|
Last
Updated:
Friday, August 29, 2008
|
Miscellaneous
Alton Road Nursery: Specializes in all landscape design matters, including international statuary and
pottery, home and business consultations, and exterior and interior maintenance. Well stocked in aesthetic materials from all over the world to enhance your garden. Location: 1239
Alton Road, Miami Beach. Phone: 305-532-7939.
Aqua Dry Cleaners at South Pointe: Their slogan is “Aqua Dry Cleaners at South Pointe is just in front of your door. Don’t waste your time driving to
your dry cleaners. We will pick it up and deliver it for free.” Recently opened, Aqua Dry Cleaners takes pride in offering a convenient way of getting your clothes dry cleaned without the
hassle of going there yourself. As if that wasn’t cool enough, when you spend $30 with them, you save $10. Now that’s a great way to start a business. Location: 85 Jefferson Avenue,
Miami Beach. Phone: 305-673-5808.
Audio Visual Plus, Inc.: Antonio Guerra provides design, sales and installation. For details e-mail audiovisualplus@aol.com. Location: 1521 Alton Road #444, Miami Beach. Phone: 305-216-5074.
Beach Bank: Steve Zack, Michael Koznitzky, and Michael Fay founded Beach Bank, an institution born and raised right here on Miami Beach. Among some of the
bank’s more unique services are 24-hour online banking and, get this, Sunday hours! Location: 1145 5th Street, Miami Beach; 555 41st Street, Miami Beach.
Phone: 305-695-7400.
Belinda’s Designs: Specializes in dresses inspired by the Victorian 19th Century era as well as the 1920s and ‘30s. Dresses are made from silk,
Venetian laces, embroidered tulles, antique laces and other fine materials. Perfects for weddings, proms, special occasions and society balls. Location: 917 Washington Avenue,
Miami Beach. Phone: 305-532-0068.
Biltmore Hotel: The Biltmore is a four-star, four-diamond hotel and is one of only several resorts in South Florida recognized as a National Historic
Landmark. 2001 welcomed the hotel’s 75th Anniversary and the beginning of a new millennium, a future marked with opportunity for this local legend. Location: 1200
Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables. Phone: 305-445-1926.
Casino Princesa: Once this state-of-the-art-mega-yacht hits international waters, laws restricting gambling no
longer apply and you can try your luck with slot machines, blackjack, craps, roulette, various forms of poker and 450 other games located within Princesa’s four decks. Location:
Bayside Marketplace in downtown Miami. Phone: 305-379-5825.
Colonial Bank: A full-service bank and an equal housing lender with roots in South Florida. Offers internet banking, brokerage accounts, checking accounts
(personal and business), savings accounts, individual retirement accounts, investment services, international banking services, merchant services, and loans. Recently opened South Beach
location. Location: 1691 Michigan Avenue, Miami Beach; 901 41st Street, Miami Beach; 18256 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach. Phone: (South Beach) 305-673-5161;
(Mid-Beach) 305-695-3300; (Sunny Isles) 305-935-6910.
Commercial Bank of Florida: Offers business and personal checking accounts, direct deposit, extra credit for business for seasonal asset growth, personal loans
for automobiles and home equity, real estate loans, safety deposit boxes and Tel Com 24, which allows account holders to access their accounts 24 hours a day. Location: 425 41st
Street, Miami Beach. Phone: 305-531-4435.
Consign of The Times: Designer labels such as Gucci and Prada are affordable, or at least more so than they would be at any other South Beach store.
With prices ranging from $20 to $5,000, and similarly eclectic styles including suede-fringed bathing suits and faux zebra skin Gucci high heels, this trendy vintage clothing store strives
to cater to all frugal fashion fanatics. Location: 1635 Jefferson Avenue, Miami Beach. Phone: 305-535-0811.
Fontainebleau Hilton: Designed by Morris Lapidus in 1954, The Fontainebleau has seven restaurants (including the critically acclaimed BleauView), six cocktail
lounges (including Fontainebleau’s new nostalgic Lobby Bar), two large outdoor pools, seven lighted tennis courts, three whirlpool baths, a state-of-the-art health club, water sport
rentals, children’s programs, game rooms, shopping arcade, a full-service salon, room service, massage service, babysitting and a nightclub. Location: 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami
Beach. Phone: 305-538-2000.
Fienberg Fisher Adult Education: Has a GED fast track program providing 12 hours of intensive preparation, in-depth review of Casio fx260 solar calculator,
instructions on writing essays, review of visual graphic skills and an official GED practice test. Location: 1424 Drexel Avenue, Miami Beach. Phone: 305-531-0451.
GBS The Beauty Store: Collectively, GBS has 15,426 products for hair, skin, nails and body including small appliances and hard-to-find items such as
wigs and the area’s largest supply of film, stage and theatrical make-up, hairpieces and latex for use in special-effects makeup. Staff trained for inventory knowledge and customer
service. Location: 1621 Alton Road, Miami Beach; 18545 West Dixie Highway, Aventura. Phone: (Miami Beach) 305-532-4074, (Aventura) 305-931-5291.
Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts: Broadway, dance, theater, concerts… all have been held at the always busy Jackie Gleason. The Gleason is also
increasingly becoming a favorite for award shows and taped programs such as the Source Awards, an HBO-American Black Film Festival sponsored competition for beginning moviemakers and,
coming soon, the MTV Latin Music Awards. And in the beginning of September, the 8th International Ballet Festival will take place at Jackie Gleason. Location: 1700
Washington Avenue, Miami Beach. Phone: 305-673-7300.
Lincoln Road Furniture and Lighting: Deals in unique and affordable furniture and has the widest selection of creative light fixtures to be found in South
Beach. As one store clerk describes: “Very contemporary, very funky, very different.” Location: 629 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Phone: 305-538-2865.
Luv My Kitchens: Uses materials from Plain & Fancy Custom Cabinetry to install materials for your kitchen and cabinetry. They also do plumbing, appliances and
counter tops. Location: 327 W. 47th Street, Miami Beach. Phone: 786-276-9990.
Market Company: Owned and operated by Claire Tomlin, the Market Company operates market events at Lincoln Road, Española Way, Normandy Isle and Aventura Mall.
Phone: 305-531-0038.
M.B. Liquors: Sometimes you just want a bottle of vodka or a six-pack of Guinness without having to walk outside of your home or deal with strangers.
Fortunately M.B. delivers. Better yet, it has a free delivery service and there is no minimum charge. Location: 814 Alton Road, Miami Beach. Phone: 305-532-8300.
Miami Beach Adult and Community Education Center: Now offering computer graphics/digital designer program classes. Learn Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and
QuarkXpress. Location: 2231 Prairie Avenue, Miami Beach. Phone: 305-532-4515.
North Beach Development Corporation: A federation of commercial property owners, business owners, developers and homeowners, North Beach Development Corporation
represents the interests of the area. Location: 500 71st Street, Miami Beach. Phone: 305-865-4147.
Peter’s 74th Street Fish Market: Peter is all about fresh fish. Besides bragging that it has the best ceviche on Miami Beach, Peter’s is stocked
with red snapper, yellow tale, Chilean bass, salmon, filet of fish, jumbo shrimp, oysters, lobsters and several other tasty aquatic forms. Location: 7351 Collins Avenue, Miami
Beach. Phone: 305-868-0726.
Pleasure Emporium: Features a wide selection of movies and DVDs with little or no story plot for rent or sale. Pleasure Emporium also has a large variety of
“toys” including Jack Rabbits and the Pocket Rocket. The staff is also friendly, helpful and non-judgmental, so even the shyest person can browse around. Location: 1019 5th
St., Miami Beach; 1671A Alton Road, Miami Beach; 20600 N.W. 2nd Avenue, North Miami; 224 S.W. 6th Street, Miami. Phone: (Fifth Street) 305-538-6434, (Alton)
305-538-6434, (North Miami) 305-654-9400; (Miami) 305-854-7977.
South Beach Hand Car Wash: For those who don’t want to drive their car through some dank, corridor where artificial intelligence-driven brushes leap out of
nowhere and molest your car. At South Beach your car is rubbed down with love by experienced staff that will not only wash the hood, roof, rear bumper and tires of your car but also vacuum
and polish your car’s interior. Location: 1229 18th Street, Miami Beach. Phone: 305-604-9282.
Tremont and Beach Towing: Both companies are owned by Mark Festa, giving him a monopoly in the area of towing. Whenever there is an automobile accident or a
strange abandoned car, it’s the towers who are called to remove the wreck/eyesore. And, if you had a little too much to drink and are still coherent enough to use a phone you can call
Beach and Tremont to tow your car home for you for free. Location: (Beach) 1349 Dade Boulevard, Miami Beach; 1916 Bay Road, Miami Beach. Phone: (Beach) 305-534-2128; (Tremont)
305-672-2395.
Martin Wasserman: Specializes in real estate, probate and corporate law. “Hablamos Español.” Location: 960 41st Street, Suite 401, Miami
Beach. Phone: 305-672-2323.
|
|
|
A C P O L I T I C S |
|
Last Stand
Bob Graham’s doomed presidential campaign would make the perfect reality show.
Full Story »
|
|
D I N I N G P R E V I E W |
|
Rascal House
A look at a Northeast Dade Deli institution.
Full Story »
|
.
|
O U T A N D A B O U T |
|
Music Fest
Earth, Wind & Fire will be among the many acts appearing at Bayfront Park this weekend.
Full Story »
|
|
A V E N T U R A
C O N F I D E N T I A L |
|
Kabbalah
Phyllis discovers the key to everything.
Full Story »
|
|
M A G I C C I T Y |
|
Signs of Life
The Beach’s Bass Museum shows its stuff in Miami.
Full Story »
|
| 3 3 1 3 9
T V |
|
An Internet Television Show |
Watch the Sunpost on 33139 Television Click here »
|
|
|
|
|
