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Postcard Inn at Holiday Isle - A Much Needed Improvement on a Florida Classic

Postcard Inn at Holiday Isle - A Much Needed Improvement on a Florida Classic

Holiday Isle began an $11 million restoration project in July and this past weekend had its grand re-opening as the Postcard Inn – Holiday Isle, FL. And despite the dramatic facelift and improved amenities, the historic charm and feel of the the place known to many as simply “The Tiki Bar” remains.

FIU President Playing Spin Game Regarding Campus Arrests

FIU President Playing Spin Game Regarding Campus Arrests

It took Florida International University President Mark Rosenberg six days to release an official statement regarding the seven questionable arrests that took place on campus last week. And even then, he still doesn’t know the real story.

Why I Am All For SOPA

Why I Am All For SOPA

Quit crying because your free movie and music ride may be over. Having to pay for things that other people worked to produce shouldn’t be looked at as irregular but rather as the norm.

Review and Photos of Art Deco Weekend 2012

Review and Photos of Art Deco Weekend 2012

The 35th annual Art Deco Weekend took place last weekend in Miami Beach. It is one of the rare times Ocean Drive closes to traffic and for three days the street fills with people, vendors, restaurants and live music, all to celebrate Miami Beach’s wonderful Art Deco District.

FIU Police Arrest Occupy Activists For Attempting Concert

FIU Police Arrest Occupy Activists For Attempting Concert

Unlike the Occupy movements in various cities throughout the United States, the Occupy Miami movement survived 2011 without a single activist getting arrested. That all changed Thursday when some Occupy Miami activists drove across town to Florida International University to join Occupy FIU activists for a planned concert on campus. [...]

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Learn Miami-Dade Facts & Figures

Learn Miami-Dade Facts & Figures

Population
Miami Beach: 87,925
Miami: 409,719
Metro: 5,413,212
Florida: 18,251,243
(4th highest in U.S.)

Area
Miami Beach: 18.7 sq mi (48.5 km²)
Miami: 55.27 sq mi (143.15 km²)
Metro: 2,431 sq mi (6,296 km²)
Elevation: 6 ft (2 m)
Average temperature: 76º f (25º c)
Annual rainfall: 58.6 in (149 cm)
Wettest months: June & August
Hurricane season: June to November
Annual visitors: 8 million
Miami Beach nicknames: South Beach, SoBe, The Beach, The American Riviera, The Sun and Fun Capital of the World
Miami nicknames: The Magic City, MIA, The 305, The Sixth Borough, The Gateway to Latin America, Cocaine Capital, Repo Riviera


10 facts about Miami:

  1. Cleanest air and drinking water in U.S.
  2. Only city bordered by two National Parks: Everglades & Biscayne Bay.
  3. Ranks first in unemployment.
  4. Ranks fourth in population density behind New York, San Francisco, and Chicago.
  5. Ranks third in city skylines behind New York and Chicago.
  6. No "single digit" or "triple digit" temperature ever recorded. Coldest day was 27º f (-1º c). Warmest day was 98º f (37º c).
  7. Only one snowfall on Jan 19, 1977.
  8. Only public beach with topless sunbathing in United States.
  9. 24-hour liquor licenses in downtown.
  10. Fifteen feet below ground lies a natural source of water, the Biscayne Aquifer. Reaching water at this depth prevents Miami from having a subway train.