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  Miami's Bar Professionals Remember Broken Shaker Bar Manager Richie Petronzi

  November 26 at 12:08 p.m.

  Miami's bar scene is blowing up social media with outpourings of love for Richie Petronzi. The bar professional died yesterday at the age of 42. According to Broken Shaker's Gabriel Orta, Petronzi became ill at home and was transported to a local hospital. A family member said the cause of death is inconclusive.

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  Longtime Pubbelly Chef Guillermo Concha Dies at 42

  November 7 at 3:58 p.m.

  Guillermo Concha, a chef that worked in some of Miami's most revered kitchens, has died at 42. The chef, who had moved to New York to pursue his culinary career, was found unresponsive in his apartment, according to his longtime friend and mentor, Jose Mendin. An official cause of death has not been announced.

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  Burt Reynolds Was a South Florida Movie Machine

  September 7 at 8:30 a.m.

  When Burt Reynolds passed away yesterday, much was made of his Florida connections. The star of classics such as Deliverance and Boogie Nights graduated from Palm Beach High School and played football at Florida State University. With the star power to be crowned box office champ every year from 1978 to 1982...

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  Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Dead at 76, Left a Piece of Her Legacy in Miami

  August 16 at 12:56 p.m.

  Legendary soul singer and musician Aretha Franklin had a voice that seemed to belong to all of America. You'd be hard-pressed to name a voting-age citizen who doesn't know her name. Most Americans recognize her uniquely powerful voice from the opening strains of "Respect," "Chain of Fools," or any of her other hits, more than 100 of which reached the Billboard charts throughout her career.

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  Miami Chefs React to Joël Robuchon's Passing

  August 6 at 9:21 a.m.

  The global culinary community mourned the loss of another icon as news of the passing of French chef Joël Robuchon spread from Geneva on Monday. Best known for at one time holding the most Michelin stars in the world, Robuchon, who was 73, forever altered fine dining. He was among...

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  John Lermayer Day Proclaimed as Sweet Liberty Gets Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award Nods

  June 22 at 2:17 p.m.

  Miami's most revered bartender lives on with several legacy tributes.Last evening, close to a thousand people braved the rain and heat of a Miami Beach summer to gather at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden to pay tribute to John Lermayer and his life.