Food sustains your body, and art sustains your soul. Bring the two together and what do you have? A damn good thing. That’s the fundamental concept behind FEAST Miami (Funding Emerging Art With Sustainable Tactics), whose mission is supporting artists by hosting pop-up dinners at art venues. The idea was…
For two glorious months a year, some of Miami’s finest (and priciest) restaurants offer special prix fixe menus that are both affordable and delicious. It’s a time when ordinary folks can feel like royalty as they wine and dine at some swanky establishments. This, dear friends, is Miami Spice. And…
Hollywood has its award season early in the year, but the news media waits till summertime to celebrate all of its kick-ass work from the past 12 months. This year, both Miami New Times and sister paper New Times Broward-Palm Beach had banner returns from a range of contests. The…
Book-lovers, rejoice! Bookleggers is celebrating its two-year anniversary this Saturday, and to show how much they love people who love books, they’re giving everyone who goes to their birthday party two free books. “Everyone gets two books free,” says Bookleggers co-founder Nathaniel Sandler. “Free, flat out. Don’t bring ’em back…
If you weren’t able to try first-hand The Purge Breakout Experience when it rolled into Wynwood last month, the horror gods (no, not Joss Whedon) have taken pity on you. Universal Studios Orlando will be implementing its very own version of a Purge experience during this year’s Halloween Horror Nights…
Each year, the Knight Foundation calls on the bevy of creatives in South Florida to submit an idea they think will benefit the arts. And each year, a group of finalists are selected from a deep pool of talent. Seventy-five finalists were chosen this year from over 1,000 submissions, and…
iOye, mamasita! Yeah, we’re hollering at you, because you’re a hot Latina lady and we think you should be on our television screens. Miami is known for many things, but as Jack Donaghy eloquently puts it, we’re mostly known for our looks and culture: “Why does anyone go to Miami?…
Sirens blare and an eerie voice announces it’s best to remain indoors if you don’t plan to participate. While others make safety arrangements and some sharpen their knives, one man loads his steel-armored black car with plenty of guns and begins cruising. Fires erupt along the street, and gunshots and…
Sirens blare and an eerie voice announces that it’s best to remain indoors if you don’t plan to participate. While others make safety arrangements, and some sharpen their knives, one man loads his black, steel-armored car with plenty of guns and begins cruising. Fires erupt along the street, and gunshots…
Like many children, when Chris Colfer was a wee lad, he would doodle silly characters and write passages to his made up stories. As he grew up, he kept adding to those stories that once helped him get through adolescence. And now as an adult, he’s able to share those…
If there’s one person who can make you feel as if you’ve wasted your time on Earth, it’s Chris Colfer. At 24 years young, Colfer has starred in a successful television show (Glee) — his first professional acting gig, by the way — written a book he later adapted into…
Each year, Florida Supercon attracts all sorts of fanatics, ranging from comic book lovers to lovers of comic book movies; from hidden-in-plain-sight X-Men to Hogwarts students taking a field trip other than to Hogsmeade; and from Dr. Who theorists to Star Wars enthusiasts. You get the idea. It’s a huge…
Florida Supercon took over the Miami Beach Convention Center this weekend and proved that South Florida loves it some geeky goodness. Part of what makes conventions like this one so attractive is all the actual attractive people who attend. Smart, nerdy people are sexy too. And sometimes, they like to…
There are so many wonderful aspects of the Harry Potter universe — duh, there’s magic! — but one of the most satisfying things is the food. Throughout the novels, author J.K. Rowling fabricates her fair share of magical creatures as well as delectable wizarding food. We can’t naturally concoct any…
There’s so much to see and explore at Diagon Alley, Universal Studios’ latest Harry Potter-themed expansion, that words and pictures can’t possibly do it any justice. But moving pictures? Now we’re talking. See also: 21 Things to Look Out for in Diagon Alley, Universal Orlando’s New Harry Potter Experience…
Somewhere deep within Universal Studios in Orlando Florida, magic is brewing. As the latest expansion to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter gears up for its grand opening on July 8, members of the media (and film talent) were invited for a spectacular peek of Diagon Alley. The entrance sits…
With the newest addition to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios, fans will get to experience what it’s really like to be a witch or wizard wandering the streets of Diagon Alley. For all your wizardry needs, there’s a place to buy your schoolbooks, robes, approved pets,…
Night creeps over day, and soon your entire existence is engulfed in darkness. Figures appear and take the shape of nameless creatures; half-formed faces pop in and out of sight. Suddenly, you wake. It was just a dream, a night terror. Frightening and unexplainable, such visions can inspire equally frightening…
Four large semi-trucks plastered with black and red ink spelling out the words “The Purge Breakout: Can You Survive the Night?” are set up in the middle of the lot in front of Mana Wynwood. As a clever promotion for the new upcoming film, The Purge: Anarchy, Universal has created…
In Miami, you can dedicate an exposition to just about anything. So with the rise of electronic vapor cigarette hubs popping up all over the city, it was only a matter of time before someone organized a weekend-long convention on the new trend. Behold the World Vapor Expo Electronic Cigarette…
Do you ever feel as if this silly thing called the “legal system” is getting you down and holding you back? You totally understand why some laws exist, but sometimes you just need to blow off some steam without fear of heavy repercussions. Too bad things like that only happen…
Miami is a vast land full of riches, shiny things, and tan people. Any way you slice the orange, this town has its charm for both tourists and locals alike. So whether you were born and raised here or moved down to escape the cold up North, 100 Things to…
