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Can Opposites Attract? Miami Beach Will Find Out On Memorial Day Weekend

Carl Juste
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Miami Herald
Miami Beach resident David Marrero, 71, center, welcomes the police presence during Memorial Day weekend 2016, he said. Arrests were down by more than half last year compared to 2013.

Miami Beach is having a bit of an identity crisis this Memorial Day Weekend.

The Beach will host its annual Urban Beach Week, which attracts thousands of travelers from around the U.S. for a weekend of parties — of the street, club and yacht varieties — music festivals and plenty of day drinking.

At the same time, the Beach is hosting the Air & Sea Show for the first time, a military-inspired, family-friendly show with high-speed fighter jets, massive bombers, powerboat races and parachuting U.S. Army "Golden Knights." The city hopes the addition will reposition the weekend from a three-day revelry to a weekend with more appeal for locals and families hoping to take a staycation.

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