Miami Recap: The Week in Miami (3/27/09) to (4/3/09)

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:

• Touring Little Havana With Dr. Paul George (Video) Free tours and entertainment make Cultural Fridays one of Miami’s best events for locals and visitors alike.  Learn about Miami’s history and enjoy music, food and more at this monthly street fair in one of Miami’s most famous neighborhoods. [...]
• What’s There To Do? (WMC Recovery) March is over as is the craziness that was Winter Music Conference and more. Now what is there to do? [...]
• 6 Good Tips For Working In Restaurants and Bars Ah, visions of the good life in Miami. I don’t want to crush anyone’s hopes of moving here and working in the service industry, but I do have a few words of advice. [...]
• We Bought The Marlins’ Crap Hook, Line and Sinker You know what the County Commission should have told the Marlins when they asked for tax dollars for a new stadium? Go ask someone else and see if they’re that dumb.  The Marlins scared the people of South Florida into thinking they had a backup if we told them no. [...]
• Comparing New Orleans to Miami New Orleans and Miami Beach are two cities that share some amazing similarities, as well as some striking differences.  Both make wonderful escapes where you can unwind in colorful, villagey settings rich in culture and shady history. [...]

More News From Around The Web:

Local

• Jungle Island bailout could run Miami $2 million, Miami Today
• Dawg Fight: a new documentary from rakontur, Rakontur
• Channel 10 anchor, ex-partner battle in court, Miami Herald
• Group Protests CVS’s Condom Lock and Key Policy, Riptide 2.0
• The “Raven” can’t stop running, Random Pixels
• Miami A No-Newspaper Town?, uVu
• 8 oz. and South Pointe Park, Just When You Thought It Was Safe
• A Coupla Hours @ South Pointe Park, South Florida Daily Blog

Real Estate

• Investors, taxpayers and the housing crash, Eye on Miami

Sports

• Sports and the economy, The Business of Sports

Travel & Recreation

• Urban wilderness beach hike in South Florida, Kevon Andersen
• SF Traveler featured on Talkin’ Tourism, The South Florida Traveler
• Notes from Key West, Eye on Miami
• Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt are outta here!, Scene in the Tropics
• Holiday in…, AshAndBurn

Food, Nightlife & Entertainment

• WMC photo bizness, Miami Nights
• Sra. Martinez, Brickell Live
• Full Moon Drum Circle, Soul of Miami

Other Items

• The moment of judgment has arrived, Carlos Miller
• I Could Never!, Restaurant Gal
• My Blogging Pet Peeves, South Florida Daily Blog
• Ouch, How Was Your Day, Dan?

Hot Topics From Our Forum

• Meet-Up April Fool’s Day Monty’s South Beach
• Ford Fiesta Please Come to Miami!
• Miami sex offenders living under a bridge
• Crime during Spring Break
• Where is South Beach heading in 5-10 years?
• How do I use Twitter?
• Miami Herald Biting Some Dust
• Best Place to Buy Coke in South Beach
• Sungal needs a dress!
• ShamWow guy Tangos with hooker at Setai Hotel
• Need relocating advice
• Renting in Coconut Grove and Coral Gables
• Just moved to the Flamingo…am I missing something?
• Need safety advice please!
• Beach umbrellas in SoBe?
• British lads on a Road Trip
• Super cheap eats in South Beach? Under $5
• Hotels During Memorial Day Weekend 2009?

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