Greener? Not so much After briefly closing its velvet-rope adorned doors to remodel, the Design District’s Grass Restaurant and Lounge is giving things another shot. To publicize the refurbished space and unveil chef Michael Jacobs’ new menu, promoters invited a bevy of media types and would-be hipsters to a complimentary…
The stories of Miami’s famous and infamous sure are keeping the good people over at Rakontur busy. Rakontur, you may recall, made the stunning documentary Cocaine Cowboys, about Miami’s drug heydey in the 1980s. The Miami-based production company has several projects on tap in the coming months, says Alfred Spellman,…
Orange… and doomed? The Facebook group “Save the Orange Bowl” was founded by two University of Miami grad students, who eloquently state their cause: “Recently, rumors have been circulating that the City of Miami is going to refuse to renovate the OB in order to force the Hurricanes to move…
www.gourmetcruelty.com Gimme a break Wolfgang Puck announced that he is removing foie gras, battery caged eggs, and crated veal and pork from all his menus, and adding vegetarian options throughout his restaurants worldwide. Puck’s continually expanding empire encompasses Spago, Postrio, Cut, Chinois, Grand Cafe, Gourmet Express, Lupo, American Grille, Bar…
www.gourmetcruelty.com Gimme a break Wolfgang Puck announced that he is removing foie gras, battery caged eggs, and crated veal and pork from all his menus, and adding vegetarian options throughout his restaurants worldwide. Puck’s continually expanding empire encompasses Spago, Postrio, Cut, Chinois, Grand Cafe, Gourmet Express, Lupo, American Grille, Bar…
The State Attorney’s Office announced this week that over the course of the past six months, “Project Safe Childhood,” a program designed by Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez to crack down on Internet-related child exploitation in South Florida, sparked 66 investigations. Of the 66 cases, 58 individuals were indicted between September…
Windy, yes — and bikable A couple of weeks ago, the Bike Blog was chatting with Miami Beach City Commissioner Saul Gross about the city’s Master Plan for bicycles, a fairly ambitious scheme that would include miles of bike lanes and a much-needed bike path along the beach. Sounds great,…
The Dinner in Paradise series continues this Sunday, April 1, with the fifth in a series of six charity-driven, six-course farmers dinners served under the stars. Host/chef Michael Schwartz, of the just-opened Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, welcomes what I think might be the best guest chefs of the year:…
The Dinner in Paradise series continues this Sunday, April 1, with the fifth in a series of six charity-driven, six-course farmers dinners served under the stars. Host/chef Michael Schwartz, of the just-opened Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, welcomes what I think might be the best guest chefs of the year:…
The Sty of the Blind Pig: Phillip Hayes Dean’s play, a classic in African-American theater, debuted onstage in 1972 and was made into a movie in 1974. The work explores race, gender, and spirituality, set against a backdrop of the early civil rights movement in Chicago. The work is performed…
The apotheosis of A’mod Ned continues. Last fall the injured FIU football player was photographed walking onto the field on crutches to try to join the notorious brawl between UM and FIU players. Shortly thereafter, the bloggers at Deadspin began Photoshopping the be-crutched Ned into legendary battles, including the D-Day…
Taking over a neighborhood near us The gentrifying march of Starbucks goes on. The giant, earth-devouring coffee chain has planted its latest flag on the northeast corner of Biscayne Boulevard and 30th Street, in front of the moldering former Delicias del mar Peruano restaurant, and just a couple blocks north…
Getting down for a good cause Since it was erected last fall from scraps of wood and sheet metal, Liberty City’s Umoja Village shantytown — which currently houses 50 residents – has managed to keep close to whatever’s hot in Miami. During the Superbowl, Umoja residents staged demonstrations, calling national…
It seems the El Salvadorians are not convinced by Jose Louis de Jesus Miranda’s claim he is the second coming of Christ. Nor are they too happy about him traveling to their central American nation and encouraging folks to tattoo a 666 symbol on their bodies. So unhappy are they…
As it turns out, patrons of South Beach nudie institution Club Madonna are staunch feminists. They named the place #1 Sexist club in Miami, according to a full page ad on page 62 of this week’s Sun Post (right). — Rob Jordan…
Winter Music Conference might have spawned some pretty stellar parties, but Susanne Bartsch’s bash at the swanky Setai hotel on South Beach this past Friday was the ultimate in divine debauchery. Where else would you find the likes of America’s most infamous transsexual, aka Amanda Lepore, perched naked in a…
Eugene Davis has no love for the Miami Police Department. “If you’re a Miami cop,” Davis grouses, “you can pretty much get away with anything.” The 38-year-old federal investigator is fuming over the Broward State Attorney’s Office decision to drop a misdemeanor battery charge against William Scarola III, a Miami…
Nice ink! Wired on my third cup of coffee at Out of the Blue Cafe (2426 NE 2nd Avenue), I noticed a woman sitting a few seats away with a familiar looking image tattooed on her chest, directly over her heart. After a moment, I realized what it was. “Um…excuse…
The Bebop Theatre Collective’s Sty of the Blind Pig opened last night at the Joseph Caleb Auditorium. Sitting in that theater in the heart of Liberty City, time seems to rewind. You’re transported to a small apartment in pre-civil rights Chicago — a witness to the secrets inside one of…
On Saturday, the Herald reported this shocking bit of bike news: a man found dead in the back of a pickup truck in Little Haiti last Thursday was believed to have been shot by two men riding bicycles. So far, no arrests have been made. It turns out this isn’t…
Even 67-year-old actresses can have their moments of Internet infamy, as Lily Tomlin discovered this week, when the sister blogs of celebrity snark, Gawker and Defamer, posted guerrilla video shot on the set of I Heart Huckabees, the 2004 film in which Tomlin clashed with director David O. Russell. Along…
The evening begins with a cocktail reception, at a fabulous home in Indian Creek, with ten or twelve of your favorite friends. After the requisite mingling with other guests, including Dr. Arthur “South Beach Diet” Agatston, you will pick a number from a hat. This number dictates which of the…
