Best of Miami 2015: Best Place for a First Date

Grab your plutonium, rev that engine to 88 mph, and hang on tight: Best of Miami 2015 is almost here! Here’s a preview of one of the winners, but check out the entire issue when it hits miamnewstimes.com/bestof tomorrow and newsstands Thursday, June 18. South Pointe Park 1 Washington Ave…

The Best Things To Do This Weekend in Miami

The weekend is finally here, and this weekend Miami offers up music, art, and a food festivals. So get out there and enjoy your weekend Miami. You’ve earned it.  Friday: Taste of Caribbean at Hyatt Regency Miami: The event brings together the top chefs and bartenders from the Caribbean.  Huey Lewis…

The 11 Best Things to Do in Miami This Week

Another week and more to do. This week Miami offers up some great new museum exhibitions, live music, and interleague baseball. Even legendary author Judy Blume can’t resist the 305, she’ll be visiting to read from her latest book. Here are some of the best bets for this week: THU…

New Times Is Looking for Freelance Music Writers

Miami New Times music section is looking to expand its roster of freelance writers. We’re looking for enthusiastic and reliable freelancers who can generate pitches and take assignments covering events throughout Miami’s diverse music scene. If you are passionate about the 305’s local music scene, are knowledgeable about the issues…

The Best Things To Do in Miami This Weekend

The weekend is finally here. And as the hot weather rolls in, Miami looks it in the face, and laughs. Nothing can stop Miamians from enjoying their weekend, even if they have to move it inside. This weekend offers plenty to keep you cool and keep you entertained; from musicals…

Here’s the Melissa McCarthy Movie We’ve Been Waiting For

On this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, the Village Voice’s Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek, along with Amy Nicholson of LA Weekly, praise the latest Melissa McCarthy comedy, Spy: “She plays a real woman who reacts like a real woman would,” Nicholson says of her character. “It’s a really funny…

The Best Things To Do This Weekend in Miami

The weekend is finally here, and this weekend there’s plenty to keep you busy. From art to dance, music and gardens, the Magic City will keep you entertained.  Enjoy your weekend, Miami – you’ve earned it.  Friday:  Viernes Culturales at Little Havana: The Little Havana celebration of fine arts, culture…

Eleven Things to Do in Miami This Week

Thursday, May 28: Despite the advances in gender education in the United States, our perceptions of gender roles are so ingrained that most don’t question those beliefs’ origins. Pérez Art Museum Miami’s latest Adult Workshop will allow patrons to explore our conditioning regarding gender and identity through its exhibition “Victoria…

Artsy Things To Do in Miami Over Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend is usually associated with either getting out town – especially if you want to avoid the oncoming South Florida Heat – or with barbeques and laying poolside. But if you’re looking to spend your long weekend exploring the culture scene in the Magic City, then we’ve got…

The Best Things To Do This Weekend in Miami

The weekend is finally here, and it’s not your typical weekend, the holiday weekend affords you the opportunity to see even more of the 305 (assuming that you’re staying in town). This weekend offers plenty of diversions, from dance to baseball, outdoor events and more. Plus, the king and queen…

The Mad Men Ending Was the Real Thing

The final episode of Mad Men was upbeat — if you enjoy the death of the counter-culture. On this special episode of the Voice Film Club podcast, Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl and editorial fellow Lara Zarum, along with the Voice’s TV critic Inkoo Kang, discuss the final episode…

Ten Things To Do in Miami This Week

Thursday, May 21 In tales of political unrest and civil uproar, women’s place in the action is often sidestepped. Weaving a story of familial turmoil with the revolutionary history of Nicaragua, author Eleni N. Gage takes readers on a journey with three generations of Nicaraguan women, each concealing secrets, in…

Best of Miami 2015: Vote Now in Our Readers’ Poll

If we’ve learned one thing about you, Miami, it’s that your opinions are as strong as your cortaditos. That’s why every year, our Best Of Miami issue of New Times depends upon a critical factor: You all telling us what’s what.  Where’s the best sandwich in Dade County? What dive…

The Best Things to Do in Miami This Weekend

The long-awaited weekend is finally (FINALLY!) here. And, as always, our beautiful city offers plenty to keep you entertained. From classic rock to guided bike rides, opera, and “only in Miami” takes on the 5K, there’s plenty to keep you busy this weekend. Enjoy your weekend, you’ve earned it.  Friday:…

The Best Things To Do This Weekend in Miami

The weekend is finally here, and you’ve earned your time to kick back and unwind. This weekend, MIami offers up some warm weather-appropriate entertainment, from theater (indoor to keep you cool), to getting drunk at Zoo Miami. Don’t forget that Sunday is Mother’s Day, so make sure to treat the…

Stop Laughing at Old Movies, You $@%&ing Hipsters!

“I’m over people who think they’re funnier than the movie,” says LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson, in the wake of her recent piece, “Stop Laughing At Old Movies, You $@%&ing Hipsters.” Joining her — *in the same room, for the first time ever on the podcast* — as usual…

The Ten Best Things To Do in Miami This Weekend

The weekend is here! And as always, the Magic City has plenty to keep you entertained. From touring Broadway plays to music, dance, book readings and more. There’s a little bit of something for everyone.  So stay cool and stay dry. Happy weekend, Miami.  Friday:  SunFest at West Palm Beach: Sure…

Avengers 2 Is Better Than Avengers 1

Avengers: Age of Ultron director and screenwriter Joss Whedon wants to give us everything in his movie, and that he fits it all in is its own kind of feat, writes LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson in her review of the film, which opens May 1. Joining her on…

The Ten Best Things To Do in Miami This Weekend

The weekend is finally here, and this weekend the Magic City offers plenty of entertainment: From the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, to Wynwood Life, Tyler, the Creator and more. So get out and enjoy the city before the summer comes and makes it almost painful to go outside…

Lilly Pulitzer Craze Swept Miami on Sunday

This Sunday women across America set their alarm clocks for the wee hours of the morning to wait in long lines at Target. No, it wasn’t black Friday, it was the launch of Target’s Lilly Pulitzer line. The retail chain had been promoting its collaboration with the Palm Beach fashion…