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In Defense of Dwyane Wade's Man Capris

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is no stranger to fashion provocation, but gauging by the reaction from his stroll into Chicago's United Center last night in a tailored Gucci suit that featured ankle-flashing capri pants, you would have assumed he'd shown up in a rainbow Speedo and glittery suspenders. ... More >>

The Final Frontier

Gelato-Go Brings Real-Deal Italian Gelato to SoFi

After just a few months of business, Gelato-Go is already beginning to turn up on local radars. It's a gelateria. So what? Miami has tons of them. "But none of these serve good gelato," argues partner Alessandro Alvino, who knows a thing or two about gelato having grown up in Milan. Unlike oth ... More >>

Miami Vegan Ultra Athlete to Munch Hummus, Sweet Potatoes During 62-Mile Race in Asia

Chad Weller, a Miami-based ultra athlete and running coach, has kept to a vegan diet for 18 of his 35 years on earth. He's been an endurance runner for 15 of those, and has competed in more than one hundred races to date, 10 of which were 100-milers. He's got 20 races and two more 100-mile competiti ... More >>

Wine & Fashion Florence Week: Tuscan Sommeliers and Haute Couture

In the effort to marry food and fashion, Toscana Divino in Mary Brickell Village will be flying in sommeliers and designers and pairing them with chef Marco Stabile for Wine & Fashion Florence Week October 8 through 12. The organizers of the five-day event have hopes that it can be as popular a ... More >>

Mugshots Friday: The Most Interesting Vagrant In the World

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that ... More >>

Ni.Do. Mozzarella Bar: Italian Done Easy on the Upper Eastside

Ni.Do. Mozzarella Bar opened quietly in MiMo last month -- no press release, no big party. It's just a quiet little café buried in one of the area's gentrified strip malls, where the place happens to make its own mozzarella. It's a pretty space, offering a comfortable spot to rest for a few hours o ... More >>

Cinema Paradiso

Jacuzzi Boys Headed to Europe for 26-City Tour

​Admittedly, we were nervous about Jacuzzi Boys' upcoming European tour. But we quickly changed our tone when Hardly Art assured us it'd be a land-based trek. Phew, what a relief. European tours can be a real bummer. Shitty guides recklessly leading you into dangerously shallow waters, shoddy sa ... More >>

Chef Sergio Sigala and Year One with Cecconi's

​When Soho Beach House decided to open a Cecconi's concept there a year ago, one could hear a collective sigh across the 305. "Another Italian restaurant?" we asked. "Why?" After all, our city has more than its fair share of spaghetti slingers and pizza pirates.But then we heard the executive chef ... More >>

Chris Bosh's Bachelor Party Had Guns and Magic, But No James and Wade

​Despite the fact he may have already gotten legally married, Chris Bosh is officially walking down the aisle with Adrienne Williams next month. Like any respectable sports star, Bosh had to have one hell of a bachelor party. A four-day trip to Las Vegas that Bosh dubbed "The Hangover 3" included ... More >>

Tonight! Alesana Leads Post-Hardcore Bill at Culture Room

MySpace.comOur tuxedo T-shirts were in the wash​To prevent confusion in our readership, Alesana is not some drop-dead gorgeous model hailing out of Milan. Nope. In actuality, Alesana is six somewhat-OK-looking guys from North Carolina who do the post-hardcore thing with some gusto and panache. Tak ... More >>

Wear It, Watch It: Fashion on Film

Courtesy of Valentino: The Last Emperor Valentino inspects a crimson masterpiece.​Fashion weeks are like assholes -- nearly every city has them. And while the offerings from New York, Paris, and Milan are hands down the most influential, it's hard to ignore our Funkshion and Rock Fashion wh ... More >>

CD Review: Jane's Addiction - A Cabinet of Curiosities

Jane's AddictionA Cabinet of Curiositieswww.janesaddiction.comJane's Addiction is of those bands that, although its members don't especially like each other anymore, wields an influence simply too great to allow the band to stay broken up. The game-changing L.A. quartet that treated alternative rock ... More >>

Hurricanes Baseball: Shut down and shut out by URI

Maybe it was a natural let-down after thoroughly dominating the 12th ranked Florida Gators over the weekend. Perhaps it was the fact that Qdoba provided the pre-game meal, which can't possibly be good per-game chow. Or maybe URI pitcher Eric Smith is just that great. Whatever the reason, the Rh ... More >>

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Best Latin Rhythms of 2008

Highlights come from all over the Southern Hemisphere.

Top 10 Latin Music Albums of 2008

Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled up, and that should ... More >>

Art Basel to the Future

The world's biggest art fair has left town, but at local museums, great art is here to stay.

Q&A with Crookers

DiBono's Italian Café Opens in North Miami Beach

Savor the South Philly flavor of Cheez Whiz.

Letters from the Issue of June 19, 2008

"It seems mixed messages and the media go hand in hand, and this is where I thought New Times was different."

Brazil Brings Movies to Miami

The 12th annual Brazilian Film Festival is this weekend.

The Wonder Boys

Quattro is the upcoming season’s hottest ticket on Lincoln Road

Low-Profile Highbrow Art

The secret is out for this clandestine gallery

Americana Pie

Grab a slice of 2004's best roots music while it's still hot.

On the Down-Low

Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures.

Music to Die For

This gorgeous new look at an old masterpiece still ends in death

The Bitch

The Bell Tolls For Spree

Greek for the Meek

Too bad this Greek restaurant is a lesson in underachievement

Changing Rooms

Where, oh where have all the chefs gone?

Chef Suits

Why are some of our finest in legal trouble?

Shake

We are the United States

South Beach Drinks Up and Goes Home

The party may be over but life -- real life -- goes on

Side Dish

Big Fish, new owner

Future's Past

Second Coming

Bard Stiff

Family Planning

A Sleighful of Yays and Nays

Bardy Har Har

Rotations

Rotisserie Chic

Proud Papa

Swelter

Revenge of the Birds