Miami Recap: The Week in Miami (6/27/09 to 7/3/09)

Below is what happened in Miami, Florida this week, as reported on Miami Beach 411 and from other places across the web.

From Miami Beach 411:

• Tour Michael Jackson Cemetery, The Day After He Died [Video] Last week, if you were a Miami tour guide and someone asked you to take them to see the Michael Jackson cemetery, only one place would come to mind - the Coconut Grove Bahamian Cemetery - which locals know as the place where Michael Jackson filmed his music video “Thriller.” [...]
• How to Buy Foreclosures for Cheap in South Florida Looking at the scores of foreclosure signs lining neighborhood yards, it’s easy to get a little depressed about the state of the economy.  However, on the brighter side, all this misfortune has leveled the playing field, and it’s now a buyer’s market—if you know how to do it. [...]
• Sometimes, You Gotta Remind Yourself Why You Live Here I had the opportunity to stay at an Ocean Drive hotel for a couple of days this week that featured a rooftop balcony with a panoramic view. The sun was out, I was sipping a rum and coke, and life seemed pretty sweet.
• Experience South Beach Like You See On TV At The Cleve Good news, Miami Beach visitors! The Cleve is back. The 71-year-old South Beach landmark reopened April 30, opening its doors on a high-tech, newly renovated boutique hotel that still brings the party in a way no other hotel in South Beach does. [...]
• Flooded Streets Are Not Going Away Anytime Soon While attempts have been made to improve the draining system on South Beach to prevent flooding during storms, there is still a ways to go to remedy the situation entirely. [...]
• What’s There To Do? (July 4th Edition) Here’s what’s going on around town this weekend as Americans celebrate their Independence. [...]

More News From Around The Web:

Local

• A Saturday Morning Walk Around Brickell, Brickell Life
• Ford Fiesta Second Mission - Geocaching, Sex and the Beach
• Miami Still Leads State in Cocaine and Heroin Related Deaths, Riptide 2.0
• More Sex Offenders Move To Bridge, WPLG
• Blunder on the Beach, Swampstyle

Real Estate

• America’s Top-Selling Luxury Neighborhoods, Forbes
• I’d Love to Know the Drama Behind This…, Kevin Tomlinson

Travel & Recreation

• Slot Machines at Our Airport?, Riptide 2.0
• On the Boat to Key Biscayne for Breakfast, Brickell Life
• W Hotels set to open, Miami Herald
• Dolphins team with marketing company for travel packages, Business of Sports

Food, Nightlife & Entertainment

• New Reality Show: Work of Genius at Eden Roc Hotel, South Beach, USA
• A Tale of Two Steakhouses, Food for thought
• The 17 Best “Regular” Pizza Joints In South Florida, Jeff Eats

Other Items

• Alex Bogusky Is That Ad Guy, Gawker
• SFDB Receives Threats, South Florida Daily Blog
• No more Suvine, Suvine

Hot Topics From Our Forum

• Miami neighborhood ranked third in country for most dangerous
• Do you believe Michael Jackson was a child molester?
• Where to live, near Coconut Grove?
• Moving to Miami Attending UM
• Is mainland Miami worth a visit?
• 12 Hour lay-over in MIA…any Ideas?
• Hooters in South Beach?

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