Ryan Pfeffer & Virginia Otazo FL 33138">.css-56eu0z{width:1em;height:1em;display:inline-block;line-height:1em;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray100);vertical-align:middle;fill:currentColor;}219 NE 79th St Miami Steaks Little River How to get into Sunny’s.css-a52oel{min-height:auto;margin-top:var(--chakra-space-4);}.css-orc1vi{font-family:var(--chakra-fonts-standard);font-weight:400;margin:var(--chakra-space-0);padding:var(--chakra-space-0);font-size:0.9375rem;line-height:1.6;font-style:normal;margin-bottom:var(--chakra-space-6);}Sunny’s releases reservations 30 days in advance seats at their indoor bar are held for walk-ins You might want to arrive 15 minutes before they open at 5:30pm to be safe Pizza You won’t find a more useful restaurant in Little River Come to this big Italian market to share pitchers of vermouth and cola over a wonderful menu of sliced meats It’s not uncommon to see dads holding their kids in the air like Simba so they can get a better look at the trains roaring by Those cubs will be in gelato comas by the time the sun sets and big groups popping bottles of prosecco start rolling in It’s even a convenient pit stop for niche amaros and ready-made pastas to cook at home if you’re in more of a couch mood 7.7Le JardinHaitian Not only is Le Jardin one of the few Haitian restaurants open until midnight They do an excellent griot with enough of a kick that you may think twice before dipping it into the pikliz The food shouldn’t take much longer than 15 minutes if you’re doing takeout but there are a few tables where you can sit and throw back beers while you wait (if they’re not already taken by regulars doing the same) 8.9OgawaSushi Ogawa sticks the landing on one of Miami’s most expensive omakase meals The 11-seat counter serves a 19-course meal that walks that impossibly narrow tightrope between reverence and relaxation reading your emotional needs as if they were provided a 500-page memo on you the moment you made your reservation The food is a perfectly paced march of highly seasonal seafood and nigiri This is a meal for people who have been mentally planning a trip to Japan since their very first paycheck—and it'll cost nearly as much as a one-way ticket Oori BakeshopBakery/Cafe This former pandemic pop-up made the transition to a small brick and mortar, but one thing hasn’t changed: they’re still making some of the most delicious baked goods in Miami. Just know that Oori doesn't do walk-ins—you have to order in advance online for pick-up The black sesame cinnamon rolls and phenomenal black sesame shortbread cookies are great choices if you’re in a dessert mood go for the charcoal everything rolls and what has to be Miami’s best shokupan MagieWine Bar Gaucho Ranch Grill & WinesArgentinian Gaucho Ranch is a cute Argentinian restaurant perfect for a chill dinner involving meat and a bottle of wine There are a lot of protein options on the menu plus there’s a wall of wine where you can pick a bottle to have with your meal You probably won’t need a reservation either American but each dish is outrageously good and among the best versions of these very popular foods you’ll find anywhere in Miami It makes Off Site feel like a museum dedicated to classic finger food They also now have a second location inside an actual museum 7.8PastamarketItalian It’s almost impossible to find a bowl of pasta around $20 in Miami these days and even harder to find one that doesn’t suck But Pastamarket is where you want to be on those nights when you need a very good bowl of reasonably priced noodles in a place with absolutely no dress code The menu lets you make all the choices: you pick from about ten different pasta options Even though it sounds like the ordering system of a fast-casual chain restaurant sit outside as the patio is a lot more charming than the small dining room 7.4Bread N' Pan CafeteriaCuban Little River has never really been a hotspot for Cuban food This very tiny cafe is squeezed between warehouses and a little hard to find so you just talk to the owner to see what they have which usually consists of a couple sandwiches and a selection of baked goods like muffins and big pastelitos It looks like a to-go operation from the outside but they have a really tiny dining room with a few tables It’s a great spot to take a lunch break and hide from your coworkers in peace The CitadelIronside Kitchen Pizza & Coffee Cooutdoor seating in a lush courtyard The space is nice and spread out—with both small tables great for couples and very big groups That outdoor seating is the best part about this place and it's ideal for everything from dates to dinner with a few friends you haven't seen in way too long but the Neapolitan pies are what you should focus on Cindy Lou's CookiesDessert If you are in dire need of dessert—and a lot of it—go to Cindy Lou's Cookies The dessert shop is known for its huge and wonderful cookies and we like them a lot especially the one with Snickers and potato chips But some of the best things here aren't cookies The rotating selection of pies are excellent and the fudgy brownie has a crunchy top layer of Rice Krispies There are a couple seats in the small storefront but this is mostly a takeout operation—which is good because whatever you order here will make you produce noises no stranger should hear 7.3The PlantisserieVegan The Plantisserie is a place you can hit up whether you’re looking for a quick meal or need some dinner supplies to cook at home The vegan market/deli has plant-based empanadas they also sell frozen versions of most of their entrees and some more pantry items that will probably cause you to spend at least $25 more than you planned These are our 11 favorite places to eat in Little Haiti Our favorite places to eat in and around MiMo Ryan is a native South Floridian who's written professionally about his strange home (and its cheeseburgers) for over a decade Virginia is a Miamian with a creative writing degree She managed restaurants for 11 years before joining The Infatuation Miami in 2022 Sanela Sabovic MIAMI-DADE COUNTY – Authorities are investigating after they said a man was shot dead in northwest Miami-Dade Wednesday afternoon Leer en español Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a home near the 8800 block of Northwest 23rd Avenue in West Little River where they confirmed that a man was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound They said the man was later pronounced dead at the scene by Miami Fire Rescue Sky 10 flew over the home just before 12:30 p.m. where crime scene tape surrounded the area and a body was covered with a yellow tarp by detectives A man who knew the victim said he was shocked to hear what happened “Now I’m getting phone calls that a person laying next to my shed dead,” he said but I let him stay there to clean up and stuff like that to give him a resting area.” Investigators later learned that another man arrived at a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound Homicide detectives plan to interview him to determine if the shootings are related No further details about the victims or possible suspect in each case were immediately released Anyone with information is urged to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter Copyright 2025 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG Sanela Sabovic joined Local 10 News in September 2012 as an assignment editor and associate producer she became a full-time reporter and fill-in traffic reporter Sanela holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a concentration in radio television and film from DePaul University TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Closed Captioning / Audio Description Contact Us Careers at WPLG Terms of Use Privacy Policy Public File FCC Applications EEO Report Do Not Sell My Info 1.0 Host Exhibit Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC. – Authorities are investigating after they said gunfire struck an occupied home in Miami-Dade’s West Little River neighborhood early Wednesday morning Leer en español Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded around 5:42 a.m to the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and Northwest 86th Terrace after a ShotSpotter alert detected gunfire Investigators said at least one bullet hit the residence No suspect information was immediately available Detectives confirmed that MDSO’s Northside District General Investigations Unit is handling the case – Miami-Dade deputies accused a 35-year-old man who had two open bench warrants of killing a man and speeding away while driving without a license Miguel Gonzalez appeared in court on Monday after deputies arrested him for the hit-and-run crash that killed Antonio Hernandez on Sunday at Northwest 32 Avenue and 95 Street fire rescue personnel took Hernandez to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center where he later died Deputies reported arresting Gonzalez after a witness was able to provide his Florida tag and a deputy found him and the damaged car at his home in the West View neighborhood Deputies reported that Gonzalez admitted to his involvement and a surveillance camera recorded video of “the violent crash,” according to the arrest report Inmate records show Gonzalez faced charges of leaving the scene of a fatal crash and causing death while driving without a license The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013 She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award – A 25-year-old man used a hammer to hit a senior in the head on Monday in Miami-Dade County Leer en español The victim reported Randy Williams struck him shortly before 8:45 a.m. Deputies responded to arrest Williams and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took the victim to Northshore Hospital with injuries to his head and hand deputies searched Williams and found the hammer that he had allegedly used in the attack Williams appeared in court on Tuesday facing a charge of aggravated battery on a person who is 65 years old or older Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 – Miami-Dade police are investigating a stabbing that they say left one man hurt in the county’s West Little River area on Friday afternoon An argument that occurred between two men at a bus stop near the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 79th Street escalated into a fight leaving one man with a stab wound to the abdomen was transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition but has been uncooperative with the investigation Police have not disclosed the suspect or victim’s age or identity and a motive for the stabbing remains unclear at the time A Local 10 News crew was at the scene where detectives were canvassing the area and questioning individuals who may have witnessed the incident Copyright 2024 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved TrendingDevelopmentSouth FloridaADeveloper plans 163-unit Live Local Act project near West Little River amid flurry of proposals under state lawIt would be residential investor Dan Ainuz’s first commercial real estate venture A developer proposes a 163-unit Live Local Act multifamily project near West Little River as the industry continues to seize on the state affordable housing law a residential real estate investor and developer wants to build a 14-story building with 40 percent of the units according to an application Ainuz’s affiliate filed to the county on Wednesday The half-acre site is at 838 Northwest 79th Street in unincorporated Miami-Dade County The project would include a 192-space garage assembled the two-lot site in two deals in 2022 for a combined $1.3 million The property is now a lot for abandoned cars The site is in the Gladeview neighborhood that’s near West Little River The project marks the first commercial development by Ainuz who over the past five years focused on single-family home development in South Florida He has completed five homes and said he has a roughly $150 million development pipeline of about 16 homes in Davie paid $1.2 million for the single-family home at 1545 Northeast Fourth Avenue in Boca Raton he paid $1.2 million for the home at 445 Northeast 15th Terrace in Boca Raton he also bought the home at 1505 Northeast Fourth Avenue in Boca Raton for $1.2 million subsequently filing notices to demolish the existing house and build a new one SIGN UPAinuz has made some of his residential investments and developments through his Invesco Home Solutions firm as well as through Miami-based Prospective Group Ainuz is pursuing the Live Local project on his own The Live Local Act gives developers property tax breaks parking exemptions and wiggle room to build taller buildings with more units than a site’s zoning permits if at least 40 percent of the apartments are for households earning no more than 120 percent of the area median income The apartments have to stay at below-market rents for at least 30 years Florida legislators approved the law in 2023, tweaking its floor area ratio clause last year. At this year’s session, two bills propose changes to the tax incentive and offer additional powers for developers to override municipal and county governments’ say on these projects the law aims to incentivize development of apartments at affordable and workforce rents Developers have filed a flurry of applications but few have scored construction financing or started building In Miami’s Little Havana, the Pérez family’s Related Group wants to supersize the existing 1,379-unit Haley Sofge public housing complex with an additional 1,038 units under the Live Local Act 780 Northwest 13th Court and 1389 Northwest Seventh Street Miami-based Keystone Holdings Group wants to build the 16-story, 284-unit Azul at Blue Lagoon building under Live Local at 1200 Northwest 57th Avenue in unincorporated Miami-Dade The site is near Miami International Airport The property is at 20775 Northwest 17th Avenue – Miami-Dade deputies arrested a driver they said fled the scene of a deadly crash in the county’s West Little River area Tuesday morning Leer en español was taken into custody hours after deputies said he struck and killed a pedestrian along Northwest 79th Street the victim was “walking on the roadway” and “pushing a red shopping cart” near Northwest 17th Avenue just after 5 a.m knocked her to the pavement and kept on driving The victim’s name wasn’t included in the arrest report She was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital Authorities said surveillance video from a nearby auto wholesaler showed the crash and data from a nearby license plate reader identified Saba’s 2013 Jeep Cherokee as a possible match The report states that detectives went to Saba’s apartment in the Century Park South community located off Southwest 136th Street in the Country Walk area and saw the Jeep in the parking lot “with damage consistent with striking the victim.” Vehicle parts collected from the scene “appeared to be a match,” deputies added Deputies went to Saba’s apartment and he made a statement which was redacted from the publicly-released arrest report They took him into custody at around 12:20 p.m on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash causing death listed in the arrest report as a Haitian national was given a $5,000 bond Wednesday and ordered to be on house arrest if released he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist WEST LITTLE RIVER a 22-year-old gunman shot three people in Miami-Dade County A woman was shot in the head in the kitchen and a man in the living room According to an arrest warrant a Miami-Dade judge issued on Dec also shot a man several times on the road outside of the mobile home in the West Little River neighborhood the survivor who allegedly witnessed the conflict said Davis killed them over a “controversy related to narcotics sales.” Trochez first got into an argument with a 16-year-old boy and later with Davis who the victim said was also known as “No Name.” The triple shooting was shortly after 8:55 p.m. and corrections booked him at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Davis appeared in court on Thursday and was denied bond on two out of three warrant cases His bond for the charge of contributing to the delinquency of a child is $500 Miami-Dade corrections held Davis without bond on a traffic bench warrant and the warrant for the two counts of second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder – A Miami-Dade family was grieving on Sunday after a gunman killed a 53-year-old father in his car at a Sunflex gas station in West Little River Local 10 News sources familiar with the case identified the man who police officers found dead on Saturday afternoon as Edward Bernard Bailey a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department and officers responded to Northwest 79 Street and 17 Avenue Bailey was in a green 2005 Ford Interceptor that appeared to be riddled with bullets The gas station’s surveillance video shows Bailey was parked at the west side of the gas station when two men in a gray Volkswagen Tiguan parked and one of them shot Bailey and left a single .40 caliber bullet casing behind Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel pronounced Bailey dead at the gas station A yellow tarp covered the driver’s side of the car decorated with stickers that appeared to be bullet holes Detectives distributed a “Seeking Homicide Information” flyer and asked anyone with information about this case to call Detective H or Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Joyce Grace Ortega contributed to this report Annaliese Garcia Andrea Torres – A man died after a shooting on Saturday in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River area Yellow crime scene tape blocked access to the Sunflex gas station where he died and a yellow tarp covered the driver-side area of the car that had stickers resembling bullet holes “They discovered an adult male inside a vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound(s),” Rodriguez wrote in a statement Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel pronounced the man dead and homicide detectives were investigating A man described the victim as a “cool guy” who didn’t “bother nobody.” there was a be on the lookout alert for a gray Volkswagen with an out-of-state tag TrendingDevelopmentSouth FloridaA3,200-unit project in West Little River marks Miami-Dade’s biggest Live Local Act proposalApplication shows six towers A photo illustration depicting a rendering of the planned six tower 11.7-acre project at 8400 Northwest 25th Avenue in unincorporated Miami-Dade County (Getty A developer wants to build a 3,233-unit Live Local Act project in West Little River marking the largest proposal under the affordable housing legislation in Miami-Dade County and likely all of South Florida The proposal is for six towers reaching up to 37 stories on an 11.7-acre site at 8400 Northwest 25th Avenue in unincorporated Miami-Dade County according to an application filed to the county on Monday the development is designed by Arquitectonica It also carries the label The HueHub on renderings Holland Park also would have two nine-level garages with 4,249 spaces and a one-level amenity building More than 57,000 square feet of retail space would be spread across the two tallest towers and the garages Pablo Castro owns the site through an affiliate having paid $29.3 million for it in October The current property includes 140 residential units a one-story office building and a maintenance shop Castro is a mystery in South Florida real estate as no media reports about his past real estate ventures exist who represented Castro in the West LIttle River site purchase last year only saying Castro “prefers to stay anonymous.”  Records show Castro lists an office in North Miami Attorney Anthony De Yurre deferred to Castro inquiries as to whether he is the developer or another firm would partner with him or take over development altogether SIGN UPCastro said he isn’t immediately available for comment X user Floridian Development, which uses the @FloridianDev handle first revealed the Holland Park application State lawmakers approved the Live Local Act last year It allows developers to whiz by project approvals administratively and without going to public hearings as well as to get significant wiggle room on site zoning restrictions developers have to designate at least 65 percent of a mixed-use project for residential uses and at least 40 percent of the units for households earning no more than 120 percent of the area median income The affordable and workforce units have to maintain below-market rate rents for a minimum of 30 years While the below-market rate units have to be apartments the market-priced units can be either apartments or condos The Holland Park application does not specify how many units would be workforce-priced though the state law mandates that at least 1,293 of the 3,233 units would need to be below-market rate The filing also doesn’t clarify whether the market-rate units would be condos or apartments After the state legislature tweaked the Live Local Act this year to also lift floor-area ratio development restrictions, developers have filed a flurry of applications Some are proposing much taller buildings than allowed under site zoning projects can be up to the tallest height allowed within a mile of the development site and up to the highest density allowed in a municipality or county The Holland Park site allows for up to 12-story heights but the site at 7900 Northwest 27th Avenue is within a mile and allows for a 37-story tower In Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, Bazbaz Development wants to build a 48-story with 544 apartments under Live Local at 2110 Wynwood’s zoning permits up to 12-story buildings – A shooting killed a man and a woman and injured another man on Friday night in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood The shooting was in a fenced mobile home park Fire rescue personnel took the wounded man who survived to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editors Wilson Louis and Joyce Grace Ortega contributed to this report – Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics took one person to a local hospital after a fire broke out at a house in the county’s West Little River area late Tuesday morning in the 2100 block of Northwest 100th Street The MDFR spokesperson said medics took the patient as a trauma alert by ambulance to Jackson Memorial Hospital after removing him or her from the home Authorities did not specify his or her age gender or condition as of early Tuesday afternoon Officials said firefighters were able to get the blaze under control just before 12:15 p.m TrendingDevelopmentSouth FloridaARelated plans 316-unit public housing project near West Little River as developers continue to bet on affordable rentals  Firm has 99-year ground lease with Miami-Dade County for the 4-acre site Related Group’s affordable housing division proposes a 316-unit public housing project near West Little River marking an expansion of the firm’s previously planned project on the site Related Urban wants to build a 12-story building on the 4-acre site at 860 930 and 950 Northwest 95th Street in unincorporated Miami-Dade County The project would include a pair of 2,500-square-foot medical office buildings that will offer services in partnership with the nonprofit Jessie Trice Community Health System Miami-Dade commissioners approved a 99-year ground lease with Related Urban for the county-owned site and a development agreement The latest proposal marks an expansion of Related’s previous plan for an eight-story the new building would have replaced Palm Court and Related would have renovated Palm Tower the South Florida Business Journal reported SIGN UPRelated Urban is led by President Albert Milo Jr according to a May report by nonprofit Miami Homes For All Miami-Dade has leased properties to developers that plan affordable housing. In south Miami-Dade, Atlantic Pacific Companies is developing the next phase of the Quail Roost Station project with 124 age-restricted units at 18555 Homestead Avenue in an unincorporated area of the county The project will consist of 20 apartments for households earning no more than 30 percent of the AMI 44 units for households earning no more than 60 percent of the AMI and 60 units for those earning no more than 70 percent of the AMI according to a county news release issued on Wednesday Aside from working with local governments by leasing buildable land developers are finding other ways to add to the affordable housing stock This includes obtaining low-income housing tax credits or government financing for projects which generally give developers a reprieve on higher interest rates that banks charge Many also are seizing on the Live Local Act, approved last year and tweaked this year. It incentivizes developers to include affordable units in their projects by giving them wiggle room on sites’ zonings and allowing them to bypass public hearings. This month, developer Daniel Abreu scored a $16.5 million construction loan for a six-story 80-unit apartment building at 13650 Northeast Second Court near North Miami MIAMI – A woman told Miami-Dade deputies that a man who was supposed to fix her phone engaged in crimes that had him behind bars on Tuesday The woman told a detective that she had known Infeny Coulanges for about a decade when she trusted him with her phone and password Leer en español The woman and her friend later reported he betrayed her when he stole nude photos from her phone and engaged in sextortion “Home girl naked pictures already going around in prison you next,” Coulanges wrote in a text message to the woman’s friend According to the Florida Department of Corrections he was arrested for drug and weapons charges when he was 18 and he was convicted when he was 22 A Miami-Dade County Circuit judge sentenced him to four years and nine months in prison and state correctional officers didn’t release him until he was 24 Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office deputies talked to the two victims before arresting Coulanges shortly after 6 p.m. County correctional deputies booked Coulanges at about 10:45 p.m. on Monday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Miami-Dade prosecutors filed two cases with seven charges One case was for stalking and a threatening phone call The other case was also for stalking and four felonies: Threats or extortion use of a communication device during a felony and theft or unauthorized promotion of a sexually explicit image Miami-Dade County Circuit Judges Betsy Alvarez-Zane and Ariel Rodriguez were set to preside over the cases Andrea Torres – A man died and another was injured during a shooting on Sunday morning outside of the Tropicana Bar & Lounge in northwestern Miami-Dade County Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded to the crime scene just at the boundary of the Gladeview and West Little River neighborhoods and declared 45-year-old Travis Sentell Sims dead #Homicide #TravisSentellSims pic.twitter.com/7HiCM47Y80 police officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert at about 5:20 p.m. and found Sims near Northwest 79 Street and 10 Court another adult male was dropped off at Hialeah Hospital,” Rodriguez wrote Rodriguez reported the wounded man’s condition was stable when Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel transferred him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center Miami-Dade police officers blocked Northwest 79 Street in both directions A witness who said he was related to the murder victim said the shooting followed a fight at the corner bar Rodriguez had yet to confirm the murder victim’s identity or the motive for the shooting Detectives detectives had been investigating another fatal shooting at about 1 a.m. The wounded man died at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center No information has been released about the gunman in Sims’ case his cousin told Local 10′s Trent Kelly that the alleged shooter confronted Sims outside the bar as he was leaving and shot him up to 10 times Family members also confirmed that Sims is survived by a teenage daughter Detectives asked anyone with information about these or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Tipsters will receive a reward of up to $5,000 for any information that leads to an arrest Trent Kelly is an award-winning multimedia journalist who joined the Local 10 News team in June 2018 he attended the University of Florida in Gainesville where he graduated with honors from the UF College of Journalism and Communications #Homicide #TravisSentellSims pic.twitter.com/7HiCM47Y80 Work to remove debris lodged against the Little River Bridge in Cadiz will now begin next Wednesday according to the state transportation cabinet the cabinet said the work would take a week they issued an update saying work would begin on Wednesday A crew will be using a long-reach excavator to remove debris lodged against the bridge Access to Cadiz from the west next week can be made via the South Road from the US 68 bypass The state transportation cabinet plans a week-long daytime closure of the Little River Bridge on Canton Road at the west Cadiz city limits next week The closure will be next Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 2:30 weather permitting Trigg County magistrate Mike Wright addressed the debris issue earlier this week at a fiscal court meeting adding the Army Corps of Engineers is “well aware” of the build-up click to download audioAccess to Cadiz from the west next week can be made via the South Road from the US 68 bypass ShareSaveCommentLifestyleTravelNeighborhood To Watch: Little River, Miami, FloridaByRoger Sands Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights Roger Sands covers travel and the hospitality industry 07:07am ESTShareSaveCommentThis article is more than 2 years old.Little River Long an economically distressed neighborhood with shuttered buildings, Little River Miami has been methodically taking shape as a champion of local talent with the city's top creators and innovators clamoring to set up shop in the area the area is undergoing a transformation similar to the Wynwood section and in recent years Little River has morphed into the city's newest art and culture enclave as well as foodie destination The neighborhood takes its name from the Little River that runs along its northern edge Little River was established in the late 1800s and was incorporated into the city of Miami in 1925 The neighborhood is bordered to the north by El Portal to the east by the Palm Grove Historic District and to the west by West Little River Primary Projects is part of the growing arts scene In 2014 the Little River neighborhood caught the eye of MVW Partners a visionary Miami-based real estate firm founded by Matthew Vander Werff and his wife Ashley Melisse Abess Specializing in adaptive reuse and urban infill MVW Partners was drawn to the neighborhood’s established grid pattern and diverse building types “Research indicated that development in the city was moving north Fast forward six years and AJ Capital Partners of Nashville met with Ashley and Matthew who had been working on it since 2014 and we were introduced to the magic of Little River Similar to our project in the Wedgewood Houston neighborhood of Nashville the existing fabric and history of the neighborhood brought an intangible spirit that felt right.” AJ Capital Partners is currently the majority owner of the portfolio MWV Partners will foster long-term and new tenant relationships to ensure a continued intentional neighborhood development through its market presence and deep roots in Little River “Little River has long been a part of Miami’s rich fabric Rose Coloured is a prime example of new development Currently Little River comprises 24 acres of land and more than 320,000 square feet of commercial space While much of the world is still reeling from the recent pandemic the neighborhood has continued to thrive and is 100% leased on all rent-ready spaces The only current vacancies include buildings that are planned for renovations A significant residential component is also in the works due to natural demand as well as in direct response to the increasing number of tenants looking to live and work in the area La Natural is an acclaimed sourdough pizzeria In addition to the renovation of the existing 50 structures upcoming new developments include a 275 unit branded-multifamily project a 100,000 square-foot commercial/retail property and the Oolite Arts Campus designed by internationally acclaimed architects Barozzi Veiga “Our multifamily projects will take form over the next few years,” explains Ebbott bring scale to Little River while maintaining the fabric of the neighborhood Low and mid-rise apartment buildings will help instill the neighborhood feel.” MVW and AJ Capital have worked together to transform Little River into a favored destination They look to support the local Miami community as well as providing an opportunity for both residential and commercial growth With ten or more local businesses joining the Little River community over the next 18 months and multi-family apartment projects opening throughout the next several years Little River should continue to evolve while maintaining a hyper-local focus Whether it is a Miami-based chef and a new F&B concept or a local small business aiming to opening their first storefront developers are excited about upcoming businesses which include Ogawa Some of the Little River partners include: * Plant the Future (Botanical Art Gallery/Event Venue * Groov’n Graphics (Cardboard Design & Production Studio) * Anatomie (textiles; traveler clothing) * Imagine Farms (Indoor Hydroponic Farm growing greens and vegetables guided by sustainable farming practices with minimal environmental impact) Imperial Moto Café is a popular spot for locals Made up by the very heart and soul of those who call it home Little River is filled with the stories of the people who reside and work around its namesake Its residents are connected by their drive ambition and the northern waters that flow into Biscayne Bay “We believe that true value is created when context people and stories of a location are honored That’s what we are looking to do here in Little River We are just the stewards and building the backdrops for local companies to grow and bring their story to the neighborhood.” MIAMI — An apparent shooting is under investigation after police say they found a man shot dead inside a car at a Northwest Miami-Dade gas station on Saturday Miami-Dade Police were called out to reports of a shooting at a Sunflex gas station near 17th Avenue and Northwest 79th Street in West Little River they found the man inside of a car with apparent gunshot wounds Miami-Dade Fire Rescue also responded and pronounced him dead Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers are saying the man who was killed is Edward Bernard Bailey but CBS News Miami has yet to confirm the man's identity #Homicide #EdwardBernardBailey #Northside pic.twitter.com/aUioK0gJya MDPD's Homicide Bureau is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting They have not identified any suspects or released further details This shooting is one of two investigations underway in Northwest Miami-Dade as MDPD was also investigating an incident in Gladeview, where a woman was also found shot dead inside of a car later Saturday evening It is not confirmed at this time whether these shootings are connected Hunter Geisel is a digital producer at CBS Miami Hunter has previously produced digital content for local and national outlets covering several topics from breaking news and current events to politics and pop culture Chris Gothner – A proposed massive development in northwest Miami-Dade’s West Little River area could turn a mobile home park into a series of towers hosting nearly 4,000 units of housing is right smack in the middle of a changing area — and a regional housing crisis “Every place in Miami is kind of expensive now,” resident Frantz Pierre said A developer recently submitted an application to the county to amend its Comprehensive Development Master Plan to allow for the project A presentation to county officials notes the area’s proximity to future Tri-Rail and FEC Commuter Rail corridors including a planned train station a little more than a half-mile away Some residents have been living at Soar for years Juan Aguilar has spent nearly two decades living in the park and said he had no idea what might be in store for his longtime home it’s a surprise,” Aguilar told Local 10 News in Spanish Neighbor Gloria Rivero wasn’t aware either In addition to up to 3,990 residential units Some buildings could be as high as 50 stories The developer “believes that this area of the County deserves a high-quality activity center to help spur renewal and rehabilitation both within and surrounding the district,” it said in its application Comprehensive Development Master Plan amendment request: “It’s sad because we have been here for a while,” Rivero said Rivero said rents are set to rise to $905 in July With housing costs reaching astronomical proportions in South Florida she said she and others worry about where they’d go “It’s a very serious situation,” Aguilar said about the possibility of the park Developers are pitching a relocation plan to the county “with the initial phase of development resulting in all tenants north of NW 82 Street being relocated to the portion of the park south of NW 82 Street,” according to the application “That area of the mobile home park has sufficient room to accommodate all of the existing trailers in the north portion of the park,” it states residents would then be relocated into one of the new towers would include “low-income/workforce housing.” Thirty-two-thousand units of workforce housing are in the pipeline in Miami-Dade County to work on a transition plan,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told Local 10 News on Thursday “Some landlords are even willing to build housing that people could come back to.” The plan is just in its infancy and would likely take years to come to fruition It could be another 18 months before the proposal goes through the planning and zoning process Local 10 News contacted the developer Thursday seeking comment but did not hear back as of publication of this story Copyright 2023 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved TrendingDevelopmentSouth FloridaAIMC plans to start first phase of 1,000-unit apartment project with workforce housing in West Little RiverDevelopment firm led by Yoram Izhak is considering using Live Local Act From left: IMC Equity Group CIO Carlos Segrera and CEO Yoram Izhak along with project schematics from a planned 1,000-unit apartment project with workforce housing in West Little River (Getty IMC Equity plans a 244-unit apartment building with workforce housing, marking the first phase of the company’s 1,000-unit complex in West Little River that may use the Live Local Act North Miami-based IMC wants to build a seven-story building with at least 31 workforce units and 213 market-rate units on 5 acres on the northeast corner of Northwest 79th Street and Northwest 30th Avenue according to an application the company filed to Miami-Dade County late last month 2995 and 3073 Northwest 79th Street in an unincorporated area of the county The workforce housing will be designated for households earning no more than 120 percent of the area median income according to the application and IMC Chief Investment Officer Carlos Segrera IMC scored phase one approval last summer and now is asking for the county’s OK to reduce the retail space to 9,100 square feet from 11,400 square feet and to increase the restaurant space to 4,300 square feet from 4,000 square feet Construction is expected to start by late this year Subsequent phases would consist of 750 units and some retail across four buildings which would most likely each be eight stories on a 15-acre lot at 3017 Northwest 79th Street The parcel is west of the phase one development site IMC is evaluating architects for the site plan for the 750 units SIGN UPIMC, led by CEO Yoram Izhak It paid $13.5 million for the lots in 2019 The project is part of IMC’s bigger bet on West Little River The firm owns the Northside Shopping Center at 7900 Northwest 27th Avenue which is immediately east of the phase one site North of the shopping plaza, IMC is developing two six-story apartment buildings with 161 units as well as a self-storage facility and 23,000 square feet of retail at 2751 and 2795 Northwest 84th Street and 8400 Northwest 27th Avenue IMC is considering using the Live Local Act for Northside Village and, if it works out well, the firm may use the legislation for its 1,000-unit apartment complex nearby, Segrera said. The state legislation, which was approved last year and tweaked this year incentivizes developers to designate some or all of their units as affordable or workforce housing Although the law allows developers to build bigger than allowed by local zoning IMC is instead interested in the legislation’s tax break incentive The law says that developers can get a property tax exemption that’s up to 75 percent of the assessed value of the affordable/workforce units if a portion of a project’s units are at below-market rate rents Developers can get an up to 100 percent tax exemption if all units at a project are at below-market rents the firm could increase the number of workforce housing units at its West Little River projects – A man died after a shooting on Saturday night at the Rovell Mobile Home Park in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River area Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers identified him as Joshua Hassoni Louis Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel and police officers responded to the mobile home park at 939 NW 81 St Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC., a Berkshire Hathaway company. Six towers, 3,200 units slated for Miami's West Little River area. Florida's new Live Local Act has spawned its first mega-project in South Florida A developer based in North Miami is planning to build six apartment towers ranging from 26 to 37 stories tall at a West Little River site currently occupied by one-story buildings with residential has submitted plans to Miami-Dade County for review under the Live Local Act which allows for administrative approval of housing projects that exceed zoning restrictions if the developer reserves 40% of the units for workforce housing—with rents capped at 120% of the area's median income called Holland Park in the filing and The HueHub in the site plan sits at 8400 NW 25th Avenue on a 12-acre site in proximity to one of the proposed stations for Miami-Dade's North Corridor Metrorail extension which paid $29.3M for the parcel in October is leveraging the Live Local Act to propose a building taller than the current zoning for the site allows In addition to the six high-rise apartment towers Holland Park will include two nine-level parking garages with space for 4,249 vehicles as well as 57K SF of ground floor retail and a single-story amenities building The apartment buildings will surround an open central park with tennis courts and two pools retail storefronts will surround the street-facing exterior of the project An attorney representing the developer called the project the largest so far to invoke the Live Local Act in South Florida "a textbook example of how the Live Local Act addresses the housing affordability crunch caused by the shortage of workforce housing in Florida." Miami-based Bazbaz Development invoked the Live Local Act to propose a 48-story tower in Wynwood where most buildings are less than a dozen stories Florida counties and municipalities must now allow multifamily or mixed-use residential developments to be built in commercial industrial or mixed-use zones if the proposed rental development reserves as affordable at least 40% of the units for a period of at least 30 years a mall filled with luxury outlets in the oceanside village of Bal Harbour north of Miami Beach has been trying for several decades to build a hotel next to mall Local officials and village residents have consistently blocked the project armed with the provisions of the Live Local Act Whitman earlier this year filed an application to build a 20-story hotel and three residential towers encompassing 600 units 240 of which would be priced low enough to qualify as workforce housing under the new law Nominate your company to be recognized as one of the industry’s best places to work Groundbreaking appears that it will begin soon The Great Slowdown: Domestic Migration Into 2025 Dive into the data to explore domestic migration patterns over the past four years -- and uncover states and metro areas emerging as relocation hotspots in 2025 Browse More Resources › Leveling Up: Choosing the Best Renters Insurance Partner for Your Multifamily Housing Portfolio Picking the right renters insurance can be a headache This guide will help you find the perfect partner for your multifamily properties so you can boost resident participation and lower your risk The Return to Office: Recovery Still Underway Are you noticing unexpected shifts in office occupancy and commuter behavior This report reveals how evolving work patterns are challenging CRE brokers and offers crucial Discover a detailed analysis of office visit fluctuations real-world examples to inform strategic decisions and actionable metrics to guide client advising / For questions about GlobeSt.com, please call 800-458-1734 (9:00am-5:30pm ET, Monday through Friday, except holidays), or send an email to [email protected] Andrea Torres – A shooting in West Little River left five people injured on Thursday night according to the Miami-Dade Police Department said three victims showed up to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in a white Mitsubishi Outlander The sports utility vehicle’s back window was shattered Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel also picked up two victims from another damaged vehicle outside of a Lemon Peppers restaurant at Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 54th Street in Brownsville Rodriguez said a police officer was on patrol when the shooting happened near the intersection of Northwest 31st Court and Northwest 88th Street in West Little River A man in the Mitsubishi told officers that he was being shot at when he returned fire Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Wilson Louis contributed to this report Copyright 2020 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved Christian De La Rosa joined Local 10 News in April 2017 after spending time as a reporter and anchor in Atlanta With the goal of meeting some of Miami’s housing needs a developer has plans for an affordable apartment development in the Little River/Little Haiti neighborhood is the owner-developer of about 0.97-acre property at 279 NE 79th St will be 12 stories and home to 250 affordable multi-family units and about 2,888 square feet of ground floor retail along the principal frontage of Northeast 79th Street There will be a parking podium for 200 vehicles The city’s Urban Development Review Board is recommending approval of the project an attorney representing the owner-developer said the property is on the north side of Northeast 79th Street immediately west of Northeast Third Avenue It is currently improved with a one-story retail/commercial building with surface parking on Northeast 79th Street “100% of the units in Little River Plaza will be affordable housing for low-income families pursuant to the guiding principles of the Miami 21 Code affordable and workforce housing should be distributed throughout the city to match job opportunities and to avoid concentrations of poverty “All 250 proposed units will be offered for rent at or below 60% of the AMI (Area Median Income),” she wrote The developer is requesting a warrant or special permission to allow an additional 15% parking reduction for a total reduction of 50% when combined with the 35% by right reduction for affordable housing residential developments Marrero-Priegues said at that target income level She said the property is on Northeast 79th Street which is a designated transit corridor and within less than 500 feet from Northeast Second Avenue which is also a designated transit corridor and a transit stop along the property’s frontage on Northeast 79th Street The developer is also requesting several waivers from the Miami 21 zoning code that if approved would allow: ■Parking to extend into the second layer above the first story along all frontages with the treatment of the façade requiring approval with referral to the Planning Department Little River Plaza is proposing an art treatment along all the frontages that visually conceals the parking levels ■A reduction of the setback requirements above the eighth floor for affordable housing developments ■A reduction of the minimum size of efficiency units The applicant requests a waiver to allow a 7.5% reduction of the minimum size of a studio/efficiency This waiver would allow 371.8 square feet efficiency units where 400 square feet minimum is required “The City of Miami is experiencing a housing crisis Little River Plaza will provide critically needed housing opportunities for low-income individuals “The Miami 21 design deviations requested are the minimum level of relief needed to develop the project in the face of escalating construction costs “This project will contribute to the city’s economic prosperity and viability by creating much-needed affordable housing units,” she wrote Each of the housing units will have balconies and some of the residential units will face onto a courtyard and commend the landscape architect for very diligent work “I like the articulation of the façade … I like the courtyard,” he said I think it’s an excellent example of tropical modernism for Miami very creative … we don’t see this type of creative approach to the façade very often “If you didn’t tell us it was low income housing “I agree,” said board member Ligia Ines Labrada “I think this is an amazing example of passive architecture It brings me back to many of the examples that we studied in school it is excellent.” He did suggest more screening on the garage levels to better conceal the vehicles The move to recommend approval was unanimous Trent Kelly a grieving man who knew one of the two murder victims in Miami-Dade’s West Little River neighborhood for years sent a message to his killer on Friday The man described Mark Cine as a great guy whose dream had been to be a professional basketball player “He loved to play basketball all of the time.” dead on Wednesday inside an efficiency they had recently moved into near the intersection of Northwest 92 Street and 25 Avenue The mother of one of the victims asked one of her son’s friends to check up on him because she hadn’t heard from him and she was worried Miami-Dade Detectives are asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 Stay informed with regular breaking news alerts Copyright 2022 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018 Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City He attended Christopher Columbus High School Homestead Senior High School and graduated from St – Miami-Dade police are searching for a missing 40-year-old man who they said was last seen six months ago in the county’s West Little River neighborhood Angel “Tititi” Escano was last seen on May 1 near the 900 block of Northwest 84th Terrace Authorities said Escano is 6 feet tall and weighs 160 pounds brown eyes and also goes by the alias Jobercio Escano Agueda Detectives said he was last seen driving a 2009 silver Toyota Camry sedan with Florida Tag: PDAJ26 Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Detective F Owens or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 TrendingCommercialSouth FloridaAYoram Izhak’s IMC scores $44M construction loan for West Little River mixed-use projectDeveloper plans 161 apartments IMC Equity Group scored a $43.8 million construction loan for a multifamily and industrial project in West Little River plans a pair of six-story apartment buildings with 161 units roughly 123,000-square-foot self-storage facility at 2751 and 2795 Northwest 84th Street and 8400 Northwest 27th Avenue according to company filings to Miami-Dade County and property records will have about 23,000 square feet of retail space New York-based Popular Bank issued the construction loan The financing has a floating interest rate and a three-year term with extension options Construction started in December and is expected to be completed by summer of next year which is in an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade IMC bought two of the lots spanning 4.7 acres as part of its $18 million purchase in 2010 of Northside Shopping Center at 7900 Northwest 27th Avenue IMC added the last piece of the development site paying $450,000 for a half-acre of land at 8400 Northwest 27th Avenue IMC’s construction loan comes as many other developers hit the brakes on South Florida projects because of expensive financing resulting from high interest rates IMC decided to go ahead with construction financing because it already has a low cost basis referring to the $18 million purchase price leasing and investment firm with a portfolio spanning over 10 million square feet of commercial and residential real estate In February, the firm bought the 306-unit Seascape Pointe rental townhouse complex at 1140 Southeast 24th Road in Homestead for $67 million IMC also joined other developers who purchased portions of the shuttered Johnson & Wales University campus in North Miami which offered culinary and other hospitality programs closed its campus after completing the 2020-21 academic year allowing students to continue at JWU’s  Providence IMC bought numerous vacant dormitories at the North Miami campus and a former university office building. It plans a multifamily project with up to 338 units on the site of the offices and an adjacent dorm at 12350 Biscayne Boulevard IMC also is converting the dorms to multifamily at  1705 and 1735 Northeast 124th Street, 1740 and 1725 Northeast 125th Street, 1700 Northeast 133rd Street, and 13025 and 13035 Emerald Drive. In October, IMC flipped a 3-acre portion of its JWU holdings to Jorge Pérez’s Related Group for $13.6 million – A dive team pulled a 13-year-old boy from a canal in northwest Miami-Dade Tuesday afternoon after officials said they’d received a call of a possible drowning in the 100 block of Northwest 85th Street in the unincorporated West Little River area A Miami-Dade police spokesperson said someone called 911 to report that the child went into the water and didn’t come back up Surveillance video captured the teen behind a home along Northwest 85th Street with a friend He urinates on the property before he runs and jumps into the water a resident of the building comes out and tried to help by grabbing a paddle and then a canoe “My roommate came out and tried to save him with a paddle,” said property manager Paul Stoppelwerth “He couldn’t reach the paddle and he called 911.” medics were taking the child to a local hospital told Local 10 News she was informed that the boy was stabilized and had a pulse as of early Tuesday evening – A 48-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge after Miami-Dade police said he stabbed another man at a food store early Wednesday morning the crime happened at the Northside Supermarket had been involved in an “altercation” with a woman at the store when the suspect began stabbing him with an “unknown sharp object.” ran across the street to a 7-Eleven and collapsed He died of his injuries about two hours later at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center Armstrong had left the scene by the time officers arrived; they later canvassed the area and found him He “gave several inconsistent statements regarding his involvement in the incident,” an arrest report states An alleged confession was redacted from the report was being held without bond in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Thursday – Officers found a woman dead after a shooting on Thursday night in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood to investigate a drive-by shooting near the intersection of Northwest 81st Street and Northwest 21st Avenue Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel declared the woman dead at the scene. The crime scene is near to the Village Flea Market and Mall where Rev. Gregory Boyd was killed during a shooting Sept. 9 – A 28-year-old man is facing charges in the murder of a 35-year-old man in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood Witnesses told police the two knew each other and argued before the shooting Surveillance video shows Davin “Jit” Howell shooting Artavius “Tabo” McDougle on Friday, May 27, in the parking lot of the U-Save Food Mart A ShotSpotter detection system reported two shots were fired shortly before 6:30 p.m The gunman fled in a white four-door Honda a woman was driving Officers found two 9mm caliber bullet casings in the parking lot A doctor at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center pronounced McDougle dead about 15 minutes after the shooting Officers arrested Howell on Tuesday and corrections booked him at about 4 p.m at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center They were holding him without bond Wednesday Howell is facing charges of second-degree murder with a weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Records show he had been convicted of willful child abuse in 2014 and aggravated battery on a pregnant victim in 2015 Corrections released Howell from prison on July 1 – A shooting left a 46-year-old Miami Senior High School’s football coach dead on Monday in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood Miami-Dade school board members held a moment of silence in his honor during an afternoon meeting a Miami-Dade County Public Schools' employee who was a member of the athletics' staff at the high school Zabaleta said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel pronounced Smith dead inside his home near the intersection of Northwest 96th Terrace and Northwest 21st Avenue He also said there was a 15-year-old boy inside the home at the time of the shooting was among the many who were mourning the loss of the football coach “Our entire football program is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Corey Smith,” Diaz wrote in a statement “Our condolences go out to his family and the entire Miami High community.” said the beloved coach’s death at his home was a great loss to the community “He always got them on the right path,” Jones said adding “There’s a lot of kids that’s in the league probably wouldn’t even have made it through high school without him because he was always there for them like a big brother Smith started to work with Miami-Dade County Public Schools in 1999 and he also taught at Charles Drew Middle School in Miami-Dade’s Brownsville neighborhood Tyrone Hilton said it was Smith’s dream job He credited him with propelling his son’s career DADE COUNTY MOURNING ABOUT THIS ONE 😢💔😢💔 COACH COREY Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Sandra Antonio contributed to this report Christina returned to Local 10 in 2019 as a reporter after covering Hurricane Dorian for the station Murrow Award-winning journalist and previously earned an Emmy Award while at WPLG for her investigative consumer protection segment "Call Christina." R.I.P Coach Corey Smith💔\r\nAll I can say is wow Com’on Man 2020 You Done Struck Once Again \r\nNot You Coach😪\r\nR.I.P My Brother \r\nCorey Smith – Detectives are investigating a shooting that left a man dead and two men injured on Tuesday night in Miami-Dade County’s West Little River neighborhood His family and friends were grieving outside of the home on Wednesday afternoon The shooting also left his 24-year-old brother and a 22-year-old man injured They were at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Allapattah Zabaleta said they were in stable condition Detectives are asking anyone with information about the fatal shooting to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE – Miami-Dade police are now confirming that a total of eight people were hit by bullets when two people walked up to a crowd that was at basketball courts in Little River Park and began shooting Police said the incident began after 7 p.m Sunday when the pair walked up to a crowd before pulling out guns Shell casings from the bullets could be seen lining the streets as detectives continued to comb the area near Northwest 24th Avenue and 105th Street and two juveniles were hit in the midst of the chaos One of those injured was a 16-year-old who was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma for treatment The other seven victims were transported to JMH by fire rescue six of the victims were in critical condition Detectives said it is too soon to pinpoint a motive “If anyone has any information regarding the identity or the whereabouts of these individuals that committed this senseless crime where there were adults trying to share and trying to have a good time at a park on a Sunday before returning to school on Monday please call with any information,” Miami-Dade Police Detective Angel Rodriguez said Anyone with further information is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8577 Miami-Dade Police Department Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez posted a Tweet Sunday night that said his officers were at the scene of “another tragic shooting involving juveniles.” Further details about that shooting were not immediately released My officers are on the scene of another tragic shooting involving juveniles. This type of gun violence has to end. We must work together as a community. Anyone with information is urged to contact @crimestopper305 at 305-471-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous. https://t.co/hw7agVKmiU Copyright 2021 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved My officers are on the scene of another tragic shooting involving juveniles. This type of gun violence has to end. We must work together as a community. Anyone with information is urged to contact @crimestopper305 at 305-471-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous. https://t.co/hw7agVKmiU – An argument outside a barber shop led to a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon in West Little River was arrested Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder The shooting occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m outside Luigi's Clippers Barber Shop on Northwest 95th Street who is known as Luigi to his family and friends was shot to death after an ongoing feud with a neighbor Witnesses said the altercation was over loud music coming from the barber shop Police said Dorta Martinez drove to the barber shop in a gray Hyundai Santa Fe and confronted the victim The 35-year-old victim managed to run away and tried to hide got out of his car and shot the victim multiple times Luis Martinez was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center Police said the entire shooting was recorded on the barber shop's surveillance cameras Dorta Martinez was being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center His mother told Local 10 News in Spanish that the shooting was justified "If you have your father and they do bad things to your father you're going to go ahead and defend him," she said A GoFundMe page has been created to help the victim's family transport his body to the Dominican Republic so that he can be laid to rest in his homeland "He's the type of guy that would walk into a room and just light up the place," Luis Martinez's cousin Luis Martinez is known on Instagram by his handle which is a well-known Dominican comedy account boasting nearly 200,000 followers Reyes said his cousin leaves behind a 5-year-old daughter Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved – In what a responding officer described as a “horrific scene,” Miami-Dade police said a 19-year-old woman disemboweled a man’s puppy and made a chilling threat before her arrest Authorities took Yadelin Marin into custody Wednesday a week after the July 12 incident at a home in the 300 block of Northwest 82nd Street in the West Little River area Police said just after midnight that morning the victim was alerted by a friend to go into the bathroom; after walking in he saw his puppy disemboweled and Marin sitting in the bathtub She then told him “you’re next” and ran away Police said they didn’t know why Marin killed the dog Officers apprehended Marin after she returned to the man’s home Wednesday Police said she spit in an officer’s face as she was being taken into custody Marin was arrested on charges of animal cruelty with intent to kill and misdemeanor battery and was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Thursday