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Economic Crisis

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Wall Street Traders Back to Acting Like Horrible People (By Hiring Dwarfs for Bachelor Parties in Miami)

    ​By and larger Wall Street's movers and shakers have always been insufferable, out-of-touch husks of human beings driven solely by greed. Of course, during the great recession of 2008 in which they were cast, deservedly so, as the villains they were forced to reign in some of their more exuberant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Burger King to Be Bought by Brazilian Billionaires for $4 Billion

    ​It's a super sized King Deal. Burger King, one of the largest companies headquartered in Miami-Dade and second largest fast food chain in America, has agreed to sell itself to 3G Capital Management Inc., a New York-based private investment firm backed by several Brazilian businessmen. Burger King ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2009

    Laugh Till It Stops Hurting

    ​It's a super sized King Deal. Burger King, one of the largest companies headquartered in Miami-Dade and second largest fast food chain in America, has agreed to sell itself to 3G Capital Management Inc., a New York-based private investment firm backed by several Brazilian businessmen. Burger King ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    Straw turns to gold in the Gables.

    ​It's a super sized King Deal. Burger King, one of the largest companies headquartered in Miami-Dade and second largest fast food chain in America, has agreed to sell itself to 3G Capital Management Inc., a New York-based private investment firm backed by several Brazilian businessmen. Burger King ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    Before You Get Fired...

    ​It's a super sized King Deal. Burger King, one of the largest companies headquartered in Miami-Dade and second largest fast food chain in America, has agreed to sell itself to 3G Capital Management Inc., a New York-based private investment firm backed by several Brazilian businessmen. Burger King ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2009

    Yo Mama’s So Special

    ​It's a super sized King Deal. Burger King, one of the largest companies headquartered in Miami-Dade and second largest fast food chain in America, has agreed to sell itself to 3G Capital Management Inc., a New York-based private investment firm backed by several Brazilian businessmen. Burger King ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 2, 2009

    Under the Sea and Free

    ​It's a super sized King Deal. Burger King, one of the largest companies headquartered in Miami-Dade and second largest fast food chain in America, has agreed to sell itself to 3G Capital Management Inc., a New York-based private investment firm backed by several Brazilian businessmen. Burger King ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Glenn Straub's Latest Last-Minute Pitch for an Overtown Marlins Stadium Makes Far Too Much Sense

    With the Miami Dade Commission set to vote this afternoon on whether to blow hundreds of millions of your tax dollars during the worst recession in a generation on a new Marlins Stadium (not that we've got a stance on this thing or anything), downtown developer Glenn Straub sent a new memo to commi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    Florida: Swindled and Beaten Bloody

    Just in case yesterday's news of a bounce on the stock market gave you a glimmer of hope, Riptide is here to remind you that your future is bleak and depressing. The CBC recently compared Florida to "a terrified cardiac patient," lying awake at night, praying the angina will pass. "The confidence ga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    South Florida Actually a Good Place to Start a Small Business

    You never would have guessed it, considering we're more or less ground zero for the foreclosure crisis, but the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area is actually the 12th best place to start a small business, according to Biz Journals. The rankings cited South Florida's strong population and job growth. Betwee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Turlington Still Turning Heads on Miami Beach

    Supermodel Christy Turlington just celebrated her 40th birthday and is still booking gigs. She recently spent some time poolside in Miami Beach with famed lens man Mario Sorrenti, shooting the spring/summer ads for Swiss luxe leather maker Bally. Good to know the recession hasn't forced major sup ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 13, 2008

    Something Old, Something Borrowed, Something You

    Find your treasure at the Miami Vintage Clothing Show.

  • Calendar

    August 14, 2008

    An Extravaganza of Excess

    Not on Sunday, Sunday, Sunday — it’s on Friday, Friday, Friday!

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