Citadel's bayfront tower drops the hotel, grows the offices
Plus Metromover hours, a tiny Italian opening, and a Saturday coworking meetup.
Griffin's firm has reworked its planned headquarters on Brickell Bay Drive, scrapping the hotel that was once part of the design in favor of a taller, all-office supertall now pitched as a roughly 54-story tower along the bay. Ground work has started on the 2.5-acre parcel, with Related Companies building and Foster + Partners on design. For the neighborhood, the project also carries a $4 million pledge toward Metromover improvements and a new stretch of public baywalk when it's finished.
Getting around downtown while Fan Fest is on
With the fan festival drawing crowds to Bayfront Park nightly through July 5, Miami-Dade is steering people onto the free Metromover, which runs straight from Brickell into downtown. Service is extended to midnight during the festival, with service running until 1 a.m. on June 23, 25, 27 and July 4. If you're heading downtown those evenings, leave the car — parking near the park is tight and the county is openly nudging everyone toward transit.
A new Brickell Italian spot with a 10-item menu
At a moment when Miami menus can read like novels, this 38-seat room at 1000 South Miami Avenue is betting the other way: four starters, three mains, two sides and one dessert, full stop. It's a quiet, confident opening, and a good reservation to make if you like a kitchen that commits to fewer, better plates.
Saturday: a co-ed coworking morning over coffee
Tomorrow, Saturday June 20, the Brickell Babes turn their coworking day into an all-welcome session — "Coffee Co-Ed with Claude," 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Harbour Club in Sunset Harbour. It's a laptops-and-conversation crowd, friendly to both AI newcomers and people who already lean on these tools daily. It's a short hop over the causeway rather than a Brickell address, and spots are limited.
A free community book club
If next weekend is more your speed, the Brickell Babes are running a free book club on Sunday, June 28, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Maman in Edgewater. No cost to join — just show up ready to talk.