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Another View

Elke Puiatti would like her husband to live with her and her newborn child. Unfortunately, he can’t. The reason: He’s a convicted sexual predator. 

 

Dang Kids

Homeless people and high school kids are blamed for pouring gasoline throughout the Collins Park Hotel and sparking it up by the Art Deco’s building owners. This after a state fire marshal’s report confirms that arson was the cause for the blaze.

 

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Miami Beach

Will a name change help liven things up at Jackie Gleason? Live Nation thinks so. Plus: some wealthy neighborhoods want to get their power underground to avoid interruptions; but interrupting their plan is some powerful legal language.

 

Sunny Isles Beach

Senior citizens who make less than 30 grand a year might soon get another break on their tax bills.

 

Miami

How much is that Coconut Grove Waterfront Plan in the window? And when, oh when, will the city start looking into what to do with the old Virginia Key Landfill?

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
411

‘Brother Gotta Keep Enough Lettuce to Support Your Shoe Fetish’

By Kris Conesa

Tan-man George Hamilton

It’s never been a secret to me that when a sexy woman bats her … uh ... assets in my general direction, I become a lost little puppy dog willing to do just about anything to ingratiate myself and secure a place in her high esteem. I just always saw that as one of my weaknesses. So you can imagine my disdain when I learned that for a measly $4,950 (plus the costs of books, DVDs, private coaching and optional getaways), any woman could exploit this kink in my armor by learning the art of sexuality and worldly pleasures from her gender’s very own sexual Sun Tzu, Regena Thomashauer, or Mama Gena as she’s known to her students. Though admittedly I only recall her as the middle-age spokeswoman for KY lubricating jelly, Thomashauer has been featured on The Today Show and 20/20, and has written three books on the subject of embracing the pleasures of life. Her courses at Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts in New York cover subjects such as “Partying With Your Inner Bitch” and “Owning and Operating Men.” Every little head whose big head read that last sentence just shuddered and scoffed, but what if I told you this female mumbo-jumbo actually works? Brace yourself. It does. I saw it in action. It was working some miracles on greater men than I. Who could be greater, you ask? Well, how about Hotlanta native Ludacris? The rapping superstar, who could have been partying at any of the über-exclusive nightspots that line South Beach, but after reportedly slurping some oysters at Table 8, he was instead chilling and downing a pitcher of beer on Friday night at the Rooftop Lounge located at the Townhouse Hotel. He was there because, much like a lost little puppy dog, he was following one of the 80 or so Mama Gena students who made their way down to South Beach and the National Hotel, their home base for this optional (extra $$) hedonistic voyage aimed at putting all those hard-learned lessons to practical use.

The effectiveness of the program was more than adequately exemplified when two of the sultry Sister Goddesses, as they call themselves, berated promoter Chris Chrebet to change the music format from house to hip-hop. Now that might not seem like a big deal, except this house party had been advertised, promoted and hyped as a house music night. And playing hip-hop all evening would be counterproductive to establishing a reputable house music scene at the establishment. Armed solely with the tools learned at the school, the Sister Goddesses got their way in the end when the Hooked on House weekly party quickly became hooked on hip-hop. All it took was nothing more than a loving gaze and a less than subtle caress on the arm. Wow, now that’s what I call poonani power.

Jesus H. Christ-ina!

That must have been what Christina Aguilera exclaimed when she pulled up to Cameo after her concert at the BankAtlantic Center on Cinco de Mayo and saw that someone had misspelled her name on the building’s marquee. Christina, whose name had been erected sans H, was less than thrilled and had one of the club’s employees insert the missing consonant around 2:00 in the morning. That, however, was the one thing her pre-arrival team didn’t catch in time. Like a presidential motorcade, X-tina’s presence was foreshadowed by a bevy of security sweeps of the VIP stage and surrounding areas. Security blocked access to the area while agents checked every nook and cranny for anything suspicious. Can you imagine what Osama could do to this country if he got his slimy little hands on America’s Dirty Genie in a Bottle!

Swingers and Sex Swings

Indra Lounge saw its share of flesh on Saturday night when the monthly Skin party held court there and brought with it a virtual cornucopia of people re-enacting the Kama Sutra to the sounds of DJ Matt E Love. With absolutely no regard for the hands-in-their-pockets voyeurs nestled around them, the crowd of sexy albeit slutty lipstick-lesbian-ish women paraded their scantily clad bodies on the dance floor and found love at every turn.

“This is great! There are a bunch of chicks all over each other and eating each other out. I love it. What more could you ask for?” said a self-described IP junkie watching his girlfriend go to town on another random girl on a sex swing. He wished to remain anonymous as the shame of his public sex acts would apparently be too much to bear outside this almost-orgy.

Spotted

*Scott Storch strutting like RuPaul on the runway on Friday night at Mansion for the “Sapporo-Inspired” fashion show

*Ryan Gosling smiling for each and every fan with a camera at Set on Thursday night

*Local celeb with that Deco Drive flair, Louis Aguirre, at the Townhouse Hotel on Saturday night

*The Brazilian Girls drinking beer at The Room on Wednesday (last week) and then again at Joe Budious’ downtown Miami warehouse. Wow, these New Yorkers really know where all the cool locals hang, huh?

*Wayne Brady and fellow funnyman Shawn Wayans (or DJ SW1 to In Living Color fans) watching the De La Hoya/Mayweather fight at the Park Bar & Grill. Zach Thomas of the Miami Dolphins also got his pugilist on.

* Tan-man George Hamilton relaxing at the Rose Bar at Delano Tuesday and Jerry Bruckheimer that same night hitting the party at the Blue Door at Delano.

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Editorial

Mayor Manny Diaz preaches the environmental virtues of urban development in Miami, as opposed to creating brand-new suburbs elsewhere. But must he insist on using streetcars to deliver it?

 

Murmurs

A mysterious screaming stranger attends a city commissioner’s event, the governor reaches out, commissioners play political softball and a homeowner gets to the bottom of his missing dividend check in Miami Beach.

 

Wakefield

There’ve been some pretty disturbing environmental signs lately. Will Miami-Dade County step in and save us?

 

Calendar

Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean there ain’t much to do around here. So learn to stop worrying and love the summertime.

 

Groundwork

What is the single word that signifies furniture design coolness? Hint: It is spelled like the sound cows make, except there’s an “i” at the end. 

 

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Ladies and gentleman! Introducing the maestro of the Miami Symphony Orchestra. He’s good. He’s talented. He’s passionate. He’s Eduaaaaaaaardo Marturet!

 

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