The last time we were in Monaco we fell in love with a fabulous little designer boutique owned by Sabrina Monteleone and have since dreamed of the day when a Sabrina Monte-Carlo would open in South Beach. Well, actually, our whole trip to Monaco was a dream, but Sabrina really…
It’s not every day you get to celebrate the life and literature of an alcoholic misogynist. Especially not one who put a shotgun to his head. No, a celebration like this comes just once a year. But here we are. Hemingway Days return to the Keys. Head down to where…
A true buccaneer has always known that pirates arrr! cool, but take a few hot actors (Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley) and mix them with some Disney magic, and now everyone wants to wear a puffy shirt. Even best-selling authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson know it is the…
You want Italian; he wants sushi. You’ll settle for Mexican, but he is insisting on seafood. Can you even decide on dessert? The gloves can come off tonight when you food-fighters agree on attending the nineteenth annual Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation presented by American Express and Jenn-Air…
Live pigeons are no longer used as targets, but the sport of trapshooting hasn’t changed too much since the late 1700s. If you have never tried it, you can give it a shot at tonight’s Shooter Clinic. Learn more about the rules of the sport, shotgun safety, technique, and field…
Do you remember the one about the mango? Seinfeld’s fifth season opened with an episode about George questioning his performance “south of the equator” and talk of fake orgasms. He then suffered from stress-induced impotence that was miraculously cured by a taste of succulent mango. In light of the fourteenth…
It is Monday morning and you have nothing to wear. Eh, no big deal. Clothes are so overrated, and isn’t it more comfortable to be naked, anyway? Take it all off in celebration of Nude Recreation Week. Yeah, that’s right. The Naturist Society (www.naturistsociety.com) has been singing the praises of…
Unlike other venues where bored staff languish in the summer heat, the Biltmore Hotel is rocking every night of the week. “People are in town and there’s nothing to do,” says Vanessa Lopez from The Agency public relations. “Because summer is so slow everywhere else, this is a great way…
L.A.’s electronic dance duo The Crystal Method has given ravers tweakin’ funky beats since 1993. With a solid mix of soulful pop, hip-hop, and tripnotic rhythms, Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland continue to drop tracks that reel in new fans while keeping old-school techno lovers on their aging feet. Often…
It is the kind of name best said through clenched teeth and with a jutting jaw: Bunny & Chad. Handbag designer Rebecca Ryan, who was inspired by the “casual elegance of the style” of Cape Cod and Nantucket, “wanted the name to capture the resort lifestyle,” so she chose a…
He might not be internationally known, but he has been known to rock the microphone. Oh yeah, baby. We’re talking about Rob Base, the Harlem rapper (born Robert Ginyard) who busted onto the scene in 1988 with DJ EZ Rock (Rodney Bryce) and their hit song “It Takes Two.” Although…
When you reach the half-century mark (if you haven’t done so already), will you say you have accomplished all you had hoped to? The 50-year-old digital media artist pioneer Laurence Gartel thinks he has done a pretty good job of reaching his goals. “I pounded the pavement in the early…
Not long after noon on June 11 at the Playwright Irish Pub in South Beach, the predominantly pro-American crowd was silent. It had nothing to root for in this opening round of World Cup action. A flat-footed Team USA was unraveling against the Czech Republic, down two-zip entering the second…
The freedom-loving, good-humored Sagittarius might enjoy laughing-lotus yoga or a karaoke ride, while the charming, easygoing Libra may prefer to strap on some heels for a stiletto strength class. Not sure which workout is best for you? Let the stars guide you. To celebrate the summer solstice, Crunch Fitness is…
For those who toil long hours to pay rent on a dank 500-square-foot South Beach studio, the allure of our sandy playground may be lost on you. But for the more than four million tourists who flock to our city every year, the majestic palms, Art Deco hotels, and topless…
Lois & Clark’s Dean Cain, Smallville’s Tom Welling, and Christopher Reeve have shown that Superman possesses supercuteness in addition to superhuman strength. And now newcomer Brandon Routh — the corn-fed Iowa native who cut his acting chops on the soap One Life to Live — must prove he has the…
There is no need to dig out your dusty snorkeling gear to see fighting marine life. Tonight wraps up the three-game series of the cross-state battle of who can be worse. Yep, our own suddenly-not-in-last-place Florida Marlins are playing host to the second-to-last-place-in-the-American-League Tampa Bay Devil Rays. (Sorry, Kansas City,…
After spending three days trying to ignore your battling co-workers’ screams, you need more than an e-mail of cute kitten photos to help you relax. Let the breezes of Biscayne Bay and gentle TriYoga stretches release that pain in your neck. Acupuncturist and yoga instructor Dashi Chu Kocica will guide…
Frizzy hair, smeared mascara, blotchy heat rash, and the shine of enlarged pores. Ah, isn’t summer grand? Sephora knows it is tough keeping your look springtime-fresh when the temperature and humidity continue to rise, so the store is presenting the Summer Sun Event to offer tips on how to keep…
In the era of Serena Williams, Sasha Cohen, and Amanda Beard, it is difficult to believe a law had to be passed to mandate equality for ladies in school sports. Congress enacted Title IX in 1972. Nowadays 1 in 2.6 school-age girls reportedly participates in sports. In 2002, to celebrate…
Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark, bark, bark! Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof. For those who are not yet proficient in dog-speak, that was the first few lines of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” and your pup wants you to know that you can take him to the…
Every year the International Rescue Committee assists thousands of people who flee their countries because of war, violence, or racial, ethnic, or religious persecution. Volunteers provide emergency assistance in times of disaster and help refugees settle in the United States. Today is World Refugee Day, and the IRC of Miami…
