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Miami Hotels Cut Spa Prices To $109 As World Cup Crowds Fade

Miami Hotels Cut Spa Prices to $109 as World Cup Crowds Fade

More than 30 spas across Miami-Dade County cut their treatment menus to fixed prices of $109, $159 and $199 through August 31, 2026, as hotels try to fill rooms in the weeks after the World Cup left town. The program, called Miami Spa Months, arrives after match-day hotel occupancy across the market averaged just 24% during the tournament despite an estimated 500,000 visitors passing through the city in June and July. Key Takeaways More than 30 Miami-Dade spas offer fixed prices of $109, $159 and $199 through August 31, 2026 under the Miami Spa Months program. Match-day hotel occupancy during Miami’s seven World Cup matches averaged only 24%, and 45% of local hotels projected a shortfall against forecast. An estimated

Uchi Miami and Michelin-Recognized Chef Alejandra Espinoza Team Up for One-Night Omakase in Wynwood

Uchi Miami and Michelin-Recognized Chef Alejandra Espinoza Team Up for One-Night Omakase in Wynwood

Uchi Miami hosts the third installment of its 2026 Summer Dinner Series on August 20 in Wynwood, pairing Chef de Cuisine Diana Martinez with Cotoa founder and executive chef Alejandra Espinoza for a 10-course omakase-style dinner that merges nontraditional Japanese technique with progressive Ecuadorian cuisine. Espinoza arrives with a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand designation behind her, making the $150-per-guest collaboration one of the more credentialed culinary crossovers on Miami’s late-summer calendar. Key Takeaways Uchi Miami’s Summer Dinner Series continues on August 20 with a one-night-only, 10-course collaboration between Chef de Cuisine Diana Martinez and Cotoa founder Alejandra Espinoza at 252 NW 25th Street in Wynwood. Cotoa received a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand designation, recognizing Espinoza’s ingredient-driven approach to Ecuadorian and

Tom Garfinkel Steps Down Miami Dolphins CEO 2026

Tom Garfinkel Steps Down as Miami Dolphins President and CEO After 13-Year Tenure That Transformed the Franchise Into a Global Sports Enterprise

Tom Garfinkel announced on August 4 that he is stepping away from his role as president and CEO of the Miami Dolphins, ending a 13-year tenure during which the organization evolved from a single NFL franchise into one of the most commercially diversified sports and entertainment businesses in professional sports. Garfinkel will remain with the organization as Vice Chairman of the Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium and as Managing Partner of the Miami Grand Prix. Simultaneously, owner Stephen M. Ross introduced Ross Sports & Entertainment, a newly structured entity that consolidates the Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium, the Miami Grand Prix, the Miami Open tennis tournament, and the Precision Drive Club under one corporate umbrella, with Daniel Sillman named as its