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Miami Herald
03-06-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
How shopping malls are changing in Miami. Is your favorite affected?
South Florida How shopping malls are changing in Miami. Is your favorite affected? Miami's shopping mall scene is changing. The Shops at Sunset Place will soon be demolished, making way for condos and offices. At Aventura Mall, shoppers can look forward to Eataly's first Florida opening, complete with multiple Italian restaurants, a wine shop, and hands-on cooking classes. Meanwhile, the Festival Marketplace in Pompano Beach is shutting down, with its vendors relocating and the site planned for warehouses. These changes may affect your favorite spots, so it's a good time to check what's new — or gone — in your local mall. View from Red Road side of the 25 year old Shops at Sunset Place in South Miami on Sept. 11, 2024. By Pedro Portal NO. 1: SUNSET PLACE MALL WILL BE DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S COMING NEXT Work on the site is expected to begin in 2026. | Published October 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by Rebecca San Juan Eataly, the internationally famous Italian marketplace with retail, restaurants and grab-and-go counters, is opening in Aventura. By Pablo Enriquez NO. 2: EATALY ITALIAN MARKETPLACE SETS OPENING DATE IN AVENTURA The Italian food hall and marketplace finally has an opening date. | Published May 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Connie Ogle Festival Marketplace in Pompano Beach is being vacated and the flea market building will be torn down and the site used for industrial warehousing. By Carline Jean NO. 3: A BROWARD SHOPPING MALL IS CLOSING AND THE BUSINESSES ARE MOVING ELSEWHERE Next up: Demolition. | Published May 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by David Lyons The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
CBS News
20-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Festival Marketplace in Pompano Beach gets ready to close after nearly 40 years
After nearly four decades in operation, the Festival Marketplace, also known as the Festival Flea Market, will close its doors for good at the end of the month. The once-bustling Pompano Beach landmark, located just off the Florida Turnpike and Sample Road, was sold earlier this year to an Orlando-based developer planning to convert the site into warehouses. In its prime, the sprawling indoor market housed more than 250 stores. Now, as its final days approach, long-time vendors say the closure marks the end of an era. "We're a big family" "Everybody is very sad because next week is the end of this era," said Arlene Tanner, who works at Vivian's Place inside the Festival Marketplace. Tanner first came to the market as a customer and decided to work there after retiring 11 years ago. "We're a big family. We are. Everybody in this place became a huge family. Everybody knows everybody," she said. Booths that once buzzed with activity now sit empty, reminders of what the market used to be. Vendors uncertain about the future Nina Ramalao, owner of Nina's Place, has spent the last 26 years serving loyal customers at her booth. "I'm very lucky to have such nice customers, which allowed my business to be open until now," Ramalao said. She said her regulars are just as shocked as she is. "I say, well right now I'm looking for places too. But I will open somewhere," she added. Redevelopment plans underway The new owner, an Orlando-based development firm, confirmed in a statement that it is working through the standard site plan review process with the City of Pompano Beach. "The City has been great to work with to date, and we have gone through multiple rounds of review with staff so far. We continue to address comments and will continue through the process over the next few months," the statement read. While the redevelopment may bring new employment opportunities to the area, those currently working at the Festival Marketplace will be out of work as of next week. "Unemployment is going to be flooded next week. Devastation for a lot of people. It's going to be hard for all these people," Tanner said. The final day for shoppers to visit the Festival Marketplace is May 31. It is not yet clear when construction on the new warehouses will begin.
