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Randall Hilliard files ethics and conflict of interest complaints against City of Miami Beach and the Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association |
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Miami Beach, January 5, 2009, City Debate - Randall Hilliard filed  ethics and conflict of interest complaints against the City of Miami Beach and the Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association with the Miami-Dade County
Commission on Ethics and Public Trust today. Hilliard cited failure of Miami Beach to enforce its allegedly-tough lobbyist law by allowing Stuart Blumberg, a lobbyist for the hotel association, who was appointed by Mayor Matti Herrera Bower to serve on the city’s Convention Center Advisory Board. The Beach’s anti-lobbying
ordinance is supposed to prevent lobbyist from serving on boards and the...
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PUBLIC ADVISORY… 63rd Street Bridge Closure |
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Miami Beach, January 5, 2009, City Debate - Effective January 12,  2009, the 63rd Street Bridge will be closed to all traffic during the hours between 9:00 pm and 6:00 am for approximately three weeks. Motorists are encouraged to take alternative routes, such as... |
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Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen urges you to invest in your child’s future! |
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Miami Beach, January 5, 2009, City Debate - During these difficult  economic times, many in our community are asking what can be done to create jobs and spur economic growth. Many wise short-term and long-term solutions have been suggested. I want to take a moment to look at one of the most fundamental investments that we can make in our future, and one that is guaranteed
to pay rich dividends regardless... |
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Video... Uncle Jay Explains: Year-end! Miami Beach, January 5, 2009, City Debate |
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Clifton South Beach Hotel From Cambean Hospitality To Go LEED Green |
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Miami Beach, City Debate, December 17, 2008 - Cambean Hospitality,
 a Miami Beach-based hospitality group that owns and manages four boutique hotel properties in the historic South Beach area, today announced the re-launching of the historic Clifton South Beach. The 35-room hotel is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation and is scheduled to open in early 2009. When
complete, the hotel will |
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Consumers Purchase Antiques in Struggling Economy Shoppers Continue to Buy Furniture, Paintings, Jewelry, and Collectibles, Get Your Share at The Original Miami Beach Antique Show |
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 Miami Beach, City Debate, December 17, 2008 - dmg world media today announced that consumers are continuing to purchase antiques, including furniture,
paintings, jewelry, and collectibles as investment opportunities at its shows during this struggling economy. |
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First Ever Public Glimpse into Life of Miami Beach Pioneers at Whitman Family Museum |
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Miami Beach, City Debate, December 22, 2008 - The Whitman brothers,  developers of landmarks throughout Miami Beach including world-renowned Bal Harbour Shops, selected Miami's Historical Museum of Southern Florida (HMSF) to provide museum services to preserve their family history. This joint collaboration between the Whitman
family and HMSF provides unique insights into a family's collection and innovations in luxury |
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Marriott Special Adds Sizzle to South Beach - Winter Getaway Package Adds Value to South Beach Style |
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Miami Beach, City Debate, December 22, 2008 - Marriott South Beach  Hotel is turning up the
heat in one of Florida's hippest destinations. Book our "Winter Getaway" hotel package, before January 1, 2009 and save up to $40 off our regular room rates. For rates ranging from just $329 to $459*, the package includes a deluxe guest room, delicious breakfast for two that can be enjoyed lazily in bed or in the stylish Deco Blue
restaurant, and a complimentary monogrammed beach towel for the perfect way to lounge the day away on beautiful Miami Beach. |
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To Those of You Born in the 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's! A Look Back at A Time Of Innocents |
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Miami Beach, City Debate, December 22, 2008 -
First, we survived being born to mothers who probably smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate tuna from a can, drank water from the faucet and were not tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-base paints.
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Art Basel Signs a Three-Year Contract with Miami Beach, Solidifying Miami Beach's Position as an International Cultural Destination |
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Miami Beach December 3, 2008 - Art Basel Miami Beach will open its  seventh year at the Miami Beach Convention Center this week. And, today, more significantly, Art Basel and Miami Beach officials signed a three-year lease agreement that guarantees the show's continuance at the Miami Beach Convention Center for another three years. |
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New Cook County Correctional Center, Chicago, Illinois |
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Miami Beach, City Debate, December 22, 2008 - (I guess if I ever break  the law, I had better do it in Illinois!
Homeless people should have it so good!) Once again, the taxpayer gets stung.
It also shows that in most cases the quality of life for prisoners has improved considerably from what you might expect. |
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Obama Appoints Jose Abreu A Miami-Dade Transportation Director Who is Anti ADA |
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 Miami Beach, City Debate, December 18, 2008 - I am responding to a newspaper article today suggesting that President elect Barack
Obama is considering Jose Abreu for a top transportation
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Meeting Notices January 5 - January 9, 2008 |
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