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Mango & Lime ( www.mangoandlime.net ) The best local food blog.

Miami Beach 411 ( www.miamibeach411.com ) A great general guide for Miami Beach visit-
ors.

MEDIA

Miami Herald ( www.miamiherald.com ) The city's major English-language daily.

El Nuevo Herald ( www.elnuevoherald.com ) Spanish-language daily published by the Miami
Herald .

Miami New Times ( www.miaminewtimes.com ) Edgy, alternative weekly.

MEDICAL SERVICES

Mount Sinai Medical Center ( 305-674-2121, 24hr visitors medical line 305-674-2222; 4300
Alton Rd) The area's best emergency room.

MONEY
Bank of America has branch offices all over Miami and Miami Beach.

TOURIST INFORMATION

Greater Miami & the Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau (

305-539-3000;

www.miamiandbeaches.com ; 701 Brickell Ave, 27th fl; 8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri) Located in an

oddly intimidating high-rise building.

Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce ( 305-674-1300; www.miamibeachchamber.com ;
1920 Meridian Ave; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri) You can purchase a Meter Card from the Miami
Beach Chamber of Commerce . Denominations come in $10, $20 and $25 (and
meters cost $1 per hour).

Getting There & Away
Miami International Airport (MIA; www.miami-airport.com ) is about 6 miles west of down-
town and is accessible by SuperShuttle ( 305-871-8210; www.supershuttle.com ) , which

costs about $21 to South Beach.
Greyhound ( 800-231-2222; www.greyhound.com ) serves all the major cities in Florida
with four stations in Miami; check their website to see which location is best for you.
Amtrak ( 800-872-7245, 305-835-1222; www.amtrak.com ; 8303 NW 37th Ave) has a main
Miami terminal. The Tri-Rail (

800-874-7245; www.tri-rail.com ) commuter system serves