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  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do in Miami This Weekend Under $10

    Good, Friday's here. For some folks, April 6, 2012 is a Friday like any other. If you're a practicing Christian, however, and buy into the whole canonical gospels--particularly John 19:42--thing, you know that today marks the 1,977th anniversary of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. While you may rot i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Inside Emeril's New Orleans Test Kitchen

    Laine Doss The lobby At Emeril's Homebase​Emeril Lagasse has created quite an empire for himself. Lagasse began his love of food growing up in Massachusetts (that's right folks, he's not originally from Louisiana). Emeril's connection with New Orleans began when he accepted the position of ... More >>

  • Music

    November 18, 2010

    Big Sam's Funky Nation at Tobacco Road November 19

    Laine Doss The lobby At Emeril's Homebase​Emeril Lagasse has created quite an empire for himself. Lagasse began his love of food growing up in Massachusetts (that's right folks, he's not originally from Louisiana). Emeril's connection with New Orleans began when he accepted the position of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Big Sam's Funky Nation Brings the Second Line to Tobacco Road's 98-Year Anniversary Party

    Photo by Dino Perrucci/via myspace.com/bigsamsfunkynation​In the undisputed birthplace of jazz, grand old New Orleans, there's a brass-band tradition called the "second line." On random Sundays, Mardi Gras, or certain other celebratory occasions, a group of people without a parade permit will gath ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Rebirth Brass Band Dumps the Funk at Fall for the Arts

    Marta Xochilt PerezTuba dude Phil Frazier.​For a minute, Fall for the Arts felt like a street festival in the French Quarter. With a sweaty crowd all hopped up on fried chicken, foie gras, fish tacos, frozen lemonade, and lukewarm beer, the Rebirth Brass Band of New Orleans launched into shout-alo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2010

    Growing Up on Stilts

    Marta Xochilt PerezTuba dude Phil Frazier.​For a minute, Fall for the Arts felt like a street festival in the French Quarter. With a sweaty crowd all hopped up on fried chicken, foie gras, fish tacos, frozen lemonade, and lukewarm beer, the Rebirth Brass Band of New Orleans launched into shout-alo ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2010

    How HBO's Treme can get New Orleans right

    Marta Xochilt PerezTuba dude Phil Frazier.​For a minute, Fall for the Arts felt like a street festival in the French Quarter. With a sweaty crowd all hopped up on fried chicken, foie gras, fish tacos, frozen lemonade, and lukewarm beer, the Rebirth Brass Band of New Orleans launched into shout-alo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Pompano's French Quarter Bar & Grill Offers a Taste of New Orleans

    ​Night Watch is a regular feature about bars and clubs by nightlife columnist Tara Nieuwesteeg. Here in sunny South Florida, we have the privilege of visiting the beach, with its white sands, surrounding palm trees, turquoise waters, and scantily-clad sunbathers every day of the year. But sometime ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Get Caught in Charlotte's Web: Chef Elida Villaroel Dishes on Her New Bistro and the Beauty of Imperfection

    Jackie SayetMarie Antoinette's gaze beholds the dining room. Behold, Villaroel's muse?​The question is not, is three Michelin star restaurant-experienced Chef Elida Villaroel ready for Coral Gables, but rather, is Coral Gables ready for her?Pensive and profound, yet uncomplicated.  Calculate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Ten Under $10 For the Weekend of July 31 - August 2

    photo by Ian WitlenStonefox plays the Poorhouse on Saturday.​Friday, July 31*Miami space-electro-rockers the Waterford Landing come out of hiding for a rare live performance tonight at the Vagabond. Admission is free before midnight, $5 after. Click here to visit the Vagabond's web site. *Jazz bas ... More >>

  • Music

    May 14, 2009

    Trombone Shorty Plays Culture Room Friday

    photo by Ian WitlenStonefox plays the Poorhouse on Saturday.​Friday, July 31*Miami space-electro-rockers the Waterford Landing come out of hiding for a rare live performance tonight at the Vagabond. Admission is free before midnight, $5 after. Click here to visit the Vagabond's web site. *Jazz bas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before, Miami Beach

    via David Paul Ohmer's FlickrThis is a French Quarter. The world doesn't need another one. Some geniuses in Miami Beach want to rebrand two areas in the city as "The French Quarter" (Normandy isles shopping district) and "The District" (shops along Collins near 8th ave). Problem is that one is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Mardi Gras on Hollywood Beach

    We're a long way from New Orleans, but that doesn't mean Mardi Gras festivities are out of reach. Today and tomorrow on the Hollywood Broadwalk, the spirit of Fat Tuesday is in full effect, complete with street vendors hocking various vittles and wares, impromptu street performances and plenty of fr ... More >>

  • Music

    November 27, 2008
  • Dining

    July 19, 2007

    Gumbo Limbo

    Christabelle's Quarter serves up the Very Big Easy in the Grove

  • Dining

    June 28, 2007

    'Cane Cuisine

    Fine foods for riding out the storm season

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2007

    Restaurant Preview: A Trio With Brio

    Fine foods for riding out the storm season

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2007

    Restaurant Preview: A Trio With Brio

    Fine foods for riding out the storm season

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2006

    Fat Sunday

    Fine foods for riding out the storm season

  • Music

    April 1, 2004

    Living History

    In the hallowed halls of N'awlins, a jazz family keeps it real

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    The Last Amtrak

    47 arguments for nationalizing railroad travel

  • Dining

    June 14, 2001

    The Flapjack Flip-Off

    The Original Pancake House

  • Culture

    March 29, 2001

    Talkin' Shite

    Two productions have a little fun and play with historical events

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Not a Pretty Picture

    German artist Erwin Hollecker was happily painting his way across the United States -- until he hit Miami

  • Music

    November 20, 1997

    Al's Just Fine

    German artist Erwin Hollecker was happily painting his way across the United States -- until he hit Miami

  • Calendar

    March 13, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    German artist Erwin Hollecker was happily painting his way across the United States -- until he hit Miami

  • Film

    May 23, 1996

    This Heaven Can Wait

    German artist Erwin Hollecker was happily painting his way across the United States -- until he hit Miami

  • Music

    September 14, 1995

    Rotations

    German artist Erwin Hollecker was happily painting his way across the United States -- until he hit Miami

  • Dining

    June 15, 1995

    Burnin' Desires

    German artist Erwin Hollecker was happily painting his way across the United States -- until he hit Miami

  • News

    February 2, 1995

    The Hand of Fate

    A beloved South Beach eccentric fell ill. Then her friends and relatives discovered she had hidden away millions. What does this have to do with Miami Beach? Plenty.

  • News

    April 6, 1994

    Swelter

    A beloved South Beach eccentric fell ill. Then her friends and relatives discovered she had hidden away millions. What does this have to do with Miami Beach? Plenty.

  • Film

    August 25, 1993

    Hard to Believe

    A beloved South Beach eccentric fell ill. Then her friends and relatives discovered she had hidden away millions. What does this have to do with Miami Beach? Plenty.

  • Music

    August 11, 1993

    The Old and The Blues

    Piano Bob and the Snowman have a barrelhouse of fun roaming the nation

  • News

    October 31, 1990

    Booze You Can Lose

    Piano Bob and the Snowman have a barrelhouse of fun roaming the nation

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