Luther Campbell, New Times’ own weekly columnist, has written a book about his fight for truth, justice, and Liberty City. Posing with fists up on the cover of The Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and Liberty City, inside Uncle Luke tells a “raw and powerful true story of…
Although the history of the Cuban Revolution is a subject rarely found in schoolbooks, it’s a subject very familiar to the people of Miami. In one way or another, we’ve heard the stories of how a young Fidel Castro rose to power by overthrowing the unwanted Fulgencio Batista and most…
In its 32nd year, Miami Book Fair International brings a bevy of authors — both world-renowned and local gems — to downtown Miami for eight days of all things literature. With headliner Patti Smith having given a successful talk the opening night of the festival last Sunday, and the likes…
Movies are great. But what makes enjoying movies extra special is when you’re able to lounge, have some food (in addition to just popcorn), and utterly forget the world around you. Sometimes, such a feeling is hard to accomplish in a movie theater, which is why so many people these…
Are you a local artist, filmmaker, musician or dancer? Do you have a unique perspective or challenging project that you think deserves recognition? Then you should apply for New Times’ MasterMind Award. Every year, we offer monetary grants and well-deserved exposure to creatives across Miami. Last year, New Times awarded…
Back when the Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) opened its doors during Art Basel Miami Beach 2013, nearly two years ago, they displayed an exhibit by the prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. A few months later in February, a local painter strolled into the museum and in an act of…
As galleries make their way out of the Wynwood Art District, plenty of new retail stores are coming in and setting up shop. A leisure stroll along NW Second Avenue will prove that Wynwood is quickly becoming a new shopping district. Most boutiques have moved in earlier this year — especially…
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a long stretch of abandoned land transformed into a scenic green area with plenty of space to stroll through or bike across? This thought is exactly what prompted the idea of transforming an old railway track, stretching from Miller to 8 Street and between…
The Knight Arts Challenge South Florida 2015 People’s Choice Awards nominees are live. The community can vote now through November 17 via text message for one of four selected Knight Arts Challenge finalists to receive $20,000 to fund their projects. It’s a text-to-vote campaign: pick your favorite group, and text…
Ahh, Halloween. A time where sugary substances reign supreme and when the sun goes down, adults like to like their freak hang out underneath the blanket of night. Lincoln Road is always the place to be to see incredible costumes, and this year, HalloWYN took over Wynwood with an equally amazing…
Back in 2011, a small film made with a group of Miami talent premiered at the 28th annual Miami International Film Festival, and now, years later, Magic City Memoirs is making its debut on Netflix. Due to some legal issues, director and writer Aaron Salgado couldn’t go into details on the…
In anticipation of the latest James Bond flick, Spectre, being released in theaters next month, the Miami Auto Museum is hosting a cocktail reception alongside their latest exhibition — and we’ve got your “in.” Boasting online that the museum is where James Bond parks his car, they’re really not joking…
For the last three years, Karelle Levy has been working out of her ArtCenter space on Lincoln Road creating her fashion line, KRELwear. The designer — who weaves together her own fabrics — is gearing up to make a move to her own studio space early next year and is…
Katy Perry is following in Beyonce’s footsteps. And no, not in similar career paths (though the two are arguably mega superstars already), but in vacation habits. The difference is that when Beyoncé and Jay-Z traveled to Cuba back in 2013 when relations between our two countries were still rocky, the…
When he was a young boy, Stephen Bogart remembers fondly a trip he took with his father, Humphrey Bogart, on a boat around the Catalina Islands in California. Stephen had a small plush skunk toy he used to play with by putting inside a crab trap cage. One night, he…
Down the street from the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) and just a few blocks from the designer boutiques in the Design District is a tiny white building on the corner of 43 Street and NE Second Avenue. Within that building, a collection of trinkets and fashion thrives. Earthy Chic…
New this year to the Revolt Music Conference was the addition of their first annual Revolt Film Festival. While the music portion took place at the Fontainebleau this weekend, the film festival screened its inaugural five shorts at the Lyric Theater in Overtown on Sunday. The festival was hosted by…
October is such a busy month. It represents multiple things: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Anit-Bullying Month, Miami Attraction Month, and for college kids it’s always the time of those dreadful midterms. But, among all the awareness and celebrating for various causes in October, there’s also one major…
Hopping off the set of season two of DirecTV’s original series, Kingdom, Natalie Martinez takes a break from filming in Los Angeles. The Miami native refers to the boxing series as a passion project and her voice gets noticeably giddier when she speaks about her work as Alicia Mendez. “It’s…
If you’re like me, a second generation Cuban-American, then you had (or have) a grandmother who grew up on the Caribbean island and one day was forced to leave everything behind in search for a more politically stable home. Life experiences like that tend to harden a person, and while…
If you’ve ever thought yourself to be lazy, science can practically guarantee that you’ll never be as lazy as a sloth. Well, perhaps “lazy” isn’t the right word, since sloths are better described as naturally “slow” animals. The soft, furry creatures sleep about 20 hours a day and hang upside down…
Miami has always been too cool for school, and now with the recent launching of its very own domain name, the city is has reached subzero. Starting this month, businesses and average folk alike can purchase a .miami domain for as little as $13.99. If the allure of having your…
