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Stay On Top of the Weather With These Expert Blogs

December 23, 2013 by portofino

If you’ve ever wondered what a “cold front” really means in terms of the weather forecast or how a storm in the northern part of the country changes the weather in the southern part, these fascinating weather blogs are for you. You don’t need to have a background in meteorology to find these blogs interesting, and you’ll surely learn a thing or two about the weather!

AccuWeather.com Weather Blogs
Weather experts, including forecasters and meteorologists from a variety of different subfields, write AccuWeather.com’s weather blogs. These blogs cover subjects like jet streams and their effects on upcoming weather, weekend forecasts in certain areas of the country, and unseasonably mild air and its impact on winter temperatures. If you’re only interested in a specific region, you can also follow AccuWeather's regional blogs.

Live Weather Blogs
This site is packed with just about any weather tool you can imagine, keeping you one step ahead of even the most recent news forecast. Here you’ll find interactive maps of specific areas, national satellites and radars, and blogs tailored toward specific regions of the country. The Live Weather Blogs site also keeps readers informed about severe weather warnings from around the country, including potentially hazardous earthquakes and hurricanes common in certain areas.

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Wine By The Bay: A Top Miami Wine Shop

December 17, 2013 by portofino

Heading to a party and want to bring a great bottle of wine? Want to train your tastebuds to differentiate between Merlot and Malbec? Head to Wine By The Bay in downtown Miami.

This wine boutique has a stylish loft ambiance, and its modern art gives it a gallery feel – making it a wine shopping destination among South Floridians. There are plenty of affordable selections, and the staff is knowledgeable and happy to help you find the right wine for your needs. Wine By The Bay also hosts wine tastings Thursday through Saturday, so check their website for upcoming themes!

Wine By The Bay
888 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
(305) 455-9791
www.winebtb.com
www.yelp.com/biz/wine-by-the-bay-miami

Filed Under: Things To Do Tagged With: Miami Attractions, Things to Do in Miami, Wine By The Bay

Happy Holidays from the Portofino at Biscayne

December 13, 2013 by portofino

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

The Portofino at Biscayne staff wishes everyone Happy Holidays and safe travels!

We’re really looking forward to what 2014 will bring.

Enjoy the rest of the year!

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The Filling Station: A Funky Spot for Beer and Burgers

December 10, 2013 by portofino

Love you some burgers? You’ll be crazy about The Filling Station, a funky little burger & beer joint in Miami with character to spare. They turn out an eclectic array of hearty flame-grilled burgers named for hot cars. The Hamborghini festoons your patty with fried genoa salami, provolone cheese and pesto mayo, the Sara’s Super Sport comes with peanut butter – yeah, that’s right, peanut butter –, peppered bacon, red onion, and lettuce and the Malibu Bleu features bleu cheese on a blackened burger. All are served with tater tots or sweet potato fries. Pulled pork sandwiches, barbecue chicken wings, hot dogs, quesadillas, salads, and chili are also on the menu. A great beer selection includes some tasty on-tap micro-brews, as well as a nice array of bottled and canned beers. The Filling Station is open for lunch and dinner Mondays through Saturdays.

The Filling Station

95 SE 2nd Street

Miami, FL 33131

(786) 425-1990

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-filling-station-and-garage-bar-miami-2

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Season’s Greetings!

December 6, 2013 by portofino

Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season with all the warmth and splendor this time of year has to offer. Happy Holidays!

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Pour Over Coffee at Miami’s Eternity Coffee Roasters

December 3, 2013 by portofino

At Miami's Eternity Coffee Roasters, an expert roaster carefully selects gourmet beans and roasts them to bring out their natural flavors. Then Eternity brews coffee in pour-over style! This increasingly popular brewing method involves pouring hot water over freshly ground beans, and dripping through a funnel. The result is a very smooth cup of coffee. For a special treat try their El Boton roast with fruit and chocolate notes – its pricey but great for a coffee connoisseur. If you appreciate a flavorful cup of tea, Eternity won’t disappoint, their Chai lattes are also well-regarded! With so much, this might be one of Miami's most delightful coffee shops.

Eternity Coffee Roasters
117 SE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
(305) 609-4981
www.eternitycoffeeroasters.com
www.yelp.com/biz/eternity-coffee-roasters-miami-2

Filed Under: Things To Do Tagged With: Eternity Coffee Roasters, Miami Attractions, Things to Do in Miami

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 28, 2013 by portofino

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by those you love and full of many things to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Learn Computer Science With These Free Online Courses

November 26, 2013 by portofino

Computer science knowledge is useful for just about any career nowadays, and these simple, affordable courses from Udacity can help you learn the basics of this interesting subject. With at-home lessons that you can complete at your own pace, you can master the basics of computer science in your free time with Udacity. Best of all, the courses are free to audit!

Introduction to Computer Science
Introduction to Computer Science teaches key concepts in computer science, as well as the basic steps for writing a computer program in the context of building a simple search engine. This course is split up into 11 lessons that you can complete whenever you’d like, and no prior programming knowledge is needed to enroll.

Web Development
If you’re a moderately experienced programmer who wants to learn the basics of how the web works, this course is for you. Throughout its seven lessons, Web Development will teach you how to build your own blogging application, process user input, use APIs, and much more.

Programming Languages
Programming Languages is a course designed to give students an introduction into the fundamentals of, you guessed it, programming languages. Over the course of seven lessons that you may complete at your own pace, you will learn how to specify and process valid strings, sentences, and program structures in order to build a simple web browser.

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Learn Computer Science With These Free Online Courses

November 26, 2013 by portofino

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Students Receive Free Phones From Sprint for the Holidays

November 19, 2013 by portofino

Students can get 12 months of free talk, text and data when they purchase a Sprint phone at Best Buy stores through Jan. 4

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), November 18, 2013 – Best Buy and Sprint today announced a game-changing Sprint offer – just in time for the holidays – giving students 12 months of free talk, text and data from Sprint when they 1) buy a Sprint phone at the Student Activated Price at Best Buy, and 2) activate a new line of service on an Unlimited, My Way plan1.

“This exclusive Sprint offer allows students to buy a new smartphone and get a year of free talk, text and data and several hundred dollars in savings,” said Scott Anderson, vice president of mobile phones for Best Buy. “Our customers expect exclusive products from Best Buy and now they are getting exclusive mobile phone plans, too. It is a demonstration of our unique promise to customers.”

The Sprint plan includes unlimited talk, text and 1GB data for smartphones or unlimited talk and text for basic phones and does not require a two-year agreement on the students’ lines. The promotion, offering a savings of up to $70 per month, is available exclusively at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores nationwide starting today through Jan. 4, 2014.

Customers are responsible for the cost of the phone at the Student Activated Price, a one-time $36 activation fee and monthly taxes and surcharges. For unlimited studying, there is also an option to easily add unlimited data for $10 per month. All phone pricing and plan information is available at www.bestbuy.com/sprintstudentoffer. Students can take advantage of in-store Trade-In options for their existing mobile phone at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile store locations nationwide. Customers who purchase their Sprint phone on a Best Buy Credit Card can also take advantage of 18-month financing or five percent back in rewards.

For every additional new referral phone line of service activated on Unlimited, My Way or My All-in plans to the same account at Best Buy, Sprint will reward the account with an additional 12 months of free service for the student line. The referral customer must activate during the offer period with a two-year agreement.

Customers are required to provide proof of student status to Sprint within 14 days of activation atwww.sprint.com/studentverify. For more information, visit www.bestbuy.com/sprintstudentoffer.

1Unlimited talk, text and 1GB data/mo. for smartphones (Reg. $70/mo. Add’l data above 1GB: 1.5¢/MB) or with blocked data for basic phones (Reg. $50/mo.)

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