Everybody wants to get shit done. Every day, people are buzzing about like busy little bees trying to get shit done. Our lives revolve around getting shit done. Or trying to. Sadly, almost nobody gets as much shit done as they’d like. Enter Niall Harbison, an Irish author and entrepreneur…
Believe it or not, there’s more to tea than Oprah’s Starbucks Teavana line. Tea’s healing history dates back a whopping 5,000 years, and ancient wisdom suggests its influence can be life-altering. This potential impact on our modern lives is what Master Tsai, of Coconut Grove’s Zen Village, is looking to…
If you’ve ever wondered how Coral Gables got its name, you can satisfy your curiosity this weekend on two wheels. The Coral Rocks! bike tour, courtesy of the Coral Gables Museum (285 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables), will answer all of your burning questions about old-school City Beautiful. The tour, led…
Miami isn’t the most accommodating city when it comes to food trucks, so if you’re all about street eats, you might wish you lived in L.A. or Austin. Luckily, the Wheelin’ Dealin’ Street Food Festival is the perfect place to sate your street food addiction on a monthly basis. Set…
Hearing that a spot serves vegan pizza is maybe the best thing ever for an herbivore. Because, let’s be real, it’s impossible not to miss that chewy dough, that piquant sauce, that melty, gooey, drippy mozzarella. Sigh. So when I heard Lemoni Pizza & Kitchen serves vegan pies, I was…
Plants give us life, literally. Without their oxygen-producing abilities and edible extremities, humans wouldn’t last long. But how often do we take the time to appreciate the plant kingdom, in all its silent, green magnificence? Plants deserve our respect, our consideration, and sometimes, our stupefaction. Because there are some seriously…
Somehow, summer Mondays seem like they shouldn’t be a thing. Like, why are we even awake right now? Shouldn’t we be propped up in a hammock for a mid-morning nap? With these absurd temperatures, physical exertion of any kind should be put on pause until fall rolls around again. Alas,…
Soon, instead of spending your weekend killing brain cells at the local bar (as per usual), you can give your brain a boost at The Great Escape Room — a quizzical attraction designed to put your mental muscle to the test. In this soon-to-open Coral Gables outpost, ten people will…
San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge. St. Louis has the Arch. Las Vegas has its retro welcome sign. It seems like every city has an iconic structure to represent itself to the rest of the world. Every city but Miami, that is. The Magic City is full of architectural…
Miami Spice is officially upon us. For foodies across Miami, the concept of three-course meals at the city’s finest eateries (at prices mere mortals can afford) is worth waiting ten months for. For the meatless among us, however, it can feel a little lonely. But the landscape is getting better…
It’s thanks to Lan Pan Asian Cafe that I discovered the joys of boba tea about a year ago (I was totally behind the eight ball, I know). I was utterly enamored with their taro variety — a creamy, lavender-hued, frozen dream. When I made the transition to veganism back…
Everyone knows they should eat local. But when faced with a busy schedule and the convenience of the Publix produce aisle, it can be tough to commit to a locavore lifestyle. But that’s what CSAs are for. Community Supported Agriculture means someone else does your shopping for you and you’re…
August is upon us, and we’re counting down the weeks until cooler weather arrives. How we long for the days of patio seating, sans buckets of sweat! We barely remember what it’s like to leave the house without mosquito attacks and sweat stains. In the meantime, we have to hunker…
Thanks to LOLcats, Grumpy Cat, and their revered Egyptian ancestors, feline dominance over subservient humans has long been established. Cats rule our households, our interwebs — why shouldn’t they take control of the art world, too? At next week’s Wynwood Art Walk, non-profit, no-kill Operation PAW will be offering up…
For ten long months each year, foodies across South Florida wait with bated drool for August 1, the official kickoff of the citywide gourmet extravaganza known as Miami Spice. And now that last week’s Iron Fork event has launched the 2014 edition, Miamians can spend the next seven weeks taking a…
Soon, instead of spending your weekend killing brain cells at the local bar (as per usual), you can give your brain a boost at The Great Escape Room — a quizzical attraction designed to put your mental muscle to the test. In this soon-to-open Coral Gables outpost, ten people will…
The sickly-sweet scent of rotting mangoes is a Miami summer staple. Our bounty is so immense that the tropical fruits are left to rot, run over by cars and nibbled by squirrels. Meanwhile, locals at the supermarket are paying for the imported variety, straight from Mexico and Peru. There’s something…
Unless a heart of stone is part of your anatomy, doe-eyed homeless dogs and cats are bound to melt you like so much butter. As anyone who’s ever fallen prey to a Sarah McLachlan tune and a lonely-looking shelter pup knows, there’s no cause more compelling than helping adorable adoptables…
In the wake of the closure of their Brickell location, the folks of Choices Cafe are expanding the operations of their newest locale — Choices Kitchen. The outpost, near Miami International Airport, previously offered just a $12 daily plate (and featured a vegan marketplace). But as of this week, customers…
According to Napoleon Dynamite, a liger is a cross between a lion and a tiger, bred for its skills in magic. At least Napoleon was spot on about the first part. And as far as kitty witchcraft, well, anything is possible. As it turns out, we have these potentially bewitching…
Summer is all about salads — hot salads, cold salads, fruity salads; salads made with crisp, verdant lettuce and rainbow-hued veggies; delicious, fresh, bikini-friendly salads. Perfect food for a hot summer day. And as part of its July raw-meal series It’s Alive!, Whole Foods South Beach is hosting a free…
The dog days of summer are officially upon us. It’s hot as hell, and if you’re anything like us, you’re totally unmotivated to move, to function, and least of all, to work. Do you know how much effort we’re expending to write this goddamn blog post? But unfortunately, siestas aren’t…
