Thursday, October 29 Just because Miami feels like summer in mid-October doesn’t mean the city can’t participate in all of those warm-and-fuzzy fall traditions. Getting back into the autumnal action, the folks of the Art & Entertainment District present another installment of their cozy series, S’mores Under the Moonlight. Held…
Thursday, October 22 Chelsea Clinton has come a long way since her time at the White House (those teen years aren’t pretty for anyone — just imagine a whole nation watching your every prepubescent move). These days, however, the youngest Clinton is a wife, mom, and changemaker. Specifically, she’s vice…
Are your ears still ringing? Do you keep looking down at your hand expecting to see a wristband there? Are you waking up in the middle of the night to dance? If you answered yes to any or all of the above question, you’re a III Points survivor. We promise…
Thursday, October 15 Tracing the history of social movements in the United States and the Caribbean, Firelei Báez’s exhibition at Pérez Art Museum, “Bloodlines,” presents a series of new works by the artist, inspired by lineages of black resistance. Born in 1981 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, Báez…
Thursday, October 8 There’s nothing worse than spending your hard-earned cash on crappy cocktails, especially those made with bottom-shelf swill you know costs half of what they’re charging you to pour it. Thankfully, the third-annual Craft Spirits Festival gives local libation lovers the chance to get a big taste of…
27 Restaurant & Bar 2727 Indian Creek Dr., Miami Beach; 305-531-2727; thefreehand.com Since the day it opened, 27 Restaurant & Bar has attracted the hip crowd that’s been a fixture at Gabriel Orta and Elad Zvi’s bar the Broken Shaker since its early days in the once-forgotten Indian Creek Hotel…
Thursday, October 1 With Miami’s lack of beloved autumn traits, like crisp air and fall foliage, the least a local could do is go whole hog on Halloween movies to make up for it. Kicking off just in time to get the horror season started, the inaugural Popcorn Frights Film…
In hindsight, we made the same basic error as thousands of Dolphins fans. Sure, the Fins had underwhelmed in their first two games of the season on the road, but Sunday was the home opener! Finally, after an off-season of big-money buys and huge hype from analysts and coaches, the…
Thursday, September 24 Vanessa Garcia is a journalist, essayist, and feature writer best known for her theatrical works The Cuban Spring and The Crocodile’s Bite, the former a Carbonell Award nominee and the latter a Samuel French Selection. As a first-generation Cuban-American, Garcia is a Miami native who has traveled…
Before last Saturday, the Miami Hurricanes and Nebraska Cornhuskers had met 11 times on the football gridiron — and four of those games were to decide a national champion. So Saturday’s matchup at Sun Life Stadium, the first regular season meeting between the storied franchises in more than six decades,…
Thursday, September 17 Romance, sadly, is a dying concept. With modern advances in dating that don’t require people to have in-person interactions until much later in the relationship, it’s no wonder women often mutter, “Chivalry is dead.” But it doesn’t have to be! There are options, ladies and (those few)…
Friday, September 11 Dwntwn Art Days is like a three-day treasure hunt, with the treasure being so much art that your head spins. This year marks the fourth-annual Art Days weekend, a collaboration between the Miami Downtown Development Authority and the cultural spaces and artists residing in downtown Miami. Beginning…
Comedy Central’s Drunk History—a show that’s the perfect marriage between learning and inebriation—returns for its third season tonight at 10:30 pm. This episode finds itself in Miami where Ponce de Leon searches for the new world, Griselda Blanco (aka “The Black Widow”) takes command of the Magic City’s once-sizable cocaine…
What do you think about when you think about Miami music? Loud nightclubs on South Beach? Latin beats pulsing from Calle Ocho? The Churchill’s bathroom? Like the rest of Miami, it’s an overwhelming pot of diversity. But it’s easy to forget just how important Miami has been to music history…
Thursday, September 3 As locals, we tend to take Miami’s innovative structures for granted. Traveling from Point A to Point B, not noticing all the unique elements that make this city so special, is usually what most occupies our day-to-day thoughts. Knowing we could all use a little shock to…
Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice, along with Amy Nicholson of the LA Weekly, run down the worst and best of the movies they saw this summer, which as summers go, wasn’t so terrible! Among the best performances were those by Sam Elliott, wonderful in two movies,…
When the Frost Museum of Science announced that they would finally be closing the doors of their Coconut Grove location, hearts across Miami broke. Sure, their new digs by the Perez Art Museum look like they’re going to be nice, what with the shark tank, and the millions of dollars…
THU 8/27 Books 1980s Manhattan had a lot in common with Miami (at least, the Miami portrayed in gossip rags and reality-TV shows): hedonistic, sexy, dripping with riches. And number-one New York Times bestselling author Robert Goolrick’s latest book, The Fall of Princes, is all about NYC in the era…
Thursday, August 20 As the summer winds down, music fans feel a distinct chill in the air. Could it be the brilliant, salty breeze floating across the bay? Maybe it’s emanating from the cool kids gathering under the stars behind Pérez Art Museum Miami (1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami). Actually, it’s…
There are many wonderful things that make Haulover Park, it’s undoubtedly Miami’s most unique and memorable park. Many things. One that probably doesn’t come immediately to mind, is the park’s welcoming dog policy; perfect for any Magic City dog lover who is looking to grab some beach time while getting…
Almost a year ago, Miami homeboy Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dropped a hint on Instagram that he would star in a movie reboot of classic camp television show Baywatch. “This is my beach bitch!” Rumors are true… we’re making #BAYWATCH the movie. Edgy, raunchy and hopefully, funny as all hell…
Thursday, August 13 People say laughter is the best medicine, and those people are onto something. Though comedy clubs in Miami aren’t as popular as those in other big cities (cough, New York, cough), we still enjoy a good night filled with funnies, no matter the backdrop. For one night…
