Born and raised in Miami, actress Suki Lopez, age 26, has only ever known diversity and inclusion. Only hen she first moved away from home around four years ago did she start to experience life outside a sheltered bubble. She lived briefly in Los Angeles before settling in New York…
Beneath a canopy of trees on NW 29th Street between NW First and North Miami avenues in Wynwood, a boxy white building houses O Cinema. Inside the small indie theater, narrow hallways lead to intimate viewing spaces. Just past the miniature art gallery area, a large purple sea monster curiously…
Neon made Miami great. The city’s iconic look grew one step at a brightly lighted era at a time — from the the Art Deco look of the ’40s to Miami Vice. Some images are so iconic they redefine our skyline. Ocean Drive, anyone? It can be hard to look…
If you live anywhere near SW Eighth Street between 10th and 27th Avenues and expected to sleep in Sunday morning, your dreams were shattered. The Calle Ocho festival — now called Carnaval Miami — celebrated its 39th year yesterday starting with plenty of timba at 10:30 a.m. The famous street…
It’s that time of year again, when the weather is perfect and the super crazy, super awesome Latinos converge for one helluva street party. Thousands of bodies flock SW Eighth Street for the annual Calle Ocho Festival, organized by the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana. In it’s 39th year, the…
Wynwood’s Second Saturday Art Walk has been happening for years, but Tony Albelo, CEO of Swarm Inc., saw an opportunity to bring a much-needed entertainment element to the monthly event. What began as a night for galleries in the area to stay open later and welcome guests with a glass…
Remember in 2009 when director James Cameron’s Avatar in 3D made audiences go ooh and ahh in movie theaters? Prepare to ooh and ahh again as you experience Cirque du Soleil’s Avatar-inspired show, Toruk: The First Flight. Much like the world of Pandora that Cameron created, performers in Toruk are…
Miami is a relatively young city, so few of its buildings have been standing for more than a century. The Tower Theater, on SW Eighth Street, is close enough to that triple-digit number. Built in 1926, the movie theater celebrates its 90th birthday this year. Throughout the decades, it has…
Diego Orlandini sits in the corner of a white leather couch in the center of the HGAB magazine headquarters in Wynwood. He leans back and crosses his legs. Beneath his left hand lies a mockup of a black-and-white book with what appear to be doodles on the cover. Thick yellow…
The main offices for the 33rd-annual Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) are hidden within the 91-year-old Freedom Tower on Biscayne Boulevard. On a recent windy Monday morning, Jaie Laplante, the festival’s director of programming, laces his fingers around a paper coffee cup in the building’s shadow and shows off the…
The popular car service, Lyft, which launched in Miami in May 2014, announced today a new in-app shared ride option. Lyft Line allows users to split a ride with strangers going the same way for a discounted fare. The service acts much like Uber’s carpooling concept, UberPool. “Lyft Line matches passengers…
Eighty-three years ago in 1933, a small horror movie about a large ape came into the world and stole our hearts. A poor, abnormally large ape named Kong falls in love with a teeny, tiny human woman and the whole film is his quest to posses her. King Kong was…
The Coral Gables Art Museum was transformed into the ultimate party venue for New Times’ annual Artopia. The gathering — arguably one of the biggest art parties of the year — saw thousands of attendees and by the end of the night, the three MasterMind Awards winners were announced. New…
This year’s three MasterMind Award winners — chosen from a group of ten finalists — will be announced February 18 at Artopia, our annual soirée celebrating Miami culture. For tickets and more information, visit newtimesartopia.com. Andrew Vincent wants you to watch more things. The South Florida native and filmmaker makes…
This year’s three MasterMind Award winners — chosen from a group of ten finalists — will be announced this Thursday, February 18, at Artopia, New Times’ annual soirée celebrating Miami culture, at the Coral Gables Museum. For tickets and more information, visit newtimesartopia.com. The only thing that distinguishes Giovanni Profera…
New Times’ MasterMind Awards honor the city’s most inspiring creatives. We’ll profile those honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year’s three MasterMind Award winners — who’ll receive $1,000 checks — will be announced February 18 at Artopia, our annual soiree celebrating Miami culture. For…
Along West Eighth Street in Hialeah sits a corner store in the warehouse district covered in painted flames. Above it hangs a sign that reads “Open 24 hours. Caliente. Adult superstore.” Even at 11 a.m. on a Wednesday morning in late January, there was a steady flow of customers —…
Murals pop up on the walls throughout Wynwood all the time — especially in December. Two months ago, artist Diana “Didi” Contreras revamped the wall outside of the O. Ascanio Gallery on NW Second Avenue with an image of her typical doe-eyed girl swimming in a sea of yogurt, ananas,…
Jane Austen’s most famous 19th century novel, Pride and Prejudice, dealt with English upbringing, morality, education, and marriage. Sony’s latest on-screen adaptation keeps the same ideas alive. Or rather, it keeps them undead. Author Seth Grahame-Smith’s 2012 novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies reimagined Austen’s story, adding a few zombies…
More than three years ago, Josh Frank packed up his life in Austin, Texas and moved east. In October 2013, he opened the Blue Starlite Drive-In theater in Wynwood, and then in May 2014, relocated to the back lot of the old Coconut Grove Playhouse. Now, Frank is making yet…
Miami International Film Festival ‘s official lineup will include 12 world premieres, four by Florida filmmakers: Hearts of Palm (directed by Monica Peña), The Rebound (directed by Shaina Allen), Star Child (directed by Tommy Demos), and Sweet Dillard (directed by Jim Virga).for its . The 33rd edition of the festival,…
A Celebration of Harry Potter — three full days dedicated to all things Potter at Universal Studios Orlando — is the only place where you can see Luna Lovegood walking happily alongside Draco Malfoy and Professor Sprout chatting up Professor Snape. The festivities, now in its third year, drew thousands…
