Miami Recap: The Week in Miami (10/7/07 to 10/13/07)

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:

• University of Miami Compared to University of Florida While the rest of the country often sees a diploma from any school in the Sunshine State as little more than a piece of paper saying “Hey, I got drunk and tanned for four years,”, those in the know are aware that both UM and UF have excellent academic reputations. Or, at least they do compared to Florida State…
• I’m Bored, What’s There To Do? (Fashion Week) As I mentioned last week, Funkshion: Fashion Week Miami Beach has returned! The fashion shows and parties (isn’t this what Miami is all about?) will continue through Saturday (10/13). Here’s what’s else is going on…
• Movie Review: “Red Eye” Directed by Wes Craven After attending her grandmother’s funeral in Dallas, Lux Atlantic Hotel manager Lisa Reisart (Rachel McAdams) is stuck at the airport waiting on the red eye flight back to Miami…
• The Closest Snorkel Trip Near Miami: EcoAdventure Tours on Key Biscayne My wife and I finally got the chance to partake in the Crandon Park kayak and snorkeling tour.  Previously, we took the hour drive to John Pennecamp for snorkeling (great trip by the way!) but Crandon Park is much closer, it’s only fifteen minutes away from South Beach…

More News From Around The Web:

Local

• Memories of Miami Carnival, Riptide 2.0
• Tourists Assaulted, Woman Brutally Raped, NBC6

Real Estate

• More Florida Condo Contract Lawsuits Filed Which May Yield Important Developments In Condo Contract Law, Beck & Lee
• Developers Renting Their Inventory as a Last Resort, Lucas Lechuga

Travel

• Fill In The Blank, Stuck on the Palmetto 6 Airline Ticket Rules You Should Know Before Your Next Flight, MSNBC
• How to Dress for the Airport, Discourse.net
• Best Place To Take An Out-Of-Town Guest In SoFla, Stuck on the Palmetto
• US In-Flight Calling Can’t Catch A Break, Ruled Out For “Foreseeable Future”, Engadget

Food, Nightlife & Entertainment

• Bayside Hooters Reopens After Powder Scare, CBS4
• Bang Music Festival: ‘Waa-Waaaah’ Edition, Miami Nights
• Party Town For Stupid, Good-Looking People?, Stuck on the Palmetto

Other Items

• 600 Pose For Photographer At Sagamore Hotel, Local10
• How to Be in a Spencer Tunick Photo Shoot, Riptide 2.0
• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Being Sued In Miami Court, CBS4
• Thong Protester Bares Beliefs In Miami, NBC10
• Segways Covered With Cheesy Billboards, Critical Miami

Hot Topics From Our Forum

• Dating in Miami Harder for Women?
• WIFI Miami Beach
• Hot or Not: Daniel Ortiz Named Hottest Bachelor in Florida
• What’s new in South Beach?
• Miami, FL Voted Best Party City for Clubbing by Travel and Leisure
• Mansion Special Events: Should We Buy Tickets In Advance?
• Beware of Crime and Theft Inside Night Clubs
• Miami in November

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