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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Zynga seeks real-money gambling license in Nevada

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Social games maker Zynga Inc said on Wednesday it filed a preliminary application to run real-money gambling games in Nevada, a significant step in cracking a complex but potentially massive new market that could resuscitate its faltering business.The Nevada Gaming Control Board will now examine whether Zynga is fit to hold a gaming license that would allow gamblers in the...

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Double Take! Celebrity Lookalikes

Stephen Rannazzisi and David Boreanaz Even celebrities have celebrity doppelgangers. ET has found the lookalikes to the stars, and turns out, it's their Hollywood peers. Click the pics and let us know if you think these celebs bare a resemblance to one another. ...

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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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Nurse Who Took Hoax Call at Kate's Hospital Dies

A nurse who accepted a prank phone call during Kate Middleton's stay in the hospital this week has been found dead.The nurse -- identified by King Edward VII's Hospital in London as Jacintha Saldanha -- was found unconscious Friday morning and could not be revived by emergency personnel. Saldanha was pronounced dead at a residence building or nurses near the hospital and police were treating the death...

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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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