Over the Weekend - Aero Bar, Goombay and Lovelife

The humidity continues to rise as the being outdoors is getting to be unbearable. It's the time of year when you run from your air-conditioned home to your air-conditioned car and drive yourself to your air-conditioned office. Who's idea was it again to build a city over swampland? Aero Bar...

By Jose D. Duran

June 9, 2008

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The humidity continues to rise as the being outdoors is getting to be unbearable. It's the time of year when you run from your air-conditioned home to your air-conditioned car and drive yourself to your air-conditioned office. Who's idea was it again to build a city over swampland?

Aero Bar Grand Opening

Johnny Louis

Things got so hot at the grand opening at Aero Bar on Friday night that the fire marshal showed up and shut the place down at 2 a.m. Talk about a buzzkill! Check out both part 1 and part 2 of our slide show.

The Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival

Elvis Ramirez

Some braved the heat and attended the Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival in Coconut Grove. At least one thing was hotter than the weather - the atmosphere.

Lovelife at the Standard

Jose D. Duran

My mother always said I was a winner - too bad she's a liar. You know what wasn't hot? My luck while playing bingo at the Standard.

- Jose D. Duran

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Jose D. Duran is associate editor of Miami New Times where he primarily oversees the arts and culture and music beats. Jose joined the New Times staff in June 2008 but has been covering Miami culture since 2005. His work has also appeared in publications likeVice, Billboard, and Spin. He’s earned numerous accolades including placing first for Weekly Newspaper Contest: Business Reporting from the Florida Press Association in 2020; placing third for the Writing: Light Feature from the Florida Press Club in 2019; and placing third in Weekly Newspaper Contest: Best Obituary from the Florida Press Association in 2015. Jose holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida.

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