Steve Kawa, known as the level-headed point man who turned big ideas into sensible policy, plans to retire and will be replaced by Lee’s deputy chief of staff, Jason Elliott, on July 1.

When Kawa was 19-years-old, the unexpected happened. "The way that my dad finally gave me his approval was by saying that when I get out of here we will open our restaurant together.

A company tied to Kawa Capital Management paid $42.5 million to acquire a development site in downtown Miami at a significant loss to its last sale in 2014.