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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Miami Dade College takes back the Tower Theater on Calle Ocho

Plus, Miami-Dade commutes now average 32.9 minutes each way.

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Miami Dade College is back running the Tower Theater on Calle Ocho

The Tower Theater heads toward its second century

  1. 1926The opens, showing the silent film "The Palm Beach Girl."
  2. 1931Robert Law Weed redesigns it, giving it the Art Deco facade.
  3. Nov. 1Miami Dade College resumes management and operation of the theater.
  4. Dec. 10A centennial block party is planned.
  5. Early 2027The theater is expected to reopen to audiences.

Sources: Secret Miami, Miami’s Community News

If you've passed the on lately, here's the update: Miami Dade College resumed management and operation on Nov. 1. MDC ran the Little Havana venue for more than 20 years. Its will now handle programming, rentals and day-to-day operations.

  • Reopening: early 2027, with date and programming still to come
  • Block party: Dec. 10, with more details to be announced
  • Planned screen: LOPU Tech's Cine LEDMAX, a sound-transparent display
  • Also planned: lounges, more concessions, a regularly staffed box office

“Tower Theater is more than a historic landmark. It is part of Miami's cultural identity and has brought generations of families together through film, art and shared experiences.”

MDC President Madeline Pumariega

The Tower Theater by the numbers

1.2 million
visitors in MDC's earlier two decades at the theater
2nd
U.S. cinema with the Cine LEDMAX screen
Dec. 10
for the planned centennial block party

Sources: Secret Miami, Miami’s Community News

The theater is closed while the improvements get done, and updated concessions will expand the food and drink, because what's movie night without snacks? More updates will be posted at TowerTheaterMiami.com.

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Commutes

The average commute for 1.53 million Miami-Dade workers is now 32.9 minutes each way, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released last week. That's longer than 15 years ago. Miami Today

Pay

Total compensation for South Florida workers rose 3.6% in the quarter ended in June, above the 3.3% national rise, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. It's the fourth straight quarter the area has beaten the nation. Miami Today

South Florida pay rose faster than the nation's

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A 451-room Westin plan at Miami International Airport that had apparently died early last month may now be revived. An unsolicited bidder also asked to build a smaller, 231-room hotel on the Westin land. Miami Today

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Miami Springs is turning 100, and the party includes a Vintage Motorcycle and Car Show at Circle Park on Sat., Nov. 7. The show honors city founder Glenn Curtiss, who rode a motorcycle he designed at 136 miles an hour in 1908. That made him the fastest man on earth. Talk about a speed record.

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Miami Dade College takes back the Tower Theater on Calle Ocho

Plus, Miami-Dade commutes now average 32.9 minutes each way.

The TLDR

  1. Miami Dade College takes back the Tower Theater
  2. Tower Theater's centennial block party is set for Dec. 10
  3. Miami-Dade commutes average 32.9 minutes each way
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