Our annual Best of Miami issue is here, and you can find hundreds of choices for top places to do just about anything in South Florida. Just to whet your appetite, here’s a list of bars chosen by our staff. To see what readers chose and more than 300 other…
Sherwood’s Bistro & Bar, a new place on Northeast Second Avenue and 83rd Street, gets its name from Sherwood Forest. That is not only Robin Hood’s merry hangout, but also a subdivision of the Village of El Portal. And like the nearby community that bears its name, Sherwood’s is charming, slightly idiosyncratic, and steeped in the area where it’s located.
Roxcy Bolton, a daughter of the South who fought harder and earlier for women’s rights than anyone else in Florida, died early Wednesday morning. She was 90 years old. Bolton opened the rape treatment center at Jackson Memorial Hospital that bears her name. She helped introduce the Equal Rights Amendment in Congress (though it still hasn’t passed). She fought a local Playboy Club, saying women shouldn’t have to wear cotton bunny tails on their rear ends, and she removed “obey” from her wedding vows.
How does Christmas with Katy Perry sound to you? The soon-to be American Idol judge, known for big songs and big productions, announced this morning that her new album, Witness, will be released June 9 by Capitol Records. On September 7, she will start a US tour that should arrive…
“Chuckie, I got a great one for you today.” I’ve heard it hundreds of times over the last 20 years. It didn’t matter that Bill Cooke’s health was failing. When getting around to take pictures got tough because of failing health, Bill Cooke transferred seamlessly to working as a writer…
Arthur H. Hertz, CEO of Wometco Enterprises Inc, heir to the legendary Mitchell Wolfson, and enemy of those who have long protested the captivity of Seaquarium’s Lolita, is dead. Hertz, who died Wednesday, graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami in 1955. He was also…
This past Christmas, after Waffle House debuted its black gift card, the popular restaurant firm’s CEO, Walt Ehmer, sent Florida born, Miami-raised Billy Corben a $250 example.
A circuit court judge Wednesday evening dealt a stunning blow to Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado by prohibiting the city — at least temporarily — from banning short-term housing.
Miami’s Bayfront Park Management Trust has called a special meeting for next Tuesday, April 11, at 9 a.m. to decide the fate of the Rolling Loud Festival, which is among the South’s highest-profile hip-hop events this spring.
Miami has a storied history in film. It’s been the setting for movies such as Goldfinger, Scarface, The Birdcage, and War Dogs. The Miami Film Festival has repeatedly made history. Award-winning actors (Matt Damon, John Travolta) and directors (Michael Bay, Brett Ratner) have called the city home.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is responding aggressively to mounting criticism over her decision not to charge four prison guards who were allegedly involved in the death of schizophrenic prison inmate Darren Rainey. In an unprecedented hourlong interview backed by her three top prosecutors, Rundle described in detail her…
One of the most popular eateries in Sunny Isles Beach, Epicure Market will close March 26, the Real Deal reported Friday. The closure of the store at 17190 Collins Avenue leaves the area without one of its most pleasant hangout spots and grocery outlets. Operations will consolidate with Epicure’s South…
Michael Shikany, once a luminary of the local culinary scene and a pioneer of Wynwood restaurants, has passed away, several sources reported Saturday. He was 38 years old. The blog the Whet Pallette says he died Friday. No cause of death was mentioned. “Gone too soon,” a blogger named Brenda wrote. “Heartbroken. Forever missed.” The death was confirmed in a comment on Shikany’s Facebook page.
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The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science is finally set to open to the public Monday, May 8. The 250,000-square-foot Biscayne Boulevard complex, located in Museum Park, will include a planetarium and aquarium.
After weeks of fiery protests and a contentious vote of support from the Miami-Dade County Commission, Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s move to back Donald Trump’s crackdown on sanctuary cities has been tossed out in court as unconstitutional. Miami-Dade Judge Milton Hirsch made the ruling Friday morning.
Unless you’re adept at scalping tickets, you might be out of luck if you had a hankering to see the Kings of Leon, Usher, Wiz Khalifa, and other acts at this weekend’s Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival. Florida’s largest camping fest has no more tickets, sponsors announced Wednesday afternoon. It is the second year in a row for the gathering that’s held two hours north of Miami in Sunshine Grove.
The Muslim son of America’s most famous boxer says he was stopped at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, questioned twice about his religion, and then held for at about two hours this past February 7.
John Legend will open a tour in Miami May 12 at Bayfront Park Amphitheatre, the artist announced today. The 38-year-old singer-songwriter, who is married to model Chrissy Teigen, will start the Darkness and Light tour in Miami and then travel to more than two dozen cities before ending in New Orleans in June.
Run the Miami Marathon as a slightly pudgy middle-aged man, as I did not long ago, and around mile 23, your brain begins to crackle. The small part of it still functioning can process only the basics: finish line, thirst, what’s just ahead, thirst, wristwatch, thirst, that goddamn aching heel,…
Last week, Ed Calle — a Latin Grammy winner and one of Miami’s best-known musicians — found himself in hot water over a tweet in which he referred to President Barack Obama as “the Kenyan.” Now, it seems, that hot water has boiled over. Calle, who did not respond to an email from New Times seeking comment, resigned from Palo! — an Afro-Cuban funk band — this past Tuesday.
Maguires Hill 16, Fort Lauderdale’s classic Irish bar, is scheduled to close Sunday night after 50 years in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The haunt that draws hordes every St. Patrick’s Day and has been home to thousands of lovers, haters, fighters, and geniuses, has been purchased by a hospitality group, owner Jim Gregory says.
