Will Miss USA pageant move to Doral?
The glitz, glamor and swimsuits of the Miss USA beauty pageant may be returning to steamy South Florida. Donald Trump, who owns the pageant and recently invested $250 million to renovate the Doral...
View ArticleTrump’s Miss USA pageant could bring glitz and glam to Doral
Ashley D. Torres Web Producer- South Florida Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ | LinkedIn Donald Trump’s Miss USA pageant could bring the glitz and glam to the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in...
View ArticleMiss SC USA keeps her wits about her within the glamorous pageant world
At the 2010 Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards, Justin Bieber performed an acoustic version of his hit single “Baby.” The rapper Drake, a fellow Canadian, surprised the audience...
View ArticleMiami Beach voters to choose mayor, commissioner
Miami Beach voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide the political fates of Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Commissioner Deede Weithorn, both of whom are running for re-election against newcomers...
View Article2011 a banner year for Miami tourism
Anyone notice Miami-Dade felt a little more crowded last year? Thank the 13.4 million overnight visitors who came to the area — and set a new record, according to numbers released Wednesday by the...
View ArticleStierheim resigns as interim Doral city manager, a month into the job
After about a month as Doral’s interim city manager, Merrett R. Stierheim abruptly resigned from his position Wednesday, the third high-ranking Doral official to leave within the past month....
View ArticleThreat of political fallout follows Miami Beach corruption arrests
Political fallout from the FBI nightclub sting that snared seven city of Miami Beach code and fire inspectors last week may reach all the way to the city manager’s office. Allegations that city...
View ArticleMiami Beach to fire two more officers
The two Miami Beach police officers accused of yelling anti-gay epithets at a tourist, kicking him and falsely arresting him after he called 911 to report them beating a man in a South Beach park are...
View ArticleNew — or improved — hotels popping up around MIA
For her family’s South Florida getaway between Christmas and New Year’s, North Carolina resident Jan Huggins went in search of a bargain. She found it far from the shores of South Beach or the glitz...
View ArticleMiami wedding contest draws bridal interest
Turns out a lot of people want to get married in Miami — especially if the wedding is free. The first ever Miami Romance Month, which features a wedding giveaway at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables,...
View ArticlePolitical scene
Miami Beach South Miami councilman: Legalize pot When marijuana advocates took to Miami Beach City Hall in support of decriminalizing the drug, South Miami Commissioner Walter Harris was front and...
View ArticleSal Branciforte, helped establish Doral
Sal Branciforte moved his family from Queens to South Florida in 1969 after the founding father of Doral hired him to manage his development company’s finances. Alfred Kaskel — the “al’’ part of...
View ArticleHotels big on extras this summer
Looking for last-minute hotel staycation deals for the Fourth of July weekend? They’re out there — depending on how you define a deal. This summer, South Florida hotels are favoring perks over price...
View ArticleBeach ATV cop: My blood test was illegal
The fired Miami Beach police officer accused of plowing his ATV into a man and woman during a drunken, on-duty joyride last month says he was illegally blood tested and deserves his job back. Derick...
View Article2 Miami Beach officers slated to lose jobs over ATV crash
Late-night partying on South Beach is pretty much an everyday occurrence. But not when it’s Miami Beach police officers allegedly doing the drinking and partying — and crashing into visitors on an ATV...
View ArticleMiami-Dade appraiser: Doral Deputy Mayor Bettina Rodríguez-Aguilera violated...
For saving $1,460 in her property taxes, Doral’s Deputy Mayor Bettina Rodríguez-Aguilera is being closely watched by Miami-Dade officials, with Property Appraiser Carlos López-Cantera saying Tuesday...
View ArticleA brash return for Joe Carollo
Former Miami Mayor Joe Carollo began his term as Doral’s latest city manager — the third to hold the position in just five weeks — by suggesting his predecessor, Merrett Stierheim, was biased against...
View ArticleTRUMP HOTEL COLLECTION Closes on Its Purchase of Doral Golf Resort & Spa and...
Magnificent $200 Million Renovation Will Recapture the Legendary Resort’s Heyday NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Trump Organization today announced that it has closed on its purchase of Doral® Golf...
View ArticleNew push for boutique hotels
The family-owned Palms Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach has renovated lobbies and bars, upgraded rooms and added a spaover the last couple of decades to draw customers who might otherwise be lured by...
View ArticleDoral recall effort appears to fizzle
The effort to oust a Doral councilwoman has stalled after the county elections department said it did not receive enough signatures to merit a recall election. Vanessa Brito, president of the...
View ArticleIt’s official: Donald Trump buying Doral golf resort for $150 million
The country’s most famous real estate developer soon will be running South Florida’s most famous golf course. Donald Trump on Monday officially announced his company was paying $150 million to...
View ArticleDoral names, swears in new police chief
The Doral Police Department has a new chief. After a nearly two-month search, Richard Blom, a former assistant police chief for the Miami Police Department, was selected among nearly 90 applicants to...
View ArticleMan accused of harassing Donald Trump’s daughter arrested in Doral
A man accused in New York of harassing the daughter of multimillionaire Donald Trump was arrested in Doral, the city police reported Tuesday. John Eugene Enabnit, 32, was arrested Sunday and charged...
View ArticleFoodies, start dining: Miami Spice kicks off Wednesday
Whitney Kimmel does not kid around when it comes to food. So when August and September — known to foodies as Miami Spice time — roll around, the Miami resident gets down to business, perusing...
View ArticleFor a summer switch, Miami boasts of cooler climes
South Florida makes the most of its bragging rights in the winter, when the rest of the nation shivers and we bask in sunshine. But this sweltering summer, Miami tourism officials are fixing to boast...
View ArticleDrastic changes on the horizon for Doral golf course
Donald Trump, a golf aficionado and a more-than-decent player of the game, pretty much summed up on Wednesday night his thinking on what he will do with one of his newest acquisitions, the Blue...
View Article‘Drastic’ changes on the horizon for Doral golf course
Donald Trump, a golf aficionado and a more-than-decent player of the game, pretty much summed up on Wednesday night his thinking on what he will do with one of his newest acquisitions, the Blue...
View ArticleTrump intends to buy Doral Resort & Spa
The name is The Doral Golf Resort & Spa, with the emphasis on the word golf for many. The business status of that same property can only be described as troubled, as in foreclosure, with the...
View ArticleMiami Beach mayoral candidates look to capitalize on Urban Beach Week...
With an uproar surrounding Urban Beach Week and the Miami Beach mayor preaching patience, it’s no surprise the two challengers hoping to win the city’s top post in November are looking to capitalize...
View ArticleDoral neighbors at odds with Trump-owned Doral Golf Resort & Spa
Some residents of the Fairway Homes of Doral haven’t been sleeping well lately. They say noises coming from maintenance crews working on the Doral Golf Resort & Spa are waking them up as early as...
View ArticleWinter Music Conference boosts tourism hopes
Fans of electronic music despaired when two major events that made Miami-Dade County an annual dance party destination announced they were parting ways and staking out different spots on the busy...
View ArticleMiami Beach cops out of control
The Miami Beach Police Department is out of control. Its recent actions detail a shocking culture of ego, arrogance, negligence, coverups and lack of discipline. Officer Derick Kuilan’s romantic ATV...
View ArticleDezers want casino in Sunny Isles
Sunny Isles Beach may enter the gambling chase, with the city’s leading developer hoping to bring a casino to an oceanfront site there. Gil Dezer, the developer behind Donald Trump condo and hotel...
View ArticleMiami-Dade dedicating month to romance
South Florida tourism officials are saying “I do” to romance. In an effort to grab a bigger chunk of the nation’s $74 billion wedding industry, visitors bureaus are rolling out campaigns to boost the...
View ArticleBeach makes historic move
Finally, it’s a go. The 55-year-old Miami Beach Convention Center will get the overhaul it so desperately deserves now that the Miami Beach City Commission has selected two teams of developers,...
View ArticleMiami hopes to score through Heat games
Of all the images captured during the first game of the NBA Finals at home— heroic three-point baskets, seemingly impossible passes, energetic dunks — it was a different kind of shot Tuesday night...
View ArticleDonal Trump likely to attend Doral tournament
While the Honda Classic gets ready to tee off Thursday, the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship waits in the wings, sprucing itself up for one of the country’s top tournaments. Expected to...
View ArticleDonald Trump battles city of Doral about noise around his golf course
When Donald Trump took over the Doral Resort & Spa last year, he said he had two choices. “I can fix it and clean it and get great food and make it very nice — but it can never be great,” said...
View ArticleTrump bringing luxury to Doral
For Donald Trump, the $250 million remodeling of Doral Golf Resort & Spa is a bid for five-star style. All 693 hotel rooms will be gutted down to the steel and completely rebuilt with what Trump...
View ArticleThe Art Basel effect: How the fair has impacted Miami’s economy
Throughout the 1990s, the post-Thanksgiving stretch was a sleepy time for tourism in South Florida. Enter Art Basel Miami Beach, which brought the country’s largest contemporary arts fair to the first...
View ArticleOn the ballot: Beach bed tax hike to fund convention center improvements
A coalition of business and tourism boosters have launched a campaign urging Miami Beach voters to support the increase of a tourist tax. The tax hike would fund major improvements to the outdated...
View ArticleMiami Beach hires several Doral city staffers
Another Doral official is taking his talents to the beach. Eric Carpenter, public works director in Doral since 2006, is leaving to direct public works for Miami Beach. Carpenter, who lives in Miami...
View ArticleNew proposal to the Miami Beach casino mix may help save the city’s...
On the eve of a largely symbolic but politically important gaming vote by Miami Beach officials, a co-sponsor of the bill that would usher in destination casino resorts to South Florida said he might...
View ArticleBeauty queens prepare for Miss Florida USA pageant
Seventy-one beauty queens gathered in Hollywood Beach on Thursday to prepare for their next challenge: winning the coveted title of Miss Florida USA 2014 at this Saturday’s statewide pageant in Fort...
View ArticleBatmobiles, Bond cars and more on display at new Miami museum
Holy warehouse district, Batman! What are your Batmobiles doing here? And that DeLorean from Back to the Future. And Magnum, P.I.’s red Ferrari. And James Bond’s arsenal of cars, helicopters and...
View ArticleDonald Trump visits Doral resort, says he’s allaying neighbors’ concerns
A few weeks ago, residents of the Fairway Homes of Doral found themselves at odds with the country’s best-known celebrity developer — Donald Trump. They had complained to city officials about the...
View ArticleMiami Beach convention center supporters hedge casino bets
While searching for investors to help pay for a pricy convention center expansion that his city wants but can’t afford, top Miami Beach administrator Jorge Gonzalez sat in Joe’s Stone Crab last month...
View ArticleMiss USA pageant won’t return to Miami Beach
The Miss USA beauty pageant won’t return to Miami Beach after all. At least not this year. Weeks of talks to bring the steamy event and its 51 contestants to South Beach paused recently, with parent...
View ArticleMiss USA pageant may return to Miami Beach
The Miss USA pageant, with its rich history of scantily clad women and more recent reputation for steamy scandal, may return to a locale that is known for embracing both. Miss USA representatives are...
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