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In response, air service is expanding. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/top-stories/story/1319567.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/top-stories/story/1319567.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Nearly three weeks after food-world royalty Ruth Reichl got the staggering news that Gourmet, the venerated culinary magazine she ushered into the 21st century, was shutting down after a 68-year run, she was still at a loss as to what she might do next. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/top-stories/story/1324956.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/top-stories/story/1324956.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST You're sick. Your head is squeezed, your nose locked up and your stomach uneasy.<p/> The bad news: There's no quick cure for the common cold and flu. http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/696932.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/696932.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Author lectures, book signings and more Nov. 8-15 http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/1108899.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/1108899.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT Read and submit South Fla. blogs http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/107669.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/107669.html Wed, 06 May 2009 00:01 EDT Day passes vs. annual passes -- which is best for Florida theme parks? http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/848215.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/848215.html Tue, 15 May 2007 15:35 EDT Some health screenings may do more harm than good http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/111094.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/111094.html Tue, 15 May 2007 15:35 EDT Parenting: When mom and dad clash http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/154231.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/154231.html Tue, 15 May 2007 15:35 EDT Fat cat: At 35, Hello Kitty has earned untold millions http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/107677.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/107677.html Tue, 15 May 2007 15:35 EDT Pakistani pudding is good anytime http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/111084.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1001/story/111084.html Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:01 EDT Lethal fungus endangers our avocado trees http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/698391.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/698391.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:07 EDT http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/687183.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/687183.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:13 EDT All your favorites http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/687182.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/687182.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:12 EDT Crossword, Sudoku, Jumble & more http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/687181.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/687181.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:10 EDT Today's winning numbers http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/687180.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/687180.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:08 EDT Know before you go out today. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/705999.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/705999.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:06 EDT Miami's social events and people. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/698263.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/inside/story/698263.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:51 EDT http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1324956.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1324956.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST You're sick. Your head is squeezed, your nose locked up and your stomach uneasy.<p/> The bad news: There's no quick cure for the common cold and flu. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1325222.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1325222.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Ian Pearl once feared a tracheal tube inserted into his throat would render him voiceless.<p/> But he got his voice back -- and then some.<p/> He's using it now to bring attention to the issue of discriminatory health insurance practices against the disabled. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1324958.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1324958.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Washing hands is the single most important way to avoid the swine flu, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Simple, right? Here's the dirty truth: http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1324940.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1324940.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST ``It's sort of like being the absent-minded professor times five,'' says Tim Page. After a lifetime of struggling to relate to fellow human beings, he received a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome at age 45. Seven years later, Page, then the music critic for The Washington Post, revealed his condition in an essay in the New Yorker, which he has expanded into a new memoir, Parallel Play: Growing Up With Undiagnosed Asperger's (Doubleday, $26). http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1324959.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1324959.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: I sprained my right ankle several times when I was a teenager. Recently I have gotten into running and now am experiencing increasing pain in the front part of my ankle. I also have less motion in the right ankle joint than the left. A doctor told me I had bone spurs and needed surgery. Why do bone spurs occur and what are my other treatment options? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1324938.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1324938.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Nadia Czekajewski got braces on her teeth when she was 8. Now she's in third grade, turning 9, and ``she'll be done before she begins fourth grade,'' says her father, Tomasz Czekajewski. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1322567.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1322567.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The House moved Saturday night toward a vote on the most sweeping healthcare bill in generations, one that would guarantee health coverage to almost all Americans. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1312751.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1312751.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST If we have the power to see our medical future, should we dare look? What once seemed like science fiction is fast becoming reality. Tests can tell if we have a high risk of prostate cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and various genetic disorders. CT scans can examine every inch of our bodies. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1312762.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1312762.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's been a long, hard day at the office, and you need a good workout to blow off all that stress. But before you hit the free weights, the stationary bike or the elliptical machine, you spend 10 minutes carefully stretching all those stiff muscles, just as every coach, trainer and physical therapist has advised for as long as you can remember. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1312763.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1312763.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The discovery came about by accident more than a decade ago: Weight-loss surgery often led to dramatic improvement in the control of Type 2 diabetes, often before patients left the hospital. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1312752.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/1312752.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST During her 12th week of pregnancy, Garance Genicot and her husband, Shub Debgupta, received worrisome news from the doctor: A preliminary test showed there was a strong possibility that she would deliver a baby with Down syndrome. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1319560.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1319560.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Meals. Bedtime. Discipline. The reasons parents clash over the kids are endless, especially now that more unemployed dads are filling in for back-to-work moms as the bad economy grinds through a second year. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1319559.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1319559.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Conventional wisdom has it that you always save money if you buy in bulk, choosing the largest sizes and stocking up on items when they're on sale. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1319566.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1319566.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: My condo association recently adopted a rule that limits pets to one per unit. It's all because some residents aren't scooping their dogs' poop. As a cat owner, I think this is unfair. My cats need one another. Can you convince them otherwise? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1319565.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1319565.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: We had a young couple as house guests last year, and their behavior was quite startling. (They may be coming back at Thanksgiving.) They literally acted as if we were there to wait on them hand and foot. They left their room a shambles, they had opportunities to pay for things like a few groceries but never even offered, and they were very loud late at night (not watching TV, I assure you). Please advise your younger generation of the keys to being a proper house guest. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1318142.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1318142.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Adrienne Arsht Center presents Family Fest!, a free series featuring family-friendly out-of-doors activities and performances. With plenty of hands-on demonstrations and mini-workshops, families can make a puppet, learn songs or try out dance moves, all the while learning about the arts and other cultures. Family Fest is free but tickets must be reserved. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1312748.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1312748.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For weeks now, Farmville -- the popular and excessively addictive Facebook game -- has been demanding my attention. But not because I'm playing it. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1304271.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1304271.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT This is the time of year when parents begin making plans for children to fly alone during the holidays. I don't have kids, but I empathize with those who do after recently flying our nieces, ages 14 and 17, from Ohio to Seattle. Airline fees for an unaccompanied minor can add up to $200 to the cost of a round-trip ticket, and there's no bypassing the long lines at ticket counters, even if you're not checking bags. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1307798.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1307798.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Peter Yarrow's latest book was about to debut at No. 1 on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list, but his thoughts were on the past. Mary Travers, his partner in the 1960s folk-singing trio Peter, Paul and Mary, had just died. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1307795.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1307795.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT They march for peace. They march for politics. But 73-year-old novelist Barbara Rose Brooker believes American women must also march for freedom from age discrimination. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1307792.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1307792.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Stop the presses. There is a new frontier for newspapers after all -- in the novelty aisle. As newspapers nationwide struggle to find their place in the digital world, a parody newspaper has found a way to get some mileage out of its old work. The Onion has teamed up with Recycled Paper Greetings to create a line of 12 greeting cards. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1307784.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/family/story/1307784.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Sometimes it seems parking at the Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports costs almost as much as flying out of them. Through trial and error, I've found a few moderately economical solutions. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1317315.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1317315.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Yigal Azrouël looks more like the male models he dresses than someone who makes the clothes. The Israeli-born designer (for women, too) is even at the heart of a juicy rumor that he's the reason that Billy and Katie Lee Joel split up. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1313582.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1313582.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Lina Garcia remembers her first Hello Kitty purchases at age 15: a wallet, a trash can and an alarm clock, all with the image of the sweet-faced feline, three whiskers sprouting from each round cheek and a bow over her left ear. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1313585.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1313585.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST So, you admire the fashions of popular TV characters. Do you want to dress just like them? This fall, you can if you favor the slim suits worn by one smartly dressed 1960s ad man, the sexy looks of those real-life housewives or necklaces dripping with ''blood'' -- make that rubies -- inspired by modern vampires. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1313584.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1313584.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In need of a good carryall? Journeys, with stores at Aventura Mall and the Lincoln Road Mall, offers a new line of handbags from Yak Pak perfect for toting all those daily necessities. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1313586.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1313586.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q. I am a woman of color. For the past several years I have been noticing that I look tired and have bags under my eyes. Do you think it would be safe for me to have facial surgery or am I more likely to scar because of my skin tone? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1313719.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1313719.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST SPA-LICIOUS The Palms Spa Special Offer for Miami Residents: Get 50 percent off all spa services and 25 percent off all salon services through Nov. 30; Palms South Beach, 3025 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-908- 5460 or www.thepalmshotel.com. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1302819.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1302819.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Oversized, tote-style bags are allowing multitaskers to carry a lot more -- potentially putting women's spinal health at risk. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1302126.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1302126.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT These boots are made for baring -- a little toe, that is. For summer lovers who just can't embrace autumn styles yet, consider the peep-toe bootie a transitional model. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1302123.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1302123.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT If, as it's said, a woman's hair is her crown and glory, black women face a tumultuous case of ''uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.''Comedian Chris Rock attempts to explore what is at the root of black women's obsession with their hair in his documentary, Good Hair, which opened Friday. Rock said his oldest daughter, Lola, fueled his curiosity on black hair when she asked, ''Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1302127.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1302127.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT This 5-month old Brickell salon is not for those seeking to come out looking like their same old selves; it's all about transformation. Owner Trini Warner, a French stylist whose eight salons include six in Miami, has ''masstige'' -- prestige for the masses -- on her mind. That means luxurious haircuts, massages and facials at reasonable prices. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1302128.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/fashion/story/1302128.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Q. Recently, I had a consult with a surgeon for breast augmentation. I asked if he could do it endoscopically through my armpit and he said that he didn't recommend that approach because it could interfere with the detection and treatment of breast cancer. Is that true? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1319567.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1319567.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Nearly three weeks after food-world royalty Ruth Reichl got the staggering news that Gourmet, the venerated culinary magazine she ushered into the 21st century, was shutting down after a 68-year run, she was still at a loss as to what she might do next. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1315256.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1315256.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Hungry for literature? The full flavor of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society comes through over bangers and mash. Water for Elephants calls for hot dogs, popcorn and candied apples. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1315258.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1315258.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Persian food is as complex as those intricate flying carpets of legend, mingling threads from the Middle East and India. I first encountered it at Southern Illinois University at parties hosted by Iranian students who would serve up platters of saffron rice and sweet and sour stews in mysterious sauces. Years later, on a trip to India, I renewed my acquaintance at Irani restaurants in Mumbai. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314353.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314353.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's hard to believe it has taken so long for this Cajun classic to arrive in the Desperation Dinners test kitchen because one of our favorite challenges is to take traditional recipes and ''desperize'' them for busy cooks. But since this savory vegetable stew, called maque choux, stretches five minutes longer than our usual 20-minute limit, we kept putting it off. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1315257.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1315257.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Thanks to helpful readers, we've found just the recipe for M.W., whose Pakistani son-in-law wished to taste again a dish his late mother made for breakfast with rice, milk, carrots, raisins and pistachios. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1315262.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1315262.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Ragu, the long-simmered meat sauce Italian mothers and grandmothers traditionally serve for Sunday supper, is often called ''gravy'' by Italian Americans. It's a simple dish, but minor variations can provoke passionate arguments. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314357.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314357.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST On Oct. 8, Cook's Illustrated publisher Christopher Kimball penned an op-ed piece for The New York Times that bemoaned what he sees as a major change in the food magazine landscape -- the transfer of power from editors to end-users. The food conversation, once directed by a powerful few, is now open to all. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314363.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314363.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST I love the mix of sweet and savory in this side dish: It's starch and vegetable in one pot that I could easily make a whole meal of. There's no added sugar, but it's sweet. No added herbs, but it's floral; it also looks good. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314354.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314354.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST No doubt: Stir-frying is fast. The frying itself, that is. Sometimes the prep work can be anything but: Chop these, shred those, dice 25 things into the wok. This recipe manages to eke a lot of flavor from a list of ingredients that, in the stir-fry world at least, is relatively short. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314359.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314359.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST I recently sat with two friends in a restaurant at the end of an elaborate meal, glued to our chairs with heavy stomachs. One looked up from her plate and groaned. ''Do you ever finish a meal and just feel great?'' she asked, ''like you didn't totally overdo it?'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314366.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food/story/1314366.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST I've made a squash soup that's easy because there's no need for a blender. Plus you can customize the spices to make one batch two different ways. I came upon a recipe for Thai-Spiced Pumpkin Soup at the fantastic blog 101 Cookbooks last year, and loved the results. I use acorn squash without pumpkin, and have a smaller ratio of coconut milk to squash, but one of the great things about this recipe is its adaptability. Add liquid a little bit at a time, and you'll get the consistency you want. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1320525.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1320525.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Ah, the recliner. The American invention that linked lazing in the living room to television and frozen dinners is one of the few bright spots in a well-worn U.S. household furniture industry. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1320516.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1320516.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST One of tropical America's oldest and most important fruit crops is being threatened by the laurel wilt fungus, causing both the commercial grower and the backyard gardener in South Florida to worry: Should I plant avocados? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1320524.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1320524.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST After house-hunting, negotiating a price and working out details of his move, Patrick O'Leary was ready to tackle the real work: understanding and operating the various mechanical systems in his new, 6,000-square-foot home. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1318703.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1318703.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Whether it's fine architecture or a hardwood hammock, homes at this price offer a slew of cool digs. One property revisits Greek classicism with a stunning result, while another seems lifted from a colonial estate tucked into the hills of a Caribbean island. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1318716.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1318716.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Remember the bad old days of 11th-hour mortgage settlement cost shocks and mystery junk-fee charges? Remember when the ``good-faith estimates'' your lender gave you upfront said closing costs would be about $2,000, but somehow they ballooned to $3,500 on the final settlement sheet? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1321571.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1321571.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: A few years back, some owners were allowed to install carpet on the walks of their building. We are planning to paint and weatherproof our building. The board is requiring that the owners have the carpet removed at their expense. The board says that the carpet is not in compliance with Florida law. Who is now responsible for the cost of removal of the carpet? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1318706.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1318706.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: Our fishtail palm is dying. There are many seedpods, which seemed to sprout overnight. E.W., E.W., North Miami http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1318719.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1318719.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Singer Melanie Brown, also known as Scary Spice from her days with the Spice Girls, has purchased a gated home in the San Fernando Valley area for about $3.15 million. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1318717.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1318717.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST EVENTS Annual Festival of the Trees: Local, nation and international designers decorate holiday trees from every imaginable material; 6 p.m. Thursday; Coverings ETC Corporate Showroom, 7610 NE Fourth Ct., Miami; $55. 305-348-1059 or www.festival http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1308287.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1308287.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT Not too long ago most of us thought outdoor furniture was a table with four chairs for the patio and maybe a few chaises by the pool. No longer. Outdoor furniture has gone uptown with styles as varied and as comfortable as what we put indoors. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1308449.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1308449.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00 EDT Having moved five times in the last nine years, Pam Syx, now of Venice, Fla., had many opportunities to chuck some of her two children's artwork along the way. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315284.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315284.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Despite the economy, new resorts have been cropping up on the Out Islands, particularly in Eleuthera. In response, air service is expanding. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1316788.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1316788.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Playwright John Guare settles in on the stage of Illuminations, Deck 3, forward, preparing to deliver a lecture titled ''How to Read a Play.'' He wears a bow tie and small round glasses. A simple podium separates him from a rapt audience; a glass of water jiggles on a bar stool. He has a pile of notes and a voice that belongs on Broadway, even though he makes his living writing dialogue for others. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315275.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315275.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's a rain-soaked hamlet with a population of 3,000 souls, and just one traffic light, as unlikely a tourist hotspot as you'll ever see. But the tiny town of Forks, Wash., has been transformed by Twilight, the wildly popular young adult book series by Stephenie Meyer. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1316852.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1316852.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Cliff and Leah Patton went camping on Lion Country Safari's grounds with their two granddaughters thanks to the annual passes they just bought. As Palm Beach Gardens residents, they own almost all major Florida theme park passes including Sea World, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Busch Gardens, Aquatica and the recently acquired Lion Country Safari. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315286.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315286.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST New York has pizza. Chicago has hot dogs. But perhaps no city has embraced a regional dish the way Washington has the crab cake. You don't have to go to a special crabcakeria or a sidewalk stand. Crab cakes are everywhere: at manly steakhouses, flirty bistros and waterside restaurants. I've even seen a crab cake at Japanese restaurant Sushi Ko, where it is -- some might say heretically -- fried in tempura batter and served with avocado. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315287.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315287.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Whether heading out of town to visit family for the holidays or seizing the time off from school and work to see the sights, there are plenty of performances, parades and spectacular light shows to put you in the holiday mood over the next two months. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315274.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315274.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The lobby has mesquite driftwood floors and an aquarium with a rare red-carpet anemone from the South Pacific. One spa wall is textured to look like ocean waves. And the rooms feature marble bathrooms, designer furniture and fine Egyptian bedding. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315276.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315276.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST ZERMATT, Switzerland -- Each year the Igloo Village hotel is rebuilt from new snow. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315288.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315288.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: I recently stayed at the Howard Johnson Oceanfront Plaza Hotel in Ocean City, Md. When we arrived at the hotel early Friday morning, the room was not cleaned, the bed was not made from the previous occupants. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315282.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1315282.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Why does Orlando make you smile? If you're between the ages of 13 and 18 and can show the answer on film, you're invited to take part in a competition sponsored by the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Florida Film Festival and an organization called KIDS FIRST! The contest theme plays off the destination's marketing slogan, ``Orlando Makes Me Smile.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1318351.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/story/1318351.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The galleries at El Museo del Barrio have reopened after an 18-month renovation. The museum's facilities have been reconfigured to include a cafe, a new facade and a redesigned courtyard. The reopening coincides with the launch of an exhibition, Nexus New York: Latin/American Artists in the Modern Metropolis, exploring connections between Latino and non-Latino artists of the early 20th century, and how their exchanges and cross-influences impacted avant-garde art movements.