Email Author Ily Goyanes

2011 Stories by Ily Goyanes

• Reclusive Artist Norman J. Olson's Nudie Prison Art on Exhibit at WEAM

  published Aug 01, 2011

  Of course, South Beach would have a sex museum. And tonight, the World Erotic Art Museum opens its "Nudes: Erotic, Poetic and Patterned" exhibit, featuring a rare exhibit of 17 original works by the r... More >>

• Sonic Beach in Homestead Offers New Baja Dog, Double Stuf Oreo Blast, and Dom Perignonr

  published Jul 27, 2011

  Sonic isn't really a fast-food joint. I mean sure, technically it is, but the quality and taste of the food elevate it to something a couple of steps above McDonald's and Wendy's. Not only that, but S... More >>

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  Miami's Favorite Cuban Puppet, Pepe Billete, Takes New Times Sex Survey

  published Jul 22, 2011

  If you're not Cuban, you probably have a Cuban friend who keeps you in stitches with his or her unique observations and off-color comments. Enter Pepe Billete. Pepe has become the 305's favorite Cuban... More >>

• Fuse Science Announces Michael Vick As Partner, Spokesperson; Is It Too Earlyr UPDATED

  published Jul 22, 2011

  Editor's Note: We originally reported Michael Vick was hired by Fuze, the beverage company. In actuality, Vick was hired by Fuse Science energy and nutrition. We regret the error.Michael Vick is now a... More >>

• South Beach Tow Premiered Last Night: Promises More Drama, Backbiting, and Violence

  published Jul 21, 2011

  As if we weren't already choking on pseudo-reality television, executive producer Jennifer Lopez has decided to throw another reality series into an already inundated TV line up. South Beach Tow, whic... More >>

• Restaurants Lying About the Amount of Calories in Their Foodr You Don't Say

  published Jul 21, 2011

  I knew it! Some restaurants, both sit down and fast food are downplaying the amount of calories in their menu items, according to an article at Time.com. Susan Roberts, who directs the Energy Metaboli... More >>

• Mupalia Pictures Developing Four Ounce Glove, Story About a Local MMA Fighter

  published Jul 21, 2011

  Miami is more than a sum of its parts. It seems that the guys from Mupalia Pictures, Alexander Jaramillo and Joaquin Escobar, intend to reveal that truth to the world.Sick of Hollywood's trite depicti... More >>

• Churchill's Pub Got It Wrongr Shepherd's or Cottage Pier Who Knowsr

  published Jul 19, 2011

  I happened to stop by Churchill's Pub in Little Haiti yesterday for lunch and was blessed to find jill-of-all-trades Barbara Eisenhower there. She prepared a fresh batch of shepherd's pie. After eatin... More >>

• No Misunderstanding Here, El Malentendido Will Make You Self Reflect

  published Jul 19, 2011

  The International Hispanic Theatre Festival consistently thumbs its figurative nose at all the Debbie Downers who say that Miami has no culture. Starting today and playing throughout the weekend, El M... More >>

• Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead Shocks, Scares, and Inspires

  published Jul 13, 2011

  rAmericans spent about $40 million last year on weight-loss products. If you count the rest of the world, that jumps to about $60 billion. Let's hope the documentary Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead w... More >>

• Pia Toscano, Elsa Patton and Three Other Celebrities We'd Like to See on Man vs. Wild

  published Jul 12, 2011

  Jake Gyllenhaal was on Man vs. Wild last night. He offered to skin a rotten sheep carcass so that he and Bear Grylls, the host of MvW, could use the sheep's wool for warmth. He also took off his cloth... More >>

• American Black Film Festival Kicks Off Four Days of Awesomeness

  published Jul 05, 2011

  The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) comes back to Miami to celebrate the contributions that the African-American community has made to the film industry. And this year the ABFF has yet again compi... More >>

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  Geeks Get Their Party on at Florida Supercon (Videos)

  published Jul 04, 2011

  If we only knew that comic cons were such a hotbed of debauchery and Animal House style antics, we'd have taken our Darth Vader helmet "out of the closet" years ago. Seriously though, when we re... More >>

• Artspoken's Rosita Misses Mark in Little Havana

  published Jul 02, 2011

  Last night was intense. A bit too intense. Artspoken, an indie, black box theater company, put on a "red carpet" event at its new space in Little Havana. Part of the celebration was to pay homage to t... More >>

• If You Knead a Pizza, Italian Restaurant in Florida City Delivers

  published Jul 01, 2011

  rrrTo be honest, what attracted us to Knead a Pizza was the name. We're a sucker for clever word play. We're also a sucker for good food, and when it comes to pizza and pasta - Knead a Pizza satis... More >>

• Oye, Theater

  published June 30, 2011

  The idiot box has given Latino actors a bad rap. We’re used to doe-eyed melodramatic performers in every telenovela scene on Spanish-language... More >>

• Five Best Places in Florida for a Lesbian Wedding (Once It's Legal)

  published Jun 30, 2011

  rQueers all over the states are cheering the fact that New York has legalized same-sex marriage, although, considering it is New York, you'd think they had jumped on the bandwagon before, oh, we don't... More >>

• Coca-Cola's New Soda Dispenser Features Touch Screen, 125 Flavors (Video)

  published Jun 30, 2011

  rThe future is upon us. Miami's own Burger King corporation is testing a high-tech, space-age, and basically just kick ass soda dispensing machine. It was developed by the Coca-Cola company, alwa... More >>

• McDonald's Should Dump Its "Cafe con Leche"

  published Jun 28, 2011

  I'm over it.First Pollo Tropical decides to Americanize the menu of its restaurants in the Northeast to attract more Anglo diners, then Dunkin' Donuts comes out with the "Cuban Flatbread Sandwich," an... More >>

• UM Alum Ozzy Inguano Writes Book About Working on Green Lantern Movie

  published Jun 24, 2011

  Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds (yum) as Hal Jordan, the swaggering, yet talented pilot who is bestowed with the power of the ring, was just released in theaters. Although some Miami residents f... More >>

• How to Be Singleton

  published June 23, 2011

  Every year the hottest, smartest, hippest, and most talented black Americans gather to celebrate the contributions that the African-American... More >>

• Words & Wine: The Miami Beyond Big Booties and Benjamins

  published Jun 23, 2011

  Last night at Pax (Performing Arts Exchange), the bongos were thumping, the crowd was swaying, and the scent of patchouli hung thick in the air.Okay, we're kidding about that last part, but Words &am... More >>

• Listen Up Gov. Rick Scott: On Food Stampsr No Fast Food For You!

  published Jun 22, 2011

  rI don't think everyone on public assistance is a lazy bum, but I'm happy about the welfare drug-testing bill (the only move Rick Scott has made that I approve of). More importantly, I don't think... More >>

• Taj Mahal Meets Stonehenge in Miami's Creepy/Romantic Coral Castle

  published Jun 22, 2011

  Feeling restless this summerr Yrou don't have to travel half-way around the globe to witness something awesome. Just take a drive in the 305. Coral Castle in Homestead is just creepy, weird, and wonde... More >>

• Homestead's Pasadita Restaurant Serves Killer Taco via Drive-Thru

  published Jun 16, 2011

  There are so many places in Miami that go undiscovered when you stick to the same tired old spots -- namely the Beach and Coconut Grove. (Can I include the Design District yetr)One area worth explorin... More >>