Email Author Alexandra Quiñones

2007 Stories by Alexandra Quiñones

• Monty's

  published December 6, 2007

  Kokomo might not be real, but Monty's (2550 S. Bayshore Dr., Coconut Grove; 305-858-1431) surely captures the touristy quality of that... More >>

• Let’s Get Physical

  published December 6, 2007

  For those of you feeling a bit sluggish lately, today is the day to get a much-needed adrenaline rush. At the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of... More >>

• Art That Struts

  published November 29, 2007

  Among the knock-off shoe stores on downtown Miami’s First Street sits a grandiose stone archway that looks like the entrance to a... More >>

• Tobacco Road

  published November 29, 2007

  Surviving for more than 95 years, Tobacco Road (626 S. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-374-1198) is the oldest bar in town. While other... More >>

• Laptop Jock

  published November 22, 2007

  Zach Lewis is a simple guy. He doesn't need costumes, gimmicks, or other band members while performing as his one-man laptop act, Disposable... More >>

• LA Sports Bar and Grill

  published November 22, 2007

  Longtime Kendall biker bar Scully's Tavern better watch out. LA Sports Bar and Grill (10575 SW 109th Ct., Kendall; 305-270-0311) is new... More >>

• Root for the Underdog

  published November 22, 2007

  Give Kendall a chance. And while you’re at it, give open mikes a chance too. They’re both the underdogs of Miami’s entertainment... More >>

• Otto von Schirach Does Studio A

  published November 15, 2007

  Not all creatures thrive in sunlight. The iconoclastic, Miami-based electro-noise terrorist Otto von Schirach works by moonlight. The... More >>

• Felt

  published November 15, 2007

  On a recent cool Saturday night, things were status quo on South Beach: People were dressed up, paying, and putting on airs for the powers that... More >>

• Titanic Brewery

  published November 8, 2007

  The streets around the University of Miami were quiet on a drizzly pre-Halloween Sunday night. Most of the campus's inhabitants had hunkered... More >>

• So You Think You Can Cook

  published November 8, 2007

  Your culinary prowess is both a blessing and a burden. You’re the reason behind your significant other’s 10-pound weight gain, because... More >>

• Coral Gables Walk

  published November 1, 2007

  Like grains of sand in an hourglass, they squeezed from one side to the other. People — lots of hungry, slightly drunk ones —... More >>

• Wynwood Gallery Walk

  published October 25, 2007

  Thanks to the gentrification of central Miami and the wacky ingenuity of local artists, the monthly Wynwood Gallery Walk has become a... More >>

• Howl at the Moon

  published October 25, 2007

  With so many venues closing as quickly as they open, Tobacco Road is unique for its longevity. But the ol’ Road couldn’t have survived... More >>

• Caribian Sport Bar

  published October 18, 2007

  I didn't know what to expect when I got there, but I had my suspicions. The waddling Muscovy ducks in the parking lot, the black-tinted... More >>

• Singing of the Rah-Rah Sisterhood

  published October 18, 2007

  Ladies, it’s time to get over it. Stop saying all of your friends are guys because you don’t get along with other girls. Yes, you must... More >>

• Upper Eastside Garden

  published October 11, 2007

  It was about 9:00 on a Saturday night, and partygoers had yet to emerge from their caves. The shindig at the Upper Eastside Garden (7244... More >>

• Prepare to Be Scared

  published October 11, 2007

  When it comes to movie buffs, gore-and-ghoul types are perhaps the most disenchanted of all. The gripping fear these freaky flick-lovers felt the... More >>

• Bring Sexy Back

  published October 4, 2007

  Nowadays it’s difficult for the average woman to love herself just the way she is. Photoshopped images of already gorgeous starlets adorn... More >>

• You’ll Fit in Just Fine

  published October 4, 2007

  It wouldn't be far-fetched to say promoters are party connoisseurs. As far as the who, what, and where in club land is concerned, they know what's... More >>

• Surprise Pregnancy Stuns EMTs

  published October 4, 2007

  Baby Bombshell Filed under: Flotsam On September 7, Skye Barth called her father with a random inquiry: She... More >>

• Karu & Y

  published October 4, 2007

  On a recent Saturday night, Karu & Y (71 NW 14th St., Miami; 305-403-7850) gave new meaning to the phrase disco inferno.... More >>

• Bye Bye, Warehouse!

  published September 27, 2007

  Early in its life Sweat Records faced trying circumstances that would have crushed a business of lesser tenacity and vision. Hurricane... More >>

• Kendall Ale House

  published September 27, 2007

  Waiting is a part of life in Miami. You wait in traffic, you wait in line, you wait for police to respond, and you will definitely wait for... More >>

• El Rey Jesús

  published September 20, 2007

  At night the only lights shining on SW 136th Street between 137th and 144th avenues belong to two behemoths: Tamiami Airport and the... More >>