http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Beaches 60 Thu, 22 May 2008 14:51:28 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/1060/story/367343.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1060/story/367343.html Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:28 EST <b>Beaches editor: </b> Gail Epstein, <a href="mailto:gepstein@MiamiHerald.com">gepstein@MiamiHerald.com</a>, 305-376-2036 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/539649.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/539649.html Tue, 20 May 2008 03:01 EDT With his classmates cheering, Lorenzo Borrero slowly lifted himself off the ground for his 26th push-up. The 8-year-old triumphantly held himself up until his trembling arms couldn't support his weight. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/539656.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/539656.html Tue, 20 May 2008 03:01 EDT MIAMI BEACH A man stole a briefcase from a hallway at Hotel Victor, 1144 Ocean Dr., after entering through an unlocked rear door at 1:30 a.m. May 8. Hotel security confronted him and told him to leave before realizing the briefcase belonged to a hotel guest. The stolen briefcase contained a cellphone, clothes, supplements, a checkbook and a wallet together valued at $634 and $200 cash. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/539653.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/539653.html Tue, 20 May 2008 03:01 EDT Memorial Day means it's party time in South Beach. But based on previous weekends, the ACLU has set up a hotline for people who believe police are treating them unfairly. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/539652.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/539652.html Tue, 20 May 2008 03:01 EDT An upcoming Miami Beach fundraiser will assist transplant patients and raise awareness about the importance of organ donation. It's the second-annual Partners Golf Classic on June 5 at the Miami Beach Golf Club, 2301 Alton Rd. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/539650.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/539650.html Tue, 20 May 2008 03:01 EDT Dedicated bike lanes aren't in the plans for Alton Road in South Beach, but other changes are slated for the busy corridor this year. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535403.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535403.html Sun, 18 May 2008 03:01 EDT As usual, the government of Miami Beach is putting its own selfish interests ahead of the general welfare of the community. In recent weeks, there has been much discussion in City Hall about the goings on in the Building and Planning departments. The last few times the city commissioners met, they discussed a number of options to remedy the situations in these departments. And once again, bringing in auditors, outside consultants, and forming new committees are some of the ideas suggested. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535397.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535397.html Fri, 16 May 2008 03:01 EDT Why would a Roman Catholic cardinal visit a Miami Beach synagogue? The reason was very clear to Adam Haas, a 17-year-old Jewish teen whose synagogue, Temple Beth Sholom, hosted Cardinal William Keeler's visit Tuesday evening. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/540292.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/540292.html Tue, 20 May 2008 13:17 EDT Places of worship should create a security plan, have their members practice and update that plan and know who to call when they need help from police or firefighters. http://www.miamiherald.com/1033/story/211662.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1033/story/211662.html Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:59 EDT <b>Submitted by Rita Regev, Bay Harbor Islands:</b> "JAFCO-Jewish Adoption & Foster Care Options, hosted a luncheon & silent auction. From left: Tova Zohar, Event hostess; Rita Regev, volunteer; Marsha Hoffman, Co-Chair; Karen De-Cou, Co-Chair; Miri Mazor, Pres. Miami Chptr; Sharlene Lustig." http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/542406.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/542406.html Thu, 22 May 2008 14:49 EDT The man shot and killed in self-defense by Janepsy Cindy Mesa was a suspect in her husband's murder, North Miami police said Wednesday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/541117.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/541117.html Thu, 22 May 2008 03:01 EDT When Claude Postel met Callie Bienvenu, sparks flew. They met through a mutual friend Bienvenu was staying with after moving from Austin, Texas, a few years ago (her roots are Cajun). Postel had a boat and offered her a ride, telling her he was a famous four-star chef from Montreal. Unimpressed, she later looked him up online and voilà! He was a well-known chef, originally from Chartres, France, where he began culinary school in Paris at 15. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/541763.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/541763.html Wed, 21 May 2008 14:14 EDT Dozens of concerned residents in the Sky Lake area showed up for a second time Tuesday to hear whether the North Miami Beach council would allow them to vote on becoming a special taxing district to pay for a roving patrol. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/539651.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/539651.html Tue, 20 May 2008 03:01 EDT In one room, three teenage boys shaped a lump of white clay into vases. In another room, a 9-year-old girl practiced her concentration skills with a computer game. Down the hall, five preschoolers sat around a small table listening to a story. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/539637.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northeast/story/539637.html Tue, 20 May 2008 03:01 EDT Bonsai a gogo : The Flower Bar -- you can't drink here but you can still be intoxicated by perfumes. Essentials for fresh life are found here: perfumed candles, some made of soy, some with fig and watermelon, from the YeYe and Kate Hall brands. Owner Alex Rodriguez and his staff sell ornamental orchids, beautiful bamboos, fragrant peonis, antique-looking roses, Buddhas of every size and unusual greeting cards. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/aventura/story/542114.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/aventura/story/542114.html Thu, 22 May 2008 14:50 EDT She fooled you. Without the hair goop and the fake-gold hoops, Mimi Davila is no chonga. She's a scholar. A humanitarian. A Silver Knight. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/aventura/story/540119.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/aventura/story/540119.html Tue, 20 May 2008 10:42 EDT A planned bridge on North Bay Road that has roiled condo dwellers and put the city on the defensive is still alive after commissioners voted to revisit the issue in three months. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/aventura/story/539545.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/aventura/story/539545.html Tue, 20 May 2008 10:40 EDT Robert Spruiell, an Arizona businessman whose door-to-door magazine sales companies had drawn a flurry of bad publicity, was stabbed to death in Sunny Isles Beach when he confronted a man he believed was trying to sell drugs to his sales people, police said. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/aventura/story/539652.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/aventura/story/539652.html Tue, 20 May 2008 03:01 EDT An upcoming Miami Beach fundraiser will assist transplant patients and raise awareness about the importance of organ donation. It's the second-annual Partners Golf Classic on June 5 at the Miami Beach Golf Club, 2301 Alton Rd. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/aventura/story/539622.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/aventura/story/539622.html Tue, 20 May 2008 03:01 EDT AVENTURA Police arrested two 18-year-old women on charges of grand theft at Urban Outfitters, 19575 Biscayne Blvd., at 8 p.m. May 9. Police said the girls hid merchandise valued at $349 in their purses before trying to leave and setting off the store alarm. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/540918.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/540918.html Wed, 21 May 2008 03:01 EDT Mariano Baires returned to his Little Havana apartment Friday and found a charred apartment and heard that his wife and daughter had been sent to the hospital. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/540917.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/540917.html Wed, 21 May 2008 03:01 EDT First it was too broad. Then it was too specific. Now, Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff says a law change that would grant a Milam's Market expansion is just right. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/540920.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/540920.html Wed, 21 May 2008 03:01 EDT FLAGAMI PARK AREA Thieves made off with eight pigeons from a business at 6791 SW Eighth St. April 18. KINLOCH PARK AREA A burglar forced open a rear window at a house in the 3900 block of Southwest Fifth Street April 15. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/536725.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/536725.html Sun, 18 May 2008 03:01 EDT She got used to the cramped hallways and the constant noise from her old school, but now that students at Mater Academy East Charter Middle/High have a building of their own, Yanely López, 15, appreciates the silence. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/536723.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/east/story/536723.html Sun, 18 May 2008 03:01 EDT The oaks and figs that create the Grove's beloved, lush canopy are also blocking out the community's street lights, creating dark corridors in which criminals can roam, city police told the Cocoanut Grove Village Council Thursday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535396.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535396.html Fri, 16 May 2008 03:01 EDT In a blow to the South Beach nightlife industry, city commissioners took steps toward beefing up Miami Beach's noise ordinance in two big ways on Wednesday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535400.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535400.html Fri, 16 May 2008 03:01 EDT After hearing complaints that some city employees felt pressured to do private business with a commissioner, Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower wants to prohibit anyone on the city payroll from soliciting subordinates or colleagues as potential clients. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535398.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535398.html Fri, 16 May 2008 03:01 EDT Parking-challenged Miami Beach is letting private landowners join the lucrative parking-lot business -- but only during designated holidays when the crunch is at its worst. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535401.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535401.html Fri, 16 May 2008 03:01 EDT The Surfside Town Commission approved a new zoning code and is considering asking voters whether they want to stay with the county's fire rescue service or switch to Miami Beach's service. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535405.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/535405.html Fri, 16 May 2008 03:01 EDT MIAMI BEACH A thief stole a fog light valued at $100 off the front of a 2003 Toyota Rav4 in the 6900 block of Harding Avenue sometime betweenMay 2 and noon May 3. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/533729.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/533729.html Thu, 15 May 2008 13:45 EDT Seven months after a fire ripped through the sanctuary of Community Kollel, a Miami Beach synagogue, investigators have ruled the blaze incendiary but declined to label it an arson, according to Miami Beach Fire Division Chief Javier Otero. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/531849.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/531849.html Wed, 14 May 2008 03:01 EDT Vino Miami and the Miami Wine Tasters will take part in a wine tasting to benefit Dress for Success Miami/Suited For Success at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at Vino Miami, 1601 Washington Ave., Suite 110 (entrance on 16th Street). http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/531850.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/531850.html Tue, 13 May 2008 18:36 EDT Miami Beach City Commissioner Jerry Libbin will host ''Coffee with the Commissioner'' at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Manolo's, 7300 Collins Ave. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/530886.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/530886.html Tue, 13 May 2008 03:01 EDT This week, the Palate celebrates local pizza options to which you can really groove. At first glance, DiBono's Italian Café looks like a sports bar with its dark interior and flat-screen televisions, but look a little longer and you'll find that this North Miami Beach restaurant that used to be called Louie's Brick Oven, offers culinary jewels atypical to this area. Bread dipping oils are spiked with owner Lou DiBono's homemade spice blend that is found in a small, old brandy barrel. Inside... http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/530890.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/530890.html Tue, 13 May 2008 03:01 EDT The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce recently held its annual Elayne Weisburd Excellence in Education Award luncheon at the Palms Hotel in Miami Beach. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/530891.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/beaches/story/530891.html Tue, 13 May 2008 03:01 EDT MIAMI BEACH Someone stole documents and a bag with clothes valued at $500 from a 2006 Toyota Scion in the 8000 block of Harding Avenue between 10 p.m. May 4 and 8 a.m. May 5.