Douglas Markowitz

Douglas Markowitz has covered art and music in South Florida for nearly a decade, with stories published by Resident Advisor, the Miami Herald, the Sun Sentinel, Artburst, Burnaway, and principally the Miami New Times, where he interned in 2017. In 2023 he was named a finalist for the Knight-Esserman Journalism Award. He is a University of North Florida graduate and former culture editor at the Phoenix New Times.

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Party Sustainably Next to a Cemetery at Raise the Dead Festival Near Wynwood

By Douglas MarkowitzOctober 28, 2019

What other festival offers a haunted house and a yoga dome?

Chill Out! Rita’s Italian Ice Will Open Four South Florida Locations

By Douglas MarkowitzOctober 24, 2019

The Philadelphia-based chain Rita’s Italian Ice is reportedly getting ready to expand further into South Florida. Their first new location will open Monday, October 28, in Surfside. Three other shops — in Miami Beach, Hialeah, and Hollywood — are projected to open in early 2020.

The 15 Best Things to Do in Miami This Week

By Douglas Markowitz and OthersOctober 23, 2019

Thursday, October 24 Who said “Hot Girl Summer” was over? This is Miami, where summer never ends and hot girls are the only kind in existence. Miami’s edition of RapCaviar Live, Spotify’s concert rendition of its popular hip-hop playlist, will prove it with an all-female extravaganza Thursday night. Megan Thee…

Kanye West’s <i>Jesus Is King</i> Concert Film Coming to South Florida UPDATED

Kanye West’s Jesus Is King Concert Film Coming to South Florida UPDATED

By Douglas MarkowitzOctober 22, 2019

See it in IMAX 3D this Thursday night.

Bodega Taqueria Opening a Design District Pop-Up in an Airstream Trailer

By Douglas MarkowitzOctober 22, 2019

Tacos and burritos in an Airstream trailer.

Chipotle Mexican Grill and Kaori Sushi Will Move Into Brickell at SLS Lux

By Douglas MarkowitzOctober 21, 2019

It’s the chain’s first location in urban Miami.

Mira Lehr, Miami Beach Art Legend, Comes Full Circle at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU

By Douglas MarkowitzOctober 16, 2019

The 85-year-old artist remembers when the museum was still a working synagogue.

Okeechobee Music Festival 2020 Lineup: Vampire Weekend, Bassnectar, and Others

By Douglas MarkowitzOctober 14, 2019

The something-for-everyone festival returns in 2020

SushiSamba, a Lincoln Road Mainstay, to Close This Year

By Douglas MarkowitzOctober 11, 2019

The South Beach eatery has been open since 2001.

Chinese Artist Canal Cheong Jagerroos Brings Her “Floating Island” to Miami

By Douglas MarkowitzOctober 10, 2019

Chinese artist Canal Cheong Jagerroos has bounced around seven countries in the past 30 years. Her traveling exhibition, “Floating Islands — Realm of Wonder,” reflects that journey.

Miami Is the Third Best Foodie City in America, Study Says

By Douglas MarkowitzOctober 8, 2019

According to a new study by WalletHub, the Magic City has been ranked the third best food city in the United States, behind New York at number two (no surprise) and Portland at number one (slight surprise).

One of Yayoi Kusama’s Iconic Mirrored Rooms Comes to Miami

By Douglas MarkowitzOctober 8, 2019

Miami is a city without a proper autumn, where the only pleasant chill of the year arrives for about a week in January, where fallen leaves are the result of hurricane-force winds, and where people don’t look any weirder on Halloween than they do every other day. Yet thanks to…

The Ten Best Dance Clubs in Miami

By Kat Bein and OthersOctober 4, 2019

We can fight it all we want, but nothing will change Miami’s identity as a party city. As long as it’s pumping out great nightclubs like candy, the 305 will be known as one of the best places in the world to get wasted.