Executive-produced by Eva Longoria, ABC’s new summer drama, Grand Hotel, is set in Miami Beach. The action takes place at the fictional Riviera Grand, which was modeled after the very real and very famous Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
Think Niketown meets your favorite bar: Colorful sneakers perfectly match the colors of your favorite sports team playing on dozens of TV screens. Beer in hand, you cheer your team to victory at your new favorite spot. Grails Sports Bar will be Wynwood’s first and only sports bar when it opens in mid-August — just in time for football season.
On the corner of North Miami Avenue and NW 28th Street stands a royal-blue building with doors covered in ashy-white paper. It’s clear something is stirring inside the former Pride & Joy space. The building’s new tenant, beverage and consulting company Cocktail Cartel, is reinventing the space into two unique concepts…
It’s a Saturday afternoon at the Fair Expo Center, and Martha Valdes is standing beneath a collection of palm fronds while neatly folding a T-shirt. She aligns one pile and adjusts a table accent so it all looks just right. After all, her name is on the large sign reading “Martha of Miami.”
On the corner of NE Second Avenue and 17th Street in downtown Miami stands an old villa enclosed by wrought-iron gates. On one side, there’s a hardware store, and on the other there’s a modern-day fast food joint. But step inside the villa, and you’re no longer in 2019 Miami…
You might not think drag queens and frat bros have much in common. But Johnny Milan of House Milan, the longest running commentator of the annual POP Ball, begs to differ. “The way I explain it [to my straight friends] is that we’re like a gay fraternity,” he says, referring to…
When was the last time you visited a library? Oftentimes, we forget what a community staple our local library is, and all that it offers its patrons. In Emilio Estevez’s latest film, The Public, the filmmaker focuses his lens on the lives of librarians. Opening in select cinemas…
Miami’s most famous abuela is lending her voice to a new Cartoon Network animated series. You already know Jenny Lorenzo as her Abuela character on YouTube and the media site Mitú. Now, the Cuban-American and Miami native has nabbed a recurring role in the upcoming show Victor & Valentino. Premiering on…
The Village of Pinecrest is shaking things up this year when it comes to the Easter holiday. Typically, the posh municipality hosts an Easter egg hunt at Pinecrest Gardens Cultural Arts Park – but that’s been done to death. You know what hasn’t been done at all in Miami? Twenty-five-foot…
Latinos in Hollywood know that to truly make a difference in the industry, the change must take place behind the camera as well as in front of it. Producer Maylen Calienes, a Miamian who was born in Cuba and raised in Florida, began her career as an actor but quickly realized she could do more in a different role.
“It all started at an antique show,” says author Deborah Pollack over the phone with New Times. As she speaks, it’s easy to envision the day she’s describing: a breezy South Florida afternoon; her strolling through an open-air market, fingering the unique items on display. But that day, out…
Juggerknot Theater Company is back again with another iteration of its popular Miami Motel Stories series. Only this time, there’s no motel. Juggerknot’s Executive Artistic Director, Tanya Bravo, explains that its next production will tell the story of one of Miami’s most swiftly developed neighborhoods: Wynwood. Since there’s no physical…
On Wednesday afternoon, “One Day at a Time” showrunner Gloria Calderon Kellett tweeted that she had just left a meeting with Netflix and had learned some troubling news about her original series: it was once again in danger of being canceled. Why? Low viewership. Kellett’s full tweet read: “NEWS: Met…
Get red carpet ready and head to one of these five South Florida spots on Sunday, February 24, to watch the Oscars with fellow cinephiles.
First there was ice cream. Then there was a talking tree in a garden of light. And now there shall be unicorns, because Miami is getting the Unicorn Factory this spring. The brainchild of Michelle Kulikov and Julia Stein, this concept promises to be a sensory experience with only the most coveted backdrops for your next Instagram post.
If you’re scouring the internet for things to do on Valentine’s Day, scour no more. We’ve got you covered on a variety of things to do Thursday, February 14. Remember, this holiday is not exclusively for folks in romantic relationships — take this opportunity to celebrate love in all its…
Sashay, pop, flossy — show ‘em what you’re working with. Catwalk: A Night of Vogue is kicking off its sixth year with a party at 1306. Hosted with Miami’s beloved drag house the House of Lords, the February 9 edition of Catwalk will feature some familiar names, such as…
Who would have thought that in 2019 a show that delivers the diversity we crave would follow a bunch of would-be teenage assassins? Syfy sure did. The television network has adapted Rick Remender and Wes Craig’s graphic novel series “Deadly Class” into a program with a 10-episode…
Freedom is a short, seven letter word with immeasurable depth. For local artist Camilo Rojas, that one word has inspired some of his most meaningful pieces. His latest creation is on display not at an art gallery, but rather at the entrance of a new fast casual franchise of Sergio’s…
The NightGarden, the outdoor interactive exhibit that opened at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden just in time for Art Basel this year, recently announced an extended run due to popular demand. The illuminated garden will not only remain on display through January 11, 2019 (originally January 6), but also host New Year’s Eve festivities.
Down a quiet residential street in the Little River neighborhood, framed between trees, is a golden yellow door that opens into the studio space of budding artist Beth Rhodes. A sign that reads “Paint or Be Painted” greets guests as they walk up her front steps. Rhodes, a Mississippi native,…
Overtown is throwing a party and everyone’s invited. Local nonprofit Urban Philanthropies is opening a new space in the heart of the historic district called the Urban. The 53,000-square-foot public space will host a rich program of ongoing cultural events for the community. The Welcome to the Afrofuture…
