We’ve known for weeks that the next female winner of So You Think You Can Dance would be from South Florida. And in last night’s finale, ballerina Eliana Girard was given the title of “America’s Favorite Girl Dancer.”See also:- Tiffany Maher looks back on the season- America’s Favorite Girl Dancer…
After five long, eye-rolling, twisty-mouthed episodes teasing a trip to Art Basel, the girls of Gallery Girls finally made their way to Miami in last night’s installment. And the result was pretty much what we expected: the Brooklyn girls trying way too hard, Liz Margulies revisiting her daddy drama, and…
See Tony Goldman, Wynwood and South Beach Developer, Dead at 68.Tony Goldman, the Miami restaurateur, entrepreneur, and real estate visionary who passed away Tuesday, will be remembered at Temple Emanu-El of Greater Miami in a funeral service today at noon…
Miami’s diverse, thriving indie cinema scene is about to get even bigger. O Cinema, named the Best Art House Cinema in this year’s New Times Best Of Miami issue, will open a second location in Miami Shores in October. O Cinema at MTC, as the new location will be called,…
Florida: It’s a sunny place filled with shady people. You’ve likely heard the saying before, because Miami is one of the sunniest and shadiest parts of the whole state. And that’s nothing new. Just ask Dr. Abe Lavender, a sociology professor at Florida International University. He’ll tell you that the…
See Elsa Patton Collapses at Real Housewives premiere party.Look, we’re not trying to be all whiny and self-righteous. We’re not saying we’re particularly surprised to see Perez Hilton pass off our reporting as his own, or that we expect his blog to adhere closely to the traditional ethics of journalism.All…
See Tony Goldman, Restaurateur and Entrepreneur, Dies at 68; Tony and Jessica Goldman: They Heart Miami.Tony Goldman, founder of Goldman Properties and developer of Miami neighborhoods like South Beach and Wynwood, died in New York Tuesday. He was 68.Starting in the 1980s, Goldman helped to transform South Beach from a…
See Coconut Grove Residents Demand Playhouse Board “Give It Back”; Coconut Grove Playhouse Settlement Delayed Again.The State of Florida will give the Coconut Grove Playhouse 30 days to get its affairs in order before reclaiming the property.The Miami Herald reports that Al Dougherty, deputy secretary of the Florida Department of…
See Gallery Girls Episodes One, Two, and Three.First, an apology: Labor Day travel delays prevented us from reviewing last week’s episode of Gallery Girls. We received emails from readers begging us to review the show, because if we didn’t do it, they might have to actually watch the thing. Alas,…
This morning, Art Basel Miami Beach announced its gallery selections for the fair coming up this December. Amid scores of art spaces from New York, London, Paris, and beyond, just one Miami gallery made the most exclusive cut.Of the 201 exhibitors selected to show at Art Basel’s main gallery sector…
See Amy Poliakoff Calls Liz Margulies Immature; Liz Margulies Says Amy Poliakoff is “Her Own Worst Enemy.”Due to a Labor Day travel horrorshow beyond our control — way to live up to your shitty reputation, airline industry! — we missed Monday’s episode of Gallery Girls and were unable to give…
President Bill Clinton and Massachusetts Senatorial Candidate Elizabeth Warren may have made the most buzzed-about speeches at the Democratic National Convention last night. But Cuban talk show host Cristina Saralegui laid out her views earlier in the night in a way only a Miami Cuban can — with sass, Spanish…
See Two South Florida So You Think You Can Dance Contestants are Nearing the Finish Line.No, the current So You Think You Can Dance season isn’t yet over. We still have two more weeks — a night of performances by the final four dancers Tuesday, followed by the balloon-dropping, champion-announcing…
They say you never forget your first time. So prepare yourself for “Rashid Johnson: Message to Our Folks.” It’s the first major solo exhibition for the New York City-based artist, who’s known for his poignant, complex, and deeply moving assessments of the black experience in America. Raised in Chicago, Johnson…
In a city like Miami, it can seem like nothing is truly natural. There’s processed food in our restaurants, fluorescent colors in our clothing; hell, half the boobs in this town are made of silicone. Even Miami Beach, home to the Bass Museum (2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach), isn’t a…
Yoga: the relaxing, zen-like practice of stretching, posing, meditating, and generally finding peace with oneself. Gangsters: Pretty much the opposite of all that. So when we saw a flyer for an event benefiting a group called Yoga Gangsters, we couldn’t help but giggle. The name may be silly, but their…
Wynwood and the Design District have Second Saturdays. Coconut Grove has its monthly art walks. Little Haiti has its Big Night series. Most of Miami’s major neighborhoods can boast at least one festival celebrating its cultural facilities. And downtown Miami — home to arts powerhouses such as the Miami Art…
It’s the fourth anniversary of Fashion’s Night Out, the yearly celebration of all things faaaahbulous around the globe, and this year, Miami has upped its game. The Design District last month released a promotional video featuring a model in eveningwear crossing a street under the gaze of studly construction workers,…
Miami’s diverse, thriving indie cinema scene is about to get even bigger. O Cinema, named the Best Art House Cinema in this year’s New Times Best Of Miami issue, will open a second location in Miami Shores in October.O Cinema at MTC, as the new location will be called, is…
See Edward Villella Announces Retirement; Lourdes Lopez Selected to Replace Villella; MCB Executive Director Nick Goldsborough Resigns.Miami City Ballet founder Edward Villella, who was scheduled for retirement in 2013 after the MCB’s board of directors allegedly forced him out of the company he founded in 1986, has stepped down from…
See Magic City Wants You to be an Extra, Maybe.Whores galore! That, at least, is the impression we’re getting from Magic City’s most recent casting call, which advertises roles like “Asian Prostitute,” “Elevator Girls,” and “Attractive Natural Women.”If you’re a woman who looks good naked, you might have a shot…
Step one: Follow Adriana Lima on Twitter.Step two: Read her plea for help: “Please help me find my beloved Ivy …. I am in tears ….”Step three: See the picture of Ivy, after the jump, who is a dog.Step four: Watch this WSVN news report about Adriana Lima’s missing dog…
