Elastic people and daredevil gymnast types: If you haven’t already tried it out, parkour is probably the after-school activity for you. This is a sport many have never probably heard about, which involves flipping about, defying gravity, and using your brain and body in new and original ways. Those who parkour…
Miami native Chef Richard Ingraham is one busy, jet-setting culinary specialist. When he’s not cooking meals especially made for NBA star Dwyane Wade (who will kick Bulls’ butts on the court tonight) he’s traveling home to Atlanta to play with his children and their new puppy. We met with the…
Trina is Da Baddest Bitch. And ever since we first heard her rhyming all brilliant with Trick Daddy, we knew the Miami-native was the strong feminine voice of our people, the 305 people. The platinum-selling artist is still putting out albums, making music with other big names like T-Pain and…
Fujiya and Miyagi at the Electric Pickle May 26
Free Florida Tour with Bonnie Prince Billy and the Cairo Gang at Sweat Records May 31
Miami is not known for being a “beer town.” We’re not in the mountains of Colorado, but in the tropics. Visitors and locals are so hot and sweaty that we prefer frozen drinks with tiny umbrellas by the pool, right? Thankfully, for those of us who like taste options, not…
Everyone has their favorite place to perch on the beach. Whether you enjoy the pervy party atmosphere of 7th Street or the family vibe of 81st, you’re likely very loyal to your particular stretch of sand. And which block you choose to tan your junk on says a lot about…
As we count down to New Times’ Best of Miami 2011 in June, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com. After the jump, find our other choices. 28…
It’s not every day that we get to play phone tag with Ron Jeremy. But when that day came, we realized that, holy, shit! we’re playing phone tag with the fucking Hedgehog!Best known for his large male member and steamy roles in films not fit for children or Harold Camping,…
All month, we’ve been talking about Exxxotica, the big old porn-y fair down on Miami Beach. Last night, ladies got in free, so we marched on down to the convention center to catch a first peek at the goods on display. Though the event was tame as a porn get-together could…
Senior Idol, a Broward competition that pits senior citizens against each other in a singing competition demonstrated that wit, talent, and vibrancy doesn’t fade with age. Many older crooners sing with more feeling and humor because they have life experiences that give them awesome emotional range. And Senior Idol’s 12…
Thanks to the poetry festival O, Miami, we’re appreciating the written and spoken word in new ways. After a full month of mad words all over the place via O’s billboards, poems falling from the sky, and a near brush with academic wordsmith James Franco, we’re still hungry for more…
Sometimes electronic music can be soul-crushingly boring. But fans can’t tell the difference because they’ve been hypnotized by a series of bleeps and bloops. In a few years, however, when trends change and the difference between what’s good and not good is revealed, Fujiya and Miyagi will remain enshrined in…
Lenny, an old guy with sparkling bling who calls himself “The Granddaddy Rapper,” presented a flawless a cappella rendition of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back,” riding onstage atop a Rascal electric wheelchair. Marlene Jenkins only started singing six years ago when her adult son started a karaoke business. When she…
After learning about Chef Scott Fredel of Pilar Restaurant and Bar, in parts one and two of our interview with the environmentally responsible and ocean savvy seafood lover, you’re probably ready to see what this fisherman has to offer the palette.Fredel kindly offered us the recipe for a menu item…
Scott Fredel, executive chef and owner of Pilar, gave us a rundown on his feelings on sustainable fishing, what you’re getting on your plate when you eat at his restaurant, and how expensive it is to commercially fish. Read the first part of the interview for the full story.New Times:…
There is a tiny little space on the Buena Vista Building’s first floor that was just begging for someone to plug it full of funny art work. When artist Justin Long of More Funner Projects exhibited in the Bas Fisher Invitational’s “Weird Miami,” he saw it as an opportunity to use a…
Miami born and raised, Chef Scott Fredel grew up enjoying Florida’s fertile waters, fishing all the time. The chef left our sunny shores only for a taste of New York’s Culinary Institute of America, and for a jaunt at EuroDisney, but we won’t ruin his story for you. You can…
Last February, acclaimed performance artist Xavier Cha held mysterious auditions at the de La Cruz Collection, where she was artist-in-residence. Perhaps you sent in your headshot, killed it at the audition, but never heard back. Now you’re wondering what happened? Who won while you lost? Sorry to disappoint, but we…
Two musical masterminds, armed with pseudonyms, Will Oldham (AKA Bonnie Prince Billy) and Emmitt Kelly (AKA The Cairo Gang), will bravely head south, past the Florida state line to mercifully provide us with quality shows in our time of desperate musical need. Oldham and Kelly’s Free Florida tour will introduce…
The Victorian age was a confusing time. The Industrial Revolution sprung up many technological innovations, people figured out the importance of clean water (like that it’s important for not dying), and medicine proposed new solutions to everyone’s problems. But lost in all the progress were some less positive developments. Like,…
Ever been inspired to creepily peer over the fence to check out the lives of your neighbors? Maybe you caught them in a tiff during an afternoon barbecue or cheating on each other in the shrubbery on New Year’s Eve. But there’s really no need to stoop to peeping in…
