations. Lionel Messi and Jimmy Butler did an ad for it. Stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence threw out the first pitch at a Marlins game.Why it matters: It became rare to see Hollywood filming in Miami, but now the county hopes the buzz around "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" can become the new normal.State of play: Miami-Dade County last month announced a film incentive program to lure major productions back to the Magic City.Context: Florida allocated nearly $300 million in tax credits to production companies filming in...
Sanguich de Miami crowned Axios' Cuban sandwich winner
Sanguich de Miami has the best Cuban sandwich in the 305, according to our readers.The Little Havana hotspot defeated Enriqueta's Sandwich Shop with 68% of the vote in the championship round of our March Madness-style bracket.Why it matters: Sanguich went from a shipping container pop-up to a Michelin Guide mainstay that seems to always have a line out the door.The Infatuation Miami has proclaimed it Miami's best Cuban sandwich.State of plate: The restaurant's Cuban sandwich ($13.49) features slow-cooked pork butt marinated for a week in garlic and spices and pressed between house-made bread.The latest: This is a big week for...
Homebuying power plummets in Miami
Data: RealtyHop; Chart: Axios VisualsBuying a house in Miami is three times more unaffordable for average families today compared to 1970, according to a new RealtyHop study.Why it matters: Buying a house is far less accessible than it was for previous generations.By the numbers: Homebuying power in Miami decreased 69% from 1970 to 2022, according to the study. It's down 71% in Hialeah.Homebuying power is the ratio of annual income versus the average house price in 1970 (when boomers started buying starter homes) compared to 2022.Reality check: Mortgage rates were in the double digits in the 1970s and 80s. Today they're hovering around 7%.
It's Miami's most iconic food. But who makes it best? Vote now.
We're searching for the best Cubano in Miami — as voted by you, our readers.Why it matters: It's an age-old question we know is bound to ruffle some feathers. Frankly, though, we're here for a healthy debate.The big picture: There have been countless articles — even a book! — written about who invented the famous Cuban sandwich and what ingredients belong.Now, the time has come to settle that debate, at least when it comes to options in Miami.How it works: We set up a March Madness-style bracket with 16 of Miami's top-rated Cubanos, nominated by our readers.Starting today with Round 1, readers will vote for their favorite sando every day until a winner is crowned Friday.Our thought bubble: Both Martin and Sommer favor the Cubano at Enriqueta's, so much so that we took our bosses to try it when they visited from out of town earlier this year.Remember: This is a highly unscientific survey — and we aren't here to say what ingredients belong (we'll be keeping those opinions to ourselves).This is meant to highlight our city's pride in a sandwich that is almost as omnipresent as a cafecito.Chart: Jeff Weiner/Axios
It's not even the summer: Miami just set a heat record for May
Miami residents are used to heat and humidity, but last month was insufferable, with day after day of record-challenging, sultry heat.Why it matters: The extreme heat, tied to unusually warm ocean waters and a massive heat dome over Mexico and Central America, poses a variety of health risks.The big picture: Brian McNoldy, an atmospheric science researcher at the University of Miami, told Axios that Miami's temperatures last month were "brutal."It was Miami's warmest May on record, with a new monthly record high for the heat index and records for daily dew points and high temperatures, he told Axios via email.The...
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