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Wynwood Mural Art Could Soon Appear On Skateboards (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

(1) Comments | Posted May 14, 2013 | 12:12 PM

MIAMI -- Wynwood's murals have been written up in The Guardian, The New York Times, and the Atlantic.

There are even organized bike and Segway tours of the gritty arts district, where blank warehouse exterior walls are transformed into sprawling masterpieces of vibrant...

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20 Florida Manatees Up For Adoption Through Save The Manatee Club (PHOTOS)

(19) Comments | Posted May 6, 2013 | 8:07 AM

Florida's unusually warm winter has created a deadly situation for the state's beloved manatee population.

Warmer waters meant an earlier than normal algae bloom of Red Tide off Florida's coast, which is toxic when inhaled when sea cows come up for air every 20 minutes.

Red Tide can...

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Zak The Baker Talks Hot Wheels, Earth N Us Farms, Lagniappe, And The Perfect Crust (MY MIAMI)

(2) Comments | Posted May 5, 2013 | 8:22 AM

Not too long along ago, Miami's Zak the Baker was in Tuscany, tucked away amidst the olive groves, baking bread, and raising goats for fresh cheese. Now Zak is doing the same back home in Little Haiti.

Zak makes a series of delicious organic sourdough breads: think Plum...

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Comic Lisa Corrao Talks Palm Tree Halos, Nickelodeon 'Swastikas,' And Puppy Jungle (MY MIAMI)

(2) Comments | Posted April 18, 2013 | 11:48 AM

As celebrity comics like Tracy Morgan, Sarah Silverman, and Seth Meyers come to town this weekend for the South Beach Comedy Festival, Miamians should take note of the stand-up talent growing right here at home.

Lisa Corrao is one of the 305's comedy crew making the...

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Miami Corporate Run Will Have Extra Security: Mayor Tomas Regalado

(1) Comments | Posted April 16, 2013 | 12:50 PM

After the bombings that killed three and wounded more than 150 people at the Boston Marathon Monday, would Miami still hold a race for 25,000 runners next week?

Yes, says Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, adding that "We cannot let fear stop our daily lives, so we're going to...

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60 Florida Counties That Don't Recognize Domestic Partnerships

(80) Comments | Posted March 26, 2013 | 11:23 AM

In 2007, Janice Langbehn, her wife Lisa, and their four kids traveled from Washington state to Miami to take a cruise to escape the winter. But before they even boarded the ship, Lisa collapsed, suffering a brain aneurysm.

She was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma...

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Amanda Del Duca, CaptureFashion.com Fashion Blogger, Talks Wynwood Boutiques And Flip-Flop Faux-Pas

(1) Comments | Posted March 9, 2013 | 9:26 AM

Fashion blogger and stylist Amanda Del Duca has been making Miami look good in more than just wardrobe choices.

Her blog CaptureFashion.com has some of the most captivating images of Miami, from shoots at fruit-filled bodegas, to deserted Everglades roads, to the bleached out alleys of South...

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Florida Legislative Session 2013: Bills To Watch

(45) Comments | Posted March 5, 2013 | 11:13 AM

Tuesday in his opening day remarks for Florida's 2013 Legislative Session, House Speaker Will Weatherford asked state representatives, "Will we earn the people’s trust, or will we let them down by confirming their worst fears about government and politics?"

HuffPost Miami combed through all 900 bills filed so...

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My Miami: Gabrielle Anwar Talks 'Burn Notice,' Champagne, Breasts And Sunburn

(6) Comments | Posted February 21, 2013 | 12:54 PM

Most will know Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona Glenanne, the lanky fox behind gun barrels and explosions on "Burn Notice," the USA series shot in and around Miami.

The British actress, who famously tangoed with Al Pacino in "Scent of A Woman," is also the girlfriend of Shareef Malnik, owner...

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Florida Sex-Selective Abortions Ban Proposed By Rep. Charles Van Zant

(535) Comments | Posted February 19, 2013 | 12:49 PM

A Florida representative filed an anti-abortion bill Monday that he claims protects the rights of women -- those in the womb -- despite a lack of evidence that female infanticide is actually a problem.

Rep. Charles Van Zant (R-Keystone Heights) filed HB 845, which requires anyone performing an...

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Alex Beker, Miami Street Photographer, Holds Workshop (PHOTOS)

(1) Comments | Posted February 12, 2013 | 10:18 AM

"I believe that mundane things and moments can be very powerful once they become a still image," Miami street photographer Alex Beker told HuffPost Miami.

Beker is hosting a Street Photography workshop next month, where he hopes to teach that street photography is about adopting a...

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Miami Mapping Project Plots Where Artists Once Worked And Lived (VIDEO)

(6) Comments | Posted February 6, 2013 | 9:21 AM

When Miami makes news, it's rarely good.

The city is currently closing out a vigilante persecution of snakes, is ground zero for a possible MLB scandal, and is full of cops who won't put down their cortaditos long enough to help save an...

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Dennis And Debra Scholl Donate 300 Works To Pérez Art Museum Of Miami (PHOTOS)

(0) Comments | Posted February 5, 2013 | 11:05 AM

Dennis and Debra Scholl have saved the new Miami Art Museum from swallowing "a single person’s taste as well as his name" to use the words of one Artnet blogger.

The Miami-based collectors have donated 300 of their impressive pieces to the museum, now named the

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Kita, Zoo Miami Giraffe, Falls After Fleeing Advances Of Male Giraffes

(1) Comments | Posted February 4, 2013 | 1:02 PM

A female giraffe took a bad fall at Zoo Miami on Sunday after trying to flee from the sexual advances of males in the same habitat, officials report.

As visitors watched, Kita fell into the gap between the feeding platform and the rockwork, Ron Magill, Zoo Miami's Communications...

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'Only In Miami' On Twitter: The Week's Best #OnlyInMiami Tweets

(3) Comments | Posted January 25, 2013 | 1:23 PM

Each week we have our chuckles at the bizarre antics in this city from the folks making a left turn from the right lane three lanes over to a Goya truck leading the Three Kings Parade.

But not every 'Only In Miami' moment is funny.

This week, a woman...

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My Miami: Afrobeta's Cuci Amador Talks Eating House, Ultra, And Breakdancing At Versailles (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

(0) Comments | Posted January 25, 2013 | 8:39 AM

If neon light magically shifted form to become music, it would sounds like Afrobeta -- Miami's infectious electro pop duo Christy "Cuci" Amador and Tony "Smurphio" Laurencio. The two have been spreading their dance-y syncopated sound on stages here at home and as far away as Ibiza.

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'Liberty City' Documentary By Shanks Rajendran Takes On Miami's Roughest Neighborhood (VIDEO)

(19) Comments | Posted January 18, 2013 | 12:08 PM

When Australian filmmaker Shanks Rajendran, 26, visited Miami in November 2012, people warned him not to venture too far from South Beach. He says taxi drivers told him they would never drive to Liberty City, a place where people would "kill you for a dime."

West of I-95 and south...

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$27 Million Setai Penthouse Used By Madonna Is Most Expensive Condo Sold In Miami (PHOTOS)

(10) Comments | Posted January 16, 2013 | 9:41 AM

A penthouse used by celebs like Simon Cowell, Madonna, and Jim Carrey recently sold for $27 million dollars, breaking records as the most expensive condo ever bought in South Florida, according to Zilbert International Realty.

The record was previously held by 'Sky Mansion,' a South Beach penthouse...

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Miami's Bathing Beauties From 1910 To 1969 (PHOTOS)

(1) Comments | Posted January 15, 2013 | 1:52 PM

Is there a better place than Miami to trace the history of the swimsuit? With 12 months a year available for swimming and sun bathing, our shores have seen bathers in the full wool dresses of 1910 to the tiny bikinis of 1969.

In the early 1900s, women wore full...

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Ultra Music Festival 2013 Phase One Lineup Released: Major Lazer! Hot Chip! Swedish House Mafia!

(2) Comments | Posted January 7, 2013 | 11:34 AM

This Ides of March, the only thing getting assassinated is millions of festivalgoers' eardrums at the now extended Ultra Music Festival in Miami's Bayfront Park.

Organizers are doubling down on the pleasure and fun, hosting not one but two weekends of EDM. But can the...

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