The Ten Best Ladies’ Nights in Miami

It’s not easy being a lady in this world, particularly given the current state of affairs. Sometimes you need a break — from the office, from the Man (and maybe your man) — God knows you’ve earned it. Luckily, many of your favorite Miami bars have ladies’ nights most days of the week, even Fridays. Here are the best ones.

MegaRumba Celebrated Latin Culture With Locos Por Juana and Some Surprises

Latin music fest MegaRumba may have changed its location, but it’s still the same massive block party. This year, organizers moved the festival from Tropical Park to Mana Wynwood and expanded from a Colombian Independence Day celebration to one for all nationalities — Latinos in particular. Nevertheless, Miami’s Colombian-American community…

Victoria Blue Puts Her Heart on the Line in New EP

Singer-songwriter Victoria Blue is embracing the unknown these days. In a not-so-distant past life in marketing, she quit her day job, sold her house, and got to work building a solo singing career. Blue wrote and recorded for the first time at just 11 years old. Her family’s neighbor…

Andy Rourke of the Smiths Headlines the Kitchen Club Saturday Night at Churchill’s

Andy Rourke is mild-mannered and soft-spoken, with glints and glimmers of a recognizably British sense of humor peeking through. The Manchester native is one-fourth of the original lineup of the Smiths, the legendary 1980s British rock band. He will play a DJ set at Churchill’s Pub for the Kitchen Club, Miami’s long-running goth and New Wave night, hosted this Saturday by Notorious Nastie.

Cyndi Lauper’s Songwriting Career Outlasted Her Quirky Public Persona

Cultural icons never die. As generation after generation outgrows teenybopper fixations and digs deeper into record store bins, the timeless work of beloved artists is renewed era after era and time after time. But immortality comes at a cost, and its price is often caricature. Prince’s death and the subsequent outpouring of tribute showed us that the seminal genius of a generation, who spent decades bending genres in the studio, in the end became frozen in amber as the Purple One in a studded latex jacket and ruffled shirt.

Frost Science Museum’s New Laser Light Shows Among World’s Best

Flying through the stars at warp speed, you see the shining blue lights vanish in the rearview. Flashes of neon beam out all around you. It’s a Space Odyssey head trip with a Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon soundtrack. It’s an extrasensory experience the whole family can enjoy. The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, which opened last month, will co

South Beach’s Ten Best Pool Party Spots

Catching rays in our designer bikinis, sippin’ on juicy umbrella drinks, and chillin’ by the pool … Yeah, life is definitely a breeze in the Magic City.   While a lot of it has to do with that whole carefree vibe you get from living in Miami, the reason we’re…

Ten Best Concerts to See in South Florida This Summer

Across the nation, the word “summer” inspires cheers and excitement. In South Florida, however, the impending seasonal shift is usually met with groans and sighs. Low season in Miami has historically meant a tragic lack of events and parties for local music lovers. But several of music’s biggest names, along…