Miami’s South Beach Confronts Disastrous Spring Break

Crowds defiantly gather in the street while a speaker blasts music an hour past curfew in Miami Beach, Fla., on March 21, 2021. Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald via AP

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Florida’s famed South Beach is desperately seeking a new image.

With more than 1,000 arrests and nearly 100 gun seizures already during this year’s spring break season, officials are thinking it may finally be time to cleanse the neighborhood of its law-breaking, party-all-night vibe.