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United Way

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Today: United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival Kicks Off 17th Annual Edition

    It might not have the swag or bravado of its nationally-recognized cousin the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, but the 17th annual edition of the United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival definitely has a lot to offer. Best of all, and unlike SBWFF, proceeds go to a charity that strengthens the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Win a Pair of Tickets to Brews & Bites at the United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival Updated

    The 17th Annual United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival kicks off tonight, April 18th, with the oh-so-awesome Brews & Bites event at Mary Brickell Village.From 7 to 9 p.m., guests can try almost 100 craft beers and micro-brews at dozens of tasting stations set up throughout the dining and ente ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Brews and Bites Wednesday: Fancy PBR and Truly Local Microbrews

    Local craft beer is here in Miami for all to try at the Brews n' Bites craft beer tasting event this Thursday at Mary Brickell Village. It kicks off the United Way Miami Wine and Food Festival. There will be over 100 craft beers to try. Among those with a tap list are local beer purveyors Luis Brign ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 12, 2012

    Guilt-Free Gluttony

    Local craft beer is here in Miami for all to try at the Brews n' Bites craft beer tasting event this Thursday at Mary Brickell Village. It kicks off the United Way Miami Wine and Food Festival. There will be over 100 craft beers to try. Among those with a tap list are local beer purveyors Luis Brign ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    New Times' Iron Fork is Thursday, Are You Prepared?

    Iron Fork is coming...are you prepared?​New Times' Fourth Annual Iron Fork is this Thursday at Ice Palace Film Studios in downtown Miami from 7 to 10 p.m., so we gotta ask -- are you prepared for the awesomeness of watching chefs do battle in head-to-head competition?Have you trained to get your s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Morgan Hartman Shares Sake Tips and Talks United Way's Sake at Sundown

    The obvious complement to a taco isn't sake, unless, that is, you're sampling dishes under the tutelage of Miami's own sake expert Morgan Olivia Hartman. She is leading the spirits discussion at the United Way Miami Wine and Food Festival's Sake at Sundown this Thursday at Wynwood Kitchen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Iron Fork Challenge: Can You Eat Your Way Through Over 50 Restaurants?

    ​The New Times' fourth annual Iron Fork is set to invade Ice Palace Film Studios on October 20th. If you're familiar with Iron Fork, you know about the awesome chef competition in which the reigning champion, Carlos Torres of De Rodriguez Restaurant Group fights to the death with challenger Timon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Fourth Annual Iron Fork October 20

    Miami New Times presents Iron Fork: a duel with knives and fire.​If you're like us, your favorite competitive sport consists of two chefs engaged in kitchen combat. We're talking sharp knives, open flames, and meat -- this is one dangerous battle to the finish. The best part: You get to eat the sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    The Five Best (and Several of the Worst) Menu Deals During Gables Restaurant Week

    Ortanique on the Mile Chef Cindy Huston's menu is one of the best deals on offer. ​Restaurant Week in the Gables launches next week with a preview of the goods from participating neighborhood haunts. The fourth annual, "Taste Of The Gables," will feature small bites from approximately 20 of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Brews & Bites Offered Cold Beer on a Hot Day

    ​United Way's Miami Wine & Food Festival closed it's four-day eating and dining extravaganza Sunday with the first Brews & Bites craft beer-tasting. Outdoors at Mary Brickell Village, a thirsty crowd eagerly downed craft beers from 38 participating breweries in an attempt to beat the summe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Yo Beer Guys Deliver To Your Door and Serve Sunday at United Way

    Photo by DDB​Mike Gonzalez is a self-proclaimed beer geek who's spent most of his spare time -- in his adult life that is -- drinking in everything he can about beer. A business analyst by day, he's a beer peddler at night. His year old business, Yo Beer Guys, is an online beer retailer servicing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival Kicks Off Tomorrow Night

    A juicy buffalo tenderloin with chili-espresso mole butter from Meat Market. ​If you prefer giving back while enjoying the finer things in life, you're in luck. This week the United Way will host its 16th annual Miami Wine & Food Festival, featuring flowing wine and whiskey and tons of fantast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Solea's Chef Michael Gilligan Talks Gingerbread, United Way

    Courtesy of chefmichaelgilligan.comIt's not every day you hear about a guy from Birmingham, England, cooking Spanish cuisine that everyone wants to eat. We suppose that makes Michael Gilligan a special kind of chef.Gilligan, who will present dessert this weekend at a United Way event, got his start& ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2011

    Eat, Drink, and Be Charitable

    Courtesy of chefmichaelgilligan.comIt's not every day you hear about a guy from Birmingham, England, cooking Spanish cuisine that everyone wants to eat. We suppose that makes Michael Gilligan a special kind of chef.Gilligan, who will present dessert this weekend at a United Way event, got his start& ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Eat, Drink, and Be Charitable at the 16th Annual United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival, April 14-17

    A bird's-eye view of the Taste & Toast event at last year's festival​Sure, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival gets all the foodie shine in February. And certainly, that festival is unparalleled in its opportunities for hobnobbing while overindulging. But when it ends, it leaves a dry hus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    South Florida's Top Somms Judge United Way's "Best in Glass" Competition

    ​Miami Wine Festival Director, Lyn Farmer, tapped 20 of South Florida's top sommeliers to put their palates and purple tongues to work for a good cause by participating in the "Best in Glass" competition, which was dedicated to judging some of the "best of the best" by-the-glass wine selection ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Hype and Psychos: Miami Wine & Food Fest, Books & Books, and Me

    ​Another Culinary Cattle Call The Miami Wine & Food Festival begins this week (April 22-24). Tickets cost $250 for VIP (presumably meaning you won't get treated like sheep), $100 at the door (baaah, baaah), and $75 in advance (baaah, baaah). If you want to attend the interactive dinner wi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2010

    Let Them Eat Steak

    ​Another Culinary Cattle Call The Miami Wine & Food Festival begins this week (April 22-24). Tickets cost $250 for VIP (presumably meaning you won't get treated like sheep), $100 at the door (baaah, baaah), and $75 in advance (baaah, baaah). If you want to attend the interactive dinner wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Miami New Times Announces MasterMind Awards

    Miami New Times, the Southeast's top alternative news weekly, is giving away $4,000 in awards to local artists. As part of our annual Artopia® celebration, artists of all stripes -- filmmakers, fashion designers, visual artists, performance artists, writers  - can apply for a MasterMind Award. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Miami New Times Announces MasterMind Awards

    ​Miami New Times, the Southeast's top alternative news weekly, is giving away $4,000 in awards to local artists. As part of our annual Artopia® celebration, artists of all stripes -- filmmakers, fashion designers, visual artists, performance artists, writers -- can apply for a MasterMind Award. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    Miami-Dade Finance Department's Annual Budget Meeting Foodstand for United Way

    Hooking up a café con leche. price - $1​ Every year, for the past 8 years, members of the Miami Dade Finance Department get together and sell coffee and snacks to the politicos at the Public Budget Meeting to raise money for the United Way. Graciela Cespedes, the Deputy Finance Director, says, "W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Asian Home Cooking Demystified, One Wok Star at a Time

    Angie ChenWokking it out​What do three accountants, two food bloggers, a planning director at Macy's, a college student and his mom, and a special events associate at United Way have in common?  Don't feel bad if you're stumped, because last week, the answer would be not much.  Not even ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2009

    A Reason for You to Wine

    Angie ChenWokking it out​What do three accountants, two food bloggers, a planning director at Macy's, a college student and his mom, and a special events associate at United Way have in common?  Don't feel bad if you're stumped, because last week, the answer would be not much.  Not even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Adrienne Arsht is Very Generous

    Adrienne Arsht makes her debut this year on the The Chronicle of Philanthropy's top 50 American philanthropists, thanks largely to her donation last year of $30 million to the downtown performing arts center that now bears her name. In total, Arsht donated $43.3 million in 2008, placing her at numbe ... More >>

  • News

    November 27, 2008

    Letters from the Issue of November 27, 2008

    "The article is characteristic of this newspaper's history of petty mockery and character assassination."

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Winos Welcome

    DIY is what’s for dinner at the Miami Wine & Food Festival.

  • Calendar

    March 22, 2007

    Break Out the Stretchy Pants

    It’s another Food and Wine Festival!

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2005

    Unracked

    It’s another Food and Wine Festival!

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2005

    Hoedown Activities

    It’s another Food and Wine Festival!

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2005

    Dogs Love Parades

    It’s another Food and Wine Festival!

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    It’s another Food and Wine Festival!

  • City Life

    May 13, 2004
  • Calendar

    April 29, 2004

    Food Fight

    Two benefit events compete for wine-and-diners

  • City Life

    May 15, 2003
  • City Life

    May 15, 2003

    BEST NEW COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

    Greater Miami Prosperity Campaign

  • City Life

    May 16, 2002

    BEST CHUTZPAH

    Pat Tornillo

  • Calendar

    November 1, 2001

    Service Call

    Miami needs you for a makeover

  • News

    August 30, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the issue of August 30, 2001

  • Calendar

    August 16, 2001

    New Leaf on Life

    Groovin' Up the Grove

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    Queen of the Oldies

    Josefina Carbonell, Miami's queen of viejo politics, goes to Washington

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    You Are Cordially Invited

    So you weren't among those lucky few who dined with the king and queen? Consider it a compliment.

  • City Life

    May 11, 2000

    Best Festival

    The Biltmore Great South Florida Wine Festival

  • City Life

    May 11, 2000

    Best Hero

    Robert Beatty

  • News

    October 7, 1999

    Chop Phooey

    When United Way revved up the chainsaw on one of Miami's busiest corners, tree huggers screamed

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Fall from Grace

    Health Crisis Network's stunning financial meltdown has spurred an outpouring of concern and a raft of rumors

  • News

    September 14, 1995

    Three Cheers for the Volunteers

    And one big raspberry for the supervisors who allowed Dade's AmeriCorps to go down the tubes

  • News

    February 23, 1995

    The Commish

    She's naive. She lacks experience. She's too "nice" to survive in Dade's policitical jungle. So why is Katy Sorenson so dangerous?

  • News

    February 2, 1995

    Swelter 42

    She's naive. She lacks experience. She's too "nice" to survive in Dade's policitical jungle. So why is Katy Sorenson so dangerous?

  • News

    April 13, 1994

    Swelter

    She's naive. She lacks experience. She's too "nice" to survive in Dade's policitical jungle. So why is Katy Sorenson so dangerous?

  • News

    November 17, 1993

    Program Notes 31

    She's naive. She lacks experience. She's too "nice" to survive in Dade's policitical jungle. So why is Katy Sorenson so dangerous?

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