Every year, for the past 8 years, members of the Miami Dade Finance Department get together and sell coffee and snacks to the politicos at the Public Budget Meeting to raise money for the United Way. Graciela Cespedes, the Deputy Finance Director, says, “We wait til the coffee shop downstairs…
Sorry we’re late, we stayed at the budget hearing til 5 in the morning and then accidentally crashed out til’ just now. Our first foray into the political sphere has so far taught us that the food at Government Center is pretty good, try the Guava and Cheese triangles at…
Trick Daddy feat Society – Amerikaby foxysoulTonight is the Public County Budget Meeting where the people of Dade rise up and tell our local government what’s important to us, and how we want our tax money spent.Mayor Carlos Alvarez is a fucking asshole. He doesn’t deserve the title. The real…
Old people like to talk about “way back when,” and how everything was different, and better. Like “Back when I was a kid a candy bar cost a nickel, and that’s when a nickel meant something.”Check out the ad to the left. We can’t figure out why, if a nickel…
Maggie Jimenez is a rising culinary star with a popular lifestyle cooking show, ¡Qué Sabor!, an endorsement deal with Oscar Mayer, freelance writing gigs, and a cookbook in the works. She is a former fashion model who secured her show off the strength of a casting call for an anchor…
M1 from Dead Prez has a message for Obama; he tells it to a camera held by Buggah Da Govanah from On Point Entertainment in what looks like a suburban revolutionary cave as a means of rallying support for TPS for Haitians in the USA.M1 tells Obama that in Haiti…
Four words: Breaking news, free pizza!That’s right, and we’re not just talking a slice of a slice. We’re talking free pie, a 14 inch Grande Pepperoni to be exact.You can thank Vocelli Pizza for it, but if you wanna be in on the deal you gotta be one of the…
Ever felt like whoever owned those offsite airport parking lots was making a killing? Well, it’s good to know that at least one company is giving back. Airport Fast Park, a company with 12 locations around the U.S. that provides parking and transportation services has enacted a nationwide campaign where…
Ever stood at a urinal, looked to your left and said, “Damn. That’s one hell of view?” We’re talking about looking out the window you sicko. And if you wanna catch a Biscayne vista that may be unparalleled in all of Miami Dade’s club restroom facilities then step to Brickell…
The Oceanaire Seafood Room is a classy joint in Brickell with a partytime atmosphere. It’s not at all stuck up, lame, pretentious, or boring. At high velocity the kitchen operates like a well oiled machine. At least that was the case when Short Order stepped in last Thursday night for…
Mecca aka Grimo is an American of Haitian descent who raps in English and Kreyol for Wyclef’s Sak Pase Records label. Listen above for his interview with Cheryl Mizell on WEDR 99 Jamz’s Community Voices show which airs every Saturday from 6 – 7 a.m.Did you know that Haitians fought…
Alright Short Ordrians, this week’s Archive Diver needs your help. We like repping for South Dade, but damned if we can find anything anywhere on the internet about this place. Matter fact, we can’t even figure out if US1 and Wayne Avenue is in Perrine, Cutler Ridge, Cutler Bay, Palmetto…
Middle East Best Food (1711 Coral Way) is an ethnic food shop, a bakery, and tribute to owner Ali Aziz’s iron clad work ethic. He has run three stores in Miami over almost 40 years and quips “I could be a millionaire, but I don’t want to. I love my…
El Mago de las Fritas is NOT El Rey de las Fritas’ offbrand cousin, sidewalk knockoff, or bootleg copy. As a matter of fact, at last night’s Burgie Awards, El Mago took home the prize for Best Frita in Miami. El Mago has spent the last 25 years in business at…
If you’ve ever traveled North Miami Avenue between The Vagabond and The Electric Pickle, or Target and the Arsht depending on your proclivities, then you’ve probably noticed a distinctive pink, and white, and polka dotted building known as Grubstake (2401 N Miami Ave., Miami). It is a thrift store, a…
If you thought all Miami hip-hop stood for was balling out, popping pills, selling crack, hitting licks, fucking hoes, and killin fools then you were wrong.The local rap game has rallied behind the cause of TPS (temporary protected status) for Haitians in the United States. TPS is granted to “aliens…
The Filling Station (95 SE 2nd Street) is Downtown Miami’s only automotive themed hole in the wall burger joint. The interior boasts red brick printed wall paper, hurricane shuttered wallspace, and sayings like “My favorite animal is hamburger.” The menu features items like the Big Mack Truck Burger (a double…
Oi! Blogs ahoy. Here are some recent posts from the local foodisphere.A new pizza oven at Focaccia Rustica in the Grove? That’s news? Yes. Yes it is. [Grapevine]One guy’s top ten reasons why he eats at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink on a weekly basis. [BlindMind]A professional South Florida blogger…
This is video of a metal band called Blood Oath playing live in West Palm Beach on September 11, 2005 at Classics Bar. The information is courtesy of YouTube user EsotericDeath who uploaded the above video and wrote a brief description of it.If you are a fan of fast, loud,…
Short Order has always thought highly of strip club kitchens. Not necessarily the food they produce, just the fact that there is an entire staff of people working them whose job it is to cook at a place where girls dance naked for money.Late last year we brought you our…
Add “Bacon Infused Bourbon” to the list of the things to try before ’09 is up. Soon you’ll have the chance to do so at a high-life, Asian-style hotel on South Beach.The Setai is revamping their bar menu with new drinks and cocktails focused on infusions and recipes created by…
Did you know that there’s a Miami Police Department Café…and that back in 08′ they caught a restaurant inspection violation for “identity of food product misrepresented?”. According to WPLG10 it was for mislabeled fish. Something funny about that. Here’s what you might have missed this week:Jackie Sayet goes in on…
