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Miami Beach

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Miami Beach city (1990 pop. 92,639), Dade co., SE Fla., on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1915. It is connected to Miami by four causeways. Miami Beach is a popular year-round resort, famous for its "gold coast" hotel strip, palatial estates, and recreational facilities. The city's chief source of income derives from tourism. The 34,000-seat Convention Hall complex in Miami Beach has hosted several national political conventions. Cultural institutions include the Bass Art Museum and other facilties of the Cultural Park and the Wolfsonian, a museum of design. ... Read more
North Miami Beach
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition North Miami Beach residential and resort city (1990 pop. 35,359), Dade co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1931. It is a major office and retail area. Author not available, NORTH MIAMI BEACH. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008 Read more
Miami: Geography and Climate
Cities of the United States Miami: Geography and Climate Located at the mouth of the Miami River on the lower east coast of Florida, Miami is bordered on the east by Biscayne ... the islands of Key Biscayne and Miami Beach shelter the bay from the Atlantic Ocean, thus providing Miami with a naturally protected ... Read more

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Organizers, exhibitors call premiere of Art Basel Miami Beach `successful'. (news).(Miami Beach, Florida)
Art Business News; 2/1/2003; 787 words ; MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- The exhibiting galleries, the ... rated the December premiere of Art Basel Miami Beach positively, according to show organizers ... director, said, The first edition of Art Basel Miami Beach exceeded all the expectations of the show ... Read more
Miami Beach Woos Gay Dollar
All Things Considered (NPR); 10/31/1995; 787 words ; 00-00-0000 Miami Beach has launched an aggressive campaign ... SIEGEL, Host: Over the years, the city of Miami Beach has evolved from a mecca for Jewish ... the Caribbean and Latin America. Now, Miami Beach has been reborn again as a magnet for ... Read more
South Beach and 'Miami Vice'; past and present blend into one
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 8/6/2006; ASSOCIATED PRESS; 787 words ; ... early days of the rebirth of Miami Beach's southern end - and helped it along. Today, South Beach is known for trendy restaurants ... expensive restaurants. The new "Miami Vice" movie, which opens July ... remind some viewers that South Beach was a very different place when the original ... Read more
Miami Beach pursues out-of-state visitors: Come to Miami Beach, emphasis on Beach. The resort city launched its own tourism campaign, a tiny step away from sharing in the well-funded Miami brand.
Miami Herald (Miami, FL); 8/3/2007; 727 words ; Byline: Douglas Hanks Aug. 3--Miami Beach wants vacationers to see it as ... New Yorkers, who will receive Miami Beach energy drinks, beach paddles and ... a distinction between Miami and Miami Beach, said Hilda Fernandez, the city ... Read more
MIAMI BEACH ANNOUNCES 2003 ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
Miami Times; 7/15/2003; 492 words ; Miami Times 07-15-2003 The City of Miami Beach's Cultural Arts Council selected ... are scheduled to live and work in Miami Beach from July 17 through August 29 ... nurture artistic expression in Miami Beach. With exhibitions ranging from ... Read more
Miami Beach, Fla., May Use Incentive Program to Lure Developer's Headquarters.
The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 5/4/2002; 780 words ; ... warned it might not move to Miami Beach without financial incentives, according to city documents. Miami Beach's negotiations with LNR were ... investment. At the time, the Beach's bustling entertainment and ... Comras deal and another with Beach developer Scott Robins, ... Read more
Miami Beach, Fla., Delays Vote on Paying Real-Estate Firm $720,000 to Relocate.
The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 5/9/2002; 592 words ; ... numbers of office workers to the Beach. Commissioners either declined ... meeting. The program would make Miami Beach the only Miami-Dade city to offer companies ... according to the Beacon Council, Miami-Dade's economic development agency. Miami and Hialeah both offer tax breaks for ... Read more
Miami Beach Considers Paying Resort to Move Into Headquarters.
The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 5/3/2002; 787 words ; ... Douglas Hanks III May 3--Next week Miami Beach will consider paying LNR Property ... with those industries in trouble, Miami Beach and LNR are facing a glut of office ... trying to land LNR's headquarters, Miami Beach has crafted its first incentive ... Read more
Miami Beach debates funding for tourism.
Miami Herald (Miami, Florida); 10/20/2004; 664 words ; ... and the excitement, is. Miami Beach has always had a stormy relationship ... dn't move its headquarters to the Beach. The bureau ended up leasing space on Miami's Brickell Avenue, but the Beach renewed its contract for two ... approach, saying places like Miami Beach would suffer ... Read more
Light-Rail Proposal Faces Key Vote in Miami Beach, Fla.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/10/2003; 787 words ; By Richard Brand, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 10--South Beach. Convertibles cruising Ocean Drive. In-line skaters gliding along Lincoln Road. Cruise ships lining the Port of Miami-Dade. And trains? Over my dead body! shouted Beach resident Benita Argos at a recent ... Read more

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