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South Beach (Staten Island)

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    New Altamare Food Photos

    Day boat scallops with tomato-ginger nage​Altamare is now open for business, replacing Altamar next door. New executive chef Simon Stojanovic is redefining the immensely popular South Beach restaurant with sustainable and organic menu items. Look for contemporary combos such as Fuyu persimmon sala ... More >>

  • News

    February 4, 2010

    The Delano's Florida Room snubs two gays without women

    Day boat scallops with tomato-ginger nage​Altamare is now open for business, replacing Altamar next door. New executive chef Simon Stojanovic is redefining the immensely popular South Beach restaurant with sustainable and organic menu items. Look for contemporary combos such as Fuyu persimmon sala ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    No Boys Allowed: At Florida Room, Men Say Club Policy Is Behind the Times

    photousa via flicker cc​​When navigating the most elitist nooks of South Beach clubland, it helps to have breasts. Not necessarily on your own body. Just in your presence, nearby -- bouncing against your arm if possible -- and the chances of getting past the doorman officially quadruple. Blair R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Burger King Lays a Whopper on Washington

    ​The burger blitz continues, but now with a new, ugly twist: A 24-hour Whopper Bar is slated to open on Washington Avenue in South Beach next month. Differences between this and the run-of-the-mill BK: a darker, sleeker décor; delivery by scooter; and longer hours. Bigger difference: "gourmet" bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    One Dead, Two Wounded in Early-Morning South Beach Parking Garage Shooting

    Eighteen-year-old Chonshi Thompson died Thursday morning in the South Beach parking garage near 1601 Washington Ave. Two other victims were involved: 18-year-old Sandro Louis was shot in the groin, and 21-year-old Cesar Gonzalez took a bullet to his left hand. Both had fled the scene by the time pol ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2010

    It’s All About the Situation

    Eighteen-year-old Chonshi Thompson died Thursday morning in the South Beach parking garage near 1601 Washington Ave. Two other victims were involved: 18-year-old Sandro Louis was shot in the groin, and 21-year-old Cesar Gonzalez took a bullet to his left hand. Both had fled the scene by the time pol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Gay Smackdown: South Beach Ain't What it Used to Be

    ​Lately, the South Beach strip looks more like an enormous Lil Wayne concert than the shimmering gay playground it once was. Warehouse-size clubs that brimmed with shirtless boys have closed and hip-hop venues sprouted in their place. What was once pastel and glitter is now chrome and ice.You can' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Catalina Hotel and Kung Fu Sushi Host Chef's Club and New Year's Eve

    Jacob KatelChef Josh Wahler behind premium salt.​There were no kicks fast as lightning, it wasn't frightening, and the staff showed expert timing when the Catalina Hotel's Kung Fu Kitchen and Sushi recently hosted South Florida's Chef's Club on their South Beach rooftop lounge.Chef Josh Wahler, of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Weekly Wrapup: Great Moments In Cheese History

    Whoever smelt it dealt it. Whoever denied it supplied it.​Cheese may have been discovered accidentally by nomadic Turk tribes in Central Asia when milk stored in a container made from an animal's stomach turned to curds and whey thanks to the rennet in the guts. Rennet refers to the complex of enz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Goodbye Cheeseme

    Cheeseme, maybe the best place to get a cheese sandwich in the Western world, has closed on South Beach . The place served from a list of 9 breads, 11 types of meat, 11 veggies, 11 sauces and spreads, and 16 types of cheese. There were also soups, salads, and goodies like fondue and beignets. No wor ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2009

    Halloween costumes based on Miami's spookiest celebrities

    Cheeseme, maybe the best place to get a cheese sandwich in the Western world, has closed on South Beach . The place served from a list of 9 breads, 11 types of meat, 11 veggies, 11 sauces and spreads, and 16 types of cheese. There were also soups, salads, and goodies like fondue and beignets. No wor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    How to Make Costumes Based on Miami's Spookiest Celebrities

    ​Between the state of the condo market, parking on South Beach, and the final price tag for the new Marlins stadium, Miamians have suffered through plenty of real-life horrors. So for Halloween parties this year, Riptide is going to put away the Freddy mask and show up in homemade costumes inspire ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Coffee, Beer and Vodka at Pam Anderson and Richie Rich Funkshion Event at the Setai

    Jacob KatelNespresso​ Last night at the Setai on South Beach (2001 Collins Ave) Richie Rich and Pamela Anderson presented their fashion line A*Muse for Funkshion, another South Beach fashion week.Nespresso, a Nestle owned home espresso machine that uses a capsule system was there giving out free e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Sources Say Opium Group Moving in on Mokai, One Step Closer to South Beach Monopoly

    ​Well it isn't exactly news that Mokai "closed for renovations" -- code word usually for closed for good -- a few weeks ago. Well, Talk Nightlife reports that a source claims Opium Group has signed a letter of intent for Mokai. Although it says "nothing concrete," we wouldn't exactly be surprised ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2009

    No One Can Ape Their Style

    ​Well it isn't exactly news that Mokai "closed for renovations" -- code word usually for closed for good -- a few weeks ago. Well, Talk Nightlife reports that a source claims Opium Group has signed a letter of intent for Mokai. Although it says "nothing concrete," we wouldn't exactly be surprised ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Simple and Sweet

    ​Well it isn't exactly news that Mokai "closed for renovations" -- code word usually for closed for good -- a few weeks ago. Well, Talk Nightlife reports that a source claims Opium Group has signed a letter of intent for Mokai. Although it says "nothing concrete," we wouldn't exactly be surprised ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    305 Photo of the Day: From the Stands

    ​Today's photo, courtesy of EbenHazar's Flickr via our New Times pool, was shot from the lifeguard stand on 14th Street in South Beach during a dark and stormy night. 

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    News Cafe Will Not Be Open 24 Hours A Day August 17 - 19th

    via newscafe.com​ Ocean Drive. 8th street. 3 a.m. Need hamburger, fries, cold drink, stat. Your old standby may be News Cafe, but not today suckafish, or tomorrow, or August 19th for that matter.The iconic South Beach restaurant is seeing a renovation to its property that includes a new interior f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2009

    Celebrate Another Win for Score

    via newscafe.com​ Ocean Drive. 8th street. 3 a.m. Need hamburger, fries, cold drink, stat. Your old standby may be News Cafe, but not today suckafish, or tomorrow, or August 19th for that matter.The iconic South Beach restaurant is seeing a renovation to its property that includes a new interior f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Waitress War Story - Man Takes Head Dive Into Empty Hotel Pool

    image via pareeerica's flickrShort Order's been bothering every restaurant worker we meet for stories from their time working in the restaurant industry. Pen and pad in hand we approach them in kitchens, at bars, in hallways and at hostess stands. Sometimes the stories come to us.That's how we ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2009

    Just When You Thought It Was Safe

    image via pareeerica's flickrShort Order's been bothering every restaurant worker we meet for stories from their time working in the restaurant industry. Pen and pad in hand we approach them in kitchens, at bars, in hallways and at hostess stands. Sometimes the stories come to us.That's how we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Get Your Red, White and Blue on With Huma Rojo

    Let's say tomorrow rolls around and you finally manage to tear yourself away from CNN's round-the-clock coverage of all things Michael Jackson to celebrate the birth of our nation and the day Will Smith freed us from alien annihilation. You find yourself on South Beach for some Fourth of July fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    305 Photo of the Day: The Most Patriotic Lifeguard Stand Ever

    Visitors often comment on how "European" or "South American" South Beach feels, but it's nice to get a reminder once in a while that, yes, you are indeed in America and we tend to love our Country as much as any other place in it. Maybe that means we express it through lifeguard stands and the occ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Brooke Hogan's Lesbian Kiss

    The premiere of Brooke Knows Best's second season was, dare I say, touching. We all know the personal saga of the Hogans (a messy divorce, the son's stint in jail, and the matriarch dating a 19-year-old boy toy), but that episode almost made you feel for a family with loads of money and a dan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Openings, Closings, Remodelings, Oh My!

    Akashisushi.com Akashi, a city in Japan known for its seafood, means "bright stone" When one door closes, another opens...    Akashi on South Beach has closed on the second floor of "Fresh on 5th" deli at 5th and Ocean. The location had a short ride, opening up just a few weeks aft ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Diary of a Flasher: Urban Beach Week, Dirty Hairy, and Youth Fair, Bro!

    Photo by Jipsy, nefariousgirl.comLIV's light show is out of this worldWith all the rain and clouds, I've kept myself busy shooting all over town. Best time, in a long time, goes to the 10th annual Urban Beach Week this past weekend. Ocean Drive is wide open, but traffic was almost at a standstill. T ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2009

    $15 Drinks Bring Peace to SoBe

    Photo by Jipsy, nefariousgirl.comLIV's light show is out of this worldWith all the rain and clouds, I've kept myself busy shooting all over town. Best time, in a long time, goes to the 10th annual Urban Beach Week this past weekend. Ocean Drive is wide open, but traffic was almost at a standstill. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Autotune the Hooker-Beating Spokesman

    Usually you become a rap superstar and then get into crazy shenanigans on South Beach. It sure is a bummer that a hooker almost bit off Vince Shlomi's tongue, because beforehand, he obviously had a golden flow.

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Sunday Bloody Sunday at 8 oz. Burger Bar

    A bloody good deal this is: From 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays, guests at 8 oz. Burger Bar can partake of unlimited Bloody Mary drinks for $20 per person. Best part:You customize it any bloody way you want. The base of the 8 oz. drink can be a shot of vodka, gin, or tequila. Accompaniments incl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Chef Gilligan Goes To The W

    Michael Gilligan has left his executive chef position at Atrio/Level 25 at the Conrad Hotel to become executive chef at the W Hotel in South  Beach. Besides managing culinary affairs for the property in general, Gilligan will be overseeing Solea, the condo hotel restaurant described as "Mediter ... More >>

  • Film

    March 5, 2009

    Miami International Film Festival Preview

    As the fest shows, the best movies are now made outside the U.S.

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    Will You Sushi-Me?

    And yes, you can use your fingers.

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2008

    Rub One Out

    This massage offers so much more than a happy ending.

  • Calendar

    August 28, 2008

    Suds Get in Your Eyes

    Witness the end of the soap opera at Laundry Bar.

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2008

    Dude, Where’s My Kangol?

    At Love Hate, fool.

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    SoBe Still Scores

    At Love Hate, fool.

  • Calendar

    March 13, 2008

    Twisting the Night Away

    Join the big gay-bar crawl on SoBe tonight!

  • Calendar

    January 3, 2008

    Downtown’s Coming Out

    Join the big gay-bar crawl on SoBe tonight!

  • Calendar

    August 30, 2007

    Walk It Out

    Join the big gay-bar crawl on SoBe tonight!

  • Calendar

    June 28, 2007

    It’s Half Past 69

    Join the big gay-bar crawl on SoBe tonight!

  • Calendar

    May 24, 2007

    Takin’ It Back to the Old School

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

  • Calendar

    December 7, 2006

    We Like the Spin Cycle

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    Genitorturers

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

  • Calendar

    September 14, 2006

    Remixed Tradition

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    DJ Sneak

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

  • Calendar

    August 3, 2006

    Hot Dogs at the Grill

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

  • Calendar

    July 20, 2006

    Bring On the Burberry

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

  • Dining

    October 6, 2005

    Reinventing a Classic

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

  • Dining

    July 7, 2005

    The Flavors of Freedom

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

  • Dining

    June 16, 2005

    An Oasis of Ordinary

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

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