The UnWelcomed Visitor: Al Capone in Miami
Al Capone quietly purchased a bayfront home on Palm Island through an associate for $40,000, and spent another $100,000 to turn it into a walled-in fortress watchfully guarded … […]
Month: August 2007
Brett Ratner & Friends at The Forge in Miami Beach
While critics keep asking themselves… “Why do people like Brett Ratner’s movies?”… Miami Beach’s favorite son continues to rake in the cash each time he assumes … […]
Miami Beach High Society / Seventy Years Ago
While it’s easy to assume that Miami Beach society has always been populated by cads, charlatans and reckless party people (which, by the way, is true), every now … […]
Carl Fisher’s Miami Beach Railway
Fisher’s rail line began service on December 14th, 1920 and ran from downtown Miami where it shared tracks with Miami’s trolley system on Flagler Street and NE 1st Avenue … […]