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Top Five Miami Parks For a Memorial Day Barbecue

While the rest of the nation is celebrating just being able to leave the house without mittens and and a scarf on, it will be just another warm, sunny weekend for us here in South Florida. So why not grill a fabulous selection of barbecued meats while taking in a wondrous view? No we don't mean by p ... More >>

Jam Cruise 2013 Announces Lineup: Galactic, Big Gigantic, Femi Kuti, Steel Pulse

Who's ready to get dressed up like a six-foot Rastafarian puppet, suck down some lukewarm Corona, and absolutely not do any drugs while cruisin' across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the MSC Poesia? That's right ... We're talking about Jam Cruise, every South Florida hippie music junkie's favorite float ... More >>

Today is the Last Day of Hurricane Season

Congratulations! You survived Emily, Irene, Rina, and all those other storms that threatened to come near us, yet never did. Yes, we've endured another hurricane season, and we won't even have to think about any possible category fives until next June. 

Finding MiMo

Congratulations! You survived Emily, Irene, Rina, and all those other storms that threatened to come near us, yet never did. Yes, we've endured another hurricane season, and we won't even have to think about any possible category fives until next June. 

Mister Collins Brings New Life to Bal Harbour Dining

Lesley ElliottChunks of first grade tuna are served with a side of crispy fried yucca chips. ​Bal Harbour offers a measly array of restaurants for the walking wallets who live there. For years, La Goulue and Caffe Da Vinci fueled pre-shopping lunches and family dinners, but now it seems resta ... More >>

First Look at Geoffrey Zakarian's Tudor House Restaurant at the Dream South Beach Hotel

All photos by Laine Doss Do Not Enter sign on front door of Tudor House.​Walking past the Dream Hotel on Ninth Street and Collins Avenue last week, we saw a sign in the window of the soon-to-be Tudor House Restaurant at The Dream South Beach Hotel, "Do Not Enter - Training in Progress". Thi ... More >>

How To Defeat The Great Lionfish Menace: Eat Them

Photo by Jens Peterson via Wiki Commons/CC2.0​Lionfish are the great scourge of the sea. Native to the Pacific, the beautiful but poisonous fish have begun popping up in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean along Florida and the islands, where they wreck havoc on the native ecosystem by eating eve ... More >>

Hanging With Drake and Talking to Cortez Bryant on New Year's Eve

Drizzy loves Prunk TV.​Welcome to the first Prunk TV episode of 2011! And we'll start off with footage of Drake performing at the W Hotel South Beach on New Year's Eve. Drake is at the top of his game right now. It was the perfect way to bring in the New Year. Bleidat! As a venue, the W is off t ... More >>

Tectonic Beats

Drizzy loves Prunk TV.​Welcome to the first Prunk TV episode of 2011! And we'll start off with footage of Drake performing at the W Hotel South Beach on New Year's Eve. Drake is at the top of his game right now. It was the perfect way to bring in the New Year. Bleidat! As a venue, the W is off t ... More >>

Cantina Beach at Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Reopens

The Ritz-Carlton Public Relations​If at first you don't succeed, try again. Cantina Beach at the Ritz-Carlton in Key Biscayne reopened its freshly refurbished doors on November 15 after a kitchen fire caused its closure over the summer. "The new Cantina Beach offers innovative menu additions with ... More >>

Miami's vultures go to court

The Ritz-Carlton Public Relations​If at first you don't succeed, try again. Cantina Beach at the Ritz-Carlton in Key Biscayne reopened its freshly refurbished doors on November 15 after a kitchen fire caused its closure over the summer. "The new Cantina Beach offers innovative menu additions with ... More >>

Usher, Jim Jonsin, Busta Rhymes, and the Runners at Red the Steakhouse

Usher Has Got a Message For Lil Wayne.​Usher. Just about every woman in the world wants to be his wife. And there Prunk TV was, standing next to him, as we both leaned against a wall on the rooftop of Red Steakhouse in Miami Beach. The party had just begun. Lord Usher was wearing dark expensive ... More >>

Naked on bikes for the BP spill

Usher Has Got a Message For Lil Wayne.​Usher. Just about every woman in the world wants to be his wife. And there Prunk TV was, standing next to him, as we both leaned against a wall on the rooftop of Red Steakhouse in Miami Beach. The party had just begun. Lord Usher was wearing dark expensive ... More >>

WMC survival basics

Usher Has Got a Message For Lil Wayne.​Usher. Just about every woman in the world wants to be his wife. And there Prunk TV was, standing next to him, as we both leaned against a wall on the rooftop of Red Steakhouse in Miami Beach. The party had just begun. Lord Usher was wearing dark expensive ... More >>

Condo Buyers at the W South Beach Allege Deception

via W HotelsThe W's *gasp* sole pool​W Hotels, a chain so chic it needs but a single letter to identify it, finally came to South Beach last fall, but now owners who bought condos in the complex allege they were deceived and want their deposits back.Potential owners were told there would be larger ... More >>

Miami label Roofless Records pushes experimental music on vinyl and cassette

via W HotelsThe W's *gasp* sole pool​W Hotels, a chain so chic it needs but a single letter to identify it, finally came to South Beach last fall, but now owners who bought condos in the complex allege they were deceived and want their deposits back.Potential owners were told there would be larger ... More >>

Area 31 Closed for Now -- Don't Worry, Just Some Legionnaires' Disease

Seafood bolognese? Not this week.​After the Epic Hotel's specially installed filtration system removed most of the chlorine from city water, three guests fell ill from Legionnaires' disease and the hotel has been temporarily closed. That means the award-winning seafood restaurant Area 31 is as off ... More >>

Dean Max New "Concept Chef" at Renovated Cheeca Lodge

Dean James Max will bring bite to the Edge​When Cheeca Lodge & Spa reopens in Islamorada this December 15th, its landmark Atlantic's Edge restaurant will be under the creative direction of newly hired "Concept Chef" Dean James Max -- who is known closer to home for his 3030 Ocean at the Marrio ... More >>

When in Doubt, Go Higher

Dean James Max will bring bite to the Edge​When Cheeca Lodge & Spa reopens in Islamorada this December 15th, its landmark Atlantic's Edge restaurant will be under the creative direction of newly hired "Concept Chef" Dean James Max -- who is known closer to home for his 3030 Ocean at the Marrio ... More >>

Going to Key West: Here are the Best Places to Eat

Summer is the time to drive down to Key West. It's empty now, the streets and beaches quiet. Here's a list of places to eat on the drive down (or back up). Robert Is Here Fruit StandSummer is perhaps the best time to hit up what should be a mainstay of any drive south of Miami: Robert is Here I ... More >>

Radio Revival

Summer is the time to drive down to Key West. It's empty now, the streets and beaches quiet. Here's a list of places to eat on the drive down (or back up). Robert Is Here Fruit StandSummer is perhaps the best time to hit up what should be a mainstay of any drive south of Miami: Robert is Here I ... More >>

Cast Your Line with Downtown Miami's Area 31

You're sure to snag something great.

Environmental Dunces

Soon-to-be-displaced County Commission Chairman Bruno Barreiro is no friend of the environment. The former state representative led the charge to allow developers to build beyond the county's imaginary line that stops construction from encroaching on the Everglades and environmentally sensitive land ... More >>

Prepare to Lose Your Breath

Get sweaty, thanks to the Publix Family Fitness Weekend.

Splish, Splash

For little to no cash.

Toke It Easy

Snap out of it, 4/20 revelers: Florida legislators want to stomp on your buzz.

Home Groan

It's the tops in Florida. And the banks are eating it up.

Floater Alert!

"Finally, no more fretting over free-range floaters when planning a day at the beach."

The Ship's Shape

It ain't majestic, but it floats

Shark Bites

Jaws Unleashed is as sloppy as it is gory

Upstairs, Downstairs

The food at Cantina Beach is not nearly as convivial as the atmosphere

The Boat to Perdition

Will 2006 prove friendlier for the casino cruise business?

Riding the Earth's Curl

Will 2006 prove friendlier for the casino cruise business?

BEST DOG PARK

Amelia Earhart Park

BEST HOLE AT A GOLF COURSE

Tenth hole

Crandon Park Golf Course

Personal Best

Kevin Cory

BEST POOLSIDE BAR

The Hotel

Eco-Bay Watch

By pontoon, the natural history of Biscayne Bay just floats over you

BEST PLACE TO JOG

Miami Beach from 21st Street north

BEST WATERFRONT RESTAURANT YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF

The Commons

Culinary Island Paradise

Sitting in the Caribbean is possibly the best assortment of cuisines anywhere in the world

Aria's High Notes

And minor notes too -- you make up the melody

Best Beach

Second Street

Best Hotel

Mandarin Oriental

Campbell McGrath

Mandarin Oriental

Best Natural High

Introductory flight

News of the Weird

Introductory flight

How Green Was My Condo Rec Room

They're parks, all right. The county says so. Never mind that most people can't actually use them.

South Point Update

They're parks, all right. The county says so. Never mind that most people can't actually use them.

Canoe Trip

They're parks, all right. The county says so. Never mind that most people can't actually use them.