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Miami Beach To Beef Up Tourism Business
miami beach will convene a tourism task force to guide the city's top industry amid a declining economy. the city took a similar step after the terrorist attacks in 2001 severely wounded tourism in south florida.
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Loews Launched Miami Beach's Historic Hotel Boom
minutes before the loews miami beach opened its doors for the first time 10 years ago, senior managers gathered in the lobby for champagne and some congratulatory words.
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Bcs National Championship Game Could Mean Big Money For South Florida
the payout for the bcs national championship is listed at $17 million, but the university of florida likely will take home less than $50,000 of that money.
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Gators Soak Up South Florida Atmosphere Before Big Game
the florida players had some free time to enjoy south florida - and the hospitality of the bowl committee - but not at the expense of daily practice or the team's focus on thursday's game.
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Gators, Sooners Steering Clear Of South Beach Pitfalls
fort lauderdale — the road to national championship glory hasn't exactly been a trip to disney world for the florida gators. that's exactly the way tim tebow likes it. no roller-coasters.
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Gators Vs. Sooners Game Is Hot -- Ticket Prices Are Not
deflation has hit college football's championship game. hosting thursday's showdown between the florida gators and the oklahoma sooners is providing south florida with a boost amid a soft tourist season. but brokers report tickets are selling for as much as half off compared to last year's title match.
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Wwii Veteran Built Iconic Cigar Business
decades before cigar bars made stogies a yuppie lifestyle accessory, mike mersel was selling them to old guys in miami beach. the one-time new york pushcart vendor came to south florida in 1938 and, with his brother albert -- called ossie -- built an iconic business in cigar circles.
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Four Seasons, Breakers, Ritz-carlton Among Top Hotels
"travel + leisure" magazine has come out with its annual list of the 500 best hotels in the world and florida has landed 28 on the list from the panhandle to disney to the keys.
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Week Of January 8, 2009
contracts coming: though miami-dade has yet to set a date for commissioners to consider marlins ballpark contracts, officials expect a vote this month on final construction, non-relocation, assurance and management agreements.
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Gators Mix A Little Pleasure With Their Business In Miami
miami - as jason watkins, a 6-foot-6, 310-pound football player, walked down the grand steps at the westin diplomat resort and spa, he paused for a moment to gaze at the aqua blue atlantic going on forever under a partly cloudy sky.
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Gators Soak Up South Florida Atmosphere - Gainesville Sun
miami - as jason watkins, a 6-foot-6, 310-pound football player, walked down the grand steps at the westin diplomat resort and spa, he paused for a moment to gaze at the aqua blue atlantic going on forever under a partly cloudy sky. with a look of ...
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Miami Journal: Why Play Games Anywhere Else? - Sporting News
spencer hall is in miami to report on the scene for the bcs title game. he needs a thorough waxing to comply with miami grooming standards. know this: oklahoma fans got here early and with cash in hand. on south beach last night fans in crimson and ...
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North Miami Beach Man Was Co-founder Of Arby's - Miami Herald
forrest b. raffel was to roast beef what col. harlan sanders was to chicken. with his younger brother, leroy, he founded arby's -- which, contrary to many myths, stands for raffel brothers (rb). the origin of the chain's name has been a question on ...
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Amateur Athlete Dies In Miami At 90 - Miami Herald
married for 54 years, helen jane smith never changed her name, which was highly unusual for a woman born in 1918. but for the one-time star athlete -- who nearly went pro -- it wasn't a feminist statement. she was born a smith in connecticut on april ...
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Florida Wholesalers Expect A Super Bowl Bump - Thepacker.com
(jan. 7) tampa, fla. — florida produce distributors say super bowl xliii in tampa could score them a touchdown in sales. no matter what team is playing in the feb. 1 event, distributors say the event normally represents a big boost in business. roy ...
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Florida, Oklahoma Steering Clear Of South Beach Pitfalls In Lead-up To ... - Orlando Sentinel
fort lauderdale — the road to national championship glory hasn't exactly been a trip to disney world for the florida gators . that's exactly the way tim tebow likes it. no roller-coasters. "i actually did that before we played michigan because ...
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Ap Travel Columns - Yahoo News
brentwood, tenn. - an updated look at nashville's restaurant scene is just out from "where the locals eat," a series of dining guides. des moines, iowa - visiting a good bookstore is a great way to connect with local vibe and culture. mardi gras is ...
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Out And About - Eagle-tribune
whitefield, maine — take deboullie — if you're prepared. or scraggly lake, or the unknowns. wheeling and tromping across thousands of miles of maine's remotest points, author tom hanrahan has been to those pristine patches and plenty more. while ...
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Trends Show Less Flying, Driving, More Buses, Trains - Deseret News
new york — here are some of the latest travel trends. trains, planes, automobiles and buses : amtrak and bus ridership surged in 2008, while the number of miles driven by americans and the number of air passengers declined. international ...
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Travel News: An Inauguration Day How-to - Time
people line the streets of washington d.c. as the inauguration parade goes by in january, 2005. obamania. if you can't get to d.c. this month to celebrate the incoming administration, immerse yourself in all things obama in his hometown. the hard ...
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