Miami Recap: The Week in Miami (3/6/09 to 3/13/09)

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:

• BarCamp to Newspapers: You Need Us More Than We Need You BarCamp was held in Miami for the third year in a row, attracting people from all over the globe to share ideas and learn new innovations and to socialize - in person. [...]
• A New Direction in US Medical Marijuana Policy Attorney General Eric Holder signaled that a major change is coming to the US policy toward marijuana: the DEA raids against state-approved cannabis dispensaries will stop.  Some see this as a major first step toward the legalization, which—health benefits aside—may just help get us out of our economic malaise. [...]
• The Miami Beach Travel Advisory Nobody Ever Gave You Imagine you are in Miami on vacation and a tall, sexy looking girl comes over. You’ve never met a girl this hot and this forward before. This was the South Beach fantasy you had when you booked that trip, wasn’t it? [...]
• How To Run A Newsroom - Cheap and Easy Ever since my paperboy days, I have been fascinated with the newspaper industry; it always seemed so immense to me. How was the newspaper made? How many stories did the reporters have to write everyday? [...]

More News From Around The Web:

Local

• Miami Herald Cuts 175 Jobs, About 50 In Newsroom, Daily Pulp
• Miami Street Band steals show at Carnaval on the Mile, Carlos Miller
• Dead wrong: the Miccosuckee Tribe, Eye on Miami

Real Estate

• 35 Counties in USA Have Half the Foreclosures, Discourse.net
• Top 5 Miami Distressed Condo Sales Closed in Feb 09, Lucas Lechuga
• Foreclosed Homes Are a Burglar’s Best Friend, Riptide 2.0

Sports

• Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade beats buzzer in 2OT, Herald
• World Baseball Classic minus the Dominican Republic, The Business of Sports

Travel & Recreation

• I get around… Miami, 305: Misadventures in the MIA

Food, Nightlife & Entertainment

• A Night With Joaquin Phoenix At Liv, Miami Nights
• Mojito Review - Brio Tuscan Grille, FL, Miamism
• A Guide to Recognizing Your Sakes, All Purpose Dark
• Doorman at the Deuce, AshAndBurn
• La Provence Bakery & Cafe Opens on Brickell Avenue, Brickell Life
• Prima Pasta, Stuff Your Face
• 8oz. Burger Bar, The Burger Beast
• Yuca is Yucky, WPLG
• Stone Crab & Seafood Happy Hour at Nikki Beach, Soul of Miami
• Video Recap, Life is Art, Ipanemic

Other Items

• SFDB February Post Of The Month, South Florida Daily Blog
• Perez Hilton on South Beach’s Lincoln Road, South Beach Condo Blog
• I’m a Skinny Beeotch Now, A Mom, a Blog, and the Life In-Between
• SFDB Blog Share Day, South Florida Daily Blog
• You Know You’re From Florida if…, Miss Cellania

Hot Topics From Our Forum

• SunPost Newspaper Has Gone Out of Business
• Oddest Things/People You’ve Seen in Miami
• Hialeah Treats - Facebook Gift Ap
• Calle 8
• I want to be a writer, how do I do it in South Beach?
• How much below asking rent can negotiate?
• Where to get groceries near Brickell?
• Best Airfare to MIA?
• Guide for Guys: What to wear at the Clubs
• I can go to whatever restaurant I want for dinner
• Super cheap eats in South Beach? Under $5
• Is Clevelander Hotel open?

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