rakontur links for October 3rd through October 4th:

• The Boulevard Beckons (Biscayne Times) - A new MiMo home awaits the Coppertone Girl


• Apogee South Beach Penthouse Lists for $22M (South Beach Condos Blog) -


• Mackerel Economics in Prison Leads to Appreciation for Oily Fillets (Wall Street Journal) - When Larry Levine helped prepare divorce papers for a client a few years ago, he got paid in mackerel. Once the case ended, he says, "I had a stack of macks." Mr. Levine and his client were prisoners in California's Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex. Like other federal inmates around the country, they found a can of mackerel -- the "mack" in prison lingo -- was the standard currency.


• Puttin' on the G.R.I.T.S. - There is a documentary called Cocaine Cowboys that is about how cocaine turned Miami into what it is today. And by "what it is today" I mean the biggest hell hole on Earth.


• Jay-Z Adds Second Free Show at Bayfront Park Monday (Miami New Times) - Did you cry your poor little eyes out because you waited in line for hours and hours but didn't score any tickets for Sunday's Jay-Z concert? Well, rejoice because Hov has added a second show in support of Obama for Monday afternoon at Bayfront Park.


• Will Victoria's Secret models prance around Fontainebleau? (Miami Herald) - The Fontainebleau plans to spend $5 million on a grand opening that includes a Victoria's Secret lingerie show broadcast around the world. But first, the hotel actually needs to open.


• "Answer The Question!": Miami's South Beach Party Fed Up With Palin (John Hood/Huffington Post) - South Beach, Florida could hardly be considered a hotbed of political activity, what with its sun-drenched days and liquor-soaked nights, politics are generally about the last thing on anybody's mind. But you've gotta hand it to Sarah Palin, she sure can galvanize a crowd - especially when it consists of folks who completely disagree with her.