Tuesday, December 30, 2008
New Year's celebrations, including road closures
MIAMI BEACH / OCEAN DRIVE:
New Year's Celebration 2009
Miami Beach Events at Public Venues
Free Fireworks on the beach between Eighth & Ninth streets at Midnight.
Traffic & Parking Restrictions
Ocean Drive will be open to pedestrians only from Fifth to 14th streets on Wednesday, Dec. 31, starting at 7 a.m. and continuing through Friday, Jan. 2 at 7 a.m. in anticipation of large crowds during the holiday weekend. The 100 Block from Sixth to 14th streets will be closed from Ocean Court (alley) to Ocean Drive.
Free Transportation: The South Beach Local
Miami-Dade Transit's South Beach Local will will provide free rides on its normal route starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 continuously until 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.
Parking
All city-owned parking lots and garages will have normal operations (open: 24/7). Residential parking zones citywide will be enforced. Valet operations normally on Ocean Drive will be relocated to Collins Avenue.
Extended Hours
Some nightclubs will have extended hours on New Year's Eve until 7 a.m., Jan. 1, 2009.
Offices Closed
City of Miami Beach administrative offices will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 31, after 1 p.m. and all day Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009
Information Hotline
Tourism Hotline: 305-673-7400 - 24 hours/seven days a week
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DOWNTOWN MIAMI:
The Countdown is on to the "Big Orange" New Year's Eve Celebration at Bayfront Park
(Miami, FL) Miami's iconic "Big Orange" is set to rise over the city to welcome in 2009. Miami's first "Green" Commissioner, Marc D. Sarnoff is helping to lead this year's event with an environmentally friendly theme.
"Green the American Dream, is a theme that is very close to my heart and I'm very proud that Miami will welcome in the New Year with a focus on making our city one of the most socially responsible in the world," says Commissioner Sarnoff.
More than 150,000 people are expected at this year's event with a world-wide television audience into the millions.
A spectacular laser and fireworks show highlight the grand finale as the "Big Orange" reaches the summit of the hotel.
The celebration will not call for any street closures, but traffic will be rerouted from Biscayne Boulevard and Third Street north to go west on Southeast Second Street. From Southeast First Street, all northbound traffic will temporarily be rerouted south until Northeast Fourth Street. Northbound traffic will be open on the Boulevard after Northeast Fourth Street.
WHERE:
Hotel InterContinental Miami
100 Chopin Plaza Downtown Miami
WHO:
Live music by the Spam Allstars and Betty Padgett & Elements of Funk.
WHEN:
6 p.m. - midnight, Dec. 31.
HOTLINE:
305-358-7550.
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FORT LAUDERDALE:
They're expecting more than 100,000 people to hit the downtown Himmarshee district for a party that this year is expanded in both time and space. It begins at 4 p.m. with family-friendly events in nearby Esplanade Park and runs until 3 a.m. as the last song is sung in the street outside Tarpon Bend.
For more information:
http://www.downtownhimmarshee.net/
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WEST PALM BEACH:
Clematis Street:
Concerts by 80s cover bands like 3 One G (Joy Division), Sugar Bear (New Order) and Girls On Film (Duran Duran).
At midnight expect the sight of 5,000 ping-pong hitting the street.
For More Information:
http://www.clematiscountdown.com/, 561- 833-8873.
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VARIOUS CELEB-HOSTED EVENTS:
-Sean Combs hosts "The Art of Celebration" party at Liv nightclub at the Fontainebleau, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach 33140. DJ Ruckus and Vanjee will spin the music. Admission: $300.
-Grammy winner John Legend headlines at Prive, Miami Beach. Admission: $150. Info: www.theopiumgroup.com/nye09, 305-531- 5535.
-Lindsay Lohan makes a starring appearance at Mansion, Miami Beach, with Sam Ronson on turntables. Admission: $200. Info: http://www.newyears.com/ or 305-531- 5535.
-Bad Boy Bill DJs at Gryphon in the Seminole Hard Rock complex in Hollywood. Matt Spector and Tom Laroc spin, too. Admission: $50. Info: http://www.gryphon-club.com/, 954-581-5454.
-The Burlesque New Year's Eve at the Raleigh Hotel, Miami Beach, has international party goddess Suzanne Bartsch and The City's Whitney Port. Tickets: $150. Info: http://www.raleighhotel.com/, 866-598-2131.
-Adam Levine and James Valentine of Maroon 5 perform by the pool at the Fontainebleau. Admission: $400. Info: www.newyears.com/danielkohn.
-Victoria's Secret siren Anne V hosts, with sounds by Miss Nine at Set, Miami Beach. Admission: $250. Info: www.theopiumgroup.com/nye09, 305-531-5535.
-Actress-model Molly Sims hosts with DJ Ross One at the Fontainebleau's indoor-outdoor lounge, Blade. Admission: $400. Info: www.newyears.com/danielkohn.
-Chart-topper T.I. headlines a party hosted by actress Chloe Sevigny at the Gansevoort South, Miami Beach. DJ Cassidy and DJ Behrouz will be among the spinners. Admission: $225. Info: http://www.gansevoortsouth.com/, 305-604- 6575.
-At least seven Playboy Playmates (Monica Leigh, Michelle Mclaughlin, Stephanie Larimore, Kayla Collins, Lindsay Wagner, A.J. Alexander, Ida Ljungqvist) are at Karu & Y (71 NW 14th St., Miami). Admission: $150. Info: http://www.karu-y.com/, 305-403- 7850.
