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IRS Going After Real Housewives of Miami star
The taxman is going after The Real Housewives of Miami stalwart Alexia Echevarria and her politically-connected lobbyist husband Herman.The IRS, according to papers filed with Miami-Dade County,...
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In Miami Beach, homes face teardown frenzy or preservationist zeal
In South Florida’s suddenly resurrected real estate market, Miami Beach has plenty to offer buyers in search of a dream home.Stocked with miles of bayfront land and picturesque waterways, the Million...
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RHOM Star's Son: No Jail in Miami Beach Hobo Beating
The son of The Real Housewives of Miami star Alexia Echevarria, who outraged the nation when a video of him abusing of a homeless man who was sound asleep ended up on Facebook, will likely NOT serve...
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Miami Beach commissioner announces run for mayor
Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin already has his New Year’s resolution: become Miami Beach Mayor Jerry Libbin.Libbin, who is president of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, quietly filed...
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten charging into Miami Beach
Superstar French chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is expanding in Miami with The Matador, an oceanfront supper club in Ian Schraeger’s new Miami Beach Edition Hotel and residences, Side Dish has...
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Editorial: Hardest task in convention center upgrade: sell it to voters
The hardest part of any plan to improve the Miami Beach Convention Center to attain the quality we need to compete for meeting business won't be deciding what would work, but figuring out how to get...
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North Beach cafe will transport you to Marseille or Marrakesh
Nabil Hach al-Luch and his wife, Elena Bernatskaya, run Rouge Cine Café with silent movies projected on a wall inside and a garden patio filled with lime trees, blackberry brambles and passion fruit...
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Miami Beach may hire Spanish company to study Bay Link alternative
Nearly a decade after a project to connect Miami Beach and the mainland by light-rail fizzled, city leaders may hire a state-owned Spanish railway company to study a new option to link the tourist hub...
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West Avenue Water Main Break Updates
Early Word is that a water main break at 10th Street and West Avenue is the reason for water pressure problems, including the complete shut off of water flow at some locations, impacting residences and...
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Fisher Island: A Gilded Island, Swirling With Intrigue
PHYLLIS WINICK’S blue eyes flashed excitedly as she drove the golf cart around this wealthy 216-acre enclave.She pointed to pink flamingos standing on a grassy bank, a marina that holds yachts up to...
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Former Miami Beach resident may be next Israeli ambassador to U.S.
Ron Dermer, a top adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and who has family ties to two former Miami Beach mayors, may soon become the next Israeli ambassador to the United States,...
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Getting Around Miami Beach During New Years and College Bowl Celebrations
From the City of Miami Beach:COMMUNITY NOTICENew Years Celebration 2012/13 & College Bowl Championship Series Free Public Events at 8 Street Beach Tuesday, January 1, midnight (New...
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About That DUI Checkpoint On Miami Beach Friday Afternoon
Last Friday night (12/28/2012), in the middle of the holiday vacation season, there was a DUI Checkpoint on the way to Miami Beach. When I say "on the way," I mean at about 6:30 p.m.Now let me say...
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Looking into 2013: What’s coming to Belle Isle, the Venetian islands, Sunset...
As we cross into 2013, it’s a good time to recap the major neighborhood issues of 2012 and what to expect in 2013.In 2012, we survived the trauma of Venetian Causeway construction, frequent flooding in...
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EDENS acquires Fifth & Alton shopping center in South Beach
Retail developer EDENS has acquired the Fifth & Alton shopping center in South Beach, according to a company press release. The property, which is located at Fifth Street and Alton Road, is...
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South Beach's Corrupt Projects: From Bathrooms to Frozen Yogurt Stand
When Gus Lopez was arrested in October on 63 charges ranging from money laundering to bribery, even the most jaded Miami Beach residents were amazed at the extent of his alleged corruption. For five...
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Man Found Dead at Miami Beach Hotel: Police
Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead inside a Miami Beach hotel after an altercation with his girlfriend early Tuesday, police said.The incident happened at the Marseilles Hotel at...
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Rosie O’Donnell drops price on Star Island home
The list price on Rosie O’Donnell’s home at 43 Star Island Drive has been reduced by $2 million to $17.5 million, according to data from real estate information firm Streeteasy.The home, which is...
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A Sneak Peek at CATCH Miami, Opening Next Week
New York City's the EMM Group is opening their first outpost of the Meatpacking District's CATCH by Top Chef season three winner Hung Huynhat the James Royal Palm, also home to recently-opened Florida...
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Icon South Beach Penthouse 2 closes for $21 million
Penthouse 2 at Icon South Beach has sold for $20.96 million, The Real Deal has learned.The four-bedroom, 6.5-bathroom unit had been listed for $19 million by broker Dora Puig.It was first reported in...
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Saban, Alabama Crimson Tide quietly roll into Miami Beach for title game
The beautiful people milled about the Fontainebleau lobby just like any sunny Wednesday afternoon.Just another day in paradise.Few heads turned when four tour buses and a police escort came wailing...
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A view of South Beach before anything was built in 1910
This photo got the most love out of all the Old School Sunday posts we did in 2012. This photo was taken on or around 1910 looking northwest from about where Washington Avenue and Lincoln Road is. In...
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From the Miami Beach Hebrew Academy to pro basketball in Israel
Zack Gordon has come a long way from his days of playing nearly every position on Miami Beach’s RASG Hebrew Academy basketball team.On Nov. 7, the 6’6” forward signed a one-and-a-half-year contract...
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New York real estate investor expands Lincoln Road presence
A New York real estate investment fund continued to expand its presence on Lincoln Road last month, purchasing three storefronts on the prime retail streetfor more, click headline.See it on Scoop.it,...
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A Shot Across the Bow: More like, watching pigs slobbering over Miami Beach...
Here it is on Jan 2 and I am very angry. Usually this time of year, not just New Year's Eve or Day, is a time to consider my life. Sometimes it is about planning the future or reviewing the past. Other...
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Miami Archives: Minsky's, Miami Beach's most popular strip club, was located...
From MiamiArchives.blogspot.comBUILT IN BOOMTIME, BEACH PIER TO BE DEMOLISHED AS AN EYESOREMiami Herald, November 22, 1984by PAUL SHANNON Herald Staff WriterMiami Beach's landmark South Beach pier,...
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South Beach Santeria? Decapitated animals wash up near condo, horrify residents
A goat and three chickens were decapitated in an apparent sacrifice and dumped into Biscayne Bay where they washed up behind a luxury South Beach condominium to the horror of residents.“I don’t...
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Hotel construction, road work, flooding and Sun Pass on Belle Isle residents...
Can robotic parking machines change how people feel about parking garages?Will a new pumping system, almost complete, keep Sunset Harbour dry the next time we have a full moon and high tide at the same...
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Check Out The Pawson/Schrager Designed Marriott Miami Beach Edition
As the full-on overhaul of the postwar Seville Hotel into the Marriott Edition continues by legendary hotelier Ian Schrager, a major expansion will add a residential penthouse addition on top of the...
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