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Coconut Grove Playhouse may go on historic register

Miami’s Historic and Environmental Preservation Board wants the Coconut Grove Playhouse, empty and unused since closing 10 years ago, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, citing its authentic design and associated standards for the designation in a...

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Five most expensive condos for sale in Miami

Developers listed for $35 million the Beach House at Regalia Miami, a 17,000-square-foot condo in the 39-unit Sunny Isles Beach tower at 19575 Collins Ave. The two-story apartment features six bedrooms, six bathrooms, two half-baths, a pool bathroom and a sundeck,...

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52-story oceanfront residential tower breaks ground

Fortune International Group and Château Group have broken ground on the 52-story Ritz-Carlton Residences, Sunny Isles Beach Real Esate project. The oceanfront residential tower at 15701 Collins Avenue will be built by Suffolk Construction and is expected for...

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Karl Lagerfeld to design Estates at Acqualina’s lobbies

At the Estates at Acqualina, residents’ designer duds can match their opulent lobby. Karl Lagerfeld will be designing two lobbies for the ultra-luxury condo Estates at Acqualina in Sunny Isles Beach, marking his first residential interior design project in the United...

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Miami real estate refuses to quit

The Big Apple might have it all, but it definitely doesn’t have good weather. Fed up with cold, dark days, deep-pocketed New Yorkers are buying second homes in sunny Miami. And despite reports of a market slowdown, Miami luxury Real Estate refuses to quit. There are...

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Add a luxury apartment to your luxury car with Porsche

The pitfall of multi-million dollar apartment living is finding a space to park your collection of multi-million dollar cars. We know, first world problems. But those problems are soon to be gone! The lucky few who can snag an apartment in the soon to be finished...

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Viernes Culturales Little Havana

The popular cuban festival Viernes Culturales is held every last Friday of the month at the cuban neighborhood called Little Havana in Miami. The location of the event is Calle Ocho between 13th and 17th Avenues (from 7 - 11 pm). Viernes Culturales, or Cultural...

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Little Havana brought by Miami and Beaches

Great video brought by Miami and Beaches: Hispanic culture permeates everything in Little Havana - colorful murals, monuments to heroes past and present, elderly men playing dominoes as they discuss politics and cigar rollers deep at work amidst Little Havana's...

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Take a Tour of Little Havana in Miami

Audrina Patridge meets up with Grace Della from Miami Culinary Tours for a walk through Little Havana. Cuban food and coffee, fresh juice and some of the finest cigars Miami has to offer, this tour is full of Cuban soul.

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Cigar Shop in Little Havana, Miami

Little Havana in Miami is also famous for its Cigar Shops, where tourists are able to find great kinds of cuban cigars. Watch this video to see inside a Cigar Shop at Little Havana in Miami.

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Little Havana Miami

Little Havana Miami

Little Havana in Miami is a very traditional Cuban neighborhood with an expressive Latin culture. Not long ago the place was not really a tourist district. Nowadays Little Havana is attracting more and more visitors. The Cuban culture, the food, festivals and the...

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Mid-Beach is Miami’s new ‘It Strip’

The new neighbors paid $60 million to get my view. Sure, their penthouse has aerodynamic gloss-white French Riviera-style balconies. It’s at Faena District Miami Beach, an ultrachic enclave conceived by Argentine designer and developer Alan Faena, bringing a new...

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SoFi grows but keeps its charm

In the mid-1990s, when I first began wintering here, there wasn’t much to discover in the neighborhood referred to by locals as South of Fifth, a.k.a. SoFi, a narrowing triangle of streets from Fifth to the end of the island at 17-acre South Pointe Park. There was one...

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A look at Miami’s hottest new district

It sneaks up on you slowly as you emerge from a patch of low-slung 1970s apartment buildings toward the beach. This once-forgotten strip of Collins Avenue is called Mid-Beach, but it’s currently morphing into Miami’s hottest neighborhood, re-Christened the Faena...

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Live in a Porsche? Designer labels draw Miami home buyers

The wow factor for Miami's skyscraper condos no longer comes from a dazzling Atlantic Ocean view. It takes something more audacious to sell beachfront property these days to the global ultra-wealthy who arrive in Miami with millions to spend on second or third homes....

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The hidden parking lot for Miami’s super-rich

Sure, you can have a deluxe apartment in the sky — but what about deluxe parking in the sky? Now it’s possible. The four-level, 16,915-square-foot penthouse at the mega-luxury Porsche Design Tower — an under-construction property in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. — will...

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Miami’s luxury condos bringing a new concept

America's housing market is soaring, and one Florida property is adding flash and bling to a beachside skyline. High above the Miami suburb of Sunny Isles Beach, buying a Porsche is taking on new meaning, CBS News' Vicente Arenas reports. When Juan Pablo Verdiquio...

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Peek inside Jade Signature’s magical $33M penthouse

Jade Signature’s upper penthouse remains on the market for $32.9 million. For a "little" extra, its goliath-pocketed buyer can choose a dynamic design package envisioned by Pierre-Yves Rochon, featuring the likes of a $100,000 Lalique glass table in the dining room....

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South Florida’s Construction Boom Heads North

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Known for years as little more than a retirement community with a racetrack and a few pastel-hued motels that had seen better days, this small oceanfront town is not the first place that comes to mind when wealthy Brazilians and Russians seek...

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A Book Fair That Grew

Nobody could imagine that thirty years ago Miami could held a book fair. The idea was simply implausible. Miami was know mainly for its natural beauty. The Art side of the town was only beginning. Miami was reeling and recovering in the early 1980s. The Mariel...

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Miami Book Fair

And the readers and writers will follow, as they do by the hundreds of thousands every year for the Miami Book Fair International, an eight-day international event in Miami. The Fair, in its 32nd year, will open Sunday November 15th with the popular Evenings With…...

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Top Deck Dolphin Show at Miami Seaquarium

Thrill to the high-flying antics of bottlenose dolphins as they perform breathtaking leaps and rolls at Miami Seaquarium. Guests thrill to the acrobatics of these agile marine mammals as they brave “rough waters” during the Rock n’ Roll Cruise. The Top Deck dolphins...

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Killer whale Lolita will remain at show in Miami Seaquarium

Lolita will stay at Miami Seaquarium, park officials said last week following an announcement from SeaWorld that it will phase out its killer whale show. Seaquarium general manager Andrew Hertz said in a statement issued following the SeaWorld report that the Miami...

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Home School Miami Seaquarium

Come to Miami Seaquarium® to investigate the amazing world we call home. There is a homeschool class appropriate for any home-school-aged student from kindergarten through high school. Our homeschool topics features discussions on animals in the ocean, South Florida...

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Sea Trek Reef Encounter at Miami Seaquarium

Watch this video from Miami Seaquarium and see how fun it can be the Sea Trek Reef Encounter program. It is a 20 minute journey where you will have unique experiences and encounters with fish, sting rays and other nice sea creatures. How?! Don't worry! You will be...

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South Florida’s Best Nude Beaches

For some, it makes no sense to have sun, sand, and a bathing suit. If you’re among those who prefer to dispense with clothing when you head for the beach, South Florida offers some limited ways to enjoy that freedom. The only official and legal clothing-optional beach...

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Miami Summer camp guide for 2016

Article originally published at miamiherald.com by Stephanie Brito (sbrito@miamiherald.com) With TVs, computers and smartphones, it might be easy to let kids spend the summer indoors on their devices. Instead, give them a summer experience they won’t stop talking...

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Kangaroo Feeding – Jungle Island

Jungle Island provided unique animal interactions and beautiful flora not found in the states. One of the animal encounters is with the park's kangaroos and wallabies. The park allows a small number of folks into the habitat at a time, and guests are encouraged to...

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Haulover Beach Miami – Best nude beach in Miami

Haulover Beach is a clothing optional beach in Florida, and it is the onlye legal official place in the Sunshine State that allows the practice of nudism. Actually, the nude part is just a small reserved area on its huge extension. It is the oldest of its kind in...

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Scout Programs at Jungle Island

Looking for a field trip during the day?  Looking for a unique overnight adventure?  We have both! Bring your scout troop to Jungle Island and get ready to expect the unexpected! Group Reservations must be made in advance and are subject to space availability.Tax...

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Jungle Slumber

Do you have a bunch of friends who want a new and adventurous kind of sleep over? Are you a teacher looking for a one of a kind class trip? Are you having a birthday? As the sun goes down, your group will embark on a new journey at Jungle Island in Miami, Florida....

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Jungle Outreach

The Jungle Outreach Educational Program allows everyone to get an up-close & personal experience with our exotic animals at Jungle Island Park. Truly an unforgettable memory! We offer 6 different EDUCATIONAL, In-Park presentations that include different themes and...

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Field Trips Jungle Island

Take off on a worldwide exploration with a Field Trip to Jungle Island in Miami, Fl. Hop on over to Australia, and see the Red Kangaroo exhibit; welcome our loveable Lemurs direct from Madagascar; marvel at our smartly dressed South African Penguins. No journey is...

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Ed-venture Camp

Give your kids an excuse to go wild by enrolling them in the Miami Summer Camp at Jungle Island that will be held from June 13 - August 5, 2016. Campers will learn about wildlife, investigate animal habitats, explore conservation efforts, and find out what it is like...

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The Parrot Cove Beach

Jungle Island's Parrot Cove is Miami’s only private beach. This sophisticated tropical beach playground offers breathtaking views of Biscayne Bay and Downtown Miami and is exclusively for the use of park guests. Beach Hours: 11am to 5pm After getting up-close to rare...

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An Animal Lover’s Paradise: Jungle Island VIP Tours

Jungle Island's VIP Safari Tour is an animal lover's paradise. Often called "the best kept secret in South Florida," our signature offering is a privately guided, 90-minute behind-the-scenes tour of the Jungle that brings guests closer than ever to some of the world's...

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European investors want to buy Jungle Island

Article originally published at miamiherald.com by Nicholas Nehamas - @NickNehamasMiami Herald staff writer Chabeli Herrera contributed to this report The parrots of Jungle Island could soon squawk the name of a new owner. Investors are working on a deal to take over...

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History of Jungle Island

Jungle Island, Miami’s premier entertainment destination, combines the beauty of Miami’s tropical landscape with a jungle full of extraordinary animals from around the globe. Building upon its rich 75-year history, today’s Jungle Island is a contemporary theme park,...

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