Foodies: Miami Spice kicks off Wednesday

Foodies, start dining: Miami Spice kicks off Wednesday
MiamiHerald.com
Restaurants in the fine dining tier, including City Hall, Rosa Mexicano and Soyka, cost $19 for lunch and $33 for dinner. The “luxury” category includes venues such as Cecconi's Miami Beach, Smith & Wollensky and Palme d'Or at the Biltmore and costs $23 ...

MiamiHerald.com

Fla. man arrested after 'Dark Knight' moviegoers flee from theater
New York Daily News
Police swarmed to the Regal South Beach theater to arrest David Martin Escamillo, 44, who was being detained by members of the public. Panicked moviegoers fled a packed Miami Beach screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” early Tuesday after a man wearing black gloves emerged from the back of the theater screaming, “This is it!” Three people wrestled suspect David Escamillo to the ground until about 30 cops arrived, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. “I didn't shoot anybody,” Escamillo, 44, told police, ...

New York Daily News (more stories on this further below)

Longtime lesbian activist Cindy Brown appointed director of Miami Beach ...
MiamiHerald.com (blog)
News release from Miami Beach Garden Conservancy : (Miami Beach, July 31, 2012) - The Miami Beach Garden Conservancy has announced the appointment of Cindy Brown as executive director of the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. As executive director ...

Primus Brings Primus in 3D to the Fillmore Miami Beach on August 3
New Times Broward-Palm Beach (blog)
Primus Brings Primus in 3D to the Fillmore Miami Beach on August 3. By Nick Klein Wed., Aug. 1 2012 at 9:01 AM. Categories: A Compelling Visual, Concert Preview, Is It Wrong? Pin It. imgPrimus4-1.jpg. Stoners, '90s aggro-hippies, and jam band enthusiasts ...

New Times Broward-Palm Beach (blog)

Miami Herald Endorses Mark Weithorn Despite His Financial Baggage
Miami New Times (blog)
Last week, it recommended that voters go with Mark Weithorn in the race to replace Richard Steinberg, the Miami Beach state house rep who resigned in February after getting busted for sending inappropriate text messages to a married federal prosecutor.

UBS Client from Miami Beach, Florida Sentenced to Prison
JD Supra (press release)
The former bank client, from Miami Beach, Florida, paid a civil penalty of $2000000 related to the $4000000 high account balance stemming from tax year 2006. Additionally, the client was sentenced to four months in federal prison, three years of supervised ...

Morgans wants to sell Delano but run it, too
MiamiHerald.com
Beyond that, executives said little during an earnings call Tuesday about their plans to sell the iconicSouth Beach hotel at 1685 Collins Avenue. Brokerage Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels confirmed in mid-July that it had been retained to market the ... In addition to the Delano, Morgans owns, has ownership in or operates a dozen other properties around the world, including the Shore Club and Mondrian in Miami Beach. Financial results released this week showed that occupancy at all of theMiami Beach hotels either ...

Aviva Drescher, 'RHONY' hit Miami
MiamiHerald.com
It's good to be Aviva Drescher, with her penthouse in Miami Beach where she can invite all her friends and frenemies. On Monday night's episode, The Real Housewives of New York City ditched the Hamptons for SoFla and got a taste of how the socialite lives ...

MiamiHerald.com

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013
On Cars India
Sexy swimwear and hot convertibles made waves at the beautiful South Beach in Miami, Florida at the annual swimwear event. You need to upgrade your Adobe Flash Player to watch this video. Download it from Adobe. July is the month when the warm sands of Miami beach turn into a fashion runway every year for the annual Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim event, which descends on the beautiful South beaches of Florida. The swimwear industry's most anticipated event took place as usual at the The Raleigh ...

Two indicted with trying to sell $3 million Henri Matisse painting
MiamiHerald.com
Almost two weeks after being arrested in a Miami Beach hotel room, a Miami resident and a Mexican national faced a federal grand jury for their part in the mysterious theft of Henri Matisse's “Odalisque in Red Pants,” valued at about $3 million. The federal grand jury indicted Pedro Antonio Marcuello Guzman, 46, of Miami, and Maria ... HOTELS. Morgans wants to sell Delano but run it, too. The owner of the Delano said that it wants to sell the South Beach hotel but stay attached to the famous name. 1343775190 ...

Big divider in U.S. House District 18 Democratic race is money, not issues
Palm Beach Post
Murphy, 29, grew up in the Keys, Broward County and Miami Beach and is a vice president in his family's Miami-based construction business. He was a ... “He came from Broward, well actually he came from South Beach, and changed parties,” says Buechler.

8 oz. Burger Bar | Miami Beach | North Miami
By AlexanderB
Los Angeles-based 8 oz. Burger Bar, is opening a second location in the Miami area following itsMiami Beach branch. ... a new eatery in North Miami at 14815 Biscayne Boulevard. Its South Beach burger joins is located at 1080 Alton Road.
The Real Deal Miami  

Man allegedly yells 'This is it!' at Batman showing, panic ensues
NBCNews.com (blog)
According to a Miami Beach Police arrest affidavit, 44-year-old David Martin Escamillo was at the Regal Movie Theater late Monday night when he got into an altercation with another moviegoer, left the theater and returned wearing black gloves and screamed ...

Miami Beach man arrested in 'Batman' movie panic
Sun-Sentinel
At least 30 Miami Beach Police officers responded to the Regal South Beach theater on Lincoln Road at about 12:15 a.m. Tuesday after receiving multiple reports of gunshots inside Theater No. 2, according to a report released by police. Police quickly ...

Man accused of disturbance at South Beach 'Batman' movie
MiamiHerald.com
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- A South Florida man faces disorderly conduct charges after a disturbance at a theater showing the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises." Miami Beach police say more than 100 moviegoers fled early Tuesday after David Escamillo ...

Miami Beach Man Arrested in "Dark Knight" Theater Panic
NBC 6 Miami
David Martin Escamillo is facing charges after police say he caused a panic in a Miami Beachmovie theater during a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises." Miami Beach Man Causes Panic at... Tweet. Link; Embed; Email. Copy. Close. Link to this video ...

Cops: Miami Beach man charged in Batman movie disturbance
Sun-Sentinel (blog)
... Hijek August 1, 2012 07:49 AM. Just after midnight Miami Beach cops responded to a report about possible gunfire at the Regal movie theater on Lincoln Road showing the new Batman movie, the “Dark Knight Rises," reports WFOR CBS News-4 in Miami.

Miami Beach Man Charged In Batman Movie Disturbance
WBFS
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Miami Beach man was led away in cuffs after he caused people to panic in a movie theater showing the new Batman movie. Just after ... “There was a disturbance in a theatre at approximately midnight in South Beach. Regal takes the ...

WBFS

Miami Beach voters in a bind, must add a convention tax
Miami Today
It's true that Miami Beach can never hope for its center to be in the top 10 again, because the city is too constricted to permit that growth. Our center is less than a fifth the size of McCormick Place in Chicago, less than a quarter the size of the Orange County ...

Man accused of causing panic in Miami Beach 'Batman' theater
MiamiHerald.com
A Miami Beach man was led away in handcuffs after he caused people to panic in a movie theater showing the new Batman movie. Just after midnight Tuesday police received a call about possible gunfire at the Regal movie theater on Lincoln Road.

Florida man arrested for disturbance at 'Dark Knight Rises' screening
Entertainment Weekly (blog)
A South Florida man faces disorderly conduct charges after a disturbance at a theater showing the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises. Miami Beach police say more than 100 moviegoers fled early Tuesday after David Escamillo yelled “This is it!” during the ...

Fla. man accused of disturbance at Batman movie
CBS News
Miami Beach police say more than 100 moviegoers fled early Tuesday after David Escamillo yelled "This is it!" during the film. Witnesses say they saw Escamillo leave the theater and return wearing a pair of black gloves. Escamillo was detained by movie ...

Batman Screening Scare: Man Arrested for Causing Panic in Miami Beach ...
Miami New Times (blog)
David Escamillo was arrested last night for causing a panic during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises at the Regal multiplex on South Beach. The 44-year-old screamed, "This is it!" from the back of the theater, and later yelled, "I didn't shoot anybody" once...

Miami New Times (blog)

Batman massacre 'copycat' scare leads to arrest
The Sun
More than 30 police officers swarmed the cinema on Miami beach during the midnight showing to arrest David Martin Escamillo, 44, who was being detained by members of the public. Cops received numerous reports of shots being fired and they took no chances after James Holmes allegedly opened fire on a theatre in Denver two weeks ago. Witnesses in the Regal South Beach theatre said Escamillo began watching the film sitting at the back of the cinema. Tragedy ... scene of Aurora massacre. He later stood up ...

The Sun

New Batman cinema terror as crazed man walks into theater and shouts: 'This it it!'
Daily Mail
With terrifying echoes of the Aurora, Colorado massacre in which 12 people died and 58 others were injured, 30 police swarmed to the Regal South Beach theater to arrest David Martin Escamillo, 44, who was being detained by members of the public. Almost two weeks after James Holmes allegedly opened fire on unwitting members of the audience, Miami Beach police took no chances after multiple reports of gunshots inside Theatre number two were received. Scroll Down for Video. David Martin Escamillo, 44, ...

Daily Mail

Man arrested after panic at local cinema
7Online WSVN-TV
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police have arrested one person after chaos erupted at a South Florida movie theater during a screening of the new Batman movie. Miami Beach Police responded to the Regal Cinemas on Lincoln Road, just after midnight, ...

7Online WSVN-TV

Another Dark Knight Rises Horror Story Unfolds
RumorFix
David Martin Escamillo was arrested following a frightening scenes at Miami Beach's Regal South Beach Cinema. On Tuesday, The 44-year-old allegedly wore black gloves and began screaming 'this is it' from the stairway as crowds watched the 12:15 a.m. ...

Police respond to reports of shooting at Miami Beach 'Batman' screening
Local 10
About 30 Miami Beach police officers responded to the scene. "Everyone was outside, panicked," said Kevin Marshalleck, a South Beach resident who shot home video of the chaos on Alton Road. Video shows Escamillo being escorted by a Miami Beach ...

Local 10

Another Scare At Movie Theater Showing 'The Dark Knight Rises"
The Ledger
Miami Beach police said more than 100 moviegoers fled early Tuesday after David Escamillo reportedly screamed "This is it!" during the film. Police found no weapon, and no shots were fired. The fracas occurred less than two weeks after a gunman killed 12 ...

Miami Man Charged After Creating Another Movie Theatre Scare During "Dark ...
W*USA 9
(WUSA) -- David Escamillo, a 44-year old Miami Beach man, was detained by police just after midnight Tuesday after he created a disturbance in a movie theatre during a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises". Witness accounts via CBS Miami reported that ...

Miami Beach joker yells 'this is it!' at 'Dark Knight,' sparks panic | The ...
By Enrique Santos
Miami Beach joker yells 'this is it!' at 'Dark Knight,' sparks panic ... Police initially received a call at about 12:15 a.m. of several shots fired in the Regal South Beach theater, according to reports. Witnesses told cops Escamillo was walking up ...
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South Beach 'Dark Knight Rises' movie-goers flee theater in terror
By CNC Editor
Almost 140 terrified movie-goers fled a Miami Beach theater's midnight showing of the 'Dark Knight Rises' after a man wearing black gloves screamed out 'this is it' from inside the cinema. With terrifying echoes of the Aurora, Colorado ...
Conservative News Central

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