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Bay Harbor Islands

Bay Harbor Islands toll booths going electronic

- The Miami Herald , May 20
The Miami Herald

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 20
The Miami Herald

The 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 19
The Miami Herald

Details 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 17
The Miami Herald

Many 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 16
The Miami Herald

A 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 16
The Miami Herald

Over 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.

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