Inter Miami’s new stadium will be called Nu Stadium at Miami Freedom Park after the club announced on March 4, 2026 a partnership with Brazilian financial tech firm Nu. The stadium is due to open April 4 with a game vs. Austin FC.
Inter Miami CF
Stadium deal
Miami’s reputation as a global sports city is undisputed. From the arrival of Lionel Messi to hosting seven matches of FIFA World Cup 2026, the world’s attention is firmly on our city. The next frontier is linking that athletic prestige with Miami’s rapidly growing technology sector.
The naming rights agreement between Inter Miami CF and fintech Nubank for the new Nu Stadium illustrates this evolution. Inter Miami operates more like a startup than a legacy franchise. Nubank has spent a decade transforming banking across Latin America. Both organizations thrive by challenging industries that were slow to evolve. By choosing Miami as one of its U.S. anchors, Nubank signals confidence in our city’s trajectory.
Miami offers a unique combination: lower barriers to entry, an international culture and unmatched proximity to Latin America’s fastest-growing economies. The Magic City is carving out its own identity. Partnerships like this show that in Miami, innovation is becoming the true home-field advantage.
Mauricio Rios,
Coral Gables
Staying power
Did none of the geniuses in our State and “War” departments consider that Hamas had established the template to deal with an adversary of superior firepower?
With all of Israel’s continuous bombing of Gaza over two years, Hamas remains undefeated (it has yet to surrender). Hamas is subdued but undefeated. In the Middle East, passive resistance and unorthodox tactics drain the superpowers.
Of course, Iran has far more resources to inflict its own kind of damage, even to affect the world economy. To no one’s surprise (except those at the White House, State and “War” departments), Iran likely will prevail in this ongoing contest in the long run.
Dick Masington,
Coral Gables
Reasons to protest
As the Trump administration continuously changes the reasons for attacking Iran, I thought, “Here we go again.” In more than 75 years of life, I have witnessed our government repeatedly twisting the truth about why we are in a war. Often, it is due to some hidden agenda.
I haven’t supported a particular war, but I have always supported our brave military men and women. We can support our troops and at the same time demand our government adhere to the Constitution and only send troops into harm’s way when there is truly an imminent danger and Congress follows appropriate procedures.
This administration has stated that one reason for attacking Iran is the threat of a nuclear weapon. Just last summer, our president said that Iran’s nuclear program had been “obliterated.” Anyone paying close attention to the words the administration uses can see and hear these reasons repeatedly changing.
The Constitution enumerates the specific power granted to Congress to declare war.
Why did the Republican-controlled Senate, on March 4, fail to advance a war powers resolution to halt military hostilities against Iran and end American involvement in yet another endless war?
Why are Republican members of Congress voting against taking back this power, which would enable them to fulfill their duties and represent the wishes of their constituents?
Do their constituents support spending $1 billion per day (that’s taxpayer funds) in this war on Iran instead of using that money to lower costs for American families, as promised?
Unlikely.
“No Kings” protest events and marches are scheduled for March 28 throughout the nation. Sign up to attend one of the events and let your members of Congress know you demand three co-equal branches of government in the U.S. and “No Kings.” Find out more at http://www.nokings.org.
Candice Clausell,
Jupiter
Blood pledge
A week ago, President Trump claimed he had “better blood” than many people because of an uncle who was an MIT professor and because he himself had attended the Wharton School of Business.
Two thoughts immediately came to mind. First, the president should hope some of that “better blood” rises above his neck. Second, he should share it with his cabinet members.
No one, however, has yet backed his claim. Of course, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Russian President Vladimir Putin probably would.
Harry N. Turk,
Miami
Bitter nostalgia
Miami Herald Neighbors writer Bea Hines’ March 13 online column, “I’ve always loved traveling by train. Until my recent trip on Amtrak,” was an expression of loss at the memory of better train service in earlier years.
With a fond heart, I remember my own trip from Chicago to Miami as a child. Thank goodness that does not apply to the Miami Herald. Hines’ column and the rest of the Herald are as good as always. Keep up the good work. Marcelo Yanes, Cutler Bay
Say no to censors
Libraries are home for ideas, but ideas have been the enemy of autocrats throughout history. A bill (HR 7661) was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. It is another attempt at book banning across the country. Written under the broad language to protect children from “sexually oriented materials,” its intent is to remove topics relevant to today’s youth.
Many children have parents who are of the same sex. Many others struggle with gender identification or orientation. Books on these subjects, written as matter-of-fact for today’s world, are targeted by this law. These books are not written to glorify or recruit children to a way of life any more than reading about boys being attracted to girls in bikinis.
The American Library Association, which strongly opposes this bill, stated that Congress should invest in librarians and teachers, rather than targeting them. Additionally, the ALA said “The Right to Read Act offers a better path, supporting well-staffed and well-resourced school libraries, strengthening evidence-based literacy instruction, and protecting the dedicated professionals who help young people discover books that open doors and expand horizons. When we trust families, support educators and protect the freedom to read, our young people thrive.”
John Szalasny,
Miami
Creation myth
Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an effort to force his cultural values on all of us, has removed any form of DEI from the state university system. At Florida International University, this has resulted in a chat room for some students and some prominent Republicans, in which diversity, equity and inclusion were replaced with misogyny, antisemitism and white supremacy.
Was this our governor’s desired result?
If FIU’s chat Nazi admirers had checked world history further back than their beloved Hitler, they might have discovered some unsettling information.
From about the year 711 to 1492, the Moors, who were Africans, ruled the Iberian Peninsula, home to modern day Spain and Portugal. They brought tremendous advances in culture, architecture and education. Also, for nearly 800 years, they intermingled with the local populace.
Those FIU Hispanic Aryan Agartha wannabes should stop worrying about “colored” indoctrination from certain professors and stop hating themselves. They should embrace that “colored” is already deeply imbedded in their genes and that they are included in the African brotherhood.
Michael Marmesh,
Miami
Connecting the dots
The FIFA games are coming to Miami and the cost to most of us will be ignored. Citizens who make the effort, perhaps by using the free and widely available AI, will see where the interest of this effort lies.
While it is true the games will create an “economic impact” of sorts, do not be distracted by the smoke and mirrors of it. That impact is selective and narrow. When our local elected officials eventually deny one needed program or another, remember this exchange.
You, Mr. and Mrs. Average Citizen, are being sold on an idea that a community that does not lack for visitors needs a sports program to bring in visitors.
Sid Kaskey,
South Miami