We're not having the most typical spring break, but we're fine with it," said Riley, who said he went on a boat excursion with his friends in lieu of the sand. "We're not those spring breakers who you see in videos that are totally self-absorbed," said Riley, who was smoking a cigarette with three friends, each sitting several feet from the other, in front of the Parisian hotel on Collins Avenue.
He believes he was infected after attending an event with a Brazilian government official who also tested positive.Įugene Riley, a University of Maryland senior who was visiting South Beach on spring break this week, said he agreed with the closures. Last Friday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez became one of the first public officials to confirm he had the virus. Broward had 124.Īt least nine infections have been linked to people who attended Winter Party, an LGBTQ festival that took place in early March in South Beach. Miami-Dade, which includes Miami Beach, had 113. Ten people had died from the coronavirus in Florida out of a total of 520 confirmed infections. On the same day, the state's health department released its updated numbers. People seem to be keeping their distance in South Pointe Park at sunset on Wednesday in Miami Beach, Fla. The decision left individual cities and counties to make the call, with Miami-Dade ordering all beaches closed on Thursday.īy Friday morning, DeSantis did the same for Broward and Palm Beach counties, the two counties north of Miami-Dade. But he faced criticism for not doing the same for all beaches and only ordering a 10-person limit with six-feet distancing at gatherings. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, ordered all bars and clubs in the state to shut for at least 30 days. “Selfish spring breakers refuse to let deadly illness get in the way,” said the Daily Mail of London. Still, crowds diverted north and south, and international media reports caused a public relations nightmare for city and health officials. (Eva Marie Uzcategui / AFP )īy Monday, the mayor of Miami Beach had shut down the most popular 10-block stretch of beach in his city. Palace, a famed gay bar, still caused bottlenecks on the sidewalk with its dancing drag queens.Ī man rides his bike past a health advisory sign posted near a closed entrance of South Pointe Park in Miami Beach, Fla. At Wet Willie's, bartenders flicked thick rum-infused frozen cocktails - "Call a Cab" is one of them - from Slurpee-like machines in to-go cups. Mango's, a Latin-themed cafe on Ocean Drive known for its mojitos and muscular male dancers, bustled with salsa music. Until days ago, life went on as normal in South Beach, the southernmost and most tourist-heavy neighborhood in the 88 seaside blocks of Miami Beach, a city of 92,000 across Biscayne Bay from the city of Miami.
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He did not want to share his full name because he was violating curfew in the city’s entertainment district. “I pay a lot of rent to be here, and we can’t even go to the beach." “It’s like there’s been a hurricane,” said Vitaly, a local resident who took a stroll with a friend early Friday morning up Collins Avenue, a street of dozens of hotels that's usually teeming with tourists. If you're feeling salty after a loss, the Krispy Kreme bread pudding is sure to sweeten things up.A Miami Beach police officer stands in a closed beach entrance on South Beach. Two perfect examples: the "Cajundillas" and "Pastalaya," a bar-food mashup of gumbo and jambalaya in the form of a quesadilla and a hearty pasta dish. Come game day, the Florida outpost offers locals a satisfying taste of the South. The menu here is prepared with a focus on seafood, traditional Cajun cuisine, and massive burgers built for two hands. That's when the idea for Walk-On's - a memorable game-day experience with a taste of Louisiana - began to take shape. As the duo traveled across the nation with the Tigers, they quickly noted their favorite restaurants and sports bars - and realized that many of the best qualities were sorely lacking in the area around the LSU campus in Baton Rouge.
Both worked hard and practiced even harder to earn and keep their spots on the squad. Walk-On's founders Brandon Landry and Jack Warner became fast friends as a pair of walk-ons on the Louisiana State University basketball team. Photo courtesy of Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux
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