South Beach Art Deco Once Faced the Wrecker's Ball

Art Deco Once Faced the Wrecker's Ball
New York Times
Tourists visiting the neon-lit, celebrity-studded Art Deco district of Florida's South Beach might be surprised to learn that, just over a generation ago, the area was a shabby neighborhood developers were lining up to demolish.

Mark Wahlberg Hot on Miami Beach for Easter Sunday
Gather Celebs News Channel
Mark Wahlberg looked hot and had no trouble stripping down--to his swim trunks, of course, on Easter Sunday in Miami. The Contraband star played in the waves with his 3-year-old son Brendan. According to a report from Celebuzz, the actor is in Miami ...

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Second Lawsuit Filed In Miami Beach Police ATV Crash
CBS Local
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Another lawsuit has been filed against the city of Miami Beach and former police officer Derik Kuilan who was involved in an ATV crash which seriously injured two people. On March 30th, a suit was filed on behalf of Luis Almonte ...

CBS Local

Florida festival explores the complexities of rum
Boston.com (blog)
By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent Burr, along with his wife and son, created and run the Rum Renaissance Festival, now in its fourth year and being held at the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach, April 16-22. When it first began, ...

Insanely Buff Mark Wahlberg And Family Hit Miami Beach
Radar Online
By Radar Staff It wasn't just the waves causing ripples on a beach in Miami on Sunday. Mark Wahlberg made a splash in the ocean with his wife and children while giving sun worshippers a jaw-dropping view of his insanely buff physique.

Radar Online

Mark Wahlberg And Family Spend Easter Day At Miami Beach (Photos)
Babble (blog)
Well, actor Mark Wahlberg did just that with his funky beach on Easter Sunday as he was spotted taking in some sun and fun in the sand with his kids in Miami Beach. Mark, who is currently in South Florida filming his movie “Pain and Gain” looked like ...

Babble (blog)

Thriving in the age of complexity
BtoB Magazine
In February, Peter Naylor, exec VP-digital sales at NBCUniversal and the recently installed chairman of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, stressed in his opening remarks at the group's annual meeting in Miami Beach that the digital advertising ...

Cricket Lawsuit: Silicon Valley Millionaire Claims Corruption is Destroying ...
Miami New Times (blog)
A Silicon Valley millionaire is now suing the United States of America Cricket Association -- bizarrely based in Miami Beach -- over accusations it tried to rig elections and illegally hold onto power. "We cannot tolerate this in America," plaintiff ...

Lil Wayne's Entourage Accused of Attacking Photographer
XXLMAG.COM
Lil Wayne and his entourage are being accused of abusing a photographer at Miami's South Beach last week. According to TMZ, the paparazzi spotted Weezy skateboarding outside of a church, beside a sign that read “No Skateboarding,” and decided to snap ...

The Spirited Traveller: Mojitos reign over Miami's cocktail scene
Reuters
Elsewhere, at The Dutch ( ) in the W Hotel on South Beach, an extension of the New York restaurant, travellers can wash down oysters with drinks like the Indigo Smash (Banks 5 white rum, smashed blueberries and absinthe). The same team also is behind ...

Saoul Mamby: When I Boxed A Legend… Roberto Duran
BoxingInsider.com (blog)
By Scoop Malinowski Saoul Mamby boxed Duran on May 4, 1976 in Miami Beach, FL in a non-title fight. Duran was 24-years-old and in the midst of his reign as World Lightweight champion. From the Bronx, Mamby was 28, with an unspectacular record of 19-8-5 ...

Hotel Review: Fontainebleau resort in Miami, Lady Gaga's £1billion temple of bling
Daily Mail
By Sarah Turner Continuing our occasional series on the world's top hotels and the stars who frequent them, Sarah Turner checks out the Fontainebleau, Miami Beach... STAR QUALITY: Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and husband Jay-Z, Sean Connery, ...

Daily Mail

Rare appearance
New York Post
The funnyman—in a black tank top and jeans, and holding a black motorcycle helmet with a backpack— was spotted at Wall nightclub at the W Hotel in South Beach with a male friend. Spies said the former “Chappelle's Show” star was, “very sociable, ...

New York Post

Gabrielle Union helps set world record for Longest Conga Line on Roller Skates
Daily Mail
The actress – who played a cheerleader in Bring It On - was on Miami Beach for a quirky photo opportunity where she helped set the world record for the Longest Conga Line on Roller Skates. Teaming up with Evian water, the 39-year-old donned a pair of ...

Daily Mail

Is there any magic in "Magic City"? - Geek Girl Navigating the World
Boomtron.com
I knew that Jeffrey Dean Morgan was playing Ike Evans, the owner of the most glamorous hotel on Miami Beach and that all of the trailers showed a world of bright privilege carefully crafted into the ultimate playground for the country's elite.

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Lil Wayne entourage 'attack, spit at photographer'
Digital Spy
The group of around eight men are said to have then spat at the photographer before pushing him to the ground and beating up his bicycle with a skateboard. The man later went to Miami Beach Police Station, where he filed a report against his alleged ...

South Beach in Miami Spring Break | Rolling Out - Black News ...
By Eric Black
On the way back to the car we stop to pick up some “I am in Miami Beach” T shirts as a souvenir.South Beach + good food + good drinks + good shopping + nice cars + beautiful people = a GREAT time at the beach! So what are you waiting for ...
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Restaurant reformation takes place in South Beach - Daily Business ...
... Twelve, have ignited a redevelopment of the Miami Beach commercial area south of Fifth Street, ... Home Restaurant reformation takes place in South Beach ...
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Philippe brings healthy Chinese eats to South Beach with its new F ...
Eat, drink & mingle with Krug Champagne at Meat Market on Miami Beach ... Lantao salutes spring with a Bocce and Bellinis Saturday South Beach fiesta ...
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Pro Wrestling Returns to Miami Beach | Miami Beach
The Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC), proudly managed by Global ... Polo World Cup returns to South Beach · Mayor and students connect in drive to ...
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JoJo: National Anthem at Nautica South Beach Triathalon | Joanna ...
JoJo rocks a pair of ripped jeans at the 2012 Nautica South Beach Triathlon on Sunday afternoon (April 1) held in Miami Beach, Fla. The race, which benefits St.
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Lil Wayne Skateboards Outside Miami Beach Community Church, Threatens Photographer
Miami New Times (blog)
Last week, according to a TMZ video, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. was skateboarding 'roundMiami Beach Community Church -- a United Church of Christ congregation at 1620 Drexel Avenue with a strict "No Skateboarding" policy -- when a photographer shot a ... 

Must condominium and cooperative owners become their “brother's keeper” when ...
Sun-Sentinel (blog)
The City of Miami Beach has spent the last couple of years considering an ordinance that would force the residents of multifamily properties (which includes condominiums, cooperatives and apartment buildings) and its commercial establishments to have ...

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