Of course the TV series Miami Vice seems dated now, but it's not just because Don Johnson's white Armani suits and slip-on shoes belong to a mercifully bygone era. The fact is, Miami is no longer the same city as the one portrayed in the 1980s cop show. - Alfred Spellman
She's come a long way, baby: Miami's new-old It Girl -- frisky pup at her heels -- seized her new Biscayne Boulevard stage Tuesday evening in a 35-foot-tall blaze of LED illumination. - Alfred Spellman
A slumping travel market seems to be easing Art Basel's biggest gripe with Miami Beach: pricey hotel rooms. With demand for lodging down this week, hotels have been dropping not just rates but requirements that Basel-goers book four- and five-night stays. - Alfred Spellman
"Miami based multimedia artist duo Team Turbo Sex, individually known as Alexis Mincolla and Stian Roenning, announce their participation in this year's Art Basel Miami 2008 with their photographic series exhibition Together For Never. The exhibition's private opening reception will take place on December 2nd at Galerie Bertin-Toublanc, one of the nation's leading galleries in contemporary art located in the Wynwood Art District, and will be on view throughout Art Basel Miami 2008." - Alfred Spellman
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