The 71st Annual Boat Show Cruises into Town Stylish Yachts, Boating Tech Toys, Celebs and On-the-Water Adventure Highlight the 2012 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show & Strictly Sail. Showcasing the best of the boating industry, with thousands of the newest boats, marine gear and accessories for sale, on top of five days of on-the-water [...]
Imagine finally having one of those electric vehicles (EVs). You know, the kind that leak out zero pollution, remove you from gasoline dependence and run purely on batteries that recharge through an electrical socket just like your cell phone. Yeah, one of those. Cool, huh?
Well, a greener future just got closer now that Miami has joined the ranks of major cities across the country, such as San Francisco, Sacramento, Austin, Detroit, LA, NYC and Washington, D.C., in installing the infrastructure needed to turn this fantasy into a reality.
Two weeks ago, an EV charging station went live at the Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown Brickell with two more set for installation on Miami Beach in the next month or so: one in South Beach, at the 13th Street and Collins Avenue parking garage, where the City of Miami Beach is currently installing the power, and another at the infamous Fontainebleau hotel on Collins Avenue near 45th Street.
Miami Fails in Recycling! Ranks 20th in Water Study. I’m kind of a hippie. I mean, I’m about 80% vegan, trying to grow my own food and committed to car-free living, the reason I initially moved to NYC and, ultimately, to South Beach. Here, I don’t need the subway—or even heat. But the recycling! Oh, it’s killing me. I’ve lived many places, including South Carolina and Alaska, and this is the first where recycling isn’t even a realistic option for me.
By Frank Maradiaga For a brief moment the nameplate of former North Bay Village Commissioner Frank Rodriguez adorned the dais to the meeting that would select its replacement. City Manager Dennis Kelly caught the oversight and gently put the nameplate out of view, and the Commission went on to choose experience and a lifetime of [...]
By Frank Maradiaga The outsourcing of the maintenance services on the Lincoln Road Mall was sent out to bid in the February meeting of the Miami Beach Commission. The City’s in-house maintenance of the pedestrian mall has long been under fire and plans to privatize the service spans back over a year. A proposal by [...]
Time to Tell Thieving Tow Companies Where to Go Listen up, City Hall, and listen carefully and attentively: It’s time for you grow a pair already. And face down another pair. The pulse of the public – both Beach residents and visitors alike – proves that people are damned fed-up-to-here with the two towing companies [...]
What the hell was he thinking? “Oh, I think I’ll follow up the Harry Potter franchise with a B horror movie. Not your run-of-the-mill B horror movie, mind you, but an elegant ghost story that will captivate my fan base.” Yeah, that sounds about right. The only effect The Woman in Black is going to [...]
By Annie Holingsworth, artburstmiami.com Miami Light Project’s latest bunch of Here & Now artists are about to get their shining moment. Fresh from the rehearsal studios, Here & Now: 2012 opens on Feb. 2 with new work by Luis Alberto Cuevas, Ivonne Batanero, Carlota Pradera & Priscilla Marrero, and Natasha Tsakos. Each artist will debut [...]
By Celeste Fraser Delgado, artburstmiami.com What is dance? That question has been posed by experimental choreographers for decades now. Often the answer for the audience of such experiments is “not this.” Such was the case of Wally Cardona and Jennifer Lacey’s “Tool Is Loot.” If the dancers noticed audience members walking out during their performance, [...]
“I should’ve just handed ‘em the keys to the house because they ended up driving me out anyway.” —Resident who walked away from a house infested with hobo spiders. Scientists are becoming interested in deadly spider venom for fighting human illness and as a bio-insecticide to protect crops. We kid you not; spiders known for [...]
Why do men need to be the biggest prick you’ve ever been with? Ooops. I meant to ask – Why do men need to possess the biggest prick you’ve ever played with? This conversation started with an email I recently received from one of my oldest best friends: “Okay…so I have an article I want [...]
Did you know blind-folds are exciting? Seriously. I’m not talking about bondage, ropes, or S&M (though I’m sure that’s also pretty exciting). I’m simply saying that a basic blind fold made from an old handkerchief can stimulate strong sexual desire and lead to loads of sexual satisfaction. With covered eyes, a person is forced to [...]
Son of famous golf legend Gary Player, Wayne G. Player well-known in golfing circles will host the 3rd Annual Golf & Games Tournament Monday, January 16, 2012 at the La Gorce Country Club to benefit the Unicorn Children’s Foundation. Proceeds will support the opening of Unicorn Village High School for adolescents with neuro-diverse disorders such [...]
Catalina Hotel & Beach Club If you happened to be a part of the massive New Year’s Eve celebration that took place at the Catalina Hotel last year, then you’re in for more this year! The legendary Spam All Stars are ready to rock the house yet again, only this time they’re bringing in celebrity [...]
In recognition of her personal commitment to making a difference and giving back to the community through philanthropy, Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation and Miami Children’s Hospital Auxiliary recently honored Betty Madigan Brandt as the 45th Queen of Hearts. Held at the elegant Surf Club before an adoring audience that included previously crowned Queens of Hearts, [...]
February 16 Music Kelly Clarkson Global superstar Kelly Clarkson hits town on her “Stronger Tour 2012” to Hard Rock Live tonight. Since bursting onto the music scene 10 years ago, Kelly Clarkson has sold over 20 million albums worldwide, 10 million albums in the US and has had nine singles in the top 10 on [...]
February 9 Lecture An Everglades Cultural History The Everglades is a two million acre wetland ecosystem that reaches from central Florida, near Orlando, all the way south to Florida Bay. Dubbed the “river of grass”, originally, the Greater Everglades Ecosystem had a large diversity of habitats connected by wetlands and water bodies. Since the 1800′s, [...]
February 2 Music Afro-Caribbean Culture Don’t miss this unique concert that feature the University of Miami Frost Concert Jazz Band and Grammy Award winning trumpet player, Brian Lynch. They will perform a program of contemporary Jazz and Afro-Caribbean Jazz Compositions in Celebration of Afro-Caribbean Culture. Grammy Award Winner Brian Lynch is as comfortable negotiating the [...]
People In The Community You Should Know: Xiomara Arroyo Shoe Designer for Xiomara Lisette Who are you? I’m a shoe designer. What do you do in real life? A wife and mother of two beautiful daughters. What do you like most about what you do? I love that I can design from anywhere. I also [...]
New York Fashion Week Spring 2012 is currently the talk of the fashion world. Bright color, patterns and striking silhouettes are storming the runways from Jason Wu, Herve Leger, Oscar de la Renta and Zac Posen. Our 411 team is currently in New York covering all the shows they can oggle. this is just a [...]
Congrats to Tracy Wilson Mourning, who was nominated as Beauty for Real’s Beauty Heroine for the month of September for her vision as the founder of the Honey Shine Mentoring Program. As part of the campaign, 25 percent of online sales from Mourning’s favorite product, the See the Light! Illuminating Lip Gloss in Sunlight, will [...]
By John McCartney Special to the SunPost My father rates restaurants in three ways. Its either Good, Great, or it Sucks. Puerto Sagua is Good. Being “Good” must be the reason this Miami Beach Cuban restaurant has been around for so long, 47 years to be exact. Before today it could have been 25 years [...]
Frank Maradiaga The Miami Beach Commission again pushed back a vote on a contract agreement that would increase towing fees in the city. Beach Towing and Tremont Towing, whose current contract with the city expires in March, will have to wait until the June Commission meeting to see if their new three year contract with [...]
By John McCartney Special to the SunPost Close your eyes, imagine yourself sitting on the island of IOS, Greece at Drakos Far Taverna. On your left is the legendary artist Pamela Plant, drinking tin after tin of Retsina, going on and on about Electric Yannis, Billy and Molly and what have you. The food on [...]
By Alejandro Arce Despite the fact that many papers have been writing about Miami, which includes the good, the bad, and the ugly, many people, such as myself, still consider this “ISLAND” to be an excellent part of, not only America, but the whole world. Yes indeed, we face enormous problems and to live in [...]
It had been a while since I dialed up my source in Hell, but after a spate of headline-grabbing calamities of the foot-in-mouth variety, I needed to know if I was overlooking the possibility that any might be directly attributable to the Big Guy Down Under. He does, after all, get his share of blame [...]
By Gregg Tremain A call for a strong mayor form of government in the City of Miami Beach highlighted the February meeting of the Miami Beach Taxpayers Association. Three former Beach mayors advocated a switch from the city manager system before some 150 residents and taxpayers during a lively panel at the Shelborne Hotel. Neisen Kasdin, [...]
