Preservation board to decide on historic designation of the Miami Herald building

The city of Miami’s historic preservation office has compiled a lengthy, detailed report that substantially bolsters the case for designation of The Miami Herald’s “monumental’’ bayfront building as a protected landmark based on both its architectural merits and its historic significance.Somewhat unusually, the 40-page report by city preservation officer Megan McLaughlin,...

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How They Pulled Off 'The Impossible'

The true story of the devastating 2004 tsunami that consumed the coast of Phuket, Thailand -- and how one family survived it -- is reenacted by Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor in The Impossible. Watch the video to go behind the scenes...Video: Tsunami Survivor Petra Nemcova Reacts to Latest Disaster in JapanIn theaters December 21, The Impossible finds Naomi as Maria and Ewan as her husband Henry, who...

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Speeding SUV slams into Jeep, which then runs over family of four in Brooklyn

Benny J. StumboThis jeep flipped over and hit a family of four during a terrible accident in Brooklyn sparked by a speeding SUV. An out-of-control SUV driver blew a stop sign and caused a domino effect of destruction — hitting a jeep that flipped over and struck a group of pedestrians in Brooklyn this afternoon, witnesses and authorities said.Horrified...

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Events showcase Miami’s growth as tech center

One by one, representatives from six startup companies walked onto the wooden stage and presented their products or services to a full house of about 200 investors, mentors, and other supporters Thursday at Incubate Miami’s DemoDay in the loft-like Grand Central in downtown Miami. With a large screen behind them projecting their graphs and charts, they set out to persuade...

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South Florida summit message: Climate change is here

South Florida took the threat seriously before most everybody else, with four counties reaching a landmark compact in 2009 to work together to start addressing the risks of global warming.But four years and one “super storm” named Sandy later, the risks to Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties — as well as much of coastal Florida — seem only bigger, scarier...

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The Era of Twitter Without Instagram Has Now Begun

We know everyone is a little bummed about all those filtered photos disappearing from your Twitter streams this weekend, but let’s not get all worked up about it: They are disappearing, and there is no scandal.RELATED: Why You Can’t See Instagram Photos on Twitter AnymoreTechCrunch’s  Drew Olanoff got a little too excited on Friday and thought a single in-stream photo meant that Instagram...

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Lady Antebellum Singer Hillary Scott is Pregnant

Newlyweds Hillary Scott and Chris Tyrell of Lady Antebellum have announced that they are expecting their first child together.RELATED: Lady Antebellum's Lady Talks Weekend Wedding"Chris & I are excited to announce that our Christmas gift has arrived a little early this year! We are having a BABY!" Scott tweeted on Friday. "We feel so blessed!!!"Newborns seem to be a new trend in country music,...

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Bonanno mob underboss gets 2 years in racketeering case

The underboss of the Bonanno crime family was sentenced to two years in prison today on racketeering extortion charges after he was caught on tape by the ex-husband of a “Mob Wives” star.Nicholas “Nicky Mouth” Santora, 70, the crime family’s reputed second-in-command, must also serve three years probation and forfeit $5,000 - although he says he doesn't...

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Pilots approve new contract

DALLAS -- Pilots at American Airlines approved a new labor contract, which could clear the way for consideration of a merger with US Airways. The pilots’ union announced Friday that 74 percent of its members voted to ratify the contract. Pilots rejected a similar offer in August, but union leaders lobbied hard for passage the second time around. Under the contract, pilots...

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A year away: Miami Art Museum’s new name, site, building on Biscayne Bay

By this time next year, if all goes according to a very immodest plan, the modern-art museum that bears Miami’s name will metamorphose into something almost entirely new.The institution soon to be formerly known as the Miami Art Museum will have a conspicuous new location, at the downtown edge of Biscayne Bay; a striking new building designed by the Swiss “starchitecture”...

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