Welcome to the Future: “Holla”

There’s no denying Miami’s weird-ass ways. So each week, Welcome to the Future addresses the absurdity of life in the Magic City — in comic art form, naturally…

Are You A MasterMind?

​”Miami’s arts scene is really developing these days.” It’s a sentiment we’ve been hearing for so long that it’s damn near a cliche. But that doesn’t make it any less true. The creative types who call South Florida home have been transforming our city into a unique and fascinating community…

Great Find: Color Blocked Dress at The Dressing Room

Miami may be one of the vainest cities in the country — but at least we look good doing it. In that spirit, we’re indulging our love of the superficial by spotlighting fashion finds in the 305.The Find: A beige and purple sleeveless color-blocked dress with a menswear inspired silhouette…

The Five Weirdest Reality TV Shows Coming This Season

Is it just us, or is tv getting more bizarre by the day? Five years ago, if you’d asked us if a show about storage facilities would be successful, we’d have yawned in your face. Today, of course, Storage Wars is just the tip of the “watch these weird people…

2011’s Winners and Losers in the Arts

From the wildly successful inaugural Wynwood Art Fair to an unforgettable multi-culti bender transforming Miami Beach into a marathon 13-hour art festival during Sleepless Night, South Florida had plenty to crow about during the past twelve months. We were just about to breathe in the rarefied air of a year…

Alex Silva: A Designer Among the Walls

Fashion Breakdown: Jumper made by Alex Silva; sandals from a shoe market in NY; purse from Kate Spade; belt is vintage; necklace from Sadie Designs on Etsy; lipstick is two shades from YSL; heart ring is a gift from her sister…

Etsy, Not Regretsy: Five Miami Artists To Watch

One look at the DIY website Etsy proves it: Homemade crafts have come a long way since Nana’s crocheted doilies. Though there are plenty of failed attempts at creativity represented on the site — Regretsy, anyone? — they’re balanced by pieces that are original, inventive, and aesthetically stunning. And many…

Change is Good: Miami’s 2012 New Year’s Resolutions

Man, Miami, you’re sort of awesome. There’s so many things to love about you! Look at all of that warm sand and water, and the Everglades with its alligators. So cool. Palm trees are the best, aren’t they? The rest of the U.S. is so envious of yours. There’s art…

Ten Best Things to Do This Weekend in Miami

It’s the last weekend of 2011/first weekend of 2012. If you haven’t already spent your Christmas bonus on a gaudy pair of Tory Burch flats (ladies) or bulky Air Jordan XI Concords (fellas), there are plenty of ways to burn through a couple hundred bucks over the next few days…

Naomi: Self-Made and Secondhand

​Fashion Breakdown: Top from American Apparel (self-made cut up), skirt from American Apparel too, jacket from thrift store in South Beach, tweed Fedora hat from Forever XXI, purse from thrift, boots from Steve Madden. …

New York Jets: Respected Rivals or Worst Team Ever?

Miami’s had a tough football year, and that’s putting it nicely. But it’s about to get even worse, when the city’s droves of New York and New Jersey transplants take to the streets, the bars, and Sun Life Stadium clad in green to support the Jets in the last game…

Five Things to Do After Midnight on New Year’s

The New Year is upon us, once again!This one is noteworthy because it is the last on the Mayan calendar. What does that mean? Nothing really. Remember in 1999 when the media convinced us that Y2K would end life for us as we know it? Well, the Mayans did the…

Five Miami Non-Profits Who Could Use Your Tax-Deductible Gift

With the New Year just a few days away, we’re all soul-searching for meaningful resolutions. Coincidentally, with 2012 comes paying 2011’s pesky taxes, which means we’re also searching for ways to get out of giving our year’s savings to Uncle Sam. Whether you’re in it for the gift of giving,…

Pool, Poker and Pain Creator Talks Gambling and Fighting

A waft of stale Coors Banquet and Camel cigarette smoke smacks you like a schoolyard sucker punch, temporarily clouding your vision and watering your eyes. A generic blend of 1970s Americana shuffles through the jukebox as 40-something-year-old divorcee waitresses deliver greasy baskets of cheese burgers and french fries to high-top…

LegalArt Launches “Community Supported Art”

If you’re a foodie, you’ve likely heard of CSAs. Standing for “community supported agriculture,” it’s the handy acronym given to programs that sell shares of farms’ crops directly to consumers, putting farmers in closer contact with their customers in the process. Espousing a “think globally, eat locally” philosophy, CSAs help…