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1. Feature

   Black Tuna Gang Leader Gets Out of Jail

   Robert Platshorn was the first big bust of the War on Drugs. Almost 30 years later, he's free and talking.

   By Brantley Hargrove

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Robert Platshorn was a hostage, all right, but you wouldn't have known it from the lush Caribbean scenery outside his hotel window. You wouldn't have figured it from his...

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   Living History

   The M Ensemble celebrates black history every day.

   By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Black History Month whizzes by like a full bus every February, and it invariably entails the same tributes to the same well-known African-American historical figures —...

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   Rock the Bay, Not the Boat

   A new concert series hits Bayside.

   By Julienne Gage

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Just because the hurricanes have yet to blow in doesn’t mean Biscayne Bay’s docks aren’t a-rockin’ and a-rollin’. This Thursday, beginning at 7:30...

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   Fat Laces, Tongue Up, So Crispy

   How do you wear your kicks?

   By Raina McLeod

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Sneakers were initially designed to make you run faster, jump higher, and dunk harder. But when they started coming in colors like peach sorbet, alligator green, and canary...

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   All Is Fair in Love

   Two of R&B’s hottest stars align at The Fillmore.

   By Eric W. Saeger

   Published: June 19, 2008

   The chilled-out R&B cup shall runneth over Sunday at The Fillmore, ground zero for the Miami leg of the Art of Love tour, featuring Billboard darlings Raheem DeVaughn and...

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   Hold On Loosely

   Don’t let go during Humpy’s camel ride!

   By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

   Published: June 19, 2008

   We can think of better times of year to visit Miami Metrozoo. During the summer, the sun is a-blazing and the prospect of an afternoon thunderstorm is constantly looming. But...

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   Calles Malas

   They’re ready to rumble at the Hard Rock Hollywood!

   By TOM MCFADDEN

   Published: June 19, 2008

   There are many training options for youngsters hoping to become professional boxers: Join the local gym or Golden Gloves, get a professional trainer, or be abandoned by your...

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   Wheat Grass Is Still Greener in the Grove

   Visit the Health and Happiness Fair for a shot of bohemian fun.

   By MARIA ARGUELLO

   Published: June 19, 2008

   We know, we know — you haven't been to Coconut Grove in ages, and other than the King Mango Strut, you can't name one thing that connects the Grove to its bohemian, hippie...

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   It Ain’t Apples and Oranges

   But we think you’ll like the Redland Summer Fruit Fest.

   By Raina McLeod

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Maybe it’s been awhile since you’ve visited the Fruit and Spice Park, but there’s no better time than this lazy summer to stop by our very own natural version of...

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    Full Tires, Spare Liars

    Anti-politico bike race hits the streets.

    By JACOB KATEL

    Published: June 19, 2008

    What’s the difference between a hippie and a politician? A politician lies and steals to get to high places, and a hippie lies and steals to get high. Don’t trust...

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    Rival Fish

    Foes who don’t really hate each other square off.

    By Chris Joseph

    Published: June 19, 2008

    For some time, Major League Baseball has been trying to force-feed us an intrastate rivalry between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays that just isn’t there....

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    Living Vicariously

    No fair that kids get to go to cool summer camps!

    By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

    Published: June 19, 2008

    If you gaze out your office window long enough, you can almost see it — the spirit of summer vacation. There it is, dancing in the shimmering heat as it rises from the...

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    Esther Williams Revisited

    By BRYNA GREENLAW

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Who could forget Esther Williams? Apparently just about everyone. Whether spinning languidly through underwater hoops like a well-trained porpoise, kissing men suspended...

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    Invisible No More

    Uganda's wee soldiers target screens at The Wallflower Gallery.

    By Carlos Suarez De Jesus

    Published: June 19, 2008

    The Wallflower Gallery describes its open-mike night as a “Free Speech Zone” where local bards and troubadours can cut loose with social commentary among like-minded...

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    Sexy on the Bay

    4Play is as hot as you thought.

    By Raina McLeod

    Published: June 19, 2008

    The comfy folds of your couch and the promise of a Law & Order marathon are begging you to stay home, but what would you say if smooth music, cool people, and a bay view were...

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    Bigger, Stronger, Hotter

    Only the hardest hard-bodies make it to Universe Weekend.

    By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Don’t pinch yourself — you’re not dreaming. Miami is undergoing an invasion of the hugest, hardest bodybuilders and fitness models you’ve ever seen....

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    Dirty Words Allowed

    Especially a certain seven, at UnderShorts.

    By Raina McLeod

    Published: June 19, 2008

    School’s out for summer, and since the rule is “No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks,” we’re looking forward to the arts in...

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    The Opposite of Oprah

    Sweat Records Book Club takes on Palahniuk's latest.

    By KYLE MUNZENRIEDER

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Chuck Palahniuk's newest offering, Snuff, weaves together the perspectives of several participants in a record-breaking gang-bang attempt. Cassie Wright, a faded porn...

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    No-Budget Beauty

    And no fruits or berries are involved.

    By Raina McLeod

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Can someone please tell Dubya that these sky-high gas prices are fooling with our social lives? The novelty of budget haircuts, dumpster-diving for lunch, and recycling VIP...

20. Riptide

    Unlucky Number

    A Miami Artist becomes an accidental witness to manslaughter.

    By Carlos Suarez De Jesus, Thomas Francis and Natalie O'Neill

    Published: June 19, 2008

    News Unlucky Number A Miami Artist becomes an accidental witness to manslaughter. By Carlos Suarez De Jesus Last year, Miami Beach artist Steven Gagnon created a video...