The “cool” months have arrived, and visitors are flocking back to Miami. Hotels, restaurants, and clubs will be operating at full capacity. Formerly sluggish social calendars are quickly filling up with all sorts of fabulous events. Snowbirds, model types, and socialites aren’t the only people heading to sunny South Florida…
Nathan Horton heard a who? after he was kicked back to the fourth line for a couple of games, but that’s what happens when you’re not toeing the line. At least he took the demotion seriously and picked up his pace to work his way back to the front with…
It’s almost time to hang the stockings, do the shopping and baking, go to company parties, and fluff the futon because Great Aunt Edna will be staying at the house. It’s the same every year: hectic with a tiny speck of light flickering at the end of the holiday tunnel…
My mother is concerned I am taking this drink-of-the-week gig too seriously. “Do you have to go out drinking every week?” she asked. “Isn’t that too much?” It’s a tough job, Mom. Maybe I shouldn’t tell you that this week I went to M-Bar at the Mandarin Oriental (500 Brickell…
You have been hiding photos of that two-carat emerald-cut Tiffany diamond set in platinum (yes, the one with the baguettes) in his sock drawer and briefcase for months. And although you would have preferred that when he finally proposed, he had done it in any way other than on the…
Looks like it is that time of year again. Many people will gain the inevitable holiday fifteen, host distant family members they really don’t want to see, and, of course, spend, spend, spend. All in the spirit of … wait, what are we celebrating again? Well if you need a…
Think back on your life. What if one moment, one detail, had been drastically different? Would your life be different today? That is why we love movies like Pulp Fiction, Groundhog Day, and Kill Bill; they take us on nonlinear journeys without all of the mess. One of the genre’s…
Emmanuel Lawson’s field of expertise is New World cooking, savory delicacies influenced by his African homeland and richly spiced with American soul. The chef from Togo first made his local reputation at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Now Chef Credo, as he is affectionately known, has launched his own catering business…
Believe it or not, South Florida history dates back further than 1980’s Mariel Boatlift. The Historical Museum of Southern Florida’s 31st annual Harvest Festival celebrates South Florida history at the Fair & Expo Center today and Sunday, featuring eleven local author/historians speaking about various area landmarks; an impressive collection of…
Being funny can be difficult, but doing improv comedy is like the Iron Man of funny. Tonight you can get a preview of the upcoming Miami Improv Festival with a free performance by Just the Funny, Miami’s kings of comedy. This Save the Date Spectacular is meant to be just…
Let’s go bowling! Those three little words are usually met with a resounding groan. The balls are heavy, those holes will most certainly ruin your manicure, and who wants to stick their feet in shoes that have been worn by, like, hundreds of people? Hey, at least you no longer…
In many other cities of Miami’s size, citizens can be seen doing strange things on the weekends: They spread blankets on the grass, carry their food in baskets, and congregate at their neighborhood parks for some outdoor fun. Here you’re more likely to drive past a practically empty green space…
They call Miami a sunny place for shady people. Our pastel-color buildings might look innocuous, but wander into the wrong place at the wrong time and you could stumble across a scene out of Brian De Palma’s Scarface. There is dark mulch to be found under the coral rock: epithet-spewing…
Beauty might be only skin deep, but a great personality isn’t going to get you in the door of that ritzy club. When the sun sets, doormen everywhere assume the position of Saint Peter, permitting the stylish and beautiful to pass through the nightlife version of the Pearly Gates. Those…
The NBA playoffs are commonly considered the real season. The 82 regularly scheduled games serve as a seeding process, although tonight’s 7:30 scrimmage versus the New York Knicks has a tinge of drama because back when the Knicks were a pro-level team, the Heat had something of a rivalry with…
Few contemporary dance groups provoke thought or dazzle the senses as much as Ronald K. Brown and his Evidence Dance Company, whose work has earned the talented hoofer a reputation as one of the most profound choreographers of his generation. Tonight and Saturday at 8:00, Miami Dade College brings Brown’s…
When drive-ins ruled, our parents flocked to them to conceive us in the back seats of their cars. Later, when they couldn’t find a babysitter, they hogtied us in the Chevy and dragged us to the scene of the crime, polluting our pliant young minds with B-movie cheese while they…
Before the iPod, people used to actually wear giant headphones and carry clunky Walkman cassette players while running down the street. Even after skip-protected CD players came out, an evening jog was still accompanied by stuttering versions of your favorite tunes if you hit uneven pavement. Gosh, if only you…
Whenever landlocked visitors come to Miami, they always want to have drinks by the water. “Let’s go to South Beach,” they plead, not yet realizing that although the name would indicate fabulous seaside vistas, most of the bars there aren’t within eyeshot of the lapping waves. If you want to…
With the holidays approaching, everyone has been busy making lists of gifts they want to receive and those they will give. But go ahead and cross the Miami Art Museum off of your gift-giving list, because the museum just got a big one. In fact it is the largest single…
Real estate come-on, or art? Was it true? All the hubbub about razing The Miami Herald’s waterfront headquarters and putting up condo towers? Sure, Herald poobahs have said there are no plans to move, and the city has rejected a bid to rezone the bay front property for highrises. But…
Lock yer doors, pirates be comin’ From Blackbeard to the infamous Captain Barbarossa, history’s most renowned pirates have all exhibited an unseemly talent for raping, pillaging, scheming, cheating, and lying. Ironically, this past Friday, before a modest crowd who had gathered at Bayfront Park to witness the cast and crew…
