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...people who buy a house or condominium for the sole purpose of quickly selling it off for a profit, usually before construction is completed and often without even taking title to it. But Bianchi, a real estate broker and co-owner of Paradise Properties in West Palm Beach, Fla., who says he may soon flip a luxury condo himself, admits that his convictions about the practice are being tested in today's housing-price boom when homes in his area of Florida are jumping 35% a year. "Flipping," says Bianchi, "is turning into a negative phenomenon. In reality...
...tastes of moviegoers have inspired a few upstart cinema chains, however, to try a different script. By building extravagant theaters, adding family events and offering plush amenities, those exhibitors are enticing viewers back--even at higher prices. In a down market, the boutique theater chain Muvico, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., company with 12 theaters in three states, has managed to boost attendance 2% this year. National Amusements, run by Viacom heir apparent Shari Redstone, is expanding its upscale Cinema de Lux brand of theaters, which sells 35% more tickets per theater than its sibling brands. At Pacific Theatre...
...package at the Paradise in Davie, Fla., is an Egyptian-themed extravaganza. Moviegoers follow the purple-tiled pattern of the Nile between hieroglyph-covered pillars into the lobby. Parents can leave kids in supervised playrooms. Inside the auditoriums, guests navigate wide aisles to reach red-velvet seats. At the Boca Raton Palace, Premiere customers--21 or older, please--get their own entrance to a chandeliered bar and restaurant that serves Vietnamese crab-stuffed artichoke ($16) and Black Angus beef fillet ($32). The concession stand has sushi and Taittinger Brut...
INDICTED. JACK ABRAMOFF, 40, a top Republican lobbyist enmeshed in ethics investigations of his close friend, House majority leader Tom DeLay; on unrelated charges of defrauding lenders in the $147.5 million purchase of a casino cruise line in Florida five years ago; in Fort Lauderdale, Fla...
...malpractice victims more amenable to a negotiated settlement, which is typically less costly and time consuming than a lawsuit. On a broader level, having a policy of apologizing may help a hospital's reputation or credibility. Says Robert Lord, chief legal officer for Martin Memorial Health Systems in Stuart, Fla.: "When we go into litigation and deny liability, people tend to take that more seriously...