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Miguel Gabela has been running against incumbent Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla.

After being dealt a legal blow Friday in their efforts to keep a “racially gerrymandered” electoral map from being used in this November’s Miami city commission election, plaintiffs suing the city are taking their fight to the U.S. Supreme Court.

As plaintiffs in a racial gerrymandering lawsuit try to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court, there was a new legal twist Monday in the ongoing saga over the fairness — or, as some argue, lack thereof — of Miami’s city commission district map.

In a 2-1 decision the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Friday granted the City of Miami’s motion for a stay. That means the Plaintiffs’ map won’t be used for the upcoming November election.

Miami Hurricanes superfan “Cutler Ridge Laz” — a regular on call-in sports radio and at pre-game tailgate parties for decades — has agreed to a 15-year sentence for stabbing a Lehigh Acres neighbor to death last year during a fight over stray animals, his attorney said.

The owners of Inter Miami built DRV PNK stadium in record time. They promised to build a park south of the stadium by July 18, but have yet to even break ground.

Commissioners approved a new district map after a racial gerrymandering ruling. But a judge would need to approve it — and plaintiffs in the case say they will object.

After a federal judge ruled in May that the city of Miami racially gerrymandered its commission districts, residents had another shot at telling commissioners what they would like to see when it comes to voting maps during a meeting at Miami City Hall Wednesday.

A number of former elected officials, business owners, activists and community members joined forces Tuesday and called on Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo to resign or be removed from office after a jury found him liable last week for violating the rights of two businessmen, handing down a $63 million judgement.

State officials are moving to revoke a Miami venue's liquor license for hosting what they’re calling a “sexually explicit” drag show with children present.