Article: Miami Beach, Fla., Magazine Takes on More Merchandising Deals.

By Christina Hoag, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jan. 29--Ocean Drive was first known as a strip hugging Miami Beach's shoreline, then as the title of a glossy fashion-and-celebrity magazine. And now there are Ocean Drive eyeglasses, luggage and a music CD.

And that promises to be only the start. Look for Ocean Drive swimwear, watches, fragrance and even a SoBe hotel in the near future.

"We always wanted to continue the lifestyle beyond the magazine," Jerry Powers, publisher of Ocean Drive magazine, said. "We realized we had that reach."

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