http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Beaches 60 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:01:43 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331052.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331052.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Under a drizzle, Lisa Perez walked the streets of Miami Beach carrying an American flag and a framed picture of her son, Jason Vazquez, a U.S. Army soldier. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331056.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331056.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Miami Beach City Commission Group 2 and Group 3 seats are up for grabs Tuesday, when voters return to the polls to vote in a runoff election.<p/> In the race to claim the seat of term-limited Commissioner Saul Gross, insurance executive Jorge Exposito and mergers and acquisitions attorney Maria Mayer are on the ballot. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331051.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331051.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00 EST They come from groups based out of Fort Lauderdale and Miami and as far away as California and New York. The glossy mailers and commercials tell voters to question where a candidate's money is coming from and where ``our tax dollars'' are being spent. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331045.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331045.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For the second consecutive city meeting, sparks flew between the North Bay Village commission and the city manager Tuesday -- this time over his handling of police matters. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331009.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331009.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Until this summer, Bay Harbor Islands' only business strip was missing what every small town should seemingly have: an artsy spot where creative folks can get their hands covered in paint. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331050.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331050.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00 EST MIAMI BEACH | Burglars stole two sound systems, a tape deck, a fax machine and a copy machine together valued at $1,100 after breaking into Jehovah's Witness Hall, 300 40th St., between 9:30 a.m. Nov. 2 and 8:30 a.m. Nov. 3. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1325429.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1325429.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST With less than a week before Tuesday's runoff elections, Gabrielle Redfern has at least one obstacle to overcome if she is to win the Miami Beach City Commission seat: money. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1325428.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1325428.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST MIAMI BEACH | A thief stole a radio valued at $100 after smashing a window on a 1995 Toyota Yaris in the 6900 block of Rue Versailles between 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29 and 4:30 a.m. Oct. 30. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1325427.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1325427.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The National Council of Jewish Women's Greater Miami section will honor Bay Harbor resident Myra Farr for 70 years of leadership and community service at a brunch on Nov. 22, at Temple Beth Sholom, 4144 Chase Ave. in Miami Beach. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1323768.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1323768.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST On a typical Saturday, Miami Beach residents Brad and Margaret Klimek would never imagine themselves spending a night on Ocean Drive, where tourists usually outnumber locals. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319895.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319895.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:22 EST And then there were two.<p/> Gabrielle Redfern eked past Alex Fernandez during a Friday morning recount, earning the challenger spot in a runoff for Miami Beach Commission Group 3. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319490.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319490.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:18 EST It's a wall-to-wall work of art: an 1,100 square-foot cafe painted with kaleidoscopic swirls and electric colors.<p/> But on a recent afternoon, the massive, labor-intensive mural bore some extra elements: a scuffed floorboard here, a fingerprint there. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319517.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319517.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Hotels and apartment buildings brimmed with soldiers, golf courses and beaches served as training grounds, and as World War II raged, the city of Miami Beach bustled. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319507.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319507.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Call it voter apathy, disinterest or disgust, but Tuesday's turnout at the polls proves what candidates have said for weeks: Miami Beach residents just weren't tuned in to politics this fall. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319516.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319516.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Several municipalities in Northeast Miami-Dade will observe Veterans Day on Wednesday with parades, picnics and patriotic displays.<p/> Some of the events happening around town: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319504.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1319504.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST MIAMI BEACH | A thief stole a GPS valued at $300 after breaking a window on a 2008 Chrysler Sebring in the 400 block of 18th Street between 1:15 and 2 p.m. Oct. 25. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1317145.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1317145.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:42 EST Former Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Góngora is headed to a Nov. 17 runoff election for the city's Group 3 Commission seat.<p/> But the question remains: Who will be his opponent? http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1313202.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1313202.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When the city envisioned the festival in 2005, part of the concept for the night was to bring tourists to Miami Beach earlier in the season. Though the event may be a boon for local business, it isn't cheap. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1313192.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1313192.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST MIAMI BEACH | A robber punched a woman in the face, knocking her to the ground, and took her purse containing a cellphone in the 1300 block of West Avenue at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 24. The woman told police she had left a club at Fifth Street and Lenox Avenue and was walking home when someone suddenly approached her and knocked her out. The items were valued at $250. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1310555.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1310555.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT A heated and sometimes bizarre election season in Miami Beach could come to a close Tuesday as voters cast ballots for mayor and three commissioners. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1332793.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1332793.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The former Versace mansion, once the hottest and most exclusive party spot in South Beach, has gone dark in the fallout from the Scott Rothstein scandal. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1332793.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1332793.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The former Versace mansion, once the hottest and most exclusive party spot in South Beach, has gone dark in the fallout from the Scott Rothstein scandal. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331052.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331052.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Under a drizzle, Lisa Perez walked the streets of Miami Beach carrying an American flag and a framed picture of her son, Jason Vazquez, a U.S. Army soldier. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331056.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/beaches/story/1331056.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Miami Beach City Commission Group 2 and Group 3 seats are up for grabs Tuesday, when voters return to the polls to vote in a runoff election.<p/> In the race to claim the seat of term-limited Commissioner Saul Gross, insurance executive Jorge Exposito and mergers and acquisitions attorney Maria Mayer are on the ballot.