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May 3, 2012
Expect an Even Rainier Than Normal Summer in Miami
We're just weeks away from the start of South Florida's wet season. Which, not to bum everyone out, means it's almost time for our daily mid-afternoon rain showers. Meteorologists predict that this summer could see even more rainfall than average this year. In terms of water levels and such, that's ... More >>
Dining
May 3, 2012
PM Fish and Steak House: Pricey Steaks in a Gorgeous, Bicultural Setting
We're just weeks away from the start of South Florida's wet season. Which, not to bum everyone out, means it's almost time for our daily mid-afternoon rain showers. Meteorologists predict that this summer could see even more rainfall than average this year. In terms of water levels and such, that's ... More >>
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May 3, 2012
American Craft Beer Week Just Ahead: Wagyu Beef, Tiger Prawns, and Discounts on Suds
American Craft Beer Week in Miami begins Monday, May 14. What better excuse do you need to dress up like Gambrinus with beer stein in hand for seven days in a row?Brown Distributing is helping Miami shake its non-beer-loving image by driving all over the county to make sure there are enoug ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Occupy Miami: After May Day Arrests, Has the Movement Completely Burned Out?
May Day was supposed to mark Occupy Miami's reemergence as a force for good. Instead, it raised questions about how much longer the movement will survive in Miami.City police arrested three protesters during yesterday's downtown march, leading to another late-night protest outside the county's pretr ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Mad Man Jack's BBQ: Alabama 'Cue Meets Miami Sazon
It's a funny thing finding a barbecue joint in Miami. You never know what you're gonna get.Enter Mad Man Jack's BBQ, a newborn to Miami. It's been open for just over two months, peddling solid Alabama-style 'cue from an unassuming location.Walk in and notice the quintessential "Southern" vibe most b ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Ten Best Cinco De Mayo 2012 Parties in Miami
¡Orale, güey! Once again, it's that time of year when America gets wasted in the name of a holiday that most of us think honors Mexican Independence. Tequila rules, the city is on fire, and we don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn. ¡Viva Miami! Here are the ten best Cinco De Mayo 201 ... More >>
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May 2, 2012
Scotty's Landing: Five Reasons to Save It
Last week we wrote about the possibility that Scotty's Landing might be in jeopardy of going the way of the dodo bird.The City of Miami, which currently owns Grove Key Marina and the iconic dive bar/restaurant, is seeking bids for a 40-year lease to replace the slightly shabby waterfront with a mult ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2012
Miami's Top Ten Barbecue Restaurants: Dry Rubs, Jerks, and Ponies
Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play.While Miami is almost as far south as one can get in the contiguous 48 states, it's really not considered the South (which is home to what's known ... More >>
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May 1, 2012
Miami Named America's Fifth Buggiest City
This shouldn't be much of a surprise since our climate makes us a mosquito heaven, but Miami has been named America's fifth buggiest city. That's according to a survey compiled by OFF! insect repellent, who of course have a bit of a stake in deciding such things.
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April 30, 2012
Miami-Dade Police Watched Occupy Miami's Facebook Page For Months Around Eviction
The email went out to a group of Miami-Dade cops February 22, just a couple of weeks after they'd busted up Occupy Miami's downtown encampment. The subject line was in ominous military-speak: "Occupy Miami: Situational Awareness." Inside, an MDPD Homeland Security detective named Maritza Aschenbrenn ... More >>
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April 30, 2012
Miami Rainpocalypse 2012: It's Never Going to Stop Pouring
Between the front-page Miami Herald story, the endless meteorologists on the morning news and the Facebook and Twitter-choking freakout by basically everyone you know, you'd think hurricane season had officially arrived. Not quite. But it is going to rain for FOUR STRAIGHT DAYS in Miami.It's the rai ... More >>
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April 30, 2012
Giorgio Rapicavoli Wins Heart of a Chef Competition (Photos)
The constant weekend rain wasn't any deterrent for families seeking a fun and healthy way to spend Sunday evening, as they enjoyed good food and friendly competition at Heart of a Chef at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden last evening.The annual event to benefit the Florida Heart Research Institute ... More >>
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April 27, 2012
Toilets, Hand Guns and Mugshots: Ten Places the City of Miami Should Sell Advertising
God bless you, City Hall. Just when we begin to think that you are completely irrelevant, you burst back into our lives with a controversial proposal to plaster Miami with more gaudy logos and revenue-generating ads than a Mexican soccer jersey. Miami city commissioners voted down the crazy measure ... More >>
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April 27, 2012
Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do in Miami This Weekend Under $10
Did you know that there are only 248 days left in the year? Yeah, 2012's flying by, and every minute that you spend online is a minute wasted. Unless you're getting paid to write music-related weekend guides, there's no reason for you to be bullshitting online and trolling Facebook for masturbator ... More >>
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April 27, 2012
Miami's Public Transit System Ranked Eighth in the Country
"The bus smells like the bologna sandwiches at DCJ," a friend recently quipped. He was sitting next to a woman who kept shouting about Jesus on a seemingly never-ending bus ride to South Beach. "This is wacky, bro." Indeed it is. But it's that very stench of stale deli meat and those lovable schiz ... More >>
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April 27, 2012
Brew at the Zoo: Map to Tomorrow's Sudsy Event
Put your best drinkin' suit on, because tomorrow is the third annual Brew at the Zoo at Zoo Miami. The event features an array of hop-laden beverages ranging from mass-produced brands like Dos Equis and Budweiser to craft offerings from CerveTech and Florida Beer Company.In addition to all the beer ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
Marc Sarnoff's Pop-Up Park to Stop Sex Offenders Is Just a Start: Pop-Up Jails, Brothels Are Next
Put your best drinkin' suit on, because tomorrow is the third annual Brew at the Zoo at Zoo Miami. The event features an array of hop-laden beverages ranging from mass-produced brands like Dos Equis and Budweiser to craft offerings from CerveTech and Florida Beer Company.In addition to all the beer ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2012
Miami Concert Calendar: New, Improved, Sometimes Tattooed
Drum roll, please... We've just rolled out a new and improved calendar of Miami concerts. Our online music listings are now sortable by artist, venue and price. We've also got a raw, unadulterated, alphabetical list of upcoming shows in the drop-down menus on the righthand side of that page. A ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
All Shall Perish, California Deathcore Band, Sues Illegal Downloaders In Miami
All Shall Perish, a blistering political deathcore group from California, burst onto the metal scene with their 2003 record, "Hate, Malice, Revenge." Today, those are exactly the emotions driving the band to seek sweet vengeance against dozens of fans who illegally downloaded tracks from their newes ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
SomeJerk Talks Moombahton Over Miami and Gives Away Free EP
Moombah what? Moombahton! We here at Crossfade have been geeking over this quirky style of tropical bass music all year. And locals like DJ-producer SomeJerk and the good folks at (((SHAKE))) are giving us plenty of reason to with their monthly Moombahton Over Miami party at the Vagabond. Plus, t ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
Bacardi Plus Fest Brings Booze, Free Tunes, and Thievery Corporation's Rob Garza to Miami
The best things in life are free, and the good folks at Bacardi want to show off their new line of pre-mixed cocktails in a way that you won't find obnoxious. So they've announced the Bacardi Plus Fest, a nationwide booze-and-tuneage event. On May 4, there will be a free show for 21-and-older parti ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the Bay of Pig's Feet
Since America began closing mental institutions in 1955, the streets have been deluged with mentally unbalanced individuals unable to care for themselves. (Blame JFK for that guy you see on your way to work every morning, who sits at the curb mumbling about spacemen and radioactive jelly beans.)As I ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
Grab a Brew
Since America began closing mental institutions in 1955, the streets have been deluged with mentally unbalanced individuals unable to care for themselves. (Blame JFK for that guy you see on your way to work every morning, who sits at the curb mumbling about spacemen and radioactive jelly beans.)As I ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
Mexican Imports
Since America began closing mental institutions in 1955, the streets have been deluged with mentally unbalanced individuals unable to care for themselves. (Blame JFK for that guy you see on your way to work every morning, who sits at the curb mumbling about spacemen and radioactive jelly beans.)As I ... More >>
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April 25, 2012
Miami Agency Supplied Posh SoBe Hotels With Indentured Filipino Servants, Lawsuit Says
According to a new federal lawsuit, the Filipino worker who changed your sheets at W South Beach Hotel, or served you lunch at posh restaurants and country clubs, may have essentially been an indentured servant. Seventeen Filipino immigrants allege that a ring of Miami-based employment agencies ch ... More >>
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April 25, 2012
Miami's Top Three Dining Streets
The question was posed to me in an email from some food television media type for an unspecified project:What is the best restaurant street in Miami? Think in terms of diversity or history or kitchen talent -- whatever quality makes it interesting and worth eating one's way from one end of the stree ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2012
Burger King to Go Cage-Free by 2017
Miami-based Burger King Corporation has announced that its eggs and pork products will be cage-free by 2017.The company is catching onto a national trend. Wendy's and McDonald's are making similar plans. Hormel and Smithfield Farms plan to end the use of cages in the same time period as BK. Already ... More >>
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April 24, 2012
J. Nics: SNAS: The Product Free Download, Plus Release Party at Bardot Tonight
See Crossfade's interview: "J. Nics on Miami Rap, The Tribute, and The Product: 'Southern Niggas Ain't Slow.'" It's always great to see a hard-working local artist's hustle blossom into much-deserved national attention, and that's definitely what's happening right now with rapper J. Nics. The Mia ... More >>
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April 24, 2012
Identity Festival 2012 Announces Tour Schedule and Lineup, Tries Again in Miami on August 4
Perhaps the third time's the charm? When the Identity Festival set out on its inaugural summer tour across the United States last year, Miami was left out after the threat of a hurricane that never hit. Organizers tried to reschedule the show at a later date. But it proved too difficult to accompl ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
As Pop-Ups Take Over Miami, Why Stop At Parks, Shops and Restaurants?
In the past year, the Magic City has seen more pop-ups than Katie Perry performing inside a correctional facility. We've been inundated with so-called "pop-up" restaurants, bars, and art galleries. Impromptu porno studios have popped-up (and then promptly deflated) on Monument Island, inside a pizze ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
B.R.E.W. FIU: Not Just For Students
Florida International University has plans to build a research brewery, with many thanks to the student homebrewing club, B.R.E.W. FIU, which has wielded a considerable amount of influence since their inception last Spring. The acronym stands for Biscayne Renowned Engineers of Wort. This are not jus ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
Only 36 Percent of Americans View Miami Favorably; 33 Percent Just Don't Like Us
Miami's polling numbers are almost as bad as Gov. Rick Scott's.Public Policy Polling decided to ask Americans whether they view 21 prominent American cities favorably or unfavorably, and Miami didn't do too well. Only 36 percent of Americans view Miami favorably, compared to 33 percent who view the ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
Miami Rum Renaissance Festival: Ten New Rums You Haven't Tried Yet
View photos from Miami Rum Renaissance Festival 2012 at Deauville Beach Resort here.The Miami Rum Renaissance Festival at the Deauville Resort concluded last evening with a 6:45 p.m. "last call", prompting event goers to rush to their favorite rum booth for one last mojito or shot of the elixir favo ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2012
Brew at the Zoo: Music, Babes, Drink, Tickets Almost Gone
Miami New Times and Zoo Miami are teaming together once more to bring you beer and music in close proximity to apes, tigers, and birds of prey -- at the third annual New Times Brew at the Zoo. On Saturday, April 28 from 7 to 10 p.m (gates open at 6 p.m. for VIP ticket holders), brew, munchies and t ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Ten Best Music-Related Things to do in Miami this Weekend Under $10
Life is incredibly unfair. Dick Clark, dead at 82. The thought of it makes us sick to our stomach. Is a world without "the oldest teenager" even a world worth enduring? While all hope may seem lost, we're here to remind you that there're still plenty of awesome reasons -- at least ten of them -- ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Fifteen Rums, Two Cachacas in One Hour: Judging at the Rum Renaissance Festival
Every year, bartenders, rum enthusiasts, and fans of a little fun-in-the-sun converge on Miami Beach for the annual Miami Rum Renaissance Festival held at the Deauville Resort. Though events have been going on all week, the real action lies in the two-day grand tasting this Saturday and Sunday from ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
Miami Marijuana Recipes: Mary Jane Mojitos, Cafe de Cannabis, and Pot Pastelitos
If you have a huge stash and a taste for some wicked snacks, then look no further than this list of Miami-inspired pot recipes. All of them are, of course, Caribbean recipes, but hey, isn't Miami part of the culture?
Blogs
April 20, 2012
Free 4/20 Music: Nag Champayons Release "183 St Flea Market" For Weed Day
See Crossfade's top ten 4/20 parties in Miami. In the days before ganja, Planet Earth was a boring expanse of mountains, flatlands, and water. But on the fourth day, there was weed, and it was good, and after 20 hits off the burning bush, man was hungry, and he filled his soul with music. The Nag ... More >>
Music
April 19, 2012
Top Six 4/20 Parties in South Florida April 20
See Crossfade's top ten 4/20 parties in Miami. In the days before ganja, Planet Earth was a boring expanse of mountains, flatlands, and water. But on the fourth day, there was weed, and it was good, and after 20 hits off the burning bush, man was hungry, and he filled his soul with music. The Nag ... More >>
Music
April 19, 2012
Sweatstock 2012 at Sweat Records and Churchill's Pub April 21
See Crossfade's top ten 4/20 parties in Miami. In the days before ganja, Planet Earth was a boring expanse of mountains, flatlands, and water. But on the fourth day, there was weed, and it was good, and after 20 hits off the burning bush, man was hungry, and he filled his soul with music. The Nag ... More >>
News
April 19, 2012
Cuban Baseball Agents: Risks and Lies
See Crossfade's top ten 4/20 parties in Miami. In the days before ganja, Planet Earth was a boring expanse of mountains, flatlands, and water. But on the fourth day, there was weed, and it was good, and after 20 hits off the burning bush, man was hungry, and he filled his soul with music. The Nag ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Six Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend
Whether you're getting high this weekend with Yanni or kicking it German-style with Rammstein, stoners are in for an unforgettable 4/20. However, recreational drug use isn't limited to Miami's pot culture. For pookie heads and coke fiends alike, each weekend is a tiki-tiki paradise on South Beach. ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Sweatstock 2012: A Guide to Rocking Out, Buying Records, and Getting Weird
See Sweatstock 2012's full lineup and set times. Are you a total vinyl junkie afflicted by an excessive perspiration problem and an out-of-control obsession with the Miami music scene? Is your home a geodesic hut built from recycled record sleeves and used gym towels that also serves as a hostel fo ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Midtown Munchies
See Sweatstock 2012's full lineup and set times. Are you a total vinyl junkie afflicted by an excessive perspiration problem and an out-of-control obsession with the Miami music scene? Is your home a geodesic hut built from recycled record sleeves and used gym towels that also serves as a hostel fo ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Stoned Cinema
See Sweatstock 2012's full lineup and set times. Are you a total vinyl junkie afflicted by an excessive perspiration problem and an out-of-control obsession with the Miami music scene? Is your home a geodesic hut built from recycled record sleeves and used gym towels that also serves as a hostel fo ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Verses and Violins
See Sweatstock 2012's full lineup and set times. Are you a total vinyl junkie afflicted by an excessive perspiration problem and an out-of-control obsession with the Miami music scene? Is your home a geodesic hut built from recycled record sleeves and used gym towels that also serves as a hostel fo ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Buried Treasures
See Sweatstock 2012's full lineup and set times. Are you a total vinyl junkie afflicted by an excessive perspiration problem and an out-of-control obsession with the Miami music scene? Is your home a geodesic hut built from recycled record sleeves and used gym towels that also serves as a hostel fo ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Brews & Bellies Tomorrow at The Federal Sold Out, Event Capped at 100 People
The first Brews and Bellies craft beer tasting event held at The Federal Food and Drink Provisions is sold out, with over 120 RSVPs. However, if you RSVP now you might get lucky.And don't worry, if you miss this one there will be more because this is the beginning of a series that will be held on th ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Riptide Rips Off Miami Herald's Ripoff of Palm Beach Post's "Name the Marlins Home Run Thing" Contest
Yesterday, Palm Beach Post writer Dave George filed a column entitled, "Help us find a proper name for the outrageous home-run contraption at Marlins Park," in which he asked readers to submit nicknames for that thing in the Marlins stadium. Well, what do you know, today the Miami Herald announced a ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Set Times for Sweatstock 2012
Protect your ears and armpits. In less than 69 hours, the scene at Sweat Records and Churchill's Pub will become a loud and sticky orgy of local music junkies, perspiration-inducing tuneage, and limited-edition vinyl, all in honor of Record Store Day as well as the Little Haiti record shop's seven ... More >>
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