Bal Harbour

Top Cop Accuses Commissioner Tobin of Bending the Rules

Top Miami Beach Cop Says Commissioner Pulled Strings To Try To Get Friends Hired As Officers

It's no secret that Miami Beach Commissioner Ed Tobin is tight with ex-Bal Harbour Police Chief Thomas Hunker. Tobin has known the cop since he was a kid, and in late 2011, the 50-year-old Tobin even enrolled in the Miami Beach Police Academy with Hunker's encouragement.But did that relationship cro ... More >>

Mister Collins Does Nothing Radical, but That's the Point

If Mister Collins were a man and not a restaurant, he'd be the kind to give red roses -- but never yellow tulips or a single orchid. He'd favor ocean views and tea lights over cityscapes and Dixon lamps. He'd drink Manhattans. He'd wear black leather loafers, lavish women with compliments, and occas ... More >>

Ten Best Miami Brunches

The debate over whether the best meal of the day is lunch or breakfast has been going on for millennia. Intense battles have broken out over the issue. But one day, a peaceful being came up with a compromise for the rivaling sides. The settlement was "brunch," a perfect middleman between the morning ... More >>

Mayan Calendar Predictions vs. Miami Reality

Four Best Things to Eat and Drink In Miami This Weekend

It's that time of the week again! In a few short hours you'll be packing up your stuff, shutting down your computer, and leaving your work problems in the chair behind you. Or, that's what you should be doing, at least. If leaving your worries behind you is a little bit of a problem for you, we can ... More >>

Reader Mail: The TSA Is a Modern-Day Nazi Goon Squad

J&G Grill Brings Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Superlative Technique to Bal Harbour

Design District Taking On Bal Harbour in Battle of the High-End Boutiques

​For years the Bal Harbour Shops have not only reigned as the premier point for designer shopping in Florida, but as one of chicest in the world. But now a new challenger is about to emerge in Miami-Dade. Developer Craig Robins is quickly making his dreams of turning the Design District into a sor ... More >>

Reader mail: M-Path is not a waste of taxpayer money

21 of the Richest People in America Live in South Florida

​The latest edition of the Forbes 400 is out, and 21 of the most filthy rich scions in America call humble little South Florida their primary home. Micky Arison, Miami Heat owner and Carnival Cruises CEO has the biggest moneybags in Miami with a net worth of $4.2 billion. That makes him the 75th r ... More >>

In Midst of Recession, Sales at Fancy Merrick Park Have Been Up for 11 Straight Months

​Not all shoppers in Miami-Dade are feeling the heat of the area's crappy economy. The Village of Merrick Park, the poshest shopping mall south of Bal Harbour, lately has been doing gangbusters. Sales are up 10 percent from last year, with figures rising over the past 11 months. Good to know ... More >>

Lynn Dannheisser, Surfside Town Attorney, Gets Her Boyfriend a Taxpayer-Funded Job

​Surfside town attorney Lynn Dannheisser gets paid royally for her work representing the tiny hamlet just north of Miami Beach: $177,656 a year plus an automobile allowance, full benefits, and a pension. She's required to work only three days a week, and she's allowed to use her town hall office a ... More >>

Tweens Get an Elixir

Hot Plates: Nicola Abbate at Villagio in Merrick Park

Photo by Danielle Alvarez​Nicola Abbate hails from Cesentico, Italy. But for the past nine years, while working for the Villagio Company, he has been making South Florida women blush and overtip. Today, as part owner, Abbate manages Villagio Restaurant's Village of Merrick Park loca ... More >>

Drexel Irish Pub coming to South Beach

Drexel Irish Pub Coming to South Beach

Lee Klein​It's been a success on South Miami Avenue, and now Brickell Irish Pub, which was voted Best New Bar/South in our recent Best of Miami 2010, is getting set to debut a sister spot by Española Way in South Beach. The actual address is on Drexel Ave., so the new place is aptly called Drexel ... More >>

Brisco Tries to Convince Lebron James to Come to Miami on New Mixtape with Jadakiss, Nipsey Hussle

​The Lebron James speculation is serious. Of course, here in Miami we're hoping he comes down to join buddy D-Wade ... but Wade's future in Miami hardly seems certain, either. So who can help entice James make up his mind? How about some rappers with a new mixtape!Yesterday saw the release of The ... More >>

Photo Gallery: Trina Shows Vibe Magazine Around Miami

Vibe.comTrina hits up Bal Harbour for some retail therapy​Over at Vibe.com, we get an up-close look into the daily life of one of South Florida's current musical successes, Trina. Amazin', her fourth studio album just dropped yesterday, so the rapper has been working nonstop to keep her business i ... More >>

Miami Free Times: Beauty Advice, Southern Gothic Fiction, and David Frankel

"You Like Everything About Me, Except Me" by Tawnie Silva​Monday: Sometimes it feels like we need a flux capacitor just to get through Mondays. Continue with that theme at Buck 15's Buck to the Future party for some Rum and Tab soda. No cover!Tuesday: It'll be strange to see her without Stacey and ... More >>

Surfer Blood Announce June Tour With the Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Get used to it, lads​South Florida indie rock heroes Surfer Blood will be back in the area for their April 20 show at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach and a stop at Bal Harbour Resort & Spa in Miami on April 22, but then we lose them to European audiences for a while. As Gob Bluth would s ... More >>

The Taurus Returns!

The Taurus started out on Main Highway in Coconut Grove in 1926. Back then it was a little cottage that served as a gathering place for locals, and remained the Grove's favorite spot to hoist brews and munch burgers until 2002 -- when the one-acre site was developed into Grove Garden residences. But ... More >>

Shake Ups at Ocean Drive Become Clearer

Blood Bath at Ocean Drive

The 411 on 944

Stirred, Not Shaken

Glamo-R-ous

What do you get if you cross Greta Garbo, God, and Ian Schrager?

Never, or Then?

The chief cuts loose, Michy’s opens, Carmel Ophir and La Gata rock on

Night & Day Events

For the week of November 24, 2005

An Oasis of Ordinary

Buying Bonanza

Side Dish

It's the dog days of summer, so thank God Talula is here

Pacific Atlantic

Chef Michael Schwartz jumps ship to Atlantic, but doesn't dock long

Going, Going, Gone

China Grill dismantles its empire

O Manolo!

They say you can't buy happiness. Tell it to Miami's footwear-craving fashionistas.

Days of Wine and More Wine

By the glass, vino is the drink of choice

Shanti Hall

Personal Best

Artist's Blind Ambition

Lisa Fittipaldi

Chest and Dresser

Calendar for the week

Calendar for the week

Letters

Talkin' Trash

More good news for Miami: Surfside knows the secret of good garbage

My Dinner at Andre

All My Bambinos

Sure Beats Room Service

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Wipeout! Part 2

Two citizens corroborate allegations by Surfside patrolmen that police reports were falsified

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