News Roundup: Could 3 a.m. Last Calls Extend Beyond the Grove?

The proud fight to roll back Coconut Grove drinking hours to 5 a.m. continues, but Commissioner Marc Sarnoff thinks it's still a good idea and, in fact, wants to look into limiting drinking hours in other areas of the city. [NBCMiami]New commish Richard Dunn tried to make peace with Spence-Jones supporters at a...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

January 29, 2010

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The proud fight to roll back Coconut Grove drinking hours to 5 a.m. continues, but Commissioner Marc Sarnoff thinks it's still a good idea and, in fact, wants to look into limiting drinking hours in other areas of the city. [NBCMiami]
New commish Richard Dunn tried to make peace with Spence-Jones supporters at a town-hall meeting. [WSVN]
A man carrying a Haitian passport tried to cross I-95 on foot during rush hour and was hit and killed by a pickup truck and then another car. [Herald]
A woman driving a stolen car hit a Miami Police officer. She tried to run, but cops tasered her. [CBS4]
Miami Beach Police have been told not to take off-hours jobs, which has a lot of them upset considering all the opportunities the Super Bowl brings. [CBS4]

Sports

Michael Beasley's hyperextended knee might keep him idle for the rest of the Heat's road trip. [Herald]
Chad Ochocinco hopes he'll be able to kick the ball during the Pro Bowl. If that wasn't interesting enough, he calls his punting alter ego "Esteban." [CP]
Ochocinco is a hometown boy, but maybe we'd rather see the Dolphins' Dan Carpenter kick for the AFC. He just got added to the roster. [NBCMiami]
The Canes' Jimmy Graham, who played football for one year after playing basketball for four, is attracting a lot of NFL attention at the Senior Bowl. [NBCMiami]

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