Seashore Scrubdown

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ECOMB cleans up SoBe

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SAT 9/18

Sexy, decadent Miami Beach. The PR reputation of an entire city rests squarely on her sandy shores. Those overpriced clubs and restaurants wouldn't be squat if it weren't for her warm waves lapping along the perimeter of it all. Sometimes she's so dirty, though. People use her, then leave her trashed and unkempt. She deserves better. She should be just as clean and pretty as any of the scantily clad babes who bake themselves on her sizzling surface. The people at ECOMB, the Environmental Coalition of Miami Beach, show her the love she needs. Seeking to promote clean beaches, waterways, and wetlands, they've been running not-for-profit Miami Beach cleanup efforts for a decade. Today, ECOMB, the Ocean Conservancy, Açai Power/Universal Taste, and FPL Sunshine Energy join forces for International Coastal Cleanup Day. Energetic volunteers aged eleven and up are needed to tackle Island View Park, then take a boat to the Flagler Memorial Monument Island for more litterbusting. Students can use these cleanup events towards community-service hours and clean up their act along with the beach. Be there by 9:00 a.m. to meet the crew at Island View Park on Purdy Avenue, just north of the junction of the Venetian Causeway in Miami Beach. Visit www.ecomb.org, or call 305-534-3825 to sign up. -Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

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Cars collide for sport

SAT 9/18

Driving (defensively) around the streets of Miami is just like participating in a demolition derby: cars getting sideswiped, T-boned, run off the road, even squashed. So why bother hiking over to the Hialeah Speedway (3300 Okeechobee Rd.) and paying for the privilege of seeing vehicles crash into each other? Well, in the contained racetrack environment, those drivers actually know what they're doing, lessening the potential for serious driver injury. No blood nor sirens! Plus the track is closing for good very soon, so if you haven't already visited, go and enjoy a dose of Old Miami while you still can. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; racing begins at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $10. Call 305-821-6644. -Nina Korman

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