Miami Recap: The Week in Miami (3/13/09 to 3/20/09)

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:

• Vacation Rental Scams and How to Avoid Them Vacation rentals are hot! As the economy falters, more and more of them are appearing on the market, making an attractive alternative to traditional hotels.  But does your dream villa sound too good to be true? It may well be.  Here’s how to spot the con artists [...]
• Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (Movie Review) The film’s plot is basically the same as part one; the Nerds arrive, face rejection and dirty tricks from the Alpha-Betas, and then go on the offensive. The Alphas manage to have the Nerds kicked out of the fancy hotel. The Nerds are then forced to stay at a downtrodden motel in then drug-dealing paradise South Beach. [...]
• What’s There To Do? (WMC Warm-up) Winter Music Conference returns next week but some of the parties are starting up as early as this Saturday. And, as if Miami doesn’t already have enough college kids on Spring Break, NCAA March Madness is in town [...]
• South Pointe Park Reopens Sunday Are you looking for something to do this weekend?  The City of Miami Beach wants to invite you to the grand re-opening of South Pointe Park! The Party is Free and open to the public. [...]

More News From Around The Web:

Local

• Fans turn rabid on Pitbull during Calle Ocho festival, Carlos Miller
• Carnaval on the Mile, 305: Misadventures in the MIA
• Part 2 Calle Ocho Little Havana party, Suvine

Real Estate

• Miami Condo Developers Slash Prices, Lucas Lechuga
• Miami Beach: What was rented & sold last week?, Miami City Diggs
• Buying a Miami Condo - an insider’s perspective, Miamism
• Florida No. 2 in mortgage fraud, South Florida Business Journal

Sports

• Live Blogging Courtside at AA Arena, Riptide 2.0
• City approves ballpark plan, The Business of Sports
• Marlins Deal Smells Fishier, Man or Maniac

Travel & Recreation

• Resident Tourist - Bahama Day Cruise, From Lola’s Lips
• Miami-Dade hotel taxes could fund tourism police, Miami Herald

Food, Nightlife & Entertainment

• Everything is Wonderful Now, Searching For Normalcy
• Novecento, Brickell Life
• St. Patrick’s Day at John Martin’s Irish pub, Carlos Miller
• Cooking With Tom Azar @ The Biltmore, All Purpose Dark
• Think Small When You’re Out & About in Miami Beach, South Beach USA
• Semper Fi Fun, AshAndBurn
• Opening Reception for Abstract Cinema and Technology, Soul of Miami

Other Items

• Men behaving badly, Random Pixels
• Florida Film Commissioner wanted for robbery (of our rebate), Rakontur
• Time When, Restaurant Gal

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