A report on funding for a new parking garage at Margaritaville Resort in Hollywood Beach has renewed controversy about the city's push to bring the resort to town. The Sun Sentinel recently reported on a deal between the City of Hollywood and the resort's owner, KSL Capital Partners, in which the city gave a $28 million grant for the construction of the resort. That deal, though, also included an $80 million loan for the resort’s parking garage, which will be paid off by the parking garage's

Despite controversy over the city's funding of the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, Hollywood mayor Josh Levy argues his city has made an investment in its long-term future. According to a deal between the City of Hollywood and the resort's owner, KSL Capital Partners, the resort and parking garage will be paid for in part by taxpayers. The city provided a $28 million grant for the construction of the resort and an $80 million loan for the resort’s parking garage, which will be paid off by

This year’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival goes beyond gore and bloodshed by focusing on South Florida's storytelling. The one that can make your blood curdle. Out of nearly one thousand film submissions, 50 international and locally produced horror thrillers made the final line up and will be screened from Aug. 10 to Aug.16. Igor Shteyrenberg, co-founder and co-director of the festival, says South Florida has incredible and aspiring filmmakers and the festival wanted to highlight the talent or

Florida’s Public Service Commission (FPSC) has new recommendations to improve electrical systems after a hurricane. In their new report, “ Review of Florida’s Electric Utility Hurricane Preparedness and Restoration Actions 2018 ,” the FPSC used data collected from past hurricane reviews and identified tree trimming, underground power lines and utility workers as critical areas to hurricane preparedness. Approximately 62 percent of Florida Power & Light customers in the state were without

Miami Dade College's new CyberSecurity Center of the Americas wants to teach the next generation of South Florida's security professionals to detect, stop and remediate when under attack. The Center launches this fall with a focus on training the future workers in cybersecurity and growing the state of Florida's cybersecurity competency. The school has a state-of-the-art control room that will simulate a real-world security operations center. Students will be given different scenarios of

Congressman Ron DeSantis and Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putnam squared off at last night’s Republican debate, the last before the primary on Aug. 28. During the debate, Putnam questioned the substance of DeSantis’ campaign and the value of president Trump’s endorsement, while DeSantis continued to link Putnam to Big Sugar. They discussed school safety, water issues, and job growth. POLITICO reporter Marc Caputo joined Sundial to discuss how the two performed. He says that although Putnam is

A new study from the Miami Urban Future Initiative focuses on providing evidence-based data on Miami’s evolution as a global city. Deep and international ties to Latin America is the biggest factor that make the city a "global" area, it says. The study, " Benchmarking Miami’s Globalization ,"gathered research on the number of immigrants with a college degree, foreign-born residents working in the “creative class” and the export-import ratio from airports to illustrate just how internationalized

A new study states Miami is at the top of “globalized” cities across the country. The study “Benchmarking Miami’s Globalization,” comes from the Miami Urban Future Initiative. It states South Florida's deep and international ties to Latina America is the biggest factor in making this city the most global areas. The study gathered data on the number of immigrants with a collegiate degree, foreign-born residents working in the creative class and the export-import ratio to illustrate just how

Miami Dade College's new CyberSecurity Center of the Americas wants to teach the next generation of South Florida's security professionals to detect, stop and remediate when under attack. The Center launches this fall with a focus on training the future workers in cybersecurity and growing the state of Florida's cybersecurity competency. The school has a state-of-the-art control room that will simulate a real-world security operations center. Students will be given different scenarios of

Esteban Bovo is the Chairman of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners. Before being elected chairman in 2016 he served as a Miami-Dade County Commissioner representing District 13, which includes Hialeah, Miami Lakes and Palm Springs North. Chairman Bovo, a Republican, was recently named the Chair of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees Tri-Rail. He believes Miami should invest in buses with the intention of developing rail in the near future. Jorge Ortega