Archive for the ‘Miami Lifestyle News’ Category

Income disparity on Miami Beach is highest in nation

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

The working class and fixed-income retirees view wealth with inspiration and frustration in Miami Beach, which has the highest income gap in the United States.

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Miami Dining Scene Goes Big League

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

In 2008, our city’s gastronomic curve trended sharply upward.

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Miami smart new hotels

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

So what’ll it be? The place with the six infinity-edge swimming pools or the one with the bathroom chandelier that doubles as a shower head? The resort where beach butlers roam the premises with champagne carts or the hotel where no guest even on the most scorching of days is far from a chilled facial towel?

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Gas prices fall in South Florida, but extra charges remain

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Despite a significant drop in gas prices, many businesses are still adding fuel surcharges to customers’ bills.

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New IMAX theater opening at the AMC Aventura

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Movie studios are releasing their films on the IMAX format in increasing numbers, so it stands to reason that more IMAX theaters are sprouting up. Beginning Sept. 26, the AMC Aventura 24 in North Miami will join the IMAX family, with a giant-screen auditorium equipped with a digital projection system that will allow them to screen films in 2D and 3D formats.

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www.miamiherald.com /  Wed, Sep. 24, 2008

Miami Half Moon Empanadas

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Here’s this week’s Miami.com scouting report:
The idea for Miami Beach’s Half Moon Empanadas (named for the shape of South American turnover) came to Juan Zavala Jr. on a trip home to Argentina. When a vote was taken at a family gathering on whether to order pizzas or empanadas, he realized there wasn’t a place in Miami that delivered the latter.

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Disney offering free admission on 2009 birthdays

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Walt Disney World will be admitting visitors free on their birthday next year.

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The Miami Raleigh Hotel’s Dog of a Brunch

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

People spend ungodly amounts of cash on their bitches. Check out ILoveDogsDiamonds.com, for instance, where one can buy the “Amour Amour” dog collar. Made from crocodile leather, platinum, and 52 carats of diamonds, it goes for the bargain price of $3.2 million.

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Couples planning to wed on Miami Beach’s shores may have to pay fee

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Tying the knot on the sands of Miami Beach may not be free for much longer.

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New Miami restaurants add sizzle to the Miami Upper East Side

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Walking up to Red Light, the funky diner attached to Motel Blu on Miami’s Upper East Side, the hungry customer might be subjected to images of Biscayne Boulevard’s sketchier past.

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