Starting soon, you'll be able to buy a daiquiri without leaving your beach towel. On August 1, the Miami Beach City Commission approved a one-year pilot program allowing alcohol sales directly on the sand. The deal gives beach concessionaire Boucher Brothers exclusive rights to operate kiosks from Fifth to 14th Street and again at 21st Street, selling beer, wine, and cocktails daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

According to Axios Miami, the city will receive 18 percent of alcohol sales up to $5 million and 20 percent beyond that, with a guaranteed minimum payout of $250,000. The company has also proposed hiring off-duty police officers for enforcement and offering crowd control and drink-limit protocols.

Commissioners backing the move say it could reduce illegal booze vendors and provide new

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