Feeling restless this summer? You don’t have to travel half-way around the globe to witness something awesome. Just take a drive in the 305. Coral Castle in Homestead is just creepy, weird, and wonderful enough to lure in both locals and tourists.Like the Taj Mahal, the Castle is a monument…
There are so many places in Miami that go undiscovered when you stick to the same tired old spots — namely the Beach and Coconut Grove. (Can I include the Design District yet?)One area worth exploring is the Dirty South. And one place you must visit is the Pasadita Restaurant…
The WNBA’s Miami team, the Miami Sol, may no longer be around, but that isn’t because Miami women don’t know how to slam. Deborah Magdalena, the local founder of SWAN (Supporting Women Artists Now) realized that 305 women needed a court of sorts to display their poetry slam prowess. “There…
Chaz Bono is the son of Cher and Sonny Bono. While growing up, he always felt uncomfortable and after years of feeling out of place, he realized something: He was a he. He was not Chastity, the daughter of Sonny and Cher, but Chaz — a woman-loving, video-game playing, All-American…
The first Sonic to ever open in Miami-Dade County received a huge welcome from hungry Homesteaders on Monday. Hundreds of people made lines to drive-thru, take-out, and eat-in. There were even orange traffic cones and Sonic employees directing cars to make sure everything went smoothly.Most people found themselves waiting between…
Apparently, when it comes to agriculture and civil rights, Florida just can’t do anything right. In the new book, Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit, journalist Barry Estabrook traces the history of the tomato and discusses the ecological and human costs of bringing it to your…
In conjunction with LGBT Pride month, Bloomingdale’s Aventura this Saturday will host Cooking with Pride, a demonstration featuring Victor Cardenas Pasos, executive chef at the Palace in South Beach.Victor will be sporting a fabulous accessory — a tall, fully made up, six-inch heel wearing accessory. Noel Leon, the Palace’s Sunday…
Bitch is an enigma. Probably due to her name of choice, even Google finds it hard to track her. Whether Bitch is screaming through a megaphone or playing the ukulele, when you see Bitch, time stops.The lesbian, freak, virtuoso, is a legend among LGBT women, including Ani DiFranco, whom Bitch…
If you remember the ’90s, you probably remember hating on boy bands. And if you were a Neanderthal (ignorant straight guy), you probably remember telling your girlfriend and your little sister that the guys from ’N Sync, 98 Degrees, and the Backstreet Boys were fags. Well, in at least one…
Hype about restaurants is overrated. As with women, sometimes those that receive the least buzz are the ones that deliver the goods.Last night, a pleasant surprise was discovered in a Kendall shopping center across the street from the Falls shopping mall. A few storefronts down from Little Hoolies, sits Ciro’s…
The synthetic sex hormone/industrial chemical, bisphenol A, or BPA, may be more harmful than scientists previously thought.In previous tests, researchers administered BPA to rats in single doses, but that did not mirror the way human beings are exposed to the chemical. In light of this realization, scientists at the University…
June is arguably the best time of year to be gay. Or queer, or bi, or trans. In Miami, we have an extra reason to celebrate our pride with Out in the Tropics, a performing arts festival with an LGBT theme. Don’t get us wrong – the gay theme is…
Who actually pays attention to those “use by” and “best before” dates on food packaging? Apparently a lot of people do, to the tune of millions of pounds of good, still edible food being thrown away. In the UK, it’s called “best before paranoia,” but it should just be called…
John Rodriguez and his friends, brothers Gilberto and Fernando Gomez, are the Miami-based, indie production company, Full Moon Productions. They’re currently raising funds to get their absurdist comedy film, Unemployed Wolfman, produced via the community funding site Indie GoGo. Rodriguez and Gilberto have worked as production assistants on Man v…
Many of us in the 305 make fun of Hialeah. And why wouldn’t we? The addresses make no sense, no one speaks English, and it feels like you need a passport just to enter the city limits. Curiously, though, a lot of cool stuff comes out of Hialeah too. Like…
Somebody asked Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh in Dallas if he was getting any home cooked meals, and this was his answer, “I was like, ‘Absolutely not.’ I want to eat all garbage, junk food and room service just to get that road feel.”The Chicago Tribune, surely trying to find…
Catharsis means to purge or release one’s emotions or tensions, which makes it easy to understand why Leo Hidalgo, Hernan Sturvet, Marcelo Malvicino, and Dr. Vivian Gonzalez-Diaz decided to apply that moniker to their restaurant on Calle Ocho.Once you step inside Catharsis, near SW 17th Avenue, it seems as if…
Every year, LGBT people in the tri-county area look forward to June. Aside from being Pride month, the auspicious beginning of summer also brings Out in the Tropics, a different kind of performing arts festival. And by different, we mean gay, queer, transgender, bi, and flexible sexuality. The festival opens…
Robert J. Escandon, a Miami director, actor, and therapist, breaks the confines of tradition — especially when it comes to filmmaking. He and his tight crew, which includes wife Ashley, are Masterflow Productions. His movies involve characters with tormented psyches who are experiencing some sort of torture — be it…
We’re fortunate to have many celebrated chefs in Miami and Miami Beach. Their restaurants are either hip and trendy or huge and opulent – and sure, sometimes both. But, arguably, the most well-known chef operating in the Magic City is Emeril Lagasse. Sure, he isn’t always technically at the restaurant,…
Games aren’t supposed to be all fun. Just ask Lee Szymczyk, the mind behind ILoveFoxConn, the smart phone gaming app with a social conscience. It’s named after China’s Foxconn factory, where millions of iPhones are manufactured. Conditions at Foxconn may be so bad, there’s concern that it drove 17 of…
There are a few different reasons that will make a video go viral. One, the content is dumb (see “What, What? In my Butt”). Two, there are people in the video getting hurt (see any skater blooper videos). And three, the video is fucking hilarious (intentionally).Escoria Films, a local outfit…
