Magic City Episode 2 [video]

Magic City Episode 2 [video]

'Magic City' shines bright on 1950s Miami Beach
Boston.com
By Frazier Moore AP Television Writer / April 3, 2012 NEW YORK—A high point in the series debut of "Magic City," the new Starz drama set in 1950s-era Miami Beach, occurs about midway when hotel magnate Ike Evans makes a reluctant appeal to his brutish ...

The Betsy-South Beach Debuts Writer's Room During National Poetry Month Programs
MarketWatch (press release)
MIAMI, Apr 2, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Betsy-South Beach has been internationally recognized for its hospitality with great food, exquisite design, luxurious comfort and unassuming service. Since re-opening its doors in 2009, ...

International Rum Festival Returns to Miami Beach
Sacramento Bee
By Miami Rum Renaissance Festival MIAMI, April 3, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The fourth annual Miami Rum Renaissance Festival begins on Monday, April 16 with a series of evening VIP rum parties hosted by leading rum brands at notable venues throughout the ...

Inside Saturday's Shakedown at The Setai Hotel in South Beach
HotelChatter
USA Today reports the owners of The Setai, Setai Owners LLC, kicked out their current management company, General Hotel Management and GHM (South Beach) LLC, and replaced them with Dallas-based Trevi Luxury Hospitality Group.

HotelChatter

Miami Beach Resort
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
Luxury chain LXR Hotels & Resorts is offering summer specials at select Florida properties, featuring a fourth night free, 20 percent off on golf, spa and other resort activities, plus a $20 gas credit. The Summer Escape offer is available for travel ...

Orlando Sentinel (blog)

Luxury hotel Setai axes operator
MiamiHerald.com
By Hannah Sampson When the Setai Resort & Residences opened in late 2004, the property was hailed as a zen oasis in the midst of Miami Beach. It commanded discount rates of $1000, and earned raves for its sleek sophistication.

MiamiHerald.com

Sarah Haskins and Javier Gomez Lead Race to the Toyota Cup After 2012 Season Debut
MarketWatch (press release)
CHANHASSEN, Minn., Apr 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sunday, April 1, marked the start of the Race to the Toyota Cup at the Nautica South Beach Triathlon in Miami Beach. Within the female professional division, defending female champion, Sarah Haskins ...

Paco de Lucía gears up for Fillmore show
MiamiHerald.com
Paco de Lucía's will be at the the Fillmore Miami Beach on Thursday, as part of his first US tour in five years. By Jordan Levin For more than 40 years, the legendary Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía has been known for a rare combination of ...

A-Rod shows off new Miami beach house to fellow Yankees
Newstrack India
New York, Apr 3 (ANI): Alex Rodriguez arranged a catered barbecue bash at his brand-new beach mansion in Miami for his New York Yankees teammates. His state-of-the-art new Florida home played host to Derek Jeter, Nick Swisher, CC Sabathia, ...

Saba Customers Widely Recognized as 2012 LearningElite Award Winners
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Saba is a proud program sponsor of the 2012 LearningElite Gala that occurred Sunday evening at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Supporting Quote "We would like to congratulate all the LearningElite finalists, including the numerous ...

TOM OF FINLAND MALE MASTERWORKS At Miami Beach's World Erotic Art Museum
Broadway World
Tom of Finland, born Touko Laaksone in Kaarina, Finland, who came to be known throughout the international art world for his extraordinary homoerotic drawings depicting men at ease and equally at play, will be the subject of a major exhibit, ...

Broadway World

Rosie O'Donnell — Inside Her $19.5 Million Mega Florida Mansion (PHOTOS)
Celebuzz
... aired its final episode, the 50-year-old comedienne put her Miami Beach mansion on the market for a whopping $19.5 million. O'Donnell bought the waterfront home in 1999 and have since upgraded its amenities, South Beach Real Estate Blog reports.

Model Beach Volleyball 2012: Photos From The Sexiest Tournament On South Beach ...
Huffington Post
If the 305 could harness the beauty of its residents, we could probably power the big dig at the Port of Miami. Instead, we get Model Beach Volleyball, which is exactly what it says: pretty people digging, setting, and spiking on the sand, ...

Nick Valencia's Sexy (and Spiritual) "Plant-Based Body"
Miami New Times (blog)
By Camille Lamb Tue., Apr. 3 2012 at 9:16 AM ​During many of my workouts at CrossFit Miami Beach, I've noticed Nick Valencia, a tanned and shredded little guy, smiling, sweating, and tearing up the black rubber floor with his aggressive approach to the ...

Miami New Times (blog)

Marsden's wrong-way win
New York Post
James Marsden got lost while biking in the Nautica South Beach Triathlon on Sunday, and the “30 Rock” star veered a full eight miles off the course. But the “X-Men: The Last Stand” actor's team still won the race. “He took a wrong turn and biked an ...

New York Post

Rosie O'Donnell's Star Island Pad On Sale For $19.5 Million (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
Just days after "The Rosie Show" was cancelled, the outspoken actress listed her 12-bedroom mansion in one of Miami Beach's most exclusive enclaves for $19.5 million, an almost 300 percent markup from the $6.75 million she paid for the place in 1999.

Setai South Beach: While They Were Sleeping
Meetings Focus
Guests at one of Miami's most upscale oceanfront resorts—the Setai South Beach—woke up this morning in a hotel under entirely new management. The owners of the serene hotel staged an unusual, middle-of-the-night takeover, ousting the current ...

Rossellini Family Beauty Elettra Wiedemann Rises
Ocean Drive Magazine
The Webster, 1220 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-673-5548. Bois de Rose bracelet, Dior ($30000). Saks Fifth Avenue, Bal Harbour Shops, 305-865-1100. White-gold and diamond Spiga bracelet, Bulgari ($13300). Bal Harbour Shops, 305-861-8898.

Magic City Brings Mad Men Era Mob Drama to STARZ
Ocean Drive Magazine
Midcentury Miami Beach was the aesthetic forerunner of Las Vegas, where heavy hitters wore white dinner jackets and escorted mink-draped showgirls to Frank Sinatra's midnight show, when the underworld met the elite, and high and low mixed with a ...

Marlins Park, where one need not watch baseball at all
CBSSports.com (blog)
The Clevelander, which the Internet tells me is a South Beach club of some renown, has opened a satellite venue in the Marlins' freshly minted, vaguely baseball-related complex. The aforementioned UrbanDaddy has the dirty: Here's how it works: you'll ...

Opening Day Part 2: Baseball's Best Food At New Marlins Park
Forbes
It even brings a sexy taste of South Beach into the park with a club featuring dancers and DJs around a pool, The Clevelander, an outpost of the famous art deco Clevelander hotel on Ocean Drive in South Beach.

Forbes

LIFE TIME FITNESS, INC. : Sarah Haskins and Javier Gomez Lead Race to the ...
4-traders
Life Time Fitness, Inc. : Sarah Haskins and Javier Gomez Lead Race to the Toyota Cup After 2012 Season Debut Sunday, April 1, marked the start of the Race to the Toyota Cup at the Nautica South Beach Triathlon in Miami Beach.

JugoFresh Juice Bar - Miami Beach Health Spots | Miami - DailyCandy
By DailyCandy
Considering going chewless for a few days? Seek help from self-proclaimed juice sommelier Matthew Sherman. His new Miami Beach juice bar owner offers around-the-clock advice for first-timers and tailors cleanses to fit individual lifestyles.
DailyCandy All Cities

'60 Minutes' Goes to Art Basel Miami Beach - NYTimes.com
By By ROBERTA SMITH
Morley Safer and a camera crew went to Art Basel Miami Beach last December. Sunday night his report was broadcast on "60 Minutes."
ArtsBeat

Julio Iglesias | 7 Indian Creek Drive | Miami Beach
By AlexanderB
Singer Julio Iglesias has paid $15.2 million for a home adjacent to the empty tract he owns on Indian Creek Island in an off-market transaction.
The Real Deal Miami

Evian is trying to get the world's longest conga-line on rollerskates ...
By Dro
Get your skates on and head down to Collins Park (behind the Bass Museum) in Miami Beachon Saturday, April 7 to join the world-record attempt! To add to the fun, there will be performances from professional jam-skaters Tony Zane, ...
The305.Com

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Polaroid Colorpack II camera and Expired 2009 Polaroid 664 film.
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'Magic City,' Jewish Power Brokers in 1950s Miami Beach ...
Old Miami Beach: Sun, Schmaltz, Murder ... electrical engineer at the Fontainebleau Hotel, opened on South Beach in 1954 by the Jewish hotelier Ben Novack.
www.nytimes.com/.../magic-city-jewish-power-brokers-in-195...

Ousted Miami Beach official under investigation; convention center project ...
MiamiHerald.com
Miami Beach's ousted procurement director was accused of inappropriately handling the city's convention center project. Miami Beach City Manager Jorge Gonzalez told The Herald the city's procurement director Gus Lopez had been insubordinate and proved ...

MiamiHerald.com

Marriott Sued for Mismanaging Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach
BusinessWeek
By Chris Dolmetsch on April 02, 2012 Marriott International Inc. (MAR) (MAR) was sued for $75 million by the owner of the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel in Miami Beach over accusations the hospitality company mismanaged the hotel.

Statement from General Hotel Management (GHM) on The Setai South Beach Owner ...
Sacramento Bee
At 2:30 AM on Saturday, March 31, 2012, owner representatives of The Setai South Beach arrived at the hotel and informed GHM they were taking over the property. According to Hans R. Jenni, President and Director of GHM, "Representatives from Lehman ...

Miami cop jailed in trio of rapes had “dozens” of victims; city's ...
By Dan Christensen
In the early morning hours of March 19, 2007, Kenia Perez, 31, stepped off a county bus in Miami Beach on her way home from a 10-hour shift at a South Beach restaurant where she waited tables six days a week to support herself and her ...
Broward Bulldog

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