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Wynwood artist heartbroken after vandals destroy his iconic street art
As hundreds of thousands of people flock to South Florida for Art Week, one local artist says his heart is broken after vandals tore apart artwork he spent years creating.
Michael Addis, 73, is a fixture in the Wynwood community. His colorful “faces” have become a signature sight on light poles and trees throughout the neighborhood.
“I found an art that can keep my mind straight,” Addis said.
For nearly two decades, Addis lived homeless on the streets of Miami, battling a crack cocaine addiction. He credits art for his sobriety – and for saving his life.
“I invested a lot of money and a lot of time – time and ten years worth of time – well over a couple thousand dollars,” he said.
Artwork ripped apart
Over the weekend, Addis says someone ripped apart his artwork on at least three poles and trees along Northwest Second Avenue, leaving behind only remnants.
“It makes me feel empty, it makes me feel terrible,” Addis said.
Community outraged
Friends and local businesses say they can’t understand why anyone would destroy Addis’ art.
“This guy is a legend in the neighborhood,” said Skam Dust, a friend. “Now I’m seeing this, and I’m even trying to figure out why would this happen?”
ToeJam, a Wynwood business, features Addis’ art inside and outside its building.
“When they go ahead and have his artwork on one of the poles and some New Yorker comes in town, or some other business comes down here, and they take his artwork off the walls – this is what Wynwood was! This is what Wynwood is! It’s disrespectful,” said owner Judd Allison.
A message to the vandal
Addis had one emotional plea for the person responsible.
“Please – just leave me and my art alone,” he said through tears.
Wynwood Walls told CBS News Miami they have video of the man ripping down the artwork. Addis says he plans to keep creating and putting his faces back up.
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For the first time since Jan. 24, 2024, the Miami Hurricanes (7-2) have won a road game, and it comes when the ACC needed it most against the Ole Miss Rebels (5-3), defeating them 75-66.
Not only was this a massive win for the program, but it was also a wake-up game for one of the Hurricanes’ star players.
However, Miami started the game poorly. Five quick minutes and five quick turnovers stifled the Canes in the early goings against the Rebels. It was sloppy both ways with questionable fouls and non-calls all the same, but soon the Hurricanes started to settle in.
It started with Shelton Henderson. The five-star freshman has been rechallenged time and time again by head coach Jai Lucas to take that step to be the player that he needed to be, and against the Rebels, his sleeper agent activated.
He crashed the boards, attacked the rim, and even chirped back and forth with some of the students in the Pavilion in Oxford, Miss. He did everything he could to have a career night, and he did.
Henderson finished with a career-high 18 points, nearing a double-double with nine rebounds, five assists, and two monster blocks in response to the nagging Rebels faithful. He was just the Energizer Bunny for the Canes, as his energy was passed around like the 15 total assists the team had.
That sparked the Hurricanes to flex their offensive capabilities in the first half, shooting 8-15 from beyond the arc, sparking the Rebels in every area of the game. Moreover, defensively was where the Canes made their money.
After the win over Ole Miss, Miami has jump in KenPom from No. 46 to No. 38, now has a top 20 defense in the country and projected to go 22-9.
— Justice Sandle (@Justice_News5) December 3, 2025
As the season goes on, the country will get so used to what Tru Washington is doing that his defensive performances will become numbing. Jai Lucas challenged him to be one of the best defensive guards in the country, and he took it to heart.
Washington finished the game second in scoring with 17 points, seven rebounds, and three steals. Tre Donaldson also played outstandingly, leaning more into his leadership role as a guard, guiding this team to victory.
What was better was that they didn’t need Malik Reneau to score 20 points to win. UM’s big man finished with 15 points, six rebounds, three stocks, but had four of those five early turnovers in the opening minutes. He eventually settled, as did the team.
The Hurricanes will now return home to face Southern Miss in another out of conference matchup on Dec. 6.
Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University and is the site lead for the Miami Hurricanes on SI. He can be reached at Twitter @Justice_News5.
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Miami Dade College trustees renew approval of Downtown Miami land transfer for Trump presidential library
Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday once again signed off on transferring a valuable slice of Downtown Miami real estate for the planned presidential library for President Donald Trump, a unanimous vote delivered as the school faces continued legal scrutiny over the deal.
Meeting in a specially called session at the college’s Hialeah campus, trustees revisited the proposal involving nearly three acres of MDC-owned land on Biscayne Boulevard, next to the Freedom Tower. The parcel, currently used as a surface parking lot, has been at the center of controversy since the board first endorsed the transfer in September.
The do-over vote followed weeks of questions about whether the college violated Florida’s Sunshine Law when it initially approved the transfer. Critics argued the September meeting lacked proper public notice. A lawsuit soon followed.
In late April, a judge temporarily barred MDC from handing over the land to the state, ensuring the property stays under the college’s control until the legal challenge is resolved. That injunction remains in place as the case moves forward.
Ahead of Tuesday’s session, the college said residents would be allowed to address trustees a second time. But anyone hoping to speak was required to submit a written request via email before the meeting began, a condition that frustrated some community members who argued the process still limited public engagement.
Despite the ongoing court battle and renewed public attention, trustees moved quickly and voted unanimously to reaffirm the land transfer. The final outcome of the dispute now rests with the judge overseeing the Sunshine Law challenge.
Trial set for August 2026 in lawsuit seeking to block the transfer
Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz in Miami scheduled a trial for Aug. 3, which will further delay Miami Dade College’s plans to formally transfer the land for the library.
Miami activist Marvin Dunn, a retired professor and chronicler of local Black history, filed the lawsuit arguing that the college board violated Florida’s Government in the Sunshine law by not providing sufficient notice for its special meeting on Sept. 23.
Attorneys for the college had asked the judge to stay the trial proceedings pending an appellate court’s review.
Ruiz acknowledged that the trial date could change, depending on how the appeals court proceeds.
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