Travel Destinations

South Beach Named Best Beach on Earth for People Watching

South Beach may be a beautiful, expansive stretch of sand along the aqua waters of the Atlantic, but it really doesn't hold a candle to the hotties that come to sun beach on it. So its really no surprise that Travel Leisure has named South Beach as the best beach to people watch in the entire worl ... More >>

A Walk/Run on the Beach

Matthieu Godard of db Bistro Moderne: Cooking From One Country to Another

See also Julie Frans' San Diego Roots and Matthew Oetting of BLT Steak: From NYC to MIA.As Miami makes its culinary mark, chefs of every stripe are making their way to the Magic City - and not just via other U.S. destinations. European talent is also finding its way to our sunny shores, lured by big ... More >>

Coachella Music Cruise to Set Sail Out of Miami Fort Lauderdale! See the Full 22-Act Lineup!

If a South Florida music fan wants three days of festival-quality indie rock, hip-hop, and other eclectic tuneage, does he or she have any other option besides buying a ticket aboard a cruise ship headed for international waters? Well, no ... With the abject failure of the 2011 Langerado reboot and ... More >>

Bella Beach Opening Tomorrow With Ice Sculptures, Fire Dancers at Trump International

Miami has it all. Fantastic tanning, fresh seafood, white-sand beaches, and five-star dining. But one thing we lack is a combination of all four.Enter Trump International's Bella Beach, situated directly on the sand behind the beautiful Sunny Isles Beach resort. Playing on the city's claim to be Flo ... More >>

South Beach is Now America's Top Spring Break Destination

​Ugh, get ready for the arrival of a bunch of drunk, unruly college students (and not the FIU and UM variety we're already used to dealing with) in a few weeks, because according to a top travel agency, South Beach has now become the third most popular Spring Break location for college students. W ... More >>

Mickey Mouse vs. Micky Arison: Disney Bringing Cruises to Port of Miami

​Micky Arison's Carnival Cruise Lines has another Mickey with a cruise empire about to encroach on its turf. Mickey Mouse that is. Disney Cruise Line has announced that beginning later this year, it will be sail ships out of the Port of Miami for the first time.

Cheetah the Chimp Died in Florida, But There's Little Evidence He Was Actually in Tarzan Movies

​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

Caribbean-Style Christmas

America's Third Most Popular Beach: 14 Million Visited the Sands of Miami Beach Last Year

​It's the summer months which means two things: Americans are slathering on the SPF, and websites are hungry for listicle traffic. So, obviously, The Daily Beast has decided to calculate America's favorite beach. Miami Beach came in third, but wasn't even the highest ranking Florida beach on the l ... More >>

Talking Tequila With the Industry's Head Honcho Francisco Gonzalez

We might equate tequila with lime chasers, tropical cocktails, and a hazy night or two. But to Francisco Gonzalez, president of the National Chamber of the Tequila Industry, it means a taste of Mexico, even when he's far away from home.Home for Gonzalez is Los Altos, the highlands of Jalisco, a stat ... More >>

Hans Viertl of Sacha's Cafe Loves His Employees and Is Off the Clock for Dinner

​We met former Club Med chef and restaurateur Hans Viertl at his lovely cafe, Sacha's, which is tucked quietly around the side of an office building in downtown Coral Gables. Like his other businesses, Fountain Bistro, La Ficelle Cafe, and Fountain Deli, the New York/European style eatery is ... More >>

American Values Group Urges President Obama to Address Urban Beach Weekend Chaos

photo by Ivon David Rojas​The events of Urban Beach Weekend certainly have Miami Beach locals talking, but is it really an incident that the President of the United State needs to address? Gary Bauer, president of social conservative group American Values and a former Republican presidential candi ... More >>

The Setai, Carrabba's, Cabana Beach Club: Boardwalk Dining for Locals

​An afternoon walk on the boardwalk that stretches between 21st and 46th streets on the Beach can be tourist hell in winter. But as the scorching heat slows things down, so does the poolside activity.  Great time for a walk and a bite, right? Surprisingly, only 3 resorts actively welcome non- ... More >>

Key Biscayne Beach Named One of America's Top Ten Beaches

​Sure, saying you're taking your talents to Cape Florida State Park Beach doesn't have much of a ring to it, but the stretch of sand on Key Biscayne is apparently the best Miami-Dade has to offer, and one of the best in the country. The annual list put out by Stephen Leatherman, director of Florid ... More >>

Casinos, pot, and fun will save Miami's economy

Casinos, Pot, And Fun: The Key To New Jobs In Miami-Dade

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke -- who is a candidate for Miami-Dade mayor -- lays out his vision for kick-starting the local economy.It's time for Miami ... More >>

A Little Sizzle in Your Step

Rum Runners

Mandarin Oriental's Sizzlin' SunDaze Offers End of the Week Respite

Courtesy of Manderin OrientalOasis Beach Club.​If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here's a taste of what you're missing. Click here to subscribe.Put the "daze" in your "Sundays" (and remind yourself how sweet life would be if you and your SO didn't have to go b ... More >>

Walk This Gay

Reefer Madness

Miami Horror at LIV

Dolphins Games About to Get All South Beachy

​Evidently, Stephen Ross hasn't quite finished his quest to make the Miami Dolphins the biggest laughing stock in the NFL. Because now that he's brought in A-list celebrities like Gloria Estefan and Jennifer Lopez to become part-owners of the team, Ross is moving on to phase two: He's going to tur ... More >>

Miami Chefs Attend Club Med Wine & Food Fest

Photo by Riki AltmanChefs in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for Club Med's 2010 Wine & Food Festival.​Club Med, the all-inclusive vacation concept company with its North American headquarters in Miami, has hosted an annual culinary event for years, but it was always kept on the down low.  ... More >>

Going Dutch

Jersey Shore's Sammi "Sweatheart" To Face Assault Charges After South Beach Club Brawl

Sammi "Sweatheart" has fists of fury​You can take the girl out of Jersey, but you can't take the Jersey out of the girl. Jersey Shore castmate Sammi "Sweatheart" Giancola will be facing criminal assault charges and a civil lawsuit after she got into a brawl at a South Beach club this weekend 24-ye ... More >>

Audubon Phone App Lets Your Inner Bird Watcher Take Flight

​Ever wandered around the great South Florida outdoors, spotted a strange looking bird but had no idea what it was, what it ate, or where it was headed for the summer--and really wanted to know? Well, now there's an App for that. Audubon of Florida's gone digital. They've launched an "Audubon Bir ... More >>

Hear, Look, Think, Feel

Take Exit 66 - to Party

Pretty in the City - Book Now for Spa Week!

  Recession blues are so not pretty, and increasingly, consumers have been cutting back on life's little luxuries. That definitely includes spa visits and appointments for facials, massages, and manicures. Well, here's a treat for frugal fashionistas and budgeting beauties who want to s ... More >>

Hot Ceviche Confuses Top Chef's Jeff McInnis

"I don't understand, ya'll!"ZOMG, ya'll! Did you watch last night's Super Bowl edition of Top Chef? Poor Jeff McInnis got the boot. We feel for him. The chef from the DiLido Beach Club at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach couldn't wrap his head around why the judges preferred season 2's Josie Smith-Malav ... More >>

Hot Ceviche Confuses Top Chef's Jeff McInnis

"I don't understand, ya'll!"ZOMG, ya'll! Did you watch last night's Super Bowl edition of Top Chef? Poor Jeff McInnis got the boot. We feel for him. The chef from the DiLido Beach Club at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach couldn't wrap his head around why the judges preferred season 2's Josie Smith-Malav ... More >>

Pitch a Tent

Not in your pants.

I’m Too Chunky for This Shirt

Not anymore, if you spend a weekend with ECA.

Rudy's A No Show

Soak Up the Sun

There’s enough outdoorsy fun for everyone today!

Pretty In The City – Oooh Aaah, Uhma Spa

Preliminary WMC Schedule Posted (the Actual Conference!)

Splish Splash

A celebration of our historical aquatic life

School’s Out, Art’s In

They Thought it Wouldn’t Last

Celebrate the anniversary of Arturo’s dream

Moon Over Miami

Ride It Off

Cultural Explorations

Rediscover our fabulous town

Sweet Tradition

Best Drink Special

Iguana Cantina

Best Banquet Hall

Coral Gables Woman's Club

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