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   Failed School

   In Allapattah, kids threaten teachers, and bosses look the other way.

   By Francisco Alvarado

   Published: May 1, 2008

   Inside Room 222 on the second floor of Allapattah Middle School this past January 17, around 4:30 p.m., the 15 students in Erika Selig's eighth-period academic improvement...

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   The Altruism of Fitness

   Published: May 1, 2008

   Was a new-year resolution too little to inspire you to work out? Then do it for the children — literally. Leukemia accounts for 30 percent of all childhood cancers,...

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   Lively Up Yourself

   Go drinking and carousing at a fancy hotel every month.

   By RAHSAAN ALEXANDER

   Published: May 1, 2008

   Do you appreciate fine art and good drinks? Yeah? How about beautiful architecture and good company? Then we’ve got the place for you. The Miami Design Preservation League...

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   Get Your Swag Back

   Styleaholics and fashionistas, head to Shecky’s.

   By Raina McLeod

   Published: May 1, 2008

   It’s only Thursday and you’re already having weekend dreams and no-work wishes. Since you’re the type to indulge your desires, you’re quitting the cubicle...

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   Glossy, Glossy

   Published: May 1, 2008

   Mirror, mirror on the wall, which is the coolest mall of all? We say, “Aventura, of course.” What with Ted Baker recently opening, Calvin Klein due soon, and a...

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   Miami Blues

   Our pro soccer club joins the fray of crappy local sports teams.

   By Chris Joseph

   Published: May 1, 2008

   Although they play in a lower-tier soccer league and draw fewer people than a city commission meeting, the Miami FC Blues are still very much a part of the South Florida sports...

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   And Hipster Was His Name-O

   At The Standard, your nana ain’t playing bingo.

   By Dan Renzi

   Published: May 1, 2008

   Whip out your daubers and grab your lucky charms tonight — Sundays are heating up in South Beach at The Standard hotel. Sundays are Bingo Nights at The Standard, where...

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   We Believe the Children Are Our Future

   By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

   Published: May 1, 2008

   The Exxxotica convention, models playing volleyball on the beach, and booty-shaking fiestas at downtown hotspots are all well and good for the grown and sexy. But adults-only...

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   Wonderful Watercraft

   Row, row, row your dragon boat.

   By Raina McLeod

   Published: May 1, 2008

   On any given day, the waters of Biscayne Bay are speckled with sleek luxury yachts and fishing boats, but on Saturday, if you look out into the glittering blue, you’ll see...

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    CocoWalk the Runway

    Hot fashion in a pedestrian paradise.

    By Raina McLeod

    Published: May 1, 2008

    TV shows such as What Not to Wear rag on your personal style, but we say embrace your individuality. If you like wearing muumuus with high-top Reeboks or entire outfits made of...

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    Masterpieces Meet Technology

    The MBC goes HD with a slew of Cannes classics.

    By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Now that you have HD TV, you can’t even bring yourself to watch those other channels anymore. Standard definition is below your standards. You’ve seen the future, and...

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    Workout Weather

    Enjoy it while it’s here.

    By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

    Published: May 1, 2008

    They don’t come around too often, these perfect Miami days when the breeze and humidity lean more toward spring than muggy summer. Afternoons like these shouldn’t be...

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    Check One

    This open mike sounds nice.

    By Raina McLeod

    Published: May 1, 2008

    An MC walks onto the dramatically lit stage. His anxiety is palpable, as is the anticipation in the club. Audience members are hoping this cat will give them a show worth a...

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    Running on Faith

    Eric Clapton hits the Hard Rock with Robert Randolph!

    By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

    Published: May 1, 2008

    The last time we saw Eric Clapton was in October 2006 at the American Airlines Arena, and the atmosphere was tepid — toe-tapping, lots of Unplugged-type acoustic mellow...

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    Stellar Student Films. No, Seriously.

    By KYLE MUNZENRIEDER

    Published: May 1, 2008

    There are film students who envision conceptual masterpieces shot in black-and-white complete with avant-garde orchestral music and a sense of existentialism in place of a...

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    Hop a Trolley

    Go see fresh art at these Gables galleries.

    By Carlos Suarez De Jesus

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Colombian artist Pedro Ruiz combines lush crimson poppy fields with military might in his provocative show opening at 7 p.m. Friday at The Americas Collection (2440 Ponce de...

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    Buy, Buy Birkin

    Stalk the purse of your dreams.

    By Raina McLeod

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Have you ever considered paying more than $7,000 for a handbag? One that’s handmade, lined with goat skin, adorned with untarnishable hardware, and more difficult to...

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    Forgetting the Gutter

    Keep your head to the sky at the planetarium.

    By BRYNA GREENLAW

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Oscar Wilde once said, “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” In keeping with those words, the Miami Science Museum is giving you a...

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    A Bash for the Boulevard

    Celebrate Cinco de MiMo all along Biscayne!

    By Carlos Suarez De Jesus

    Published: May 1, 2008

    ¡Ay Chihuahua! Biscayne Boulevard is kicking it up for a tequila sunrise binge and a Frida Kahlo look-alike contest during the Cinco de MiMo Festival, which stretches...

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    They’re Heeere

    By Raina McLeod

    Published: May 1, 2008

    After years of living in fear, you’ve finally come to terms with the fact that the boogeyman doesn’t exist and that the only things that go bump in the night are...