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Miami is in line to host the 2028 NBA All-Star Weekend

Plus, Playboy is under contract to buy Freehand Miami for a private club

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Miami is expected to host the 2028 NBA All-Star Weekend at Kaseya Center

Miami's second All-Star Weekend is expected in February 2028

  1. 1990Miami hosts its only previous All-Star Game, at Miami Arena.
  2. Nov. 30The NBA is planning an event to announce Miami as host.
  3. Feb. 2027Phoenix hosts All-Star Weekend, Feb. 19-21.
  4. Feb. 2028Miami hosts; the Herald figures Saturday night would be Feb. 19 and the game Feb. 20.

Sources: Miami Herald, WPEC, CBS Miami

If you've been waiting for the NBA's biggest weekend to come back, it's coming. A source confirmed to the Miami Herald that Miami will host NBA All-Star Weekend in February 2028, the first time since 1990. ESPN's Shams Charania reported Monday that the NBA is close to finalizing it, and an AP source said the league is planning a Nov. 30 event to announce it.

The wait came down to the Miami International Boat Show, which shares Presidents' Day Weekend. A source told the Herald the boat show moves to a different weekend in 2028, so the NBA approached the Heat, who hadn't bid. Recent hosts were Chicago, Cleveland, Salt Lake City and Indianapolis, so a warm February makes a nice change. CBS12 says dates aren't confirmed yet.

  • Other events: Celebrity Game, Rising Stars, G League Up Next Game
  • Also planned: NBA Crossover, a multi-day interactive fan festival
  • Tickets: details will be announced at a later date
  • Not expected: LoanDepot Park, as the league focuses on basketball

Kaseya Center is expected to host Saturday night and the game

VenueExpected role
Kaseya CenterSaturday night and the game
Miami Beach Convention CenterOther events
Watsco CenterOther events

Sources: Miami Herald, NDTV Sports, CBS Miami

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Playboy is under contract to buy Freehand Miami and turn it into a private club

If you know for its bars, here's what's next. Playboy is under contract to buy the Miami Beach hotel from a Generator affiliate and turn it into a members-only club, executives announced Nov. 5. The Real Deal reports the deal is expected to close by Dec. 15 and that Playboy signed a non-binding term sheet for a joint venture with unnamed third-party investors.

Playboy would pay $12.5 million for the 89-room Freehand

$12.5 million
contract price for the hotel
89
rooms at Freehand Miami
$5 million
Playboy plans to put toward the purchase
$29.7 million
in cash and equivalents, per Playboy's latest quarterly report

Sources: Miami New Times, The Real Deal

  • Still open: Freehand takes bookings through November 2027
  • Unclear: the fate of the Broken Shaker and Ray's Hometown Bar
  • Last sold: January 2012, for $12 million
  • Playboy HQ: moving from Los Angeles to Miami Beach

Playboy plans to put up $5 million and says it will recoup that through future membership sales. CEO Ben Kohn called the club “a foundational piece of our hospitality strategy.” Think Hospitality and Infinity Collective will work with the brand to develop it.

Playboy's Freehand purchase is expected to close Dec. 15

  1. 1972Hugh Hefner founds the short-lived Playboy Plaza Hotel in Miami Beach.
  2. Sept. 2018Playboy opens a members club in Midtown Manhattan.
  3. Nov. 2019Playboy's Midtown Manhattan club closes.
  4. Nov. 5Playboy executives announce the Freehand contract.
  5. Dec. 15The Freehand purchase is expected to close.

Sources: Miami New Times, The Real Deal

News Notes

GTA VI Festival

If you want in on Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival, the ticket lottery closes Tuesday afternoon. Rockstar Games and PlayStation are hosting the one-night show Sat., Nov. 21, at , produced by the team behind III Points. Travis Scott, Cardi B and Justice are on the bill, and WSVN says Flo Rida kicked off the hype at E11EVEN over the weekend. Secret MiamiFloridian PressMiami New TimesWSVN

Bitcoin taxes

If you pay Miami-Dade property taxes, you can now do it with Bitcoin, online or in person, Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez announced Monday. Every transaction is automatically converted to U.S. dollars before the funds reach county accounts, and the office won't hold, invest in or manage any cryptocurrency, CBS Miami reports. News4JAX says that makes Miami-Dade one of the first government agencies in the country to accept it. News4JAXCBS Miami

Sunset Place

The Barnes & Noble at The Shops at in South Miami will close Wed., Jan. 13, 2027, the company announced Monday. Its fate has been uncertain since South Miami commissioners voted in 2024 to raze the mall for a food-forward commercial development. The Herald looks back at the store, including a July 2000 signing by Julio Iglesias Jr. Miami New TimesMiami Herald

In memoriam

Roxana Amed, a jazz singer, composer and professor at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, died Oct. 25 at 63. The Buenos Aires-born artist received two Gardel Awards and multiple Latin Grammy nominations, The Miami Hurricane reports. The Miami Hurricane

Hoops

Malik Reneau scored 16 points as No. 17 Miami beat North Florida 89-51 Monday night at the . Shelton Henderson added 14 points and Caleb Gaskins had 12 for the Hurricanes, now 2-1. Miami Herald

No. 17 Miami beat North Florida 89-⁠51 at the Watsco Center

  • North Florida Ospreys51
    Miami Hurricanes89
    FinalMalik Reneau led Miami with 16 points.

Source: Miami Herald

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Miami is in line to host the 2028 NBA All-Star Weekend

Plus, Playboy is under contract to buy Freehand Miami for a private club

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  1. Miami is in line to host 2028 NBA All-Star Weekend
  2. Playboy is under contract to buy Freehand Miami
  3. Miami-Dade now takes Bitcoin for property taxes
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