On Thursday March 27th, 2008 one of the main events of the Winter Music Conference will be the 17 hour party extravaganza at Nikki Beach from Noon until 5 the next morning - with 32 DJs, with the Main Star DJ Robbie Rivera along with Benny Benassi a, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Tommy Lee & DJ Aero, DJ Rap, Sander van Doorn, The Shapshifters, Axwell, Deadmau5, Laidback Luke and Richard Vission.

The WMC runs from March 25th to 29th , culminating with the Ultra Music Festival - the largest Techno/Dance Festival this side of the Planet.

Continental and Delta travelers now fly in and out of the sparkling new Terminal H at MIA. Hopefully TSA will get it’s act together at the checkpoints. Last week all lines had to go through one person checking ID’s. This led to huge backups and flights taking off late - there is no point in having two or three scanners when such a bottleneck occurs. A moving walkway would have been nice as well, and perhaps some places to eat that offer more than microwaved fast food chain glop ? At least it looks nicer than G Terminal.

From yesterday’s Google China page.

The new Miami Skyline ( or “Biscayne Wall” as it is known to pilots ) is really taking shape - we have the most impressive skyline south of Manhattan. Great bargains around this time next year !

The Cats at Jimbo’s love to eat pizza !

Another Nikki Beach Sunday.

Last night- just before the New Year’s resolutions kick in- I took a brief foray around the nightlife districts - at least the ones that I didn’t have to pay $20 to park. Since I was on my own, I mostly observed from my car. Space seemed to be the most promising from the outside . The country’s hottest dance club had huge crowds outside - and they stay open till 2 the next afternoon on weekends. My most pleasant surprise was the new Segafredo on Miami and 14th, right next door to Novecento. The crowd was great - and big, but not overcrowded. Good music and large reasonably priced ( well, a little pricey ) drinks unlike Novecento’s tiny expensive drinks. It would be great if Miami Metroblogging could have a real nightlife reporter - my work schedule generally does not permit going out till 5 AM several nights a week. Please click and comment on the comment cloud below if interested. As it is a beautiful 80 degree afternoon - I am off to check the scene at Nikki Beach.

Ocean Drive is closed to vehicular traffic through New Year’s Day. Come down to watch the fireworks tonight, and leave the car at home !

Taken from the Bank of America tower looking southeast.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This year I saw a lot less of what I would have liked to buy . Below - a few interesting observations.