Seeing a possible trend of businesses that facilitate fractional ownership of a single property, the Miami Beach City Commission has taken steps to regulate co-owned housing unit managers in the city.

“We don’t have the ability to prohibit fractional ownership in our city,” explained Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez, who sponsored the ordinance. “We’re proactively getting ahead of this new trend to protect residents quality of life by making sure that fractional property owners are subject to the same land use regulations as any other homeowner in the city and that we have a way to contact them to address nuisances and emergencies in a timely manner.”

Unlike traditional property ownership, where homes are owned by individuals or families, fractional ownership – through a limited liability company or other corporate entity – may involve many more owners.

San Francisco-based tech startup Pacaso recently announced that it was expanding into the South Florida real estate market with a business model that allows investors to purchase as little as a one-eighth interest in homes. The company reportedly helps investors set up limited liability companies for joint ownership and collects maintenance fees from clients.

Under the new city ordinance, co-owned housing unit managers of properties in districts where short-term rentals are prohibited are now required to sign an affidavit acknowledging that the property may not be rented on a short-term basis. A local contact person, available 24 hours a day, must be identified for each property. The ordinance also establishes a new business tax category for business managers of co-owned housing units. Managers will be required to comply with property maintenance requirements (including landscaping, structural maintenance, paint, repair, and trash collection), and agree to a code of conduct, which will be binding on individual owners.

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The City of Miami Beach will honor its lovable sea turtles on Saturday, April 29 at Altos Del Mar Park as part of the month-long Earth Month celebration in Miami Beach.

The event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 76 Street and Collins Avenue, will feature sea turtle experts, live music, craft activities, refreshments and games. It coincides with the start of sea turtle nesting season that runs from April 1 through October 31. The event is keeping sustainability in mind and has worked with vendors to reduce plastic waste and collect organic waste at the event with local organization Compost for Life, in addition to hosting a beach cleanup with Clean Miami Beach.

“We want everyone to understand that these amazing sea creatures are an important part of our marine ecosystem,” shared Miami Beach City Manager Alina T. Hudak. “Sea turtles rely on our beaches to create their nests and continue their life cycle. It is up to us to make sure our beaches continue to be a welcoming and safe habitat for these magnificent animals.”

Local experts will discuss sea turtle migration patterns and ways to help protect these beautiful creatures for future generations. Of particular note, the Turtle Hospital will be providing a unique opportunity for guests to get an up-close view of one of their sea turtle patients. Miami Beach is home to three species of protected sea turtles, including the loggerhead, green and leatherback varieties.

Visit www.miamibeachfl.gov/event/turtle-fest/ to find more information on Turtle Fest. Visit www.mbrisingabove.com/events for more information on Earth Month events in Miami Beach.

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The City Miami of Miami Beach is pleased to present Very Moving, a newly-commissioned installation by Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer. Very Moving is the second installment of Elevate Española, a public art program launched by the city in 2022 that biannually commissions contemporary artists to create installations suspended in midair over the East Corridor of Española Way, located between Washington and Collins avenues. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, May 4 at 5:30 p.m.

Jillian Mayer’s work explores how technology affects our lives, bodies, and identities by processing how our physical world and selves are impacted by a digital landscape. Above Española Way, Very Moving will feature a system of mobiles to create a kinetic sculpture and painting installation that is representative of our increasingly fractional rapid-fire intake of online images. A grid of painted abstract metal shapes perpetually twirl in the work, seemingly on the verge of collision but saved by their synchronization. The viewer is never able to see the entire choreography of the piece at once. Mayer states that “the movement of the artwork is the art piece.”

Very Moving is the second installment of Elevate Española as a dedicated art installation site, and the fourth installation to be presented over Española Way. In 2021, Carlos Betancourt presented a hanging installation titled “Milagros!” on the West Corridor of Española Way and simultaneously, the art collective FriendsWithYou presented “Little Cloud Sky,” consisting of eight inflatable cloud sculptures, hanging over the East Corridor of Española Way. In November 2022, Edouard Duval-Carrié debuted the inaugural installation of Elevate Española titled “Trapeze Contortionists”. Commissions at the site will continue biannually, with a fifth installment by Assume Vivid Astro Focus expected to be unveiled during Art Week Miami Beach 2023.

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About the City of Miami Beach Art in Public Places Program

Art in Public Places is a city board responsible for the commission and purchase of artwork by contemporary artists in all media. The program allocates funds totaling 2% of hard costs for city projects and joint private/public projects. Funds from construction projects may be aggregated into the Art in Public Places Fund and allocated for artwork at public sites and for collection maintenance. The fund is administered by a City Commission-appointed citizen’s board of seven members, the Art in Public Places Committee.

About the Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council

The Cultural Arts Council (CAC) is an eleven-member council created in 1997 for the purpose of developing, coordinating and promoting the performing and visual arts in the City of Miami Beach. The CAC serves as arts advocates before governmental bodies, coordinates collective marketing initiatives for the local arts community and funds not-for-profit arts organizations. Since the program’s inception, the CAC has awarded approximately $18 million in cultural arts grants, supporting thousands of performances, exhibits, and other cultural activities in Miami Beach.

About Jillian Mayer

Jillian Mayer is an artist and filmmaker living and working in Miami, Florida. Through videos, sculptures, online experiences, photography, performances, and installations, Mayer’s work explores how technology affects our lives, bodies, and identities. Mayer was born in Miami and studied at Florida International University. She has presented work in solo and group exhibitions widely, and has exhibited, screened films, and performed at institutions including MoMA PS1 MoMA, and the Guggenheim Museum. Recent commissions include a full-room installation of large-scale works for Frieze Los Angeles 2022 and a hanging glass and metal sculpture for Art in Public Places at the Port of Miami for Virgin Voyages.  Mayer is a fellow of the Sundance Institute’s New Frontiers Lab and New Narratives on Climate Change Lab. She is represented by David Castillo Gallery. For the creation of Very Moving, Mayer had the technical support of MGG Studios, LLC and VS Coatings.

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– The park honors the famed singer’s legacy in the city that he called home –

Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, April 4 at 4 p.m. to mark the start of construction on a $12.1 million renovation and upgrade to Maurice Gibb Memorial Park that will include a whimsical, music-themed playground to honor the famed singer’s legacy.

“My family and I are excited for the new Maurice Gibb Park,” explained Maurice’s son, Adam. “The design and innovation that the city of Miami Beach has planned will be an outstanding addition to the area, whilst representing everything my dad loved – music and having fun.

” Steps away from the former Middle Ear Studio, where the chart-busting brothers Gibb recorded some of their biggest hits, the spot was a favorite haunt of Maurice, who enjoyed watching the boats along Biscayne Bay between recording sessions. Maurice passed away on Jan. 12, 2003.

“Taking inspiration from Maurice Gibb’s artistic excellence – we imagined building a world-class park for children that will spark their imaginations and inspire them to always reach for the stars,” shared Miami Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola.

The renovations, which are expected to be complete in under two years, will also feature a dog park, fishing pier, bay overlook, shade structure, outdoor furniture, new pavilion, walking paths, open green space and an expanded “living shoreline,” which combines various structural and organic materials, including mangrove trees.

The custom-made playground equipment will feature an oversize guitar, keyboard, drum kit, musical notes, and a disco ball. The playground will be aptly named: You Should Be Dancing after the Bee Gees’ blockbuster hit by the same name. The project received $6.6 million in funding from the 2018 voter-approved Miami Beach General Obligation Bond and a $1.2 million grant from the Florida Inland Navigation District.

Maurice Gibb Memorial Park is located at 18 Street and Purdy Avenue in the Sunset Harbour neighborhood of Miami Beach.

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— The global theme of this year’s celebration is ‘Water… Now or Never’ —

Miami Beach, FL – Sea turtles, native plants, solar energy, environmental cleanups and a tree planting take center stage at the upcoming Earth Month celebration in Miami Beach.

“We only have one Earth and it’s everyone’s responsibility to preserve it for future generations,” Miami Beach City Manager Alina T. Hudak said. “We invite all residents and visitors to come out and appreciate the great natural beauty that abounds in our city while celebrating Earth Month.”

The global theme of this year’s celebration will be “Water … Now or Never,” according to not-for-profit Earth Month Network. April 4 marks the 53rd anniversary of Earth Month, which was conceived by a high school student in 1970 as a nonpolitical event during the month of April.

Miami Beach will host the following month-long series of events to educate residents, visitors and staff on the beauty of our natural surroundings and the importance of protecting the environment:

Saturday, April 1 – Start of Sea Turtle Season
Multiple Miami Beach departments are collaborating to help protect our lovable marine friends. Residents are encouraged to use sea turtle-friendly lighting, keep blinds and curtains closed at night and remain at least 10 feet away from sea turtles and their nests.
Visit www.mbrisingabove.com/seaturtles

Thursday, April 6 – Solar Co-op Launch and Information Session
Virtual Solar 101 Session – 6 p.m.
A new solar co-op is set to launch on March 31 in Miami-Dade County through Solar United Neighbors of Florida or SUN. The co-op will bring together interested homeowners and small businesses to obtain volume discounts on rooftop solar systems. This first virtual session will serve as an introduction to solar energy and solar co-ops.
To register, visit www.SolarUnitedNeighbors.org/Miami/Events

Saturday, April 15 – Baynanza
Various Locations – 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The 41st Baynanza in Miami-Dade County will engage thousands of community volunteers for cleanups at 31 locations along Biscayne Bay, including Maurice Gibb Memorial Park, Flagler Memorial Island (Monument Island), and the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami Beach.
To register, visit www.miamidade.gov/environment/baynanza/volunteer_form.asp

Friday, April 21 – Mid Beach Freebee Tesla X Ribbon Cutting
2100 Washington Avenue – 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Miami Beach is taking its transportation to the next level with the introduction of Tesla X vehicles, replacing the existing fleet of golf carts for the Mid Beach on-demand transit service. To celebrate this innovative change, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held to mark the official launch of the Tesla X service as an eco-friendly, luxurious, and efficient way of getting around Mid Beach.
Visit www.miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall/transportation/mid-beach-on-demand-transit-service/

Saturday, April 22 – Earth Day at Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Miami Beach Botanical Garden will host an Earth Day celebration that includes a native plant giveaway, compost workshop, and other activities.
Visit www.mbgarden.org/event/9587/

Saturday, April 22 – #MiamiTech Earth Day with eMerge Americas
Collins Park, 2100 Collins Avenue – 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Join eMerge as the #MiamiTech community helps keep Miami Beach parks and beaches clean while having fun. This event is supported by BITMAIN in partnership with eMerge Americas and also benefits the Blue Scholars Initiative, which educates and empowers students through hands-on (and virtual) marine science education to foster a connection with the ocean and launch long-term environmental stewardship.
Visit www.eventbrite.com/e/miamitech-earth-day-park-beach-cleanup-family-fun-tickets- 560024627737?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Thursday, April 27 – Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony and Proclamation
North Beach Compost Hub (85 Street and Collins Ave) – Time pending
Miami Beach will celebrate Arbor Day with a proclamation and tree planting in partnership with the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. This event highlights the importance of the urban forest and requalifies the city to receive the Tree City USA designation. Miami Beach has held this designation for 18 years thanks to the community’s hard work in protecting our vital tree canopy.

Saturday, April 29 – Miami Beach Sea Turtle Fest
Altos Del Mar Park, 76 Street and Collins Avenue – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The event offers a day of fun and celebration to honor these magnificent creatures and raise awareness about protecting their habitat and our environment. Activities will include beach cleanups, craft activities, games, tree giveaways, educational programming and more.
Visit www.miamibeachfl.gov/event/turtle-fest/

For more information on Earth Month events in Miami Beach, visit www.mbrisingabove.com/events.

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— The flag raising will take place outside City Hall at 6 p.m. on March 31, 2023 —

Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach kicks off the 2023 installment of Miami Beach Pride on Friday, March 31, 2023, with a ceremonial raising of the Progress Pride flag outside City Hall following a plaque unveiling in Pride Park to mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which honors the memory of those murdered because of prejudice against the transgender community.

“With hate rearing its ugly head, we fly our Progress Pride flag everyday because working toward equality and inclusivity is an everyday commitment,” Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said.

Miami Beach Pride, which runs from April 1-16, brings together members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, their friends, allies and supporters to celebrate the unique spirit and culture of the LGBTQ+ community in Miami Beach.

Prior to the flag raising, city officials along with Trans leaders from TransSOCIAL and The McKenzie Project will unveil the plaque at 5 p.m. in nearby Pride Park at 1809 Meridian Ave. The plaque will be located at the base of the tree that was dedicated by the Miami Beach Commission on Nov. 20, 2022, the annual date of the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

“Many people don’t know that the LGBTQ+ community played a vital role in the resurgence of South Beach during the ‘80s and ‘90s,” said Miami Beach Commissioner David Richardson. “Miami Beach Pride is also a celebration of that contribution.”

The Progress Pride flag flies year-round alongside the American flag outside Miami Beach City Hall at 1700 Convention Center Drive.

“As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I am proud that our city has hosted such an important event for 15 years,” added Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez. “I want everyone who attends Miami Beach Pride to feel welcome and valued.”

Sponsored by the Lincoln Road Improvement District, Pride Lights the Night caps off Friday’s activities at 7:30 p.m. at the Euclid Oval, 700 Lincoln Road. Guest speakers and a string music trio will honor the victims, survivors and family members affected by the 2016 Pulse Nightclub and the 2022 Club Q shootings.

Officials will flip an oversized light switch to transform Miami Beach into a sea of colors meant to represent shades of the LGBTQ+ community.

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WHAT: Miami Beach Transgender Day of Remembrance Plaque Unveiling
WHEN: Friday, March 31 at 5 p.m.
WHERE: Miami Beach Pride Park, 1809 Meridian Ave.

WHAT: Miami Beach Progress Pride Flag Raising
WHEN: Friday, March 31 at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Outside Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive

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– Package liquor stores in South Beach and city-owned parking garages will close early between March 23-27 –

Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach will continue to implement safety measures from Thursday, March 23 through Monday, March 27, 2023 in an effort to mitigate the conduct of anticipated large crowds along Ocean Drive and neighboring streets in the city’s South Beach neighborhood.

“The city remains focused on the safety of our residents, visitors and businesses as our top priority,” stressed Miami Beach City Manager Alina Hudak. The safety measures will include law enforcement support from the Miami-Dade Police Department, neighboring jurisdictions and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The following safety measures will be in place:

• The sale or distribution of any alcoholic beverage(s) for off-premises consumption, including delivery, with or without payment or consideration, shall be prohibited daily from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m., starting on Thursday, March 23, through Monday, March 27, 2023. The measures will apply to all businesses within the area of Miami Beach bounded by 23 Street and Dade Boulevard on the north (including properties fronting the north side of 23 Street or Dade Boulevard), Government Cut on the south, Biscayne Bay on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
  
  
• All entry access to city-owned parking garages, located within the area of South Beach bounded by 16 Street on the north (including properties fronting the north side of 16 Street), Government Cut on the south, Biscayne Bay on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east, will be closed daily as of 9 p.m. through 6 a.m. starting on Thursday, March 23, through Monday, March 27, 2023. Vehicles will be permitted to exit parking garages at all times. Resident and employee access card holders will be able to access parking garages at all times.
  
  
• All roads or traffic patterns may be closed or rerouted as deemed necessary by the city manager or chief of police. In order to manage access to residential neighborhoods, the following restrictions will be in place:
  
  
  • Residents will only be able to access the South of Fifth neighborhood via Alton Road, Washington Avenue and Collins Avenue.
    
    
  • Residents will be able to access the Flamingo Park neighborhood via Alton Road. No access will be granted from Washington Avenue.
    
    
  • In addition to the existing License Plate Readers (LPRs) along main thoroughfares, mobile LPRs will be positioned along the 5 Street and 41 Street corridors in the evenings on Friday, March 24, Saturday, March 25, and Sunday, March 26, 2023.
    
    
  • Ocean Drive will be open to southbound traffic entering at 13 Street and exiting at 5 Street only, with no access to the 100 block between Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, through 7 a.m. on Monday, March 27, 2023. The 200 blocks between Collins Avenue and Washington Avenue will be closed each evening, starting Thursday, March 23, at 6 p.m. and will reopen each morning at 7 a.m., through to Monday, March 27, 2023. There will be no available street parking on Ocean Drive or on Collins Avenue from 5 Street to Espanola Way.
    
    
• Scheduled programming, including Miami Beach Live! will continue over the weekend as follows:
  • Lummus Park Artisanal Market: 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. from 6-8 streets in Lummus Park (free).
  • Beach Cleanups at 10 Street and Beachfront (free). 
    • Friday, March 24: City of Miami Beach 1 p.m.– 3 p.m.
    • Saturday, March 25: VolunteerCleanUp 4:30 p.m.– 6:30 p.m.
  • Crunch Fitness Classes at 10 Street and Ocean Drive (free):
    • Saturday, March 25: 10 a.m. Yoga and 12 p.m. Dance de la Soul.
    • Sunday, March 26: 11 a.m. Zumba.
  • Hyrox Miami Beach Fitness Festival between 9-10 streets and beachfront.
    • Friday, March 24: 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. (media only — registration required).
    • Saturday, March 25: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hyrox Race (registration required).
    • Sunday, March 26: 7:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Open Miami Beach Fitness Festival Community Program (registration encouraged).
    • Click here for more info or to register/purchase tickets.

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– Curfew to be in effect on Sunday, March 19 from 11:59 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Monday, March 20, 2023 with separate emergency measures to be issued from Thursday, March 23 through Monday, March 27, 2023 –

Miami Beach, FL – In response to the two shootings and the excessively large and unruly crowds, and to mitigate dangerous and illegal conduct, the City of Miami Beach has ordered a state of emergency and a 11:59 p.m. curfew to take effect on Sunday, March 19, 2023 through 6 a.m. Monday, March 20, 2023. The City Manager intends to impose similar additional curfew restrictions from Thursday, March 23, 2023 through Monday, March 27, 2023. The city will hold a special commission meeting on Monday, March 20 at 4 p.m. to discuss the restrictions beyond Monday, March 20, 2023. The following safety measures will be in place:

• Effective Sunday, March 19, 2023 from 11:59 p.m. through 6 a.m., a curfew shall be imposed for that area of the City bounded by 23 Street and Dade Boulevard on the north (including properties fronting the north side of 23 Street or Dade Boulevard), Government Cut on the south, Biscayne Bay on the west, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east (“the curfew area”). Businesses within the affected area shall close sufficiently in advance of the curfew in order to permit patrons to avoid violating the curfew.
• Commercial businesses must admit their last guests within a time frame that allows them to leave by 11:59 p.m. each night. Hotels may continue business operations past the curfew, provided they are servicing hotel guests only.
• Businesses other than hotels shall be permitted to continue to operate from 11:59 p.m. – 6 a.m. for delivery only. Takeout and pickup service is prohibited.
• The curfew shall not apply to the provision of designated essential services, such as fire, police and hospital services, including the transportation of patients thereto, utility emergency repairs, and emergency calls by physicians, and the curfew shall also not apply to persons traveling to their places of employment to report for work and to return to their residences after their work has concluded.
• All City residents requiring access to or from their homes, guests requiring access to or from their hotels, and employees/service providers of business establishments requiring access, including normally scheduled deliveries and janitorial services, shall be permitted. Residents are advised to return to the City prior to 11:59 p.m., in order to avoid any potential traffic delays once the curfew has taken effect. Hotel guests entering the City after the curfew is in place, may be required to show proof of lodging (such as a hotel reservation).
• All roads or traffic patterns within the curfew area may be closed or rerouted as deemed necessary by the City Manager or Chief of Police. In order to manage access to our residential neighborhoods, the following restrictions will be in place:
  • Residents will be able to access the South of Fifth neighborhood via Alton Road, Washington Avenue and Collins Avenue only.
  • Residents will be able to access the Flamingo Park neighborhood via Alton Road. No access will be granted from Washington Avenue.
  • In addition to the existing License Plate Readers (LPR’s) along the main thoroughfares, mobile LPR’s will be utilized along the 5 Street corridor.
  • Ocean Drive will re-open to traffic the evening of Sunday, March 19, 2023.
• All entry access to City-owned parking garages located within the designated curfew zone will be closed from 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. on Sunday, March 19, 2023 through Monday, March 20, 2023. Vehicles will be allowed to exit parking garages at all times. Resident and employee access card holders will be able to access parking garages at all times.
• The sale or distribution of any alcoholic beverage(s) for off-premises consumption, with or without payment or consideration, shall be prohibited in the curfew area after 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, 2023.
• The existing programming as part of Miami Beach Live! scheduled to take place over the next week will be adjusted as follows:
  • Sunday, March 19, 2023: – Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) will continue as scheduled.
    • Model Volleyball will end at 6 p.m.
    • Art on the Drive performances will end at 6 p.m.
    • Crunch fitness activations will continue as scheduled.
    • All other programming in Lummus Park has been cancelled.
  • Friday, March 24, 2023 – Sunday, March 26, 2023:
    • Hyrox Miami Beach Fitness Festival will operate from 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Any violation of these emergency measure(s) shall subject the violator(s) to arrest and criminal prosecution pursuant to Sections 26-36 and 1-14 of the City Code, or Fla. Stats. 252.47 and 252.50.

The curfew will be in effect in the following highlighted area:

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Speakers on opening night include climate investor Tom Steyer, U.S. Representatives John Curtis and Fredrica Wilson, climber Tommy Caldwell, Meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky, and more.

Miami Beach, FL – Aspen Ideas: Climate, the annual climate solutions event from the Aspen Institute and the City of Miami Beach, gets underway at 5:30pm ET on Monday, March 6 with an evening plenary at the New World Center. The livestream is available here.

Hundreds of speakers and thousands of participants are set to attend with expertise spanning policy making, science, business, technology, art, education, food, journalism, and more, to elevate climate solutions. The schedule for Aspen Ideas: Climate is available here and the speaker list is available here. 

For those following remotely, programming from the morning and evening plenary sessions at the New World Center will broadcast live, with all sessions available at: https://www.aspenideas.org/articles/2023-aspen-ideas-climate-livestream-schedule, while programming at the Miami Beach Convention Center will be published on the Aspen Institute’s YouTube channel following the event. Following the evening plenaries, programming will be wallcast onto the side of the New World Center, with the public invited to watch from SoundScape Park.

Opening Plenary: 5:30-7 p.m., Monday, March 6

• Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield and Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber welcome attendees to the second Aspen Ideas: Climate.
  
  
• Congressman John Curtis (R-Utah) and Executive Vice President and COO of Dominion Energy Diane Leopold address crucial technologies and congressional gridlock in conversation with Clearpath CEO Rich Powell.
  
  
• Stanford University chemist Joseph DeSimone makes the case for 3D printing as a waste reduction tool.
  
  
• Congresswoman Fredrica Wilson (D-Florida) makes an announcement.
  
  
• Meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky, Director of Climate Matters at Climate Central, explains how scientific insight leads to public action in conversation with Ed Williams, president and CEO of Edelman EMEA.
  
  
• Renowned climber Tommy Caldwell shares his insights on how athletes can be activists.
  
  
• Community organizer and UN Women Youth Gender Activist Rania Harrara makes an announcement.
  
  
• Top climate investor Tom Steyer, Co-Chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions, shares his priorities with CNBC’s Matt Rosoff.

Programming on Tuesday through Thursday begins from 9:00am. Among 170+ speakers appearing in the coming days are Vice President Kamala Harris, Science Educator Bill Nye, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Singer-Songwriter Gloria Estefan, former President of Colombia Iván Duque,  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, U.N. Special Adviser to Secretary-General on Climate Action Selwin Charles Hart, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), and many more.

In addition to mainstage plenary sessions, breakout discussions, announcements, and private roundtables, Aspen Ideas: Climate features an arts program, and excursions and tours to points of interest across Miami-Dade.

The Climate Energy and Career Fair is a free public event where students and professionals will connect with leading companies and organizations who are at the forefront of tackling the biggest challenges of our time. They will meet with recruiters, learn about cutting-edge technology, and network with industry leaders and fellow professionals. The Climate Innovation and Technology Expo will provide a stage for invited startups, public and private companies to showcase real climate action solutions through their technology-based projects. These are open to the public and will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Hall B on March 7-8 from 9am-2pm. More information is available here.

Programming on stage addresses critical themes, including a dive into the decarbonized future of energy; how we can deploy nature-based solutions and technological innovations to fortify Earth’s ecosystems; solutions driven from within the communities closest to the impacts of the climate crisis; designing a climate-resilient future; and approaches to financing climate action around the world.

Join the conversation on social media with #AspenIdeasClimate, and follow  AspenIdeas, @MiamiBeachNews and @AIEnvironment on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and @AspenIdeas on LinkedIn.

Aspen Ideas: Climate is supported by title sponsors John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Related, and the Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation, and Lennar. Additional sponsors include Amazon, Deloitte, Delta, Howard & Caroline Draft, General Motors, Glottman, GMCVB, Alex Kleyner and Diana Ullis, LSN, Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority, MFG, Morgan Stanley, Moxion Power, Ruta Maya, Thoma Bravo, Valor, Verizon, Wells Fargo, and Witkoff.

For media: Please credit “Aspen Ideas: Climate” in any coverage, and contact jon.purves@aspeninstitute.org for broadcast permissions. 

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World-famous Miami Beach welcomes millions of visitors each year to its white, sandy beaches, turquoise waters and vibrant cultural scene. Known for its colorful art deco and MiMo architecture, the 7.2-square-mile island offers some of the finest dining and hotel experiences anywhere along with a beautiful oceanfront promenade that connects South Beach to North Beach. Steps away from the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach is also at the forefront of identifying workable solutions to meet the challenge of sea level rise.

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