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Passenger Transportation

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Local Activists Host "Carnaval to Unmask Carnival" Cruise Lines (Updated)

    ​South Florida activist group 1Miami is hosting a gathering this weekend in Hialeah and Little Haiti to bring Carnival Cruise Lines to the public's attention. They say Carnival is figuratively "sinking Miami." While most associate the cruise line with family memories, bad sunburns, and tanning oil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Obama Administration Says No to Florida Ferry Service to Cuba

    ​You're going to have to wait for that romantic cruise to Havana. Under President Obama, travel restrictions to Cuba have eased from the Bush years, with new air charters opening routes from Miami and Tampa and even Texas to the island. That thaw, though, apparently doesn't include passenger boats ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Miami International Was the Fastest Growing American Airport in 2011

    ​In what should be good news for the local tourism industry, Miami International Airport was the fastest growing major American airport in terms of passenger growth this year. That makes MIA the 12th busiest airport in the country with 38.3 million passengers passing through its gates last year.

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Ships Ahoy! Celebrity Cruises Culinary Boat Rides to Set Sail

    The Millennium's Grand Buffet​Foodies, rejoice! Miami-based Celebrity Cruises is rolling out a series of culinary-inspired boat rides set to begin in March.Celebrity Cruises' lifestyle cookbook, Excite the Senses, was the inspiration for the new food-and-wine-themed luxury cruise series aptly name ... More >>

  • News

    October 6, 2011

    Royal Caribbean doesn't care about employees raped at sea, a lawyer says

    The Millennium's Grand Buffet​Foodies, rejoice! Miami-based Celebrity Cruises is rolling out a series of culinary-inspired boat rides set to begin in March.Celebrity Cruises' lifestyle cookbook, Excite the Senses, was the inspiration for the new food-and-wine-themed luxury cruise series aptly name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Guy Fieri Partners with Carnival Cruise Lines For Burger Joint

    ​Carnival Cruise Lines announced that it will partner with Food Network host and author Guy Fieri to bring Fieri's concept of a roadside burger joint to life.Guy's Burger Joint will feature Fieri's creations, as well as a variety of sauces ranging from chipotle mayonnaise and a special barbecue sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Trolley System Coming to Miami

    ​Miami has a reputation as a big sprawling city with little in the way of public transportation. A proposed new trolley system may change that, somewhat, someday, supposedly. According to Open Media Miami, the City Commission voted last week to allow City Manager Johnny Martinez to start contract ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2011

    Carnival cruise ships have sewage problems, say passengers

    ​Miami has a reputation as a big sprawling city with little in the way of public transportation. A proposed new trolley system may change that, somewhat, someday, supposedly. According to Open Media Miami, the City Commission voted last week to allow City Manager Johnny Martinez to start contract ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Rick Scott Pledges $77M to Dredge Port of Miami

    ​Florida's high-speed rail plan is official dead -- done in at the hands of Rick Scott. But the governor giveth as he taketh away. Scott says the state will pick up the tab on funding a project to dredge the Port of Miami, allowing it to handle larger ships. Scott says the project will create 30,0 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Port of Miami Sets Cruise Passenger World Record for Third Year in a Row

    ​Cruise ship tourists: they may be kind of annoying, but they're pretty damn good for our local economy. For the third year in a row the Port of Miami has set a world record for the number of cruise passengers traveling through a port. Despite the economy, that means the Port continues to exp ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2010

    Cuban spy Juan Pablo Roque's jilted ex-wife won $27 million for his deception

    ​Cruise ship tourists: they may be kind of annoying, but they're pretty damn good for our local economy. For the third year in a row the Port of Miami has set a world record for the number of cruise passengers traveling through a port. Despite the economy, that means the Port continues to exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Carybé Murals Unveiled at MIA

    P. Scott CunninghamWhere's the rum, Miami?Last night, Miami International Aiport in cooperation with American Airlines and Miami-Dade County (and thanks to the efforts of the Odebrecht Corporation), unveiled two 50-foot long murals by acclaimed Brazilian artist Carybé.Despite the ceremony feeling l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Cruise Ship Singer Laurie Miller From Expose Gets Free Plastic Surgery

    Back in May Crossfade told you about Laurie Miller, original member of the superstar girl group Expose, who brought the world hits like "Point Of No Return."We also found her website which details her current life as a performer and talks about her experience in the cruise ship industry. If you ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Fanny Lu to Perform at Bongo's Cuban Cafe

    Do you recognize the super-sexy blond cutie in the picture you see at left? You should. This little Colombian bombshell is Fanny Lu. Her 2006 release Lágrimas Cálidas won her all sorts of acclaim, including a nod in the Latin Grammy, six for the Billboard Awards and two in Premios Lo Nues ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Bayside Marketplace for Sale

    Bayside Marketplace -- a place we've been to once, because our best friend used a Chili's gift certificate from her grandma there -- is up for sale. The owner, General Growth Properties, is in a superbad financial situation (who isn't?) and has decided Bayside doesn't fit into its core niche of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2008

    Rodonna Thanksgiving Saga Continues

    If Google News search results are any indication, yesterday's biggest locally relevant story after the gay adoption ruling was the Turkey Day scandal involving Madonna and her A-Rod. Roddy was reportedly planning to ditch his kids to spend the day with the Ciccone youth. People is reporting that Ale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2008

    Q&A with Irvine Welsh, Appearing at Books & Books Friday

    If Google News search results are any indication, yesterday's biggest locally relevant story after the gay adoption ruling was the Turkey Day scandal involving Madonna and her A-Rod. Roddy was reportedly planning to ditch his kids to spend the day with the Ciccone youth. People is reporting that Ale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    A Feast Through Eastern Europe, Part 1

    If Google News search results are any indication, yesterday's biggest locally relevant story after the gay adoption ruling was the Turkey Day scandal involving Madonna and her A-Rod. Roddy was reportedly planning to ditch his kids to spend the day with the Ciccone youth. People is reporting that Ale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Over the Weekend - SummerFest, Wisin & Yandel, Irie Golf Tournament and Laidback Luke

    If Google News search results are any indication, yesterday's biggest locally relevant story after the gay adoption ruling was the Turkey Day scandal involving Madonna and her A-Rod. Roddy was reportedly planning to ditch his kids to spend the day with the Ciccone youth. People is reporting that Ale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2008

    Weekly News Wrapup - Grounded Flights, Clinton Pollster Resigned, and Threats At The Olympics

    If Google News search results are any indication, yesterday's biggest locally relevant story after the gay adoption ruling was the Turkey Day scandal involving Madonna and her A-Rod. Roddy was reportedly planning to ditch his kids to spend the day with the Ciccone youth. People is reporting that Ale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2007

    Mile High Michy’s

    If Google News search results are any indication, yesterday's biggest locally relevant story after the gay adoption ruling was the Turkey Day scandal involving Madonna and her A-Rod. Roddy was reportedly planning to ditch his kids to spend the day with the Ciccone youth. People is reporting that Ale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2007

    Mile High Michy’s

    If Google News search results are any indication, yesterday's biggest locally relevant story after the gay adoption ruling was the Turkey Day scandal involving Madonna and her A-Rod. Roddy was reportedly planning to ditch his kids to spend the day with the Ciccone youth. People is reporting that Ale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2006

    Blog Post of the Day

    If Google News search results are any indication, yesterday's biggest locally relevant story after the gay adoption ruling was the Turkey Day scandal involving Madonna and her A-Rod. Roddy was reportedly planning to ditch his kids to spend the day with the Ciccone youth. People is reporting that Ale ... More >>

  • News

    July 6, 2006

    Ghost Repeater

    Ecstasy swoons on the radio, plus pimp documentation and flag desecration

  • News

    January 19, 2006

    The Boat to Perdition

    Will 2006 prove friendlier for the casino cruise business?

  • News

    November 11, 2004

    Screwed If By Sea

    Cruise lines throw workers overboard when it comes to providing urgent medical care.

  • Best of Music

    May 13, 2004

    BEST LOCAL ELECTRONICA RELEASE OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS

    "Miami Eyes"

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2003

    Neighborly Fashion

    Dazzling designer duds debut on Biscayne Boulevard

  • Dining

    January 2, 2003

    Air Fare

    Serving up crap at MIA - it doesn't have to be so tasteless

  • News

    May 30, 2002

    Ramp Rats' Revenge

    Checking luggage? Think long and hard before answering yes to that question at MIA

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Dredge Dirge

    Authorities are in a pickle over where to dump the toxic sludge soon to be scraped from the Miami River

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    A Life in Transit

    It's not easy driving a jitney in Miami. If the county regulators don't get you, the freeloaders will.

  • Best of Miami

    May 11, 2000

    Cathy Leff

    It's not easy driving a jitney in Miami. If the county regulators don't get you, the freeloaders will.

  • News

    March 16, 2000

    Cuba Ordinance 101

    A New Times guide to busting the county's Cuba law

  • News

    March 9, 2000

    Transit Blues

    Elizabeth Lanteigne has a few hundred thousand choice words for the county's public-transportation system

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from the issue of February 10, 2000

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    DeFede

    Y2K Disaster Strikes Miami

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    News of the Weird

    Y2K Disaster Strikes Miami

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    Unsafe Harbor

    If the profiteers have their way, cruise ship workers can say bon voyage to the humble Leiv Eiriksson Seamen's Center

  • News

    November 13, 1997

    A Merciful Court of Public Opinion

    If you think being under federal indictment might have hurt Humberto Hernandez, you don't know the fine folks of District 3

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    News of the Weird

    If you think being under federal indictment might have hurt Humberto Hernandez, you don't know the fine folks of District 3

  • News

    January 2, 1997

    News of the Weird

    If you think being under federal indictment might have hurt Humberto Hernandez, you don't know the fine folks of District 3

  • News

    July 4, 1996

    Letters

    If you think being under federal indictment might have hurt Humberto Hernandez, you don't know the fine folks of District 3

  • News

    December 1, 1993

    Toxic Runways

    Years of neglect have poisoned the land and contaminated the water under Miami International Airport. Investigators are just now beginning to grasp how bad it is. It's very bad.

  • News

    October 27, 1993

    Unreal Estate

    According to Dade County, a squalid chunk of downtown property is really a park. Try telling that to the neighbors.

  • News

    July 7, 1993

    The Man with the Biodegradable Balls

    Patrick Kane has a fish-friendly formula for people who hanker to swat golf balls into the deep blue sea

  • News

    December 2, 1992

    Swelter 33

    Patrick Kane has a fish-friendly formula for people who hanker to swat golf balls into the deep blue sea

  • Culture

    July 1, 1992

    Mixed Mensajes

    Patrick Kane has a fish-friendly formula for people who hanker to swat golf balls into the deep blue sea

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