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Many workplaces insure domestic partners, some now also pay the tax on benefits
- The Miami Herald , May 17
Many Florida businesses and public institutions provide domestic partner benefits for unmarried employees. Some now also cover the tax on th... e benefit.
Beach Buzz
Beach Buzz: Out of the kitchen and onto the playground
- The Miami Herald , May 16Over 250 people attended the inaugural “Out of the Kitchen” Dinner & Silent Auction, held May 2 at the St. Regis Bal Harbour. ... The event, which featured top area chefs preparing food table-side for guests, netted $75,000 for Pride Outside: Building Better Playgrounds for Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbour K-8 Center.
South Beach club operator sentenced to 12 years for “bar girls” racket at Russian-style lounges
- The Miami Herald , May 16A South Beach club operator was sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring with his business partners and “bar girls’ ... 19; to rip off male customers at their Russian-style lounges.
The Miami shoreline - before The Miami Herald
- Belle Isle Blog , May 15Its a nostalgic time on the west end of the Venetian Causeway.
Miami Beach
Miami Beach commissioners ponder taxpayers’ share of convention center redevelopment
- The Miami Herald , May 15Miami Beach commissioners got their first look at the public costs associated with revamping the city’s convention center district.
Miami Beach
Two teams, two visions presented for Miami Beach Convention Center redevelopment
- The Miami Herald , May 14Finalists competing for the billion-dollar project clashed over which plan would most benefit the community, and whether their plans had bee... n copied.
From South Florida Blogs & Websites
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Crossfade: Metric Headlining Bud Light Music First Tour's 50/50/1 at Fillmore Miami Beach
Crossfade, May. 17, 2013"50 concerts, 50 states, one day" ... Just a couple of weeks ago, we here at Crossfade announced that Bud Light Music First tour would be coming to Miami. Other cities had already gotten the...
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Miami City Diggs: Miami Beach Waterfront Bayfront Properties Offer Some of the Best Views in the City
Miami City Diggs, May. 17, 2013In Miami Beach waterfront properties that are located on the bayfront side of the beach are home to many full time residents throughout the year and offer some of the best views in the city. When thinking about buying Miami Beach real estate it’s [...]
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Riptide 2.0: Here's the Trippy Hotel and Giant Convention Center Developers Want To Build Downtown
Riptide 2.0, May. 17, 2013For the next month, two teams will be fighting tooth and nail for the chance to lead a billion dollar renovation of Miami Beach's convention center. But the Beach may soon have some serious compe...
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food for thought: Miami Gets Cruxed 5/20 - Preview Menu
food for thought, May. 16, 2013Number of comments: 0
+ A couple weeks ago I posted on the May 20 collaboration dinner with Brandon Baltzley, ringleader of the Crux culinary collective and author of "Nine Lives: A Chef's Journey from Chaos to Control," and Jamie DeRosa, chef of the recently opened Miami Beach restaurant Tongue & Cheek, with an assist [...] -
Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida: Many workplaces insure gay, straight domestic partners; some now also pay the tax on benefits
Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida, May. 16, 2013BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com
Thomas Barker, vice chairman of Miami Beach?s gay Business Enhancement Committee, recently made the case to other committee members for expanding city employees? domestic partner benefits program. Last week, suffering from a sudden [...]





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