The Miami contingent of myopenbar.com is no more. Here’s their goodbye message to Miami.”Looking for free booze? Oh. Yeah. About that… We had to fire the entire staff after squandering most of the Myopenbar fortune on Cadillacs and Courvoisier. Call it an “MC Hammer,” call it a damn shame, but…
Mad Skrews is a Miami-bred, internationally renowned producer and musical entrepreneur who uses the Internet to spread his productions, make money, and make a name for himself. He has produced for local bad bitch Trina and true founder of crunk, Pastor Troy. I caught up with him by e-mail. Here’s…
It’s around 6 p.m. on a Friday at Lotus House Women’s Shelter in Overtown and the dinner bell is ringing. Soon about 50 women of all ages, and some of their children, will gather for a healthy and nutritious meal prepared at cost by local catering company Hearts of Palm,…
The Crab House is a 79th street Causeway landmark. Anybody traveling between the beach and the city is sure to see their big sign out front. They are famous for their all you can eat seafood bar and they’re at a great location right on the water.The Crab House is…
“For years we’ve been known for amazing mojitos” says Tap Tap general manager Gary Sanon-Jules. Is it because they use Barbancourt rum or because Monday – Friday from 5 – 7 p.m. they serve em’ up at half price? Don’t know, but at that rate a mojito made with three…
The Three Jacks are an amazing Irish/Celtic/Folk/Rock band, a Dade County Dropkick Murphy’s with better musicians. Their singer/guitar player Henk Milne recently met New Times publisher Kevin Thornburg at Churchill’s and then sent him an email detailing the band’s continued quest to save the earthquake ravaged lands of Pisco, Peru…
Short Order respects our contemporaries in the blogosphere for their perspectives, photos, reviews and everything they bring to the table. Here’s what’s been going on.Lee Schrager goes out to eat 10 million times a week.Grapevine reports on Akashi robbery in the Grove.S & S? And The Eggs says yes and…
Went to Tap Tap last night. Tested mojitos. Better than Delano. Brain hurts. Need sleep, or water, or more booze. It’s Friday. See ya at the bar. Here’s what you mighta missed.- Lee Klein don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.- Of pigs, pork, beards, and…
Expose was a chart topping Miami based girl group that got caught up in a protracted legal battle involving labels, lawyers, songwriters and publishers. Eventually the original three members were replaced and the band continued, and you can find them at ‘relive the 1980s’ type concerts to this day.But what…
I’ve known local artist Ahol for about four years, since I graduated from college and made it from Tucson to Miami by playing guitar for gas money and sleeping in a broken-windowed Corolla at hijacked KOA campsites. Ahol was heavy on his street-art grind, but has since leveraged his powers of self promotion into the successful…
Aright survey heads, Short Order is about to put you onto a clickstravaganza that’ll not only take the work out of your workday, but allow your voice to ring out in a widely read printed media. That’s right, it’s Zagat time. Time to place your votes, write your reviews and…
Haven’t taken a shower or had a job since 1969? Well you’re probably still at Greynolds Park hangin’ out and you don’t have the Internet to read this, but guess what? All the folks who grew up but wanna relive their youth are gonna come say wassup. Why? It’s almost…
Thanks to Menu Pages for their live twitterization of the Beard Awards. They came up with some great observations, sent em’ out from a phone and preserved by the internet for posterity. Here are a couple of examples See the rest on the Menu Pages twitter page @MPSouthFlorida…
Petit Rouge is a French Bistro in North Miami headed up by Chef Neal Cooper. Lee Schrager, founder of the South Beach Wine and Food Festival recently twittered mid meal “Enjoying my dinner in Miami at Petit Rouge. Best profiterols I’ve ever had……. Mmmmm good!!!”I spoke to Chef Neal by…
Mother’s Day Munchies in Miami
Got money? Drink wine? Support the Make-A-Wish foundation? Prove it this May 13 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in North Miami Beach when Duckhorn Wine President Alex Ryan hosts an exploration of his company’s vineyards with wines from the Goldeneye and Paraduxx collections paired with a five course dinner. Guests are…
If your morning ritual begins with trimming your bonsai while you scan page after page of manga, and ends with martial arts practice and sushi, you’re probably what they call a Japanophile. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. As a matter of fact, the consulate general of Japan wants…
“Don’t fight it, we gona feel it tonight, ya understand.” And with these words Sam Cooke launched into “Feel It” on what would become his “Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963” album, though it wasn’t released until 1985, well after his death. Jerry Wexler, the man who coined the term “Rhythm and…
This month the Biscayne Times, owned and operated by former New Times editor Jim Mullin, features an article by Jeff Shimonski, a certified arborist and director of horticulture at Jungle Island, on home composting techniques. Shimonski uses vermiculture, compost via earthworm, at his own home’s vegetable garden. Shimonski writes “I purchased a…
Crazy Pianos, “The world’s most famous duelling piano entertainment concept,” opens today in the Grove. The original location is Holland, so that roughly makes Crazy Pianos Miami the world’s second most famous place of its kind, even if you’ve never heard of it, cause, well, how many duelling piano entertainment concepts…
Wanna crash your work computer? Today is the last day to download a coupon from Oprah’s website that offers two pieces of grilled chicken, two sides and a biscuit from KFC as part of a new, supposedly healthier menu. Hey free food is free food and getting it is awesome,…
Leah Kaire is a local musician with a great back story who is doing cool shit. I met her over the weekend at a BBQ at Morningside Park where she was hanging out with my friend Matt. I e-mailed her some questions and here’s what she had to say.”Okay cool…My…
