Miami Recap: The Week in Miami (10/21/07 to 10/27/07)

Below is what happened in Miami, Florida this week, as reported on MiamiBeach411 and from other places across the web.

From MiamiBeach411:

• Miami City Bans Saggy Pants Fashion This week, the city of Opa-Locka, passed a controversial dress code by actually banning what can be worn on city property.  Following similar bans in Texas, Georgia, New York and Louisiana, city officials passed a vote that aims to eliminate the saggy pants fashion statement…
• Are You Looking For Miami411? We’re Right Here! It’s been said imitation is the highest form of flattery, but trickery and deception are an entirely different case…
• Partying in Vegas Compared to Miami Move over Sin City, the Magic City is taking over!  Once the self-proclaimed party capitol of America, Las Vegas has dropped to number 5 in a recent Maxim Magazine poll about America’s top party towns.  But what’s it really like to party in Vegas compared to Miami?..
• I’m Bored, What’s There To Do? (Halloween Edition) There are spooky treats, thrills and parties going on all weekend and through Wednesday night of next week…
• Getting Married for a Green Card In America, while it is perfectly legal to marry someone you don’t like for money, sex, fame or pretty much any other non-romantic reason, one motivation is still deemed illegal: Getting married for a Green Card…

More News From Around The Web:

Local

• How To Ride Public Transportation To Work, Critical Miami
• Dog Saves Girl From Abduction In Palmetto Bay, CBS4

Real Estate

• Real Estate Crash: It’s the Newspapers’ Fault, Eye on Miami
• Contaminated Condo Site Gives Up On Sugar Method, Miami Herald

Sports

• More Marlins Stadium Drama, Transit Miami
• Marlins Stadium: The Public’s View Results, The Business of Sports
• Ronnie Brown Is Done, FinsNation

Travel

• U.S. 1 and the Keys to a Great Florida Vacation, OregonLive
• 36 Hours: Nassau, the Bahamas, NYTimes

Food, Nightlife & Entertainment

• Super Miami Nights Halloween Week, Miami Nights
• Argentina Won Again! With Steaks!, The Greg Graham Guide

Other Items

• Jumping From A Bridge, Jonathan’s Photo Blog
• Che Guevara’s Hair Sells for $119,000, Riptide 2.0

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