Comedian Chris Porter was just beginning to headline clubs when he tried out for the 2006 season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Though he came in second, Porter notes that the show “sent my career to another level in a matter of months.” After touring relentlessly, he took a month…
When he arrived in Key West on a steamship in 1928, Ernest Hemingway had written two small novels — The Sun Also Rises and Men Without Women — but was more like the Turtle of the Expatriate Entourage. By the time he ran off to Havana in 1939, he was…
Dying to cross the pond this summer but can’t afford the airline ticket? No worries — just stay put and let Europe come to you. Austria’s Arpeggione Chamber Orchestra is making a return trip to participate in Summerfest 2007. The orchestra will join the Symphony of the Americas — South…
Aside from fur balls, cats are pretty low maintenance; they nap all day, poop in a box, and endlessly entertain themselves with pieces of string. But dogs are a lifestyle, filling otherwise lonely days with love, loyalty, and a constant excuse to go shoe shopping. More so than with the…
Anyone even vaguely familiar with South America knows Colombia’s reputation precedes itself. From picturesque landscapes and striking women to drug cartels and guerrilla warfare, the land is as saturated with beauty as it is with corruption. But thanks to the Colombian Film Festival, it will become memorable for another reason:…
Every summer since 1952, South Floridians have made a play date with the annual David Deal Playday for hours of city-sponsored fun in the sun. This year Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation has teamed up with Black Entertainment Television’s Rap-It-Up Campaign, a partnership that will pair entertainment with HIV/AIDS awareness…
Professional wrestling is full of memorable moments. An older fan might recollect Brutus the Barber Beefcake giving his beaten opponents haircuts. A younger enthusiast might recall the Undertaker burying the defeated in coffins. Today Division 1 Pro Wrestling (D1PW) will give devotees another unforgettable finish at D1PW Dogfight. It won’t…
Sure the new TV show Shaq’s Big Challenge is great, but it doesn’t quite fill the long basketball void of the NBA off-season. That’s why tonight is the perfect time to get your midsummer hoops fix, when the Ball 4 Real Streetball tour comes to American Airlines Arena. Organized by…
You’re at a club drinking when suddenly you hear claves, conga beats, and screaming trumpet lines. A herd of couples scurries to the dance floor. You’re surrounded by a flurry of twists and turns, shoulder shimmies, and skirts flying high. Your partner’s hands embrace your waist, and you ache to…
It’s a requirement that you, as a Miamian, have really strong feelings about those 23 golden blocks on the southern end of Miami Beach. South Beach, either you love it or you hate it. But if SoBe is your preferred party spot, you might have mixed emotions. Which means you…
Los Angeles and New York City are meccas for crafty chicks and DIY dudes, the kind of cool people who silkscreen their own hilariously sardonic T-shirts rather than buy them at mega consumer stores like Tarjet, thank you very much. Miami lags a bit in the crafting community — which…
We’re used to having our summer fun over a three-day weekend, using Monday as a workday opportunity to limp through recovery. But what about the youngsters? It’s the middle of the hot season and they’re getting bored from being parked in front of the TV set. Nickelodeon can only do…
When that guy landed on the moon for the first time, the entire nation was entranced, and millions of folks looked on in awe as a voice muttered some unforgettable phrase about small steps, giant leaps, and mankind. Nowadays the stories of space travel tend to center on psycho, diaper-wearing…
Miller Lite tried its best, but still Miami FC continues to lack whatever would help this struggling-in-the-wins-department soccer club truly represent Miami, bond with more area fans, and make a name for itself in the urbane world of soccer. Fights. Brawls. Skirmishes. The free-beer nights in June didn’t provoke hardly…
For fans of J.K. Rowling’s insanely popular Harry Potter series, today is the calendar equivalent of the offspring of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve 1999. Each tick of the clock will bring us ever closer to the release of the seventh and final (gasp!) installment, Harry Potter and the…
Summertime, and the frizzing ain’t easy. Your normally slick hairdo starts fanning out like a straw broom, and your cute curls begin looking more like something out of the Little Rascals’ Buckwheat style guide. Not otay. Normally a July day at the beach would be a sure-fire recipe for tress…
Although small pockets of local immigrants got all hot and bothered for World Cup soccer (excuse us — football), the rest of Miami let out a collective yawn. Apparently it takes more than buff guys running around on a field and announcers yelling “Goaaaal!” to turn this city on. We…
Way down south by Metrozoo, at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, you can ride an old-time freight train and feel the breeze on your face as the choo-choo chugs along the two-gauge track. It’s good, old-fashioned fun, and it’s a perfect way to celebrate the museum’s 50th anniversary. If you’re…
We love cooking up something fun and different to do during the workweek. On the menu today is part three of the Battle of the Chefs Summer Series. The ingredients: two chefs from renowned downtown Coral Gables restaurants, a bag of mystery ingredients, a state-of-the-art competition kitchen, and a panel…
It seems like every bar, restaurant, and corner store offers a happy hour. But few realize that overcooked hot wings and watered-down drinks do not a happy hour make. As a matter of fact, just thinking about that crap makes us kinda sad. But one of our favorite downtown restaurants,…
I am oddly drawn to bad reality television. Which is why I didn’t change the channel when the new VH-1 reality show Rock of Love came on last night. It’s kind of like Flavor of Love, where Flava Flav sifted through dozens of women in hopes of finding one true…
IsraPost Mickey, are you feeling okay? I found myself on tenth and Washinton this morning stopped in to my favorite fallafel spot on the beach, Pita Plus. Five bucks gets you an awesome sandwich with all the trimmins. The place is run by a really nice bunch of Israeli guys…
