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Miami's Ten Best Bakeries: Calling All Carb-Hounds

​Hunting down fresh baked goods worth the calorie intake is a feat requiring carbohydrate perseverance. Most often, we hear complaints from local pastry chefs about the water and the humidity, which can effectively drain the life out of breads and cakes. The cry-out for good pastry in Miami is gut ... More >>

Miami Voted Best City for Adult Halloween Parties, Most Dangerous for Trick-or-Treaters

photo by Justin NamonYeah, Halloween here tends to be NSFK​Who says Halloween is a kids' holiday? Certainly not local residents.If you're an adult looking to dress up in a skimpy costume and gorge yourself on some spiked witch's brew then Miami is the city for you. Though, if you're a kid in town ... More >>

Occupy Miami: Snoring, politics, and Dead Can Dance

A Night in the Life of Occupy Miami: Snoring, Politics, and Dead Can Dance

It is 8:30 p.m. and Occupy Miami's general assembly is raging outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami. This gathering of about 60 borderline yuppies, people stylin' with handbags, bike folks, and South American grandfather revolutionaries started two hour ... More >>

Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Lindsay Lohan Before They Were Famous: Celebrities in Food Commercials

Lindsay Lohan with freckles and a clean rap sheet.​We all have to start somewhere. Celebrities usually begin with commercials -- mainly because it's easier to shill for a burger joint than the next $500 million action flick. We're sure many actors thought they'd do one commercial that would ... More >>

Tutti Frutti Ecstasy in Pinecrest

Photo by Riki Altman​When gluttony seems more appealing than gnawing on a celery stick, the new Tutti Frutti frozen yogurt spot is one place that's guaranteed to satisfy. Now before you go turning up your nose, thinking perhaps you should stick to a pint of Edy's, there's one phrase you should hea ... More >>

¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.? ¡Feliz Navidad from Jose El Rey!

¡Feliz Navidad, Miami! As I sit by my Christmas tree and look upon the disco ball ornaments as they glitter and shine, I stroll through my holiday memory lane.This is the time of year that I eat tons of lechon, yuca, and arroz con frijoles. I have no idea what that gelatinous cylinder (that only e ... More >>

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Going Under

As the world's most-coveted sport fish swim toward extinction, Miami researchers strive to save them