Local Politics · Miami-Dade County
Early voting for the 2026 midterm elections opened at 7 a.m. Monday in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, and at 8:30 a.m. in Monroe County. Voters will decide races including governor (Byron Donalds vs. David Jolly), U.S. Senate (Ashley Moody vs. Angie Nixon), and competitive congressional districts 25 and 27. Ballot measures include Florida Amendment 3 on homestead exemptions, school funding renewals in Miami-Dade and Broward, and a Virginia Key waterfront lease vote in Miami. Early voting runs through Nov. 1 in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, and through Oct. 31 in Monroe County.
Local Politics · Boca Raton, FL
Boca Raton City Manager Mark Sohaney, a retired Navy captain overseeing eight municipal departments and nearly 1,800 employees, will join University of Maryland Global Campus as senior vice president of Global Military Operations effective Nov. 30, per the university's Oct. 19 announcement. Boca Raton announced his resignation on Oct. 16 without naming his new employer or last day. The City Council will decide interim leadership and the process for selecting a permanent city manager; its next regular meeting is Oct. 27. Neither the city nor UMGC has stated when Sohaney's final day at City Hall will be.
Community News
Preventive full-body scans, costing $1,000 to $2,500 out of pocket and typically not covered by insurance, are growing in popularity across South Florida, with Prenuvo operating at Boca Raton's Mizner Park and Coral Gables, Function/Ezra in nine area cities, and Baptist Health offering whole-body MRIs as outpatient services. Swedish company Neko Health plans to open a screening center at Aventura Mall on Dec. 9, using proprietary imaging devices and a 53-biomarker blood panel rather than MRI or CT technology. Medical experts including Dr. Atif Hussein of Memorial Cancer Institute caution that routine scans can uncover harmless findings leading to unnecessary biopsies and anxiety, while noting they do not replace standard screenings like colonoscopies and mammograms. Boynton Beach resident Paul "Cid" Ceresa credits a Prenuvo scan with early detection of aggressive prostate cancer.
Community News · Boca Raton, FL
The City of Boca Raton will hold a ribbon-cutting for its new Community Accessibility Program (CAP) on Friday, Oct. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Patch Reef Park, 2000 Yamato Road. Regular hours begin Saturday, Oct. 24, running Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Membership is free to apply for and open to anyone with a diagnosed disability, offering priority registration, a sensory room, and year-round programs including caregiver support groups and family nights. Registration has not yet opened; families can complete a Family Needs and Program Interest Survey or call 561-367-7034.
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Public Safety · Miami-Dade County
Multiple South Florida law enforcement agencies have posted warnings about scammers calling residents while impersonating police officers to demand payment for fake warrants, bonds, or missed jury duty. The fraudsters use real officer names, badge numbers, and spoofed caller ID to appear legitimate, according to authorities in Sunny Isles Beach, Homestead, Hialeah, and Palm Beach County. In one Sunny Isles Beach case, a fraudster posing as a police lieutenant sent a fake notice attempting to obtain money, but the potential victim contacted the department before paying. Agencies stress they will never call demanding payment via gift cards, wire transfers, or cryptocurrency, and urge residents to hang up and report suspicious calls to non-emergency lines.
Transportation · Boca Raton, FL
The City of Boca Raton will host its 2nd Annual Mobility Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in Gangal Hall at Florida Atlantic University's Engineering East building. The free event, co-presented with FAU's College of Engineering & Computer Science and the university's Institute of Transportation Engineers chapter, will feature updates on current city transportation projects and future mobility ideas. Participating organizations include the Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Florida Department of Transportation and Circuit, the city's Fire Rescue Services Department, and the Office of Sustainability. Registration is required due to limited capacity and is available through the Mobility Workshop page on the city's MyBoca website.
