The first high-profile arrest of Miami Beach police's pumped-up presence heading into Memorial Day weekend or just a coincidence?

New Yorks Knicks player J.R. Smith was arrested on South Beach on a warrant for not having a valid driver's license last night around 9.
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In a $1.8 million effort to control crowds (and, lets be honest, discourage Urban Beach Week festivities from happening in the future), South Beach will resemble nothing short of a police state this weekend. Though, The Miami Herald's Miami Beach reporter David Smiley tweets that "projected Memorial Day weekend Miami Beach hotel occupancy remains way below last year's actual occupancy figures," the Miami Beach Police Department, under the leadership of new Police Chief Ray Martinez and pressure from locals, is preparing for the worst. Here's all the reported measures police will be taking on Miami Beach this weekend.
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We demand a recount. The INRIX Traffic Scorecard says that Miami only has the 12th worst traffic congestion in the country. Anyone who has ever been stuck in Miami traffic knows it's the worst thing ever. No, literally the worst thing ever. The official ranks of worst things ever might as well go something like: 1) Miami traffic 2) Hell 3) Crocs.

Yet, we guess we can't argue with actual scientific numbers, and, according to the data, Miami's traffic congestion problem has actually gotten better in the past few years.

Though the scorecard has found the absolute worst time to drive in Miami: Thursday afternoon near 4 p.m.
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Transportation in the City of Miami is about to become more of a shared experience. Following the lead of Miami Beach, the City announced that they'll launch a car sharing program this summer and the Miami Herald reports the city also is looking into the possibility of a bike sharing program sometime in the near future.
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Pity Jorge Exposito. There, but for the grace of God, go you.

Exposito shared with us his tale of highway toll woe. He owns a SunPass transponder, which he thought was replenished. But in late April, he got a letter from a collection agency telling him he owed $691.80.

Before then, he had never received a notice from the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) or SunPass.

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Courtesy of Karen Brindle

The makers of Marley's Mellow Mood, a beverage meant to relax the human soul, might want to consider adding a more potent chilling-out agent to the recipe. Because the drink is made in partnership with some members of reggae icon Bob Marley's family, we suggest something closer to ganja, because at least one person who drank Mellow Mood apparently needs something stronger.

On Tuesday afternoon, Miami-Dade public school teacher Karen Brindle and a friend were jogging on the sidewalk along Old Cutler Road in Cutler Bay when she was hit in the side of the head with a half-full bottle of Marley's Mellow Mood honey-flavored tea.
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Miami's roads are known for two things: insanely bad driving and fancy cars. It's always a shame when the two combine, especially when a wreck involves somewhere in the neighborhood of $400,000 worth of automotive extravagance.

Friday night out front of the Epic Hotel in downtown a Maserati GranTurismo S (worth around $120K) somehow found itself wedged underneath a jeep and smashed into a vintage Porsche.
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What are you doing in this house, school bus? School buses don't belong in houses. Go back on the street where you belong, school bus.

Oh, it was all that asshole SUV's fault? You really are a jerk, SUV. Thankfully, you didn't cause any serious injuries to humans, SUV. Updated. 
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Does your daily commute take your through the interchange of the Dolphin and Palmetto Expressways? Well, we're sorry for your daily dose of traffic torture, but there's some good news. The Florida Department of Transportation will pay you up to $75 a month to carpool. It's true!
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​Back in the '60s, Coral Gables banned pickup trucks from being parked outside in residential neighborhoods and has stubbornly defended the zoning law ever since. But could a new era of pickup truck freedom dawn in the City Beautiful? Well, maybe, but the city continues to drag its feet, and last night the city's zoning board failed to reach a decision on whether to modify or abolish the rule.
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