South Florida economy hoping for a fall pickup

South Florida economy hoping for a fall pickup
MiamiHerald.com
A family from Utah enjoys a little recreation in one of the pools at the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel on Miami Beach Wednesday. South Florida's tourism industry prepares to say goodbye to a decent -- but hardly blockbuster -- summer as Labor Day weekend ...

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Welcome to South Beach: Miami for £430
The Traveller's Blog (blog)
Even the beaches lifeguard stands are part of the area's art deco architectural history. Take off for South Beach this November with US Airways for only £430 (return, taxes included) for a trip down to South Beach. Launch search. Find this offer ...

The Traveller's Blog (blog)

Miami Beach Church Premieres 'Teen for Equality' to Stand Up Against Gay...
SouthFloridaGayNews.com
Arts at St. John's, a ministry of St. John's Methodist Church in Miami Beach, recently launched "Teens for Equality," an artistic performance ensemble to provide a visible presence and platform for youth, ages 13 to 19, to express their individuality ...

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Earth Surfaces of America to Exhibit at HD Boutique 2012
MENAFN.COM
HD Boutique reflects the energy and the influences of Miami Beach and South Beach, where Latin American, the Caribbean and North America converge, and acts as a barometer of what's happening in the hospitality industry. It brings together professionals ...

Bernstein opening Crumb cafe on Beach Wednesday
MiamiHerald.com
Michelle Bernstein's Design District cafe, Crumb on Parchment, expands to Miami Beach Wednesday with Crumb at The Webster, the Deco boutique at 1200 Collins Ave. The new Crumb has seating for 30 indoors and a dozen on the patio. Initial service ...

MiamiHerald.com

Europeans snapping up Miami residences
Miami Today
"In the past three or four months we've seen a tremendous pickup out of Italy and France in particular, especially in downtown and Miami Beach," said Philip Spiegelman, founder & chair of International Sales Group, or ISG. "In our office, 74% of all ...

Window Shopping for Art in Miami Beach
SouthFloridaGayNews.com
We all love window shopping but at several locations in Miami Beach, art lovers can peer beyond their reflections and also take in a little culture, thanks to Art Center/South Florida. Take a stroll up to the Walgreen's drug store at 6700 Collins Ave ...

Letter: Our convention story
Naples Daily News
All the hype and publicity surrounding this week's GOP national convention in Tampa has triggered fond memories of the last Florida-hosted GOP convention, held in Miami Beach in August 1972. A job transfer sent my wife, Sue, and I to Richmond in 1956.

Timbaland's Le Sutra liqueur to 'revolutionise' spirits
The Spirits Business
Making a grand entrance to the US market on 1 September at Fontainebleau Miami Beach's annual Labor Day weekend celebrations, Le Sutra's four sparkling flavours are aiming to 'revolutionise' the liqueur industry. Timbaland, who has worked with ...

The Spirits Business

Lori Graham, owner of Showroom 1412, breaks with traditional DC design
Washington Post
Gigantic white chandeliers drip from the ceiling over a 4-by-12-foot table covered with books about all things glamour: Christian Dior, Miami Beach, vintage cocktails, Chanel. Elsewhere, a pair of white lacquered lions serve as bases for matching swag ...

How To: A DIY Pallet Garden For Apartments With Balconies (Photos)
Miami New Times (blog)
If you are a green thumb on Brickell or somewhere in South Beach, you can rarely get your hands dirty. But if you have a balcony, then you're in luck because you can build a pallet garden. The pallet garden is simply a wooden pallet from which a garden ...

Miami New Times (blog)

Video: Chief Keef & Fat Trel In South Beach!
While we were in Miami, Fat Trel linked up with his good friend Chief Keef & the 2 took of them took on the town, as well as tore down Grand Central in downtown Miami. Here\'s a little recap of how the night went. Shot by Slick Jackson.
Hip Hop Videos

Clarke's Irish Pub on South Beach celebrates 7 years with new food ...
840 1st St., Miami Beach 305-538-9885. By Galena Mosovich8/24/2012. Longevity is rare in South Beach, but one local hangout is getting better with age.
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Photos for Sense South Beach Hotel | Yelp
Photos of Sense South Beach Hotel - Miami Beach, FL.
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Planned MetroMover link to Miami Beach- "In motion" - Miami-Dade ...
Plans are in motion for a MetroMover connection to Miami Beach, with endpoints in South Beach and the convention center, and a ballpark estimate of $540 ...
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From Miami Beach to Tampa, 40 Years of Fear and Loathing Democracy ...
Forty years ago, Miami Beach -- a half-day's swamp drive across the sweltering Sunshine State from the hockey-rink home of the 2012 Republican convention ...
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All Purpose Dark: Miami Beach Caffe
Prague restaurateur Tomas Johanovsky wants to bring fine dining back to Ocean Drive with Miami Beach Caffe, a French-inspired spot on the north end of the ...
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South Beach | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Michelle Bernstein's Crumb at The Webster opens

Chef Michy expands Crumb cafe to South Beach
MiamiHerald.com
Chef Michelle Bernstein is expanding her successful cafe concept Crumb on Parchment to South Beach. Bernstein on Wednesday will open Crumb at The Webster, housed in the first floor lounge of the luxury multi-brand boutique at 1200 Collins Ave.

Labor Day 2012: Nine Best Rap Parties From Miami to South Beach
Miami New Times (blog)
Thursday, August 30, 11 p.m., SoBe Live, 1203 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-725-3353;sobelivesouthbeach.com. Tickets cost $20 to $40 plus fees via wanttickets.com. Ages 21 and up. Start Labor Day weekend right with a little N.O.R.E. and get buck ...

Michelle Bernstein Brings Crumb on Parchment to Miami Beach
Miami New Times (blog)
Michelle Bernstein is finally making a move over the causeway with her Crumb on Parchment outpost at The Webster hotel on South Beach. Opening Wednesday, August 29, Crumb at The Webster will feature the same fast casual soups, salads, sandwiches ...

What to do if you're in Miami Beach during a hurricane
Examiner.com
If you're like any tourist that visits South Beach, you go there for the sun, the fun, and the waves. While there might be an unusual amount of high surfable waves on Miami Beach during hurricane season, frolicking in the water is definitely not ...

Examiner.com

Michelle Bernstein to open Crumb at the Webster
Bizjournals.com (blog)
The Webster, the site of Michelle Bernstein's new restaurant, has a strategic location near South Beach hotels. Kevin Gale: Editor in Chief- South Florida Business Journal: Email | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook. Celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein is ...

Havaianas Opens First Miami Storefront on Lincoln Road
Miami New Times (blog)
Havaianas flip flops have become an essential part of the Miami beach uniform in recent years, inspiring men and women alike to ditch those $2 sandals from Old Navy in favor of the slim straps and eye-catching colors and designs of the Brazilian brand ...

Miami New Times (blog)

Joe Cross, Star of Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, Talks Shit, Literally, at Whole ...
Miami New Times (blog)
Bernstein Brings Crumb on Parchment to Miami Beach. By Laine Doss. Food Politics · Ten-Foot-Tall Bloody Pig to Protest Walmart. By Laine Doss ... For his South BeachWhole Foods appearance, the front of the store was packed as listeners, many of whom ...

Miami New Times (blog)

Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies Search for “Ninja” Robber
CBS Local
NORTH MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) – A man who dresses as a ninja is wanted in connection with at least a dozen robberies across South Florida, police said Monday. North Miami Beach Police said in one case, a man wearing a mask similar to a ninja's, held a ...

CBS Local

Jennifer Lopez's Former Miami Beach Mansion Once Again for Sale at $40 Million
Hispanically Speaking News
The mansion has been listed by Nelson Gonzalez with Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors in Miami Beach. The home has a 6,000-gallon koi pond, palm tree gardens, a swimming pool mere steps from the waterfront. The dining room allows visitors a look...

Hispanically Speaking News

Short Lived Dining Room Pop-Up at the Vesper Shutters
Eater
The Dining Room's Maria Lieberman told Miami.com about the restaurant's stay on South Beach, "Our summer fling at Vesper has left us with many memories, and we want to thank the Shelborne for making us part of their family." While the future location ...

Violent "ninja robber" suspected in a dozen hold ups
Sun-Sentinel
He is suspected of hold ups at more than a dozen convenience stores and businesses in Broward and Miami Dade counties in recent months while wearing a dark ninja-style mask and clothing, NorthMiami Beach Police spokesman Tom Carney said.

Burn, baby burn, at Flywheel
MiamiHerald.com
Touted for its trademark indoor stadium-seating cycling classes, the recently opened Miami Beach outpost marks Florida's second door after Boca Raton. The vibe: Tucked in Sunset Harbour, the studio boasts a computer log-in area, open-air locker space ...

MiamiHerald.com

Kaity Tong Nearly Gets Blown Away By Tropical Storm Isaac
New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
This is PIX11's Kaity Tong trying to file a report on her lovely vacation in Miami Beach this past weekend. She is on the terrace of where she was staying. You can't hear her but what she's saying is she went because Mr. G assured her it would be ...

Zilbert International Realty Lists $23.4M Miami Beach Estate Home
Melodika.net (press release)
Wednesday, 29 August 2012. Zilbert International Realty, a leading luxury real estate brokerage based in Miami Beach, announced today that it has been granted the worldwide marketing rights for 100 Palm Avenue, a residential estate home on Miami Beach ...

Van Dyke Cafe building on Lincoln Road sells for $16M
Bizjournals.com
The 23,000 square foot building containing the popular Van Dyke Café on Miami Beach's Lincoln Road has been sold for $16 million. The seller was a company operating as Lincoln Road/Jefferson Street Investors, with Jeff Safchik as president, according ...

Mickey Rourke: American Icon
8countnews.com
After his parents divorced, his mother married a Miami Beach police officer with five sons from a previous marriage, and moved Rourke, his younger brother and their sister to southern Florida to start their new life. His teenage years were a time ...

Marion Curtis / AP
MiamiHerald.com
Women Only Yoga Class: First class is half off; 11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday; Yoga That, 465 W. 41st St., Miami Beach. $17. 786-372-9430. www.yogathat.com. Zumba Gold with Fabi: Low impact class geared toward active older adults and those new to...

MiamiHerald.com

16 Handles Frozen Yogurt Expands to Miami; First Store to Open on Popular ...
RestaurantNews.com
Miami's first 16 Handles' location will open in South Beach at 665 Lincoln Road next to Pizza Rustica. The new store is slated to open in November. 16 Handles currently has one additional South Florida location at University Commons in Boca Raton. With ...

RestaurantNews.com

Shokudo Serves Asian Street Food In Design District
Miami New Times (blog)
The contemporary but welcoming look of the restaurant was provided by designer Andre Swindelle, a protege of acclaimed Miami Beach designer Regina Nuessle. Takarada closed her first store World Resource Cafe on Lincoln Road and spent a year ...

Miami New Times (blog)

Sizzlin' Stacia in South Beach | Paranormal Romance and Romantic ...
By Caridad
South Beach was the perfect location for Stacia to meet the man who would challenge her: Sexy DEA Agent Alex Garcia. You might also remember Alex from DEATH CALLS. Alex is Diana's ex-lover and the events from their brief reunion in ...
Paranormal Romance and Romantic...

An international intern perspective at the Miami Beach Chamber of ...
I have had the pleasure of interning for the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce for the past 3 months, and I am thrilled to share my experiences with you.
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Restaurants in Miami Beach | Wyndham Garden Miami South Beach ...
Wyndham Garden Miami South Beach is close by dozens of restaurants in Miami Beach, FL. No matter what you are in the mood for, fine dining or casual fun, ...
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Miami Neighborhoods: Miami Beach | MiamiAndBeaches.com
Miami Beach / South Beach, Airport Area, Miami Beach, Wynwood Area ... Miami Beach, Florida's picture-postcard winter playground has blossomed into a ...
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GOP National Convention, Miami Beach, Florida 1968 | GOP - Time
LIFE magazine's best photos from Republican National Conventions through the decades, from 1944-1968.
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Jackie Gleason's Famous Miami Beach House Hits The Market ...
... famously moved into when he brought The Jackie Gleason Show down to Miami Beach in 1964, at 2232... ... Crumb on Parchment Takes On South Beach ...
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Ywada: "South Beach is what I call a weekend getaway"

Go Away With ... Ywada
Chicago Tribune
A. Miami South Beach is what I call a weekend getaway, because the beaches are amazing. And when I do go down there I always stay at the W South Beach (http://www.wsouthbeach.com/). It really feels like a home away from home. Plus, my girlfriends and I really like LIV (http://www.livnightclub.com/) at the Fontainebleau. ...

7 of America's hottest hotel restaurants
CNN
Carmellini followed up Locanda Verde with another buzzed-about hotel restaurant: The Dutch at the W South Beach Hotel & Residences. Let's face it: no one, even a jet-lagged, hungry traveler, wants to eat at a restaurant jam-packed with tourists ... 

Jennifer Lopez's Old Miami Beach Home on the Market (House of the Day)
AOL Real Estate (blog)
Every time we see a home owned or formerly owned by one Miss Jennifer Lopez, we find it harder and harder to imagine that she's still "Jenny From the Block." This newly-listed $40 million Miami Beach mansion, for example, which she sold to health-care ...

Nonprofit group to meet in Miami Beach
MiamiHerald.com
The Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations will meet early this week in Miami Beach, with a focus on overcoming the economic downturn. An estimated 200 people are expected to attend the event at the Deauville Beach Resort. The main part of the ...

Magic City Season 1 DVD Bonus Feature Highlights Miami Beach In The Fifties
Cinema Blend
Magic City suffers from a bit of a glitzy title, but Starz was confident enough in the show's look and storyline to renew it for a second season before the premiere even aired. With Season 2 guaranteed, even if you missed Magic City during its initial ...

Jennifer Lopez's Old Miami Beach Home On The Market For $40M (PHOTOS ...
Huffington Post
Jennifer Lopez's Old Miami Beach Home On The Market For $40M (PHOTOS, VIDEO). The Huffington Post | By Christiana Lilly Posted: 08/27/2012 11:38 am Updated: 08/27/2012 4:32 pm. reddit stumble · Share on Google+. Jennifer Lopez Miami Beach ...

Leading Restaurant Marketing Company Expands Nationally And Unveils New ...
RestaurantNews.com
Miami Beach, FL (RestaurantNews.com) The restaurant industry is growing rapidly, according to the National Restaurant Association, with 2012 sales expected to reach $632 billion. “I've seen similar fast-paced growth on the marketing side of the...

RestaurantNews.com

Zilbert International Realty Lists $23.4M Miami Beach Estate Home
PR Web (press release)
Miami Beach, FL (PRWEB) August 28, 2012. Zilbert International Realty, a leading luxury real estate brokerage based in Miami Beach, announced today that it has been granted the worldwide marketing rights for 100 Palm Avenue, a residential estate home...

PR Web (press release)

Crews begin clean up after storm
7Online WSVN-TV
MIAMI BEACH. Fla. (WSVN) -- Monday morning, public works crews from Miami-Dade and Broward County cleaned up the damage left behind by the gusty winds of Tropical Storm Isaac. Crews began by clearing up two light poles that fell to the ground on ...

9 BB&T,12 BankAtlantic locations to close in South Florida [Sun Sentinel]
Equities.com
18999 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami Beach, will close and consolidate into the financial center located at 19235 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura. 1101 Brickell Ave., Miami, will close and consolidate into the financial center located at 1200 Brickell Ave.

Foreigners responsibile for a fifth of Florida home sales
MiamiHerald.com
Miami and Miami Beach remained by far the favorite spot for international buyers, totaling 31.3 percent of all sales, with Fort Lauderdale coming in second with 11.6 percent. Non-resident Canadians accounted for 31 percent of foreign purchases, down ...

Is Marlins Park the MLB's Best Stadium?
Opposing Views
It's close to downtown Miami and Miami Beach, it has a retractable roof, and it looks and feels like a real baseball stadium (not a leftover football field). In other words, it's everything Sun Life Stadium (also known as Joe Robbie, Pro Player ...

Opposing Views

Miami Indie Cinema Roundup: Arthouse Films Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
28 and 29 at 8:30 p.m http://www.mbcinema.com Miami BeachCinematheque</a> Tickets: $8 to $10 A rare look at the process of German painter Gerhard Richter as he meticulously showcases his style of exposed layered ...

Chefs for a Cure at 1500° Set for October 18; Portuguese Grapes at db Bistro
Eater
MIAMI BEACH - The second annual Chefs for a Cure Dinner, hosted by chef Paula DaSilva at 1500° at Eden Roc Renaissance, will be held on October 18 at 7 pm. The feast, benefiting the American Association for Cancer Research, will pair up chefs Jeff ...

What's open and closed Tuesday in South Florida
Miami Hurricanes (blog)
... Student Educational Centers in Kendall (Miami), Miramar and Fort Myers, NSU's East Campus, North Miami Beach Campus, Oceanographic Center and downtown Fort Lauderdale office and The Museum of Art/Fort Lauderdale and the AutoNation Academy ...

Macchialina Taverna Rustica: Magic and Pasta Happen Here
Miami New Times
By Laine Doss. Short Order. Subway Cafe: Sandwiches Go Upscale in South Beach. By Laine Doss. Short Order. The Broken Shaker Returns to Miami Beach. By Laine Doss ... It stretches the perimeter of their little empire from the Sunset Harbour section of ...

South Florida Private Investigators Inc. Announces Five New Coverage Areas ...
PR Web (press release)
Need a Private Investigator in North Miami Beach or South Beach? SFPI offers full investigation services serving Miami Beach, Florida and all of Miami-Dade county. This includes Coral Gables, Sunny Isles, Hollywood Florida, Kendall, Coconut Grove ...

PR Web (press release)

Miami Finance Staff Resignations Signal More Trouble For City
Huffington Post
Celebrities flock to parties at South Beach clubs and then return to their $10 million mansions... Tomas Regalado, Miami ... Resignation of key Miami Beach official delays convention center district project - Miami Beach - MiamiHerald.com. Around the ...

Storm Knocks Out Nonprofit Conference
The NonProfit Times
Sponsored by the Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations (FANO), the conference had been planned this week at the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach, with pre-conference activities scheduled yesterday and the conference to open today.

The NonProfit Times

Mover & Shaker, Best Selling Author & Creative Brain Behind the Fitness Model ...
PR Web (press release)
Jennifer Nicole Lee has confirmed a Fitness Model Factory 1 Day Mega Event on the worlds sexiest beach, South Beach on November 11, 2012. She will be coaching women on how to make memorable iconic photos on the beach and ocean. For full details ...

PR Web (press release)

Isaac Heads Toward New Orleans
Courthouse News Service
Though Miami Beach declared South Beach closed, many people ventured out under dark heavy storm clouds to play in the high surf, as the wind tossed raindrops like daggers. Retail and restaurants closed, though in Florida fashion, many liquor stores and ...

South beach Miami - Steve's Digicams Forums
By frugaltravelrus
a few photos from South beach Miami used mu E-PL3 with 9-18 lens feel free to comment.
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Huffington Post – Will Bunch – From Miami Beach To Tampa, 40 ...
By lucas2012infos
The last time they held the political conventions in Florida was 1972. It was the summer that I turned 13 years old, and I was falling in love for the first time. With politics, that is. Forty years ago, Miami … Continue reading →
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Best Miami Beach 'Dive Bars" - Miami Beach
Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 801-8301. Categories: Dive Bars, Sports Bars. 5.0 star rating. 8/15/2012. I would rank "Lush" as the top dive bar in South Beach.
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ALBERT MERTZ General Manager,SLS Hotel South Beach | Miami ...
Albert Mertz, General Manager, SLS Hotel South Beach ... of course now the newest property inMiami Beach, SLS Hotel South Beach, the latter responsibility ...
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Miami's Hottest DJ Hosts South Beach Bash | VISITFLORIDA.com
... how to throw a good party. He invited some of his closest friends to the SLS Hotel South Beach... ... Miami Heat. Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority ...
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From Miami Beach to Tampa, 40 years of fearing and loathing ...
The last time they held the political conventions in Florida was 1972. It was the summer that I turned 13 years old, and I was falling in love for the first time.
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South Beach, Florida | The Best Travel Places
His towers instantly became icons of the revived City of Miami Beach in Florida. miabm phototour12South Beach, Florida. South Beach has gone through ...
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From Miami Beach to Tampa, 40 Years of Fear and Loathing Democracy
Huffington Post (blog)
With politics, that is. Forty years ago, Miami Beach -- a half-day's swamp drive across the sweltering Sunshine State from the hockey-rink home of the 2012 Republican convention -- was the pulsating heart of U.S. politics. Terrified by the violence and ... 

Allied Churches director leaving post
Burlington Times News
4 to become the full-time pastor of a church in Miami Beach, Fla. Thompson came to Allied Churches in September 2010, and helped the agency transform both its programs and its homeless shelters, members of the organization's board said. Thompson built ...

Trial under way for teen who posed as hospital physician's assistant
Central Florida News 13
The teen is also being held on charges of impersonating a police officer. He was arrested in Miami Beach for posing as an officer, and carrying a loaded handgun and police radio. Scheidt was also driving what looked like an unmarked police cruiser.

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Isaac Brings Rough Waters to South Beach

Isaac Brings Rough Waters to South Beach
NBC 6 Miami
Three women were on their way to the airport - headed back to New York from Miami Beach, but Tropical Storm Isaac may leave them trapped here, if they're not lucky enough to get one of the flights leaving South Florida. "We came here Wednesday and the ...

Miami Dolphins cheerleaders unveil new calendar
MiamiHerald.com
With tourist attractions and museums shutting down all over the Miami area, the Miami Dolphins held the unveiling of their cheerleaders' popular calendar at LIV last night in Miami Beach. Packed like sardines in the nightclub of the FontainebleauMiami ...

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Miami Officials: 'Worst of the Storm is Over'
NBC 6 Miami
Unfortunately in that process one of our trucks got stuck in the sand and we almost lost it to the tide, said Miami Beach Fire Chief Javier Otero. He said people tend to overestimate .... South BeachNear Silent as Isaac Nears · news · South Beach Near ...

Tracking Isaac | Aug. 26, 2012
MiamiHerald.com
Surfers and curious weather watchers take to Miami Beach to experience the big waves and heavy winds as Tropical Storm Isaac's outer weather band makes it way to South Florida on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. CARL JUSTE / MIAMI HERALD STAFF...

MiamiHerald.com

Shuttered, Sandbagged SoBe Waiting To Reopen On Monday
WBFS
MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) – South Florida was spared any major damage from Tropical Storm Isaac except possibly an economic one this weekend. One of the busiest streets on South Beach, Lincoln Road, sat shuttered and sandbagged on Sunday. “I've never ...

WBFS

Gulf Coast residents brace for a hurricane
The Spokesman Review
Victoria Balladares and boyfriend Jose Requejo experience the rain at Miami Beach as Tropical Storm Isaac hits the area on Sunday in Miami. Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow ...

Despite Isaac's soaking, Keys residents laid back
New Jersey Herald
... 2012 9:50 PM EST. Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012 9:51 PM EST. AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Carl Juste - Victoria Balladares and boyfriend Jose Requejo experience the rain at Miami Beach as Tropical Storm Isaac hits the area Sunday in Miami.

10 for the road: Beachy cities
Chicago Tribune
5:25 p.m. CDT, August 26, 2012. Top beach cities, according to National Geographic (tinyurl.com/2ubfeq8): 1. Barcelona, Spain. 2. Cape Town, South Africa. 3. Honolulu. 4. Nice, France. 5. Miami Beach. 6. Rio de Janeiro. 7. Santa Monica, Calif. 8 ...

Graphic Encounter - Awarded Loews Miami Beach Hotel - Miami Beach, Florida
Melodika.net (press release)
Graphic Encounter has been awarded the contract to provide custom framed giclee images of photographic images for Loews Miami Beach. Graphic Encounter dialogues with distinguished interior design/architectural firms throughout North America to ...

Trial expected to start today for accused impostor Matthew Scheidt
Orlando Sentinel
National attention over the St. Cloud teenager's case skyrocketed months later following a second arrest months in Miami Beach on charges of posing as an undercover police officer – complete with a loaded handgun, police radio and what looked like an ...

MATTHEW B. MOWERY: Blockbuster deal doesn't guarantee Dodgers anything ...
Southgate News Herald
The Miami Marlins, opening a new stadium in South Beach, stole the show at the Winter Meetings, dropping $190 million in the span of a few days. And it could have been more, had the Fish been able to land either of the big-name free agent first basemen ...

Miami Heat's Chris Bosh grilled over residency in child support suit
MiamiHerald.com
Bosh was asked to read out loud an affidavit he signed in 2010 to obtain a mortgage for his $12.5 million Miami Beach house from Deutsche Bank. The affidavit was to swear he intended to make the North Bay Road home his primary residence — and ...

MiamiHerald.com

Miami-Dade County Public Works And Waste Management Monday Operations
Broward Net Online
**The PWWM Department provides only curbside recycling services to single-family residents in the following cities: El Portal, Florida City, Medley, Miami Beach, Miami Springs, North Bay Village, North Miami Beach, Opa-locka, South Miami, Surfside ...
 
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Surprise party at GOP convention: How 1988 marked end of an era
Bayoubuzz
Covering the 1968 Republicans in Miami Beach for my college newspaper, I had no awareness that I was witnessing the last gasp of the era when conventions were more than a prime-time TV show with a live audience. For all the funny hats and actual ...

Bayoubuzz

Jacked: Pimped Rides Of Miami Beach « Photo Galleries « CBS ...
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Jacked: Pimped Rides Of Miami Beach News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of Sacramento.
CBS Sacramento

New upscale hostel planned for Miami Beach – STAY WYSE
By staywyse
A New York hospitality company has announced plans for an upscale hostel in Miami Beach. The Freehand Miami is set to open in November at the site of the old Indian Creek Hotel, 2727 Indian Creek Dr., which is closed now for renovations.
STAY WYSE

Angels in The Backfield: The Dolphins Cheerleaders
By Jose Lambiet
With tourist attractions and museums shutting down all over the Miami area in anticipation of Isaac, the Miami Dolphins held the unveiling of the cheerleaders' popular calendar last night at LIV in Miami Beach. Packed like sardines in the ...
Gossip Extra

Delano to bring South Beach sizzle to Las Vegas Strip - USATODAY ...
LAS VEGAS - The Mandalay Bay's "The Hotel" upscale, non-gaming hotel tower will become a Delano hotel in late 2013.
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Miami Beach to Celebrate LGBT Hispanic Pride - EDGE New York City
Coming back bigger & stronger for its 2nd year, the Celebrate ORGULLO Festival , showcasing LGBT Hispanic Pride, will once again hit the sands of Miami ...
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Tropical Storm Isaac doesn't stop Club Space

Tropical Storm Isaac doesn't stop Club Space
Local 10
Partiers hit South Beach despite approaching Tropical Storm Isaac. Partygoers head to Club Space in downtown Miami. Published On: ... All beachfront restaurants in Miami Beach will be closed Sunday. Many restaurants had already removed umbrellas and ...

Local 10

Miami Beach hosted polarizing 1972 conventions
MiamiHerald.com
The last time Florida hosted a political convention, Richard Nixon was in the White House, Archie Bunker was in our living rooms and the nation was torn apart by Vietnam. It was 1972, and Republicans and Democrats both held their conventions in Miami ...

Delano to bring South Beach sizzle to Las Vegas Strip
USA TODAY
The 64-story, shimmering gold-glass tower prominently located on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip will take the name of the famed, design-driven, Art Deco hotel widely credited for helping South Beach transform itself from sleepy beach town to ...

USA TODAY

Miami Beach Water Main Repaired, 2nd and 3rd Breaks Discovered
WBFS
MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – Miami Beach road crews working to fix a water main break discovered the problem was three-fold. The first break, a 20 inch water main, was found at the intersection of Purdy Avenue and 18th street near Dade Boulevard.

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Water out on Belle, Rivo Alto isles
MiamiHerald.com
Beach Buzz. Beach Buzz: Bringing music back to Overtown. Three years ago, North Miami Beachresident Amy Rosenberg was on a walking tour of Overtown, once referred to as 'The Harlem of the South” when she had an epiphany. Advertisement ...

Miami Beach Water Main Repaired, Secondary Break Discovered
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MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – Full water service has been restored to Miami Beach residents following a water main break that caused some street flooding Saturday morning, however, there's also a precautionary boil water advisory for a small number of...

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Florida's last political summer: 1972
Tampabay.com
It was 1972, and Republicans and Democrats both held their conventions in Miami Beach, known as "the sun and fun capital of the world," thanks to its biggest booster, Jackie Gleason (a Nixon supporter). It was the last time both conventions were held ...

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Building a new semester this year -
FIUSM
28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Miami Beach Urban Studios, which is curated by Ricardo Lopez — a partner in Florez Lopez Architects who teaches design studios and Historic American Buildings Survey classes at the University of Miami. The exhibit will ...

Florida a mecca for big-time Republican stars
Tampabay.com
The pioneering Internet news aggregator has a home on Miami Beach and in 2011 bought a 6,400-square-foot home in south Miami for $1.4 million. Lou Dobbs. The Fox Business Network host has a place in the exclusive Ibis Golf & Country Club in West ...

Local GOP conventioneers head to Tampa
Times Herald-Record
In 1972, Estrada was a long-haired, 19-year-old page at the Miami Beach Convention Center when Republican delegates converged there to demand four more years of President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. He was thrilled to rub elbows ...

First Look: Nike LeBron 10 'Floridians' home colorway
Examiner.com
Before the Miami Heat came along and was the toast of the town in South Beach, there was the Miami Floridians of the freewheeling ABA during the 1970s. While the Floridians never really achieved much on the basketball court, their colorful legacy lives ...

Graphic Encounter - Awarded Loews Miami Beach Hotel - Miami Beach, Florida
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ASPEN, CO, August 26, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Graphic Encounter has been awarded the contract to provide custom framed giclee images of photographic images for Loews Miami Beach. Graphic Encounter dialogues with distinguished interior ...

World's Most Prolific Super Fitness Model Jennifer Nicole Lee Confirms Her ...
PR Web (press release)
Jennifer Nicole Lee and her management team have confirmed their next Fitness Model Factory 1 Day Mega Event Will be held on the world's sexiest beach, South Beach in Miami Florida November 11, 2012. For full details visit http://www ...
 
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Miami Nice? Coleen Rooney Channels Don Johnson In A White Blazer
MyDaily UK
Coleen Rooney looked like she was heading for a night out on Miami's South Beach last night, but in actual fact, the WAG was out in Manchester (similar, right?). Ms Rooney looked very Don Johnson as she showed off a sizzling tan (20 holidays a year ...

Yankee's A-Rod & Cameron Diaz's Love Nest Up For Sale Asking $38 Million ...
PR Web (press release)
New York Yankee's A-Rod Lists His 20,000 Square Foot Miami Beach Dream Estate At An Asking Price Of $38 Million – But Is A Previous Owner's Celebrity Status Worth The Premium Price? Certified Real Estate Appraiser Gives Opinion. Share on Twitter ...

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Local choreographer working on The Donkey Show
MiamiHerald.com
5, at Loew's Miami Beach American Ballroom, Level 2, 1601 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. The program will feature internationally renowned nurse scientists, scholars and nursing professionals, who will meet for the first time in the United States in a ...

ART Announces 2013 Conference Site
Furniture World Magazine (press release)
The Palms Hotel and Spa is a relaxed but sophisticated serene oceanfront resort, located in the heart of Miami Beach. The luxurious AAA four diamond South Beach luxury hotel centers on environmental awareness. Conference registration will begin mid ...

Coming soon to a museum near you -
FIUSM
Later this September, the Department of Art + Art History will host an exhibition of works by their first year M.F.A. students at Miami Beach Urban Studios. MBUS, an art gallery of the department located at Miami Beach, will show works by those ...

Sea Level Rise Threatens Countries, Regions And Cities Around The World ...
Huffington Post
The city of Miami Beach is currently "vetting a $200 million storm water concept that is one of the first in the nation to respond to sea level rise resulting from global warming," <a ..... Sea level rise: Ultimate South Beach party wrecker? New Law in ...

The Republicans' road to Tampa
Allentown Morning Call
1972: Delegates entering the convention in Miami Beach are greeted by 3,000 anti-war demonstrators. Hundreds of protesters are arrested and many injured during clashes with police. Pat Nixon becomes the first Republican first lady to deliver an address ...

Sneaker Pimps with Iggy Azalea, Ace Hood, Honey Cocaine at Grand Central ...
Miami New Times (blog)
Last Night · Sneaker Pimps: Iggy Azalea, Ace Hood at Grand Central. By Kat Bein. Heads Up · Hurricane Isaac: Miami Concert Cancellations. By S. Pajot. Best of Miami · 50 Best Miami Bands of All Time: From 35 to 31. By Crossfade. Art Basel Miami Beach ...

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Evelyn Lozada At Miami Beach Clearing Her Thoughts (Photos)
By Hahz
Evelyn Lozada In Low Cut Dress @ Beach In Miami - Photo posted in Eyecandy - Celebrities and random chicks | Sign in and leave a comment below! Friday VH1's “Basketball Wives” Evelyn Lozada was spotted on a beach in Florida, just two ...
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Sunset Harbour water main fixed, but another main breaks on Rivo ...
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The city of Miami Beach fixed the busted water main that flooded Sunset Harbour at about 8 p.m. tonight, and issued a boil water order for six nearby buildings. Meanwhile, a small main ... Living the good life in South Beach. Skip to content ...
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Miami Beach wades into sea level rise
There may be more pressing matters in Miami Beach, but perhaps none more ... would be needed for the Flamingo Park area and nearby parts of South Beach.
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SuViche heads to South Beach | miami.com
SuViche heads to South Beach ... spring rolls, chifa ceviche, a crispy shrimp macadamia roll and pescado escabeche. 1119 16 St, Miami Beach; 305-777- 3555 ...
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Upscale Hostel Planned for Miami Beach
From The Miami Herald Upscale Hostel Planned for Miami Beach A New York hospitality company has announced plans for an upscale hostel in Miami Beach.
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Boat cruise Miami Beach for daily trips from Bayside Miami Marina ...
If you want to take a boat cruise Miami Beach check out our professional charter ... Ski & Splash WaterSports Adventure, South Beach Sail Splash and Snorkel ...
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