Preservation board to decide on 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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Woman jumps out of third-floor window to escape 'rapist'

A sexual assault victim hurled herself out of a Brooklyn building’s third-floor window to escape her attacker early this morning and miraculously survived, sources said.She landed in the backyard of a building on Putnam Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant and loudly screamed for help, a witness said.“She cried out for an ambulance and the police,” a neighbor told...

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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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Police search for man who exposed himself to young girls in Southwest Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade Police are looking for a man wanted for lewd and lascivious exposure, investigators said Thursday.“We’re working a couple of cases in the area where a gentleman seen in the sketch is exposing himself to children,” one detective told a concerned parent.Yanitza Delgado was driving in the area of Southwest 80th St. and 154th Ave. Thursday when police approached her...

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Restless Clip Michelle Dockery

Emmy nominee Michelle Dockery is sporting an updated look, but still bringing the drama, in the Sundance Channel's new miniseries, Restless (premiering December 7) and ETonline scored an exclusive clip from the can't miss TV event! PHOTOS - Go Inside Downton Season Three!The two part series tells the story of Ruth Gilmartin (Dockery), who discovers that her mother Sally (the powerful Charlotte Rampling)...

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City blames Hurricane Sandy for latest bike share program delay

Now they’re blaming Sandy. The city announced today that its long-delayed bike share program — which was initially supposed to open over the summer — is being pushed back yet again, this time because of storm-damage to equipment. The Department of Transportation said that 5,500 bikes will be implemented in 293 stations will be launched in May. Eventually,...

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There’s lots of brand buzz during Art Basel

Cartier, Bugatti, and Perrier-Jouët are iconic luxury brands that you expect to find showcasing their products during Art Basel and the related art events. AriZona Beverages and Sears don’t have the same aura.But this week they’re all on the same playing field at Art Basel, Design Miami, and all the related art fairs. With thousands of people converging for this week’s...

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State lawmakers cautious about projected $437 million budget surplus

TALLAHASSEE -- Initial, positive indications about Florida’s budget for the coming fiscal year could be overtaken by events if the Florida Supreme Court strikes down changes to state employees or the nation plunges over the fiscal cliff, the state’s top economist warned Wednesday.Speaking to the first meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Amy Baker — coordinator...

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Windows 8: A ‘Christmas gift for someone you hate’

Microsoft (MSFT) is no stranger to criticism these days, and the company’s new Windows 8 platform is once again the target of a scathing review from a high-profile user. Well-known Internet entrepreneur and MIT professor Philip Greenspun handed Windows 8 one of its most damning reviews yet earlier this week, calling the new operating system a “Christmas gift for someone you hate.” Greenspun...

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