South Miami

Bougainvillea's to Take Over Cervezas in South Miami

South Miami's popular craft beer outpost, Cervezas, is now under the ownership of another local drinking den - Bougainvillea's Old Florida Tavern. The acquisition announcement was made via the two bars' Facebook pages last night. Read also: - Best Bar for a Bender: Cerveza - 4/20 "Get Stone'd" Sto ... More >>

Pubbelly Strikes Again: PB Steak To Open Early 2013

Just when cows were breathing a sigh of relief over the pork craze created by Pubbelly comes bad news for bovines...but good news for us!Pubbelly partners Andreas Schreiner, Sergio Navarro, and Jose Mendin have just announced the opening of PB Steak in the former Joe Allen space on Purdy Avenue in M ... More >>

Pubbelly Team Bringing Barceloneta to South Miami

The team behind the Pubbelly quartet of restaurants in Miami Beach is bringing their growing empire to the mainland and is planning another Barceloneta, their Spanish tapas concept, to South Miami.The team in late September filed papers with the state forming Barceloneta Management Group, LLC and Ba ... More >>

South Miami Soccer Club Accuses City Officials Of Unethical Practices

The leafy hamlet of South Miami has turned into a cesspool for political backbiting and allegations of unethical behavior by some of its officials. In recent weeks, even a kid's soccer program has come under fire amid accusations of conflicts of interest against South Miami United, the group that cu ... More >>

Latin House Grill to Open Restaurant: Are Food Trucks Turning to Brick and Mortar?

​Is the new food truck trend to turn in the wheels for a traditional brick-and-mortar restaurant? We've already seen restaurants such as Sakaya Kitchen, La Camaronera, Red Koi, Sweetness Bake Shop, and Islas Canarias roll out mobile versions of their brick-and-mortar establishments.We're seei ... More >>

South Miami Holiday Bar Crawl: Drink For The Children

Atmixtphoto/Creative CommonsDrink beer, wear a Santa hat. How merry are you?​Tomorrow night, take time out from the malls and decking the halls because it's time for a holiday bar crawl. (That's our pathetic attempt at rhyming, by the way.)Miami Crawls is hosting a South Miami holiday bar crawl to ... More >>

Miami Hurricanes May Miss Out On A.J. Leggett, One of the Nations Best CBs, Because of Academics

The Nevin Shapiro scandal may have left all those folks talking up the Hurricanes football program as an upstanding group of brainy, good two-shoed scholars eating crow, but you better believe Donna Shalala is still dead-set on keeping up the school's academic reputation.Maybe that's why its likely ... More >>

Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Selling His South Miami Mansion for $4.25 Million

​Lets do some real estate Jive Talkin' about the nearly 10,000 square-foot mansion in South Miami where the Bee Gees' Robin Gibb has been Stayin' Alive for the past few years. Boogie Child, You Should Be Dancin' at the thought of seeing the inside of this stunning home. You'll be thinking, "If I C ... More >>

Segafredo, OMG, Gardner's at SoMi's Taste Of The Town

Miami-Dade Parks Foundation and Chamber South​The Parks Foundation of Miami-Dade and Chamber South are hosting a "Taste Of The Town" in South Miami this weekend, with local restaurants providing a sampling of bites in a truly fancy location - the rooftop deck of a parking garage. Now, this garage ... More >>

South Miami Farmers Market Grand Opening this Saturday

Trina Sargalski​Earth Learning launched the South Miami Farmers Market in early December. Organized with the city of South Miami and the South Miami Green Task Force, the market is one of the few year-round venues in town. And even though it's small, you'll find great stuff like locally grown wate ... More >>

South Miami Supports Medical Marijuana

Michael McElroy​On Monday night, the South Miami city commission took a giant leap forward in the pro-marijuana debate. Commissioners voted 3-1 to push the Florida Legislature and the federal government to authorize the medicinal use of marijuana making South Miami the first city in the state to r ... More >>

Hold the Pretense

Top 5 Restaurants in South Miami

Signature soufflés from one of the best.​Granted, nobody is going to mistake the dining scene in South Miami with that of Paris or New York. Or with that of Miami or Miami Beach. Or with that of downtown Milwaukee...On the other hand, it does match up pretty well with the dining scene in Coconut ... More >>

Sushi Maki on the Happy-Hour Hunt

The Place: Sushi Maki, Brickell  ​1000 S Miami Ave.305-415-9779sushimakirestaurants.com(Other locations include South Miami, Coral Gables, and Palmetto Bay.)The Hours: Seven Days of Sake takes place daily throughout the summer from 4 to 8 p.m.The Deals: Get half-off daily sake selections ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Soufflé at Two Chefs

Ready for some hot, steamy souffle action? Thought so.​As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.

Sundays Are for Biking

For St. Paddy's Day: Fox's Sherron Inn Is Really Friendly

The dim lighting, the cramped faux-leather booths, the cheesy wallpaper reminiscent of the '70s, the dark wood paneling. Fox's is a throwback.But if your stomach is growling as loudly as that saucy cougar who's trying to persuade you to buy her one of this joint's notoriously stiff martinis, you sho ... More >>

Two New Chilorio's Very Mexican Joints Now Very Open

Photo by Lee KleinHopefully Chilorio's fish tacos will look something like these.​Chilorio's Very Mexican, "a fast-casual fresh Mexican restaurant," has opened not one, but two new South Florida outposts: At 130 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, and at 8211 South Dixie Highway in South Miami. Both spo ... More >>

Bougainvillea's Will Have Its Last Call in February

​No women no cry might have been Bob Marley's anthem but come February 28, 2010 "No Bougie's, I'll cry" is what regulars in the South Miami bar scene will be sniffling. That's right, folks, South Miami's chillest dive, Bougainvillea's, will be shutting its doors for good leaving locals, UM student ... More >>

Minimal Tonight! ...at Bougie's On The Beach???

Milcho​You may or may not have heard the (tragic) rumor that fav south Miami watering hole and all around wonder-dive Bougainvillea's is closing. It's been going around for some time, and billings like "Bougie's Last Thanksgiving Eve Block Party" and "Bougie's Last New Years Eve Party ever" seem t ... More >>

New Menu Rolled Out at RA Sushi

New lunch, dinner, sushi and beverage menus have been launched at RA Sushi Bar Restaurant in South Miami. Executive chef Tai Obata: "We've fused traditional Japanese cuisine with concepts from other regions, integrating some Latin influences and adding an entirely new tapas selection." Chef Obata is ... More >>

The Upward Dog

National Tequila Day Presidential CoSign, JFK On That Sauza - Top 5 Miami Destinations

photo parody Jacob Katel. Original image via Presidential Archives Just so you know, this image is from May 3, 1963, six months before tragedy, happy times, a good day for a motorcade, a great day for a drink and a backseat romp with the old lady. Short Order knows what you probably think when ... More >>

News Roundup

LocalA lady who faked her own kidnapping in hopes of getting a ransom from her husband is in jail. [CBS4]The man who shot his wife and daughter on Easter Sunday before shooting himself died in the hospital. The victims remain in stable condition. [Herald]The son who shot South Miami commissioner Jay ... More >>

The Friday Handout Weekly Wrap Up

This week Short Order was on some "eat cheap or die trying" mission for the people. If part of the role of the media is to educate and inform the public as to how to get free grub at a Palm Beach strip club then by jeeves I think we've got it. Here's a list of cheap and free food and drink we f ... More >>

Meet the New Scene

South Miami’s latest hub of activity is RA Sushi Bar.

No One Is Lining Up For FPL's Proposed Power Lines

FPL is looking to add new tracts of power lines somewhere in South Miami. One route cuts through the old Florida East Coast Railroad property, which runs along South Miami Elementary and Middle School. As The Herald has noted, local homeowners are concerned about potential health hazards. Another ca ... More >>

Bike Blog - M-Path Revamp

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Exposing the Color Line

Once a paragon of tolerance, the city of South Miami has become a hotbed of hate

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