You know Miami stripper Skrawberry for her rap skills, her political commentary, and of course, her sexy moves on the pole. Now, you’ll also know her for her sound advice. In this weekly column, Skraw responds to readers’ questions about life, love, and beyond. Got a question for Skraw? Hit…
When Lifetime’s new show, Dance Moms: Miami, was announced a few months ago, it polarized the nation. (Well, the trashy reality TV-watching parts of it, anyway.) Some cried out against yet another onslaught of programming about overbearing parents and their poor, overworked children who’ll be fueling the mental therapy industry…
You’d think that giving the job of the Miami City Ballet director to a Cuban-born, Miami-raised, seasoned dance pro would be just about the least controversial move a South Florida arts organization could make. But you’d be wrong.Miami City Ballet named Lourdes Lopez as the successor to Edward Villella, company…
Say what you will about Bank of America’s evil schemes to extract every available dollar from your checking account via absurd fees. This weekend, at least, you can get some free art out of the deal.Culture vultures who charge everything on plastic will be highly appreciative of Bank of America’s…
Nothing in Miami is what it seems. Not the tans. Not the boobs. And soon, not the dogs.This summer, Florida’s ban on dying animals — as in, coloring the fur of living animals, not just a ban on, like, fluffy bunnies with terminal cancer — will be lifted. And extreme…
Carnies generally have an unkempt, disheveled look to them. When you see them at the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair, you think to yourself, “Damn, what meth lab and/or Renaissance festival turned these guys down?” Well, say what you want about their appearance or undeclared taxable income generated from their homegrown…
Last week on Dancing With The Stars, Martina Navratilova was eliminated. We had a lot of fun making jokes that Martina would be the first eliminated, but… um… yeah, that’s pretty much it. Not to say she wasn’t memorable, but we almost submitted this recap before realizing we called her…
A cheer catchier than the material girl’s new song that chants MDNA rang through the streets of Coconut Grove last evening. Calls of “Give it back, give it back” could be heard reverberating off the facade of the Coconut Grove Playhouse, which was shuttered in 2006 and left to decline…
If you’re devoted Basketball Wives fans like we are, you probably caught last night’s episode and thought, “Finally!” Yep, this show is finally right where we like it: dramatic and bougier than ever.Thanks to baby Jesus himself, we caught back up with the ladies poolside at the Perry Hotel (AKA…
It’s hard to be a ninja in Miami. It’s hot in those black stealth suits; the humidity makes everything slippery; and we’re way behind our California competitors when it comes to the art of ninja warfare. (Damn the West Coast and its proximity to Japan.)Still, that didn’t stop G4’s American…
The 36th annual Carbonell Awards were handed out amid shrieks and thunderous applause from the audience at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Only one pair of presenters was impaired — or aided, you choose — by alcohol, and there was just the right amount of surprise in most…
Flashback to the gym scene, circa 1995. Nipple-grazing tanks, spandex shorts, and Chuck Taylors abound (as do ‘roid rages and tacky fades). Lucky us — these glory days are returning to the streets of Miami with Michael Bay’s newest flick, Pain and Gain. And the film’s casting directors held an…
Check out more photos from the Model Beach Volleyball Tournament in our slide show.When you heard the Model Beach Volleyball Tournament was returning to South Beach last weekend, you probably had one of two reactions: 1. Oh my God, I need to be there to look at all the hot…
Walk down NW Second Avenue near 26th Street, and you’ll come across an unassuming storefront with a painted portrait of Yves Saint Laurent. No big signs. No flashy lights. But none of that is needed. There’s plenty of flash within the four walls of the Keni Valenti Gallery. Walk through…
I’m just going to come right out and say it: I am a wimp. A pansy. One of those girls who has to ask men to open jars and help get her luggage down from the overhead compartment. I’ve never been naturally gifted when it comes to sports, and I’ve…
Tonight, South Florida’s biggest names in theater will gather at the Carbonell Awards, our regional version of the Tonys.But in Coconut Grove, another theater-minded group of people will gather in an attempt to resuscitate a former venue for live performance: the Coconut Grove Playhouse.”Give It Back” has called for concerned…
As rough as the work week can be, stress-filled weekends can be worse. Even if you’re somehow not as exhausted from all the wrestling mayhem as we are, it’s likely you’re beat from April Fool’s Day nonsense, your weekend workload, or that nagging voice in the back of your head…
A Cuban society woman turned inept American housekeeper drags a recalcitrant mop bucket across the patio between her awkwardly spread legs. A wide-eyed dilettante, her bird-like frame wrapped in tropical hues, reads a nuclear fallout shelter’s user manual — including bits about what to do with your radioactive hair –…
Ever retrieved a vegetable dumpling from a leathery glory hole in the shape of a vulva? No? The guests of last night’s PAIRINGS fundraiser at LegalArt did. They also bid on paintings of buttocks and Tiffany’s jewelry, all while sipping Peronis and munching on succulent spare ribs or arepas with…
If you’ve always dreamed of making your big-screen debut as a Miami gym rat, this weekend’s your chance.The casting directors of Pain and Gain — which, in case you’ve missed our extensive coverage thus far, is Michael Bay’s movie shot in Miami based on a New Times story of bodybuilding,…
Before I became the president of Miami’s only fake university, I wrote for the Miami New Times, where I learned there were certain key words that dramatically increase the readership of any blog post — words like “iPhone,” “lesbian,” “LeBron,” etc. “Poetry” wasn’t one of them.So to let you all…
So you caught the premiere of Magic City at the Miami International Film Festival earlier this month, and you’re hooked. One problem: You can’t afford premium cable, so won’t be able to see what happens next when the show makes its debut on Starz April 6.Worry not — Starz has…
