Miami Beach

Miami Beach man pleads not guilty to defrauding Pentagon

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday

A Miami Beach man said he is not guilty of defrauding the Pentagon under a contract he had to supply ammunition to forces in Afghanistan.

Miami Beach police captain pulled gun on colleague

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

A Miami Beach police captain has been disciplined for pulling a gun on a detective in an impromptu training exercise shortly before an undercover prostitution sting at a luxury South Beach hotel.

Miami Beach: Snapshot :: W South Beach Topping Off

HotelChatter - (Free subscription) | yesterday

Construction is moving along nicely on the W South Beach as the hotel "topped off" their building on June 12. Although it's still been a long wait for us hotel geeks. The 419-unit condo-hotel will open now in Spring 2009 with views of the Altantic Ocean from every room, a Bliss Spa and Mr. Chow and Serafina restaurants. There will also be two infinity pools for guests to splash around in as well as...

Miami Beach weapons dealer to enter plea

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008

A 22-year-old Miami Beach entrepreneur is scheduled to enter a plea to charges of defrauding the U.S. government by allegedly falsifying the origins and age of ammunition intended for Afghanistan.

North Miami Beach, FL - Residents Worry About Crime

Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008

North Miami Beach, FL - Two and a half years ago, as then-17-year-old Yacov Sakowitz rode his bicycle between Northeast 11th and 12th avenues on 169th Terrace, two teenagers jumped out from behind a parked car and told him to give them his bike. He obliged. The teens beat him anyway. Alan Sakowitz said he is [...]

Canadian Sexual Predator Nabbed In Miami Beach

CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008

A 53-year-old Canadian man was arrested on Thursday on charges he traveled to Miami Beach in order to engage in sexual activities with what he thought was a 10 year old girl.

Sex, Money, Politics In Miami Beach

CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008

Sex, money and politics. You find it all at Miami Beach's Club Madonna on Washington Avenue. Club Madonna is one of the oldest strip clubs in Miami Beach. But, abuse of government power? Charges of extortion? It all sounds like the plot of a movie or dime store novel. But, CBS4 I-Team investigator Stephen Stock discovered it's not fiction but the plot of a Miami-Dade Ethics Commission...

Miami Beach nonprofit gives disabled veterans monetary help

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008

A Miami Beach private nonprofit is helping needy disabled ex-soldiers who have served in wars.

Man Shot Dead Outside Miami Beach's Bass Museum

CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008

A man was found shot dead on a sidewalk of Miami Beach's Bass Museum on Thursday, and police told CBS4 it is questioning one person of interest.

[Florida] Spelling Bee + Miami Beach + Alcohol = Fark

Fark.com (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008

Miami Beach Nonprofit Shows Disabled Veterans Love

Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008

... VA center directed him to Veteran Love and Appreciation Fund Inc., a private nonprofit based in Miami Beach. It helps needy disabled ex-soldiers who have served in Iraq, Afghanistan and other wars by giving them money until their government checks begin, including rent payments and gift cards for food and gas.Roque is one of about 130 people Veteran Love has helped since it was created in...

Miami Beach: OMG: Gansevoort South's $99 Room Rate is For Realz

HotelChatter - (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008

Yesterday, our cold hard cynical self could not/would not believe that a new hot hotel like the The Gansevoort South would ever offer rooms for $99 a night in addition to discounts at its new Philippe restaurant and its Cutler Salon. But OMG, it's totally real! A hotel's rep got back to us with this: There are a limited number of basic rooms in the $99 room category, so when those run out the next...

MIani Fairs: Visual alchemist transforms cars into video sculptures in Berlin, NYC, and Miami

TradenFairs (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Miami Beach, FL, July 5, 2008 - Steven Gagnon is a visual alchemist who strives to convey precious insights through the unconventional synthesis of familiar images and objects by extracting their symbolic essence. As the visual elements involved determine the artistic experimentation’s success, he is driven to find what most effectively communicates the emotion and complexity of his inspiration....

National Briefing | South: Florida: Not Guilty Plea in Ammunition Case

OTB News (Free subscription) | yesterday

A Miami Beach man pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding the Pentagon under a contract to supply ammunition to forces in Afghanistan.

Golf, take a cruise, get romantic in Florida

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Thanks to these Sunshine State hotel packages—in Amelia Island, Hollywood, Key West, Miami Beach, and St. Augustine—you can golf, take a cruise, get romantic, and more.