Your allergies might prevent you from working with pets, and your aversion to runny noses keeps you away from kids, but have you considered working with plants? Oh, we know you have already killed off a Christmas cactus, a spider plant, and some variegated ivy (just kidding, Mom!), but you…
The guy might be bonkos, but we cannot begin our day without a cup of strong coffee and a big helping of Regis Philbin. The longtime talk-show host, who even appeared as himself on an episode of Seinfeld in which he continually called Kramer “bonkos,” turns 75 today. In celebration…
Miami-Dade firefighter Warren Burgs has been dousing flames for 32 years, but he is still as hot as the younger fire studs who grace the months of the South Florida Firefighters Calendar. “I always saw the calendars and wanted to try out, but I heard they had to dance,” says…
We tough girls might flex and say we can kick some serious ass, but are we really prepared to take on an attacker? Since you can never be too safe, it is time to learn how to protect yourself. Today you can take a free class at the third annual…
We usually revel in the light of the full moon, stripping off our clothes and taking a ceremonial dip in the ocean. But this month we are a bit peeved that bad lunar timing is going to diminish our viewing of the Perseid, usually the best meteor shower of the…
After our Wednesday deadlines are met, we begin hearing the call of grouper and bloody marys. But with little cash in our pockets, we are always on the lookout for a good deal. Tonight from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Tarpon Bend, Max’s Grille, and City Cellars are hosting the monthly…
August is traditionally a dry month for throwdowns in these parts, but the Pelican Hotel and Restaurant is prepared to introduce you to the Italian celebration Ferragosto. In 18 B.C., the Roman emperor Augustus declared the month would be dedicated to festivals, known as Feriae Augusti. The moon, fertility, maternity,…
Having driven in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston, we can honestly say Miami has the worst drivers. They may not know how to use a turn signal or stop at a red light, but they sure know how to lay on the bone-rattling train horn…
“Nice gams!” You’ve heard the comments from co-workers and construction workers alike, but do you think you have the best legs in America? If yours are long, lean, and naturally toned and curvy without the aid of calf implants, you should compete in today’s “Legs of a Goddess” contest at…
You have more than just another case of the Mondays. You have fallen ill with a serious strain of stop-bugging-me-boss bloat, an annoying fit of psychotic-colleague cough, and the worst I-cannot-possibly-meet-my-deadline diarrhea. Go ahead, call in sick and stay in your boxers all day. Watch Days of Our Lives and…
This is one you can blame on the dog. In honor of a stray Dixie dingo puppy named Logan, popular local artists Julie Lara Kahn and Brook Dorsch present the second Dixie Dingo Super-8 Invitational Film Festival at the Dorsch Gallery to celebrate the lucky dog’s third birthday. “He changed…
Taking a break from baking a birthday cake, young-adult author Adrian Fogelin spoke with New Times about living on a boat in Key West, working as a librarian in Tallahassee, and settling down to write her first book at age 35. Books have always been in her blood – Adrian…
We know you have watched it with the volume down while blasting “Dark Side of the Moon,” but have you seen The Wizard of Oz on the big screen? The Miami International Film Festival and Miami Dade College are offering up the winged monkeys, munchkins, and psychedelic dreamscapes to kick…
Oh. My. God. Like, just when you totally thought you had, like, totally gotten rid of any evidence of your big, Aqua Net-teased hair (gag me!); acid-wash peg-leg jeans (barf!); and oversize Wham! concert T-shirt (um, we still get misty-eyed when we hear “Careless Whisper,” but don’t tell anyone), you…
Oh sure, we may say that material things such as cars don’t mean much, but we know we would rather pull up to the valet in an Aston Martin than a ten-year-old Pontiac Grand Am that keeps breaking down on I-395. No, the car does not make the man, but…
Even if your sister still teases you about the time you ran around the yard screaming because a butterfly landed on your head (Hey, you were three, okay?), you have since worked past your fear and can appreciate the delicate beauty of the pollen-loving nectar-suckers. Now, if you’ve forgiven your…
Fans of the Australian alt-pop/rock group The Church know it has churned out more melodies than the Top 40 hit “Under the Milky Way” during the past 26 years. The ethereal slow-dance tune off of 1988’s Starfish had a prominent position on the soundtrack to the dark-corner-of-the-cafeteria make-out moves of…
Sometimes you just need to get away from it all. You know, scratch that itch to skip town, run off to Hollywood, and have dinner with a professional football player. Our favorite Dolphin, Jason Taylor, just called, and he’s inviting you to the grand opening of Rivals Waterfront Sports Grille…
It is beginning to look a lot Christmas, don’t you think? The greenery, the red noses, the snow — er, sand — blowing in the wind. Ah, it just makes you want to pull on your woolens and snuggle up with your sweetheart next to the fire. Okay, so the…
Just after sunset tonight, look to the west, slightly above the horizon, and you will see the red glow of Mars dancing closely to the blue hue of Regulus, the star heart of Leo. Although they may appear to be one and a half full moons apart, it is but…
You don’t have a date and are low on cash, so you agreed to baby-sit your friend’s four kids tonight. (Yeah, that’s right: four.) Sure, you’re scoring major karma points, and your birthday gift probably just got about $50 bigger, but what are you going to do with them? Forget…
Sure, the World Cup frenzy was fun for millions of beer-swilling fans, and that whole NBA Championship was way cool, but now is the time for a very important tournament to take place on local soil. Yes, we are talking about the World Adult Kickball Association Founders Cup World Kickball…
