Donald Trump will rally supporters in Doral next week as he nears an announcement of his running mate pick, his campaign announced Wednesday. The former president is set to deliver remarks at his Trump National Doral Miami golf club on Tuesday evening. While his campaign said that Trump’s comments will focus on President Biden’s policies […]
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The owner of an upscale Doral food hall shorted workers $225,000 in pay, lawsuit says
Former bar staff at Doral’s Shoma Bazaar say their bosses underpaid them by $225,451 by dipping into their tips while paying them under the minimum wage for non-tipped employees. That’s in a lawsuit filed in Miami federal court by 11 employees against Shoma Group, LLC. If accurate, that works out to an average of $20,495.54 […]
Former Doral employee who resigned under Mayor Fraga is appointed as new city manager
After council members in Doral voted to fire City Manager Barbara “Barbie” Hernandez on Jan. 31, following allegations of a conflict of interest, the city of Doral experienced administrative uncertainty. The vacancy was initially filled by Deputy City Manager Francisco J. Rios, followed by Interim City Manager Kathie Brooks. At a special meeting Monday that […]
Former Doral officials sue city for revoking their lifetime pensions. The mayor responds
Four former Doral city officials filed a lawsuit in response to the city council’s revocation of a pension plan that gave the city’s elected officials lifetime pension, health and life insurance. The Elected Officials Pension Plan was approved in January 2021 and revoked in June 2023. It benefited elected officials who served at least eight […]
How a Doral bar reopened for customers after a mass shooting killed a security guard
After shutting down for more than a week after a mass shooting that killed two people, Martini Bar Doral reopened Thursday. The nightspot welcomed newcomers and regulars as it marked the life and death of security guard George Castellanos. Aside from a fundraiser and the nightclub’s reopening, it seemed like any other night at the […]
Doral mass shooting victims’ lawsuit says Martini Bar and CityPlace Doral were negligent
The fiancee of a Kendall man critically wounded in the April 6 mass shooting at Doral’s Martini Bar and her brother, who is in an intensive care unit, are filing a civil lawsuit alleging negligence by the club and CityPlace Doral on the night of the shooting. In the aftermath of gunman Jamal Wood killing […]
Doral bar reopens with a fundraiser for child of the employee killed in mass shooting
A Doral bar that has been closed since a deadly mass shooting on April 6 reopens Thursday with a night when all profits will go to a murdered security guard’s toddler daughter. Everlyn Marie Castellanos is 14 months old. Her father, 23-year-old George Castellanos, was the first person shot and first person killed at Martini […]
Who blasted the bullets that hit 6 bystanders in mass shooting at a trendy Doral bar?
Days after a chaotic shootout between an armed patron and police at a crowded, popular outdoor bar in Miami-Dade left two people dead — and several others, including an officer, wounded — questions linger around who fired the bullets that struck six innocent bystanders. Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez said several law enforcement agencies were […]
What’s happening at Doral Arrowwood? What developers propose for the Rye Brook site
RYE BROOK — A 220-room hotel, residences, ballroom/conference space, a wellness spa and medical building are part of a conceptual proposal for the former Doral-Arrowwood resort property. The property has been vacant since 2020’s closing of a hotel-conference center. It used to generate hundreds of thousands of dollars for the village, and structures have since […]