Must Read News About Miami & Miami Beach, Florida

Earlier Closing Times in Miami are Counterintuitively Counterproductive

2010-03-18T21:47:39+00:00

It’s quite simple, Mark Sarnoff. Miami has gotten a lot of things wrong in the planning of this city. But the 5 a.m. closing time is one thing it actually got right. Roll this back and we become a bigger Tampa. We become Houston with a better beach. In essence, we lose our image and create more problems.

Who Provides the Most Authentic Irish Experience on St. Patty’s Day?

2010-03-16T03:19:21+00:00

Ever wonder why there are two Irish pubs directly across the street from each other in a city that is not renowned for its Irish culture or pubs? We tell you why. [...]

Miami Beach 411 Wins Best News Blog Award

2010-03-10T03:17:10+00:00

Miami Beach 411 won the award for Best News Blog and several Miami Beach 411 contributors also won awards. [...]

Looking to Hook Up this Spring Break? Avoid the Clubs

2010-03-05T20:12:32+00:00

Gents, before you decide where to spend your Spring Break evenings in Miami, ask yourself a question:

Am I here to go to nice clubs? Or am I here to get laid?

Sadly, in South Beach, the two are pretty much mutually exclusive.

Local Chef Gets National Recognition At Sobe Wine and Food Festival

2010-03-02T02:34:12+00:00

Local Chef Jorge Montes came in second in a national burger recipe contest sponsored by Amstel Light in the South Beach Wine and Food Festival.

Strippers and Terrorists Collide in “Garden of Last Days”

2010-02-26T15:48:20+00:00

Before they went on to change the world, the hijackers who flew the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center spent extensive time in Florida strip clubs. This fact, apparently, was the inspiration for Andre Dubus’ “Garden of Last Days,” a tale of intertwining lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida the weekend prior to 9/11.

Taurus Wins the Burger Beast Taste Test Tour

2010-02-24T06:16:28+00:00

by Carlos Miller

The Burger Beast proved once again that he is the master of self-promotion by leading 25 people on a burger tour through three Miami dining establishments [...]

Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Fire (Part III of III)

2010-02-21T15:17:27+00:00

by Jane Doe

Home appeared an oasis of creature comforts. The night I arrived, the pool was sparkling blue, the house was immaculate, clean cotton-scented candles burned in every room. The refrigerator was stocked with prepared foods and Dr. Brown’s soda from Fresh Market. A large bud of purple haze lay drying under a light.

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Car Break-Ins Ok as Long as you Work for Tremont Towing

2010-02-19T20:02:30+00:00

It would be nice if our city government would not allow people who rob not only its citizens, but its visitors, to do business with it. It would be nice if when a company gets caught on video breaking into cars, it actually faces some financial repercussions. But as it is, it seems the Beach is happy with the job the Bay Road Bandits are doing and don’t mind the occasional tourist getting robbed

Man Turns His Love Of Animals Into A Foundation

2010-02-18T21:07:11+00:00

by Carlos Miller

At the Zoological Wildlife Foundation in Miami-Dade, members of the public can pet tigers and hold monkeys, which they are not allowed to do at the zoo. [...]