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Super Bowl Party Awards
After a weekend full of red carpets, celebrities and Diddy, it's time for some awards.
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Miami.com 2-Year Anniversary Party at LIV
Come celebrate Miami.com's 2 years in cyberspace at our big bash at LIV.
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Bleau Bar's Dragon Fly
Sip on this before celebrating Miami.com's birthday at the Fontainebleau.
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February Eats
Eat & drink yourself into a frenzy this month as restaurants line up to wine & dine…
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Revamp your Valentine's Day

Ditch the clich�s and treat your honey to a one-of-a-kind Valentine's Day experience.

Ye olde clothier creates costumes for Florida Renaissance Festival

Lord Mayor Richard Weber walks around the marketplace of Port Isabella, taking a visitor on a tour of his domain.
- Costumes of the Florida Renaissance Festival
FLEA MARKET FINDS

Unique treasures add history, charm and interest

For some, flea market or thrift shopping is a favorite pastime. A 1930s cottage-style buffet, a mid-century modern chair, a 19th century crystal sconce woven into interiors that marry new and old -- these finds can add instant history, charm and personality to a home. In this troubled economy, shoppers are looking to alternative, less costly sources for home furnishings.
Mermaids & manatees: Florida state parks celebrate 75 years

In the beginning, there were Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden, and they were in North Florida -- or so some say. More believable is another beginning attributed to Torreya State Park: It was Florida's first state park, established in 1935. From that start, the Florida Park Service has grown to become one of the nation's largest state systems with 160 parks.
- Florida's diverse state parks

HEALTH

Experts laud first lady's childhood-obesity fight

South Florida school districts and physicians are cheering a new national initiative to end childhood obesity.
SKIN DEEP

Your inner beauty shows outside

Have you ever noticed that when you feel great, you also look great? Dr. Eva Ritvo, vice chairwoman of the ...
MIAMI HERALD FITNESS CHALLENGE

Patience pays off in Herald Fitness Challenge

A round of applause is in order for my fellow Miami Herald Fitness Challenge competitor Andrew Richardson. ...
FRAGILE X SYNDROME

Taking aim at learning disorders

A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic ...
HYPERTENSION STUDY

High blood pressure is linked to dementia

If the cardiologist's warnings don't scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the...
NUTRITION

Supplement craze: Sensible or waste of money?
HEALTH Q&A

Cardiologist's advice about No. 1 killer of women
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Journey of death and discovery inspire Maria Marocka's new album

It's the witching hour at Tobacco Road's Monday jam night, and singer-songwriter Maria Marocka is visibly a...
Step into Oz at Miami Children's Museum

There's no place like home. And starting Saturday, there will be no place on the planet quite like the Miam...
ON THE CHEAP

Free money, come and get it

As you see the money drain from your bank account -- an electric bill here, a mortgage payment there -- don...
DR. DOLITTLER

Not all animal acts are inhumane

Q: Could you spend some time explaining that people should not spend their money on circuses? I used to thi...
MALE CALL

She wants back in the game

Q: I am a 50-something woman who has been divorced for about a year after a long marriage. I feel like I am...
FAMILY FUN

'Grossology' at The Museum of Discovery and Science

The Museum of Discovery and Science and Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital are daring you to get grossed out ...
RESEARCH

Study finds a link between tats and trouble
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