Call Americans old softies, but romance is booming nationwide. Date night is back. Film attendance climbed 16 percent last year, the biggest rise in 20 years according to Media by Numbers. Sales of romance novels are up. Nielsen BookScan reports increased adult fiction sales, with many romance publishers enjoying boosts. “Romantic novels and movies inspire [...]
The number of drivers and passengers who use seat belts has been climbing nationwide, according to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns. National seat belt use has jumped from 58 percent in 1994 to 84 percent in 2009, due in large part to high-profile campaigns and [...]
To celebrate the 2010 home season, the Miami Dolphins have launched the Orange Offensive, and are asking Fin fans to wear orange at a series of community pep rallies and the lighting of key landmarks throughout South Florida. “We want to celebrate with the community our 45th season and home opener,” said Mike Dee, Dolphins [...]
Celebrate the last event of the summer with 305Green.com and ECOMB, the Environmental Coalition of Miami & the Beaches, when they join forces to throw Miami’s first ever Green Happy Hour. The fun begins this Friday night, September 17 from 6 to 10pm. at the Area 31 Rooftop Restaurant in the Epic Hotel. The Epic [...]
Gerry Stecca, a Bakehouse Art Complex artist, is competing to win the PEPSI REFRESH IDEA grant for the month of September. Pepsi is giving away millions of dollars in the form of grants to individuals to help them accomplish great things. The grants are decided by the general public voting. The most votes wins for [...]
On point to be built in Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games is this amazing futuristic waterfall tower. Named the Solo City Tower, it will be built on Cotonduba Island. It will be both a observation Tower, and a beacon to the visitors arriving by air and by sea to the olympics. Designed by a [...]
Mike Morone, is promoting a new event called Give Your Stuff Away Day on May 15, 2010. This event could help millions of people, while shrinking landfills, boosting the economy, and reducing household clutter. This can be done with little effort, at no cost, and in one weekend. Says Morone: “This could benefit millions of [...]
This wonderful little video shows the beach behind Nikki Beach Club, South Beach, just after the March 2010 World Music Conference. Posted by BottleBeachSlum on March 31, 2010. This is what they had to say: The City of Miami Beach is unprepared to deal with “Special Events” in the residential South Of Fifth Street (“SOFI”) [...]
Learning how to write a love letter isn’t difficult. Once you gather your thoughts and follow these simple steps to express the way you feel in a love letter you’ll know how to do it….
The oldest building in the Western Hemisphere is located in North Miami Beach. The Ancient Spanish Monastery….
