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Bay Harbor Islands
Bay Harbor Islands toll booths going electronic
- The Miami Herald , May 20
Bay Harbor Islands is going to institute an electronic toll system. The town has also gotten a new mayor.
Miami Beach
Ice Box Cafe sets up in Sunset Harbor Shops bigger, with more relaxed feel
- The Miami Herald , May 20The Oprah-endorsed Ice Box Cafe has moved into bigger digs in Miami Beach’s Sunset Harbor neighborhood.
U.S. COAST GUARD
3 held on drug charges following arrest at sea
- The Miami Herald , May 19Details have emerged on the Coast Guard’s interdiction of a boat carrying cocaine off the coast of Panama.
WORKPLACE
Many workplaces insure domestic partners, some now also pay the tax on benefits
- The Miami Herald , May 17Many Florida businesses and public institutions provide domestic partner benefits for unmarried employees. Some now also cover the tax on th... e benefit.
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.
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.
From South Florida Blogs & Websites
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Soul Of Miami: Travis Wall Shaping Sound Tour in Miami at Colo?ny ?The?ate?r 6/12/13-6/13/13
Soul Of Miami, May. 20, 2013Number of comments: 1Travis Wall Shaping Sound Tour in Miami at Colony Theater
Wednesday June 12th & Thursday, June13th, 8pm
Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Rd
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.shapingsoundco.com
Ticket Price: $30-85, Group Rates AvailableShaping Sound, the new, contemporary dance company forged by Emmy-nominated choreographer and ?So You Think You [...]
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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 [...]




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