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Weekend Preview: Count your blessings with Tony Hawk, Marty McFly, Frances Ha
There are plenty of “cool” things going on around here this weekend (I have lusted in my heart for “Frances Ha” for, like, weeks), but ever since this Oklahoma business, I have been looking to spend more time with my kids, OK?...
Tags: Pembroke Pines, Festive Events, Meyer Amphitheatre, Entertainment, Edie Brickell
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Quinceanera celebrations still mean big business to some Florida firms
The Miami HeraldMIAMI When it comes to quinceaneras, the words "gran sacrificio" come to Miriam Rodriguez's mind. For four generations, her family has gone through great lengths to celebrate the transition from girl to womanhood. Rodriguez's mother, Balbina Espino, 93,...Tags: The Miami Herald, Fidel Castro, Macaroons, Lifestyle and Leisure, Miami Lakes
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Frantic housing market recalls boom times in battered Florida
The Miami HeraldThe open house on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverages, but the real draw was the newly listed house for sale for $435,000. Over a two-hour stretch on a Sunday afternoon, 44 groups of couples and...Tags: The Miami Herald, Economy, Business and Finance, Real Estate Sellers, Human Interest, Finance
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Coonts' Lucky a sure bet in Vegas
'Lucky Bastard' By Deborah Coonts. Forge, 352 pages, $25.99 Deborah Coonts has no trouble brewing a fine mix of wit and seriousness in her highly entertaining "Lucky Bastard," the fourth in her Lucky O'Toole series. Coonts finds plenty of laughs in...
Tags: Delray Beach
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Forgiving the unforgivable
In 2004, teenager Michael Hernandez murdered his 14-year-old best friend, Jamie Gough, in a bathroom at Southwood Middle School in Coconut Grove. Gough’s parents, George and Maria, spent the next three years attempting to forgive Hernandez, a path...
Tags: Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Punishment
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Actor Christian Slater buys Florida home for $2.2 million
Actor Christian Slater has purchased a home in Coconut Grove, Fla., for $2.2 million. Called Villa Dolce Far Niente and built in 1928, the estate centers on a Spanish-style home with four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms and 2,971 square feet of living space....
Tags: Ali Landry, Celebrities, Rentals, Coconut Grove
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Coral Springs chef Kenny Tang opening his own restaurant in Coral Springs
When Barack Obama stayed at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables during a campaign stop last year, Kenny Tang got the call. The luxurious hotel wanted the caterer to make Thai scallop spring rolls — among other treats — for the president and...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Coral Springs, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, BJ's Wholesale Club Inc., Kohl's
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MJHS names board chair
Coral Gables resident Louis Wolfson III has continued a family belief of philanthropy started by his grandfather Col. Mitchell Wolfson. Wolfson, who is chairman of the Pinnacle Housing Group, is highly regarded for his work over the past 30 years as a...Tags: Lobbying, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Judaism, Religion and Belief, Politics
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To do Tuesday: Gulfstream gas cards, free acting classes and author Emma Brockes
Books Emma Brockes: The New York-based, British journalist's critically acclaimed memoir "She Left Me the Gun" begins with the devotional love of her late mother before descending into a tempest of increasingly darker narratives. Or as one New York...
Tags: Book, The New York Times, Hallandale Beach, Gulfstream Park, Boynton Beach
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Home-buying frenzy: Strong demand collides with scarce inventory
Miami HeraldCover Story The Open House on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverages, but the real draw was the newly listed house for sale for $435,000. Over a two-hour stretch on a Sunday afternoon, 44 groups of...Tags: The Miami Herald, Economy, Business and Finance, Real Estate Sellers, Human Interest, Finance
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Dwyane Wade surprises Miami teen as her prom date
Dwyane Wade, the Heat superstar who is trying to help Miami win a second consecutive NBA championship this spring, surprised a Miami teenager when he showed up unexpectedly at her senior prom on Friday night. Nicole Muxo made a YouTube video last...
Tags: Kevin Durant, National Basketball Association, Miami Heat, Kobe Bryant, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Early sign of trouble at UND's nursing school
Grand Forks HeraldA year before faculty at UND's College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines raised concerns about the "climate of fear" created by Dean Denise Korniewicz, some school employees told university investigators that they feared the dean's administrative...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Entertainment, Human Interest, Medical Specialization, Dwayne Johnson
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