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Ciara LaVelle

Ciara LaVelle is New Times' former arts and culture editor. She earned her BS in journalism at Boston University and moved to Florida in 2004. She joined New Times' staff in 2011.

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Red Bull's Dance Your Style to Crown the Southeast's Greatest Hip-Hop Dancer

By Ciara LaVelle
Jul 9, 2019

So you think you can dance? The contestants of Dance Your Style might persuade you to take a few lessons. The competition — heading to Story Nightclub in South Beach July 27 courtesy of Red Bull — pits 16 impressive hip-hop dancers against one another. Each must show off their skills on the floor, and one will be crowned the regional champion.
The Best Free Events in Miami This Week

By Ciara LaVelle
Jul 8, 2019

Congratulations: you've survived the first half of 2019. But if you partied too hard during Independence Day weekend, your budget might not have been so lucky. Good for you, then, that there's another wealth of free ways to have fun in the 305 this week. Kick off this week with...
Hannibal Buress to Perform at Villain Theater Wednesday Night

By Ciara LaVelle
Jun 25, 2019

Hannibal Buress must really love Miami. He's performed in South Florida a bunch of times. He raised relief funds after Hurricane Irma. And now, it appears that even being arrested on questionable charges by a cop with a shady history hasn't soured him on this town. He'll perform a "Miami...
Commissioner Keon Hardemon Wants to Bring Ultra Music Festival Back to Bayfront Park

By Ciara LaVelle
Jun 19, 2019

Just when you thought the drawn-out soap opera between the City of Miami and Ultra Music Festival had reached its finale, Commissioner Keon Hardemon is staging an encore. Hardemon has sponsored a resolution to negotiate the return of Ultra to Bayfront Park, its longtime home until this year. The resolution will be discussed at a commission meeting Thursday, June 27.
Jessy Nite's Sun Stories Fills Giralda Plaza With Color and Culture

By Ciara LaVelle
Jun 18, 2019

Jessy Nite's art studio, which overlooks the grassy backyard of her Little Haiti home, is flooded with sunlight. It's an apt creative space for an artist whose work often depends upon sunshine — and it's not hard to imagine her dreaming up Sun Stories, her installation that will...

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