A Rundown of the Miami Beach Candidates The current crop of hopefuls vying for Miami Beach political office this November, unlike in years past, contains some flamboyant personalities that carry with them a promise of change. Also different is the fact that candidates challenging the incumbent mayor, Matti Bower, have a modicum of viability. That’s [...]
What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate With the president fresh off some grueling campaigning, er, touring, in his Canadian-made bus to find what’s ailing the heartland, it’s no wonder he needs a respite in Kerryland, um, Martha’s Vineyard, with a few rounds of golf. And we hear you, man, on it being [...]
Miami Beach Town Hall Meeting Held to Discuss Memorial Day Weekend 2011 By Anne Newport Royall Less than 150 people sat about the cold and cavernous ballroom overlooking the busy pool and beach at the Loews Hotel on Collins Avenue Tuesday evening, August 24, as the City of Miami Beach held it’s long awaited Town [...]
By Anne Newport Royall If cronyism were the buzzword in a drinking game, and the beverage was the café con leche served at the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club, those core members in attendance for this week’s speaker would be buzzing right past Hurricane Irene and into next week. Cronyism is at the core of all [...]
By John Zur Ex-Miami Beach police officer Derick Kuilan, whose ATV joyriding – with a woman he picked up at The Clevelander – resulted in two serious injuries, is now claiming the blood test taken after the accident was illegal. He and Rolando Gutierrez, who was on-duty with Kuilan that night, but was not present [...]
Have a favorite librarian? Then tell the world by entering him or her into the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The award encourages library patrons to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of [...]
From the folks at Vanidades Mag comes Vanidades Brides, an expo that takes place on September 1, a stylish, fun night where brides and grooms will have a chance to meet top vendors, speak with wedding experts and stylists, win prizes and even dance the night away with a live music performance. A Groom’s Lounge [...]
Trey Songz Hosts Moet Rose Lounge Singer/songwriter/actor, Trey Songz hosted a private party last Thursday night for 150 guests at the Setai penthouse, dubbed the Moët Rose Lounge for the evening. The handsome 23 year-old brought his mother as his date and together, they accepted a $5,000 check from Moet for Songz’s Angels with Heart [...]
By: Maryanne Salvat and Mary Jo Almeida-Shore One Stop Safety Shop at Give Wink Join Aventura’s Give Wink on Thursday, August 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., for a one-stop Safety Shop to help South Florida parents learn how to better protect their children. Collaborators include Guard-A-Kid, One Beat CPR, and My Privates are [...]
By John Zur PAX, short for Performing Arts Exchange, opened its doors in April as a haven for music aficionados and those appreciating the local arts scene. If you haven’t much regard for local music, it’s probably because you haven’t been exposed to some of the truly talented artists that PAX owner Roxanne Scalia is [...]
August 25 Film Gasland Ecomb’s Cinema Green at MB Cinematheque is showing Gasland this week. The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of “fracking” has unlocked a “Saudia Arabia of natural gas” just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox [...]
Every woman needs a little sexy dress that she can whip out at a moment’s notice. We all have a black dress that fits the bill, but this year’s Resort 2012 Runway is showing something very different. Designers have updated that little black dress with pizazz – some have painted it red with checks, while [...]
