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Best of Miami Readers' Poll: The Final Round Is Open for Business

One month ago, we put out the challenge: Tell us, Miami, all about your favorite DJs, your spot for ceviche, fried chicken and late-night grub, your go-to bar for a legit cocktail, and the jukebox you can't live without. Tell us what you love in the Magic City, we asked. And damned if you didn't com ... More >>

Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week

If you made it through yesterday's Cinco de Mayo hangover, then the rest of the week will pass as smoothly as a shot of Herradura tequila. To make the week even smoother, these next couple of days will bring plenty of sunshine by day and rockin' concerts by night, from electronic world music to reg ... More >>

New Times Best of Miami Readers' Poll Now Open: Who Will Win From the Top Five?

Think Gabriel Orta is Miami's best bartender? Vote for him. Does Andiamo have the best pizza in town? Which is better: Yardbird or Blue Collar for best fried chicken? With our most exciting issue quickly approaching, we at Short Order are gearing up for the epic Best of Miami 2013 Readers' Poll ... More >>

Florida Weisse: Our Own Style of Beer

While the upper U.S. West coast has a beer style to call its own (Cascadian Dark Ale), it appears that the craft beer movement in Florida has spawned a new style of beer: the Florida Weisse. The second annual Berliner Bash on the Bay in Gulfport, Florida, was recently held on April 20 and several F ... More >>

Marlins in the Midst of An Amazing Non-Sucking Streak

The Miami Marlins have recently shocked the sports world by going on a breathtaking run in which the team has not completely sucked. A team that started of the season with just five wins in their first 24 games suddenly can now be described with such high praise as "competent," "slightly better than ... More >>

An Open Letter To Francis X. Suarez: For God's Sake, Hire a Speechwriter

Dear Francis X. Suarez, It was with great optimism and endearing faith in the potential of our elected politicians that I clicked on your recent "Open Letter to Miami" in the Huffington Post. Then I read this sentence: "With our magical coast and most enviable weather, a patch work of cultures that ... More >>

20. Giorgio Rapicavoli of Eating House

Giorgio Rapicavoli was the first Miami winner of Food Network's Chopped. He used the momentum of his win to open a pop-up restaurant on Ponce named Eating House. The concept was so successful that Rapicavoli ended up taking over the space and turning Eating House into a permanent fixture. Recently n ... More >>

DJ Craze on Slow Roast Thursdays: "Fresh New Music Instead of the Same Old"

What could a three-time DMC World Champion with a residency at Mansion and the respect of the worldwide DJ'ing community still want? A no-cover party where he can play whatever the fuck he pleases. Obviously. And that's exactly what Miami's DJ Craze is about to bring all y'all true music fans. He' ... More >>

How to Make a Classic Singapore Sling (Photos)

As the mixology movement takes root across Miami -- classic, pre-Prohibition era cocktails are all the rage. Old favorites like the Blood and Sand, the South Side and the Manhattan are making a stiff comeback, re-introducing the masses to gin, bourbon and other liquors too often shelved in favor of ... More >>

Six-Year-Old Florida Girl Shot by Brother While Playing Hide-and-Seek

An innocent childhood game turned nearly fatal on Saturday after a 13-year-old boy shot his six-year-old sister during a game of hide-and-go-seek. The incident happened Saturday night around 7 p.m. at the family's home in Oakland Park.

21. Frodnesor of Food For Thought

Since 2009 David Rosendorf -- better known as Frodnesor on Twitter or by his blog, Food For Thought -- has offered even-keeled commentary on Miami's ever-changing scene. As a co-founder of Cobaya, Miami's not-so-underground underground-dining group, he and co-conspirators have helped set the city's ... More >>

Homebrew Day in Miami: AHA Big Brew Toast Tomorrow

Local homebrew club Miami Area Society of Homebrewers and will participate in a local gathering of the 16th Annual American Homebrewers Association Big Brew on Saturday, May 4, at Miami Beer and Wine Makers Warehouse in HIaleah to celebrate National Homebrew Day. Big Brew will be held from 10 a.m. ... More >>

Brew at the Zoo Mega-Deal: Get a Four-Pack of Tickets at Half-Price

The fourth annual New Times Brew at the Zoo is tomorrow, May 4, at Zoo Miami. The event features great beers, good food, live concerts, and plenty of surprises. We know most of you have your tickets in hand and are busy planning for an evening of sudsy fun -- ironing your best beer-related T-shirt, ... More >>

Conjunto Beer: Miami Brewers Team Up For Ultimate Collaboration

Commercial brewers from across the county are teaming up to create the ultimate Miami collaboration beer: Conjunto, which literally means "group." The idea was Tony Albelo's, the man behind Grovetoberfest and Sprung beer festivals. The collaboration includes both Miami breweries and brewpubs: Wynw ... More >>

Five Miami Tales That Need Movie Adaptations

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Miami Needs More Places Like Proper Sausages (Photos)

Florida Wagyu beef, Lake Meadow Naturals Rhode Island Reds, artisanal sausages, Sunshine State craft brews, local produce, boutique wines. Only one place in town offers this all in a single setting: Proper Sausages in Miami Shores. See also: - Proper Sausages Opens Shop - Make Some Proper Thanksgi ... More >>

Miami's Latest Real Estate "Boom" is All About Rich Foreigners Who Like to Shop

This week The New York Times ran one of its periodic check-ins on the Miami real estate market. Nothing particularly new in there for people who already follow the ups and downs of the property market, but it is another reminder that Miami's latest "boom" is being driven by rich out-of-towners who l ... More >>

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DJ David Padilla "Partially Paralyzed" After Suffering Stroke

King David. In the summer of 1992, we here at Miami New Times wrote: "If the nightcrawlers of South Beach were to appoint a DJ King, they would most likely crown David Padilla." And a decade later, he was still reigning over the Miami dance scene, "attract[ing] more than 2,000 hard-core clubbers" ... More >>

April 2013 Restaurant Openings and Closings

April showers may bring May flowers, but they also brought a lot of restaurant openings and closings to Miami -- some of them surprising, some expected. Two long-awaited restaurants opened on Miami Beach. Restaurant Michael Schwartz at the Raleigh Hotel, in the works for over a year, finally opened ... More >>

23. Tom Wilfong and Vanessa Safie of Copperpots

New Times' Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county's number one. A Q&A session is included in ... More >>

Pepe Billete on Cinco de Mayo and Immigration: "Pobre Mexicanos, Se La Clavan Sin Vaselina"

"Retired marimbero" and Miami New Times columnist Pepe Billete doesn't know many specifics about the Battle of Puebla, Mexico's victorious May 5 mêlée against France during the Franco-Mexican War in 1862. However, that isn't stopping the frisky felt puppet from hosting tremenda fiesta to commemor ... More >>

Whole Foods Market North Miami Opens Today, Many Events Planned

North Miami, please welcome your newest neighbor -- Whole Foods Market. The grocery chain, which features organic foods, prepared goodies, a killer salad bar, and really cheap (but good) wine, opened its newest store today at 9 a.m. Hundreds of people are expected to show up for the opening day fes ... More >>

Miami's Dude Skywalker Has "Time-Traveled From 3046 With the Dance Music of the Future"

Miami, meet Dude Skywalker, a trio that's "time-traveled from the year 3046 to bring you dance music of the future." "Upon arrival in this dimension, we dropped our first tune, 'To the Floor,' which blew up virtually overnight with support from local DJs, an array of Internet blogs, and lots of int ... More >>

Slow Service at a Florida Wendy's Foiled Attempted Robbery

Fast food really isn't all that fast. Especially in Miami (we've got a great work ethic in this town, don't you know), but apparently that pops up in other parts of the state. An attempted robbery at a Wendy's in Longwood, Florida, was foiled after the workers took too long complying with the woul ... More >>

24. Victoria Nodarse and Aimee Ortega of Spice Galore

New Times' Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county's number one. A Q&A session is included in ... More >>

Sear'N Gears: Miami's First Ice-Cream Bicycle Sears Through Critical Mass

Three months ago, we got word that Michael's Genuine line cook Aleric "AJ" Constantin planned to introduce a form of food delivery that would be new to Miami's epicurean scene. His concept: a food bicycle. Think ice-cream truck but with two wheels and powered by man. An avid cyclist, AJ owns a car ... More >>

25. Keith Kalmanowicz of Earth N' Us Farm

New Times' Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county's number one. A Q&A session is included in ... More >>

Aaron Brooks Wins Heart of a Chef Culinary Competition

Miami families came out yesterday to enjoy the Heart of a Chef festival and culinary competition at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The annual event to benefit the Florida Heart Research Institute offered kids' cooking classes, healthy food tastings from local restaurants and sponsors, interacti ... More >>

Forget Pain & Gain: Ten Other Real-Life Miami Capers That Should Be Made Into Movies

With Michael Bay's big-screen adaptation of Pain & Gain opening atop the box office this weekend, masses of moviegoers discovered what Miamians already knew: Pete Collins' tale of bodybuilders gone bad is one hell of a great yarn. But the Sun Gym Gang's capers barely scratch the surface of Miam ... More >>

UnderGROUND Miami Tomorrow: Miami Chefs Cook Invasive Species

Invasive species are destroying our wildlife and local habitats. The biggest reason these transported critters do such damage is that they have no natural predators in our environment, but is that really the case? We can't discount the predator of all predators: Humans! It's time to eat the enemy. ... More >>

26. Todd Erickson of Haven Gastro-Lounge

New Times' Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up the top 30 Tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county's number one. A Q&A session is included in ... More >>

Miami's Five Best Eats & Drinks This Weekend

Whether you have a jam-packed weekend full of errands or you're sitting like a bump on a log and looking for something to do, Miami's got your back. Do yourself a favor: Put down that to-do list. Stop twiddling your thumbs. You don't live in this city for nothing. The 305 has five incredible foo ... More >>

O, Miami Food Poems: #itssomiami

Launched in 2011, The O, Miami Poetry Festival set out to bridge the gap between contemporary poetry and the Greater Miami audience. "Contemporary poetry is so diverse, fascinating and dynamic" said P. Scott Cunningham, founder and director of The University of Wynwood which produces the biannual po ... More >>

BassHead's New Drop Party: "Miami Bass and Anything to Make Girlfriend's Booty Shake"

Be a music snob and hate on dubstep all you want -- some of us here in the 305 live for that sick bass drop, bro. There's a reason why Miami has always been the City of Bass. And few locals know that better than Juan BassHead. It's why he's helping to launch Drop, a new weekly bass party at recentl ... More >>

Thurston Moore Doing Noise Session at Sweat Records, Free With O, Miami Tickets

A tragically pea-brained swath of society doesn't believe P. Scott Cunningham and the University of Wynwood's month-long, citywide "O, Miami" poetry festival is worth its weight in heroic couplets. What? Does simultaneously flying in the guy who fucking invented indie rock and the poet Obama had r ... More >>

Eat FroYo, Meet the Heat Dancers at Dadeland Station Tomorrow

Riddle me this: what's cold and hot and totally free? Tomorrow's grand opening of YoBlendz froyo joint at Dadeland Station, where there'll be sweet, healthy frozen treats, hotness in the form of the Miami HEAT dancers -- and live entertainment, too. Seriously, we challenge you to find a cheaper wa ... More >>

27. Sam Gorenstein of My Ceviche

New Times' Best of Miami 2013 issue arrives June 13. To celebrate, Short Order is serving up our top 30 tastemakers in the 305. These people have helped shape the Miami food scene into what it is today. We began with number 30 and will lead up to the county's number one. A Q&A session will be includ ... More >>

Shorty's Bar-B-Q Owner, Edward Louis Allen, Dies at 104

If you grew up in Miami, chances are you've eaten at Shorty's Bar-B-Q. Edward Louis "Shorty" Allen, who built the restaurant from a barbecue stand to a multilocation chain, died April 21 at the age of 104. The restaurant serves standard barbecue fare such as ribs, brisket, coleslaw, and corn. New T ... More >>

MEDA Responds to New Times Article on Wynwood Crackdown: "Compliance With the Law Is Not Optional"

On Tuesday, New Times reported the backstory behind the recent police and code enforcement crackdown in Wynwood, which has led bar owners to suspect that Operation Dry Hour is more about downtown clubs stifling competition than about safety. When we looked into the allegations, we found that do ... More >>

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