The Best Things to Do in Miami This Weekend

The best time of the week is finally here — the weekend. And Miami offers everything from Travis Scott at Grand Central, Lil Jon at LIV, and Wynwood Brewing Company’s second-anniversary block party. Here’s just a glimpse at what our city has to offer this weekend, so get up and…

Man From U.N.C.L.E. Is a Charming Throwback

In a world gone mad for superhero movies, what chance does the light spy caper have? Audiences will put total faith in a guy wearing a red metal suit, but the soft woolen folds of the bespoke kind barely register. When a whole city can be blasted to smithereens thanks…

Miami Memoirs: Revisiting Joan Didion’s Miami

“Havana vanities come to dust in Miami. On the August night in 1933 when General Gerardo Machado, then president of Cuba, flew out of Havana into exile, he took with him five revolvers, seven bags of gold, and five friends, still in their pajamas.” -Miami by Joan Didion Many outsiders…

Photographer Shares Poetic Images of Cuba on Instagram

As eager tourists all over the United States gear up for what is surely an imminent easing of travel restrictions to Cuba, the International Center of Photography is turning its lens towards the island, offering a looking glass for those longing to uncover its enchantment and suspension in time. But…

The Ten Best Things to Do in Miami This Week

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…

Ten Things Every Cuban From Miami Will Understand

Growing up Cuban in Miami was kind of like growing up Cuban in Cuba – if you were raised in the 1950s. Fidel may have taken their properties, their businesses, and their country, but he would never take their way of life, GODDAMNIT! Our parents did their best to assimilate…

For the Love of Dogs: SiliDog Marries Innovation With Philanthropy

Great ideas are often so simple; it’s a wonder they haven’t been done. So it goes with SiliDogs, the south Florida startup bringing pet tags into the modern era. SiliDog tags are brighter, more durable, and more customizable than traditional dog tags. Plus, every design supports a different charitable cause…

Miami Flea Market Will Feature Local Food, Talent, and Treasures

Flea markets are as American as apple pie, but they’re hardly a common occurrence in Miami. Finding a good one takes a trek to Hialeah or Homestead. Now, on August 16, the city’s Arts + Entertainment District is hosting Miami Flea, the first-ever carefully curated flea market experience in Miami…

The Seven Best Books About Miami

Ever feel like people don’t get you or where you come from? Ever feel like the city you call home doesn’t belong in the U.S., doesn’t belong anywhere? Congratulations: You must be from Miami. The following seven books are about the city you call casa, about the best and worst…