Playboy‘s Miss August Francesca Frigo Is a Miami Girl

According to the official Playboy Playmate Data Sheet, Miss August Francesca Frigo is a 24-year-old female with a 34D bust, a 24-inch waist, and 34-inch hips. She stands 5’5″ and weighs 115 pounds. Now maybe we’re weird, but isn’t this kind of stat collecting kinda creepy? It’s a little like…

Miami Squares: A Poetry Night That Partied

Does the idea of “poetry” remind you of your tortured teen years of unrequited love and total social rejection? Or maybe Def Poetry Jam comes to mind, with its singsong sounds and its dark themes of rape and race. Luckily, there are poetry readings that escape cliche and melodrama to…

Crazy Mary‘s Family Is Psychotic, Just Like Yours

Every family has its version of the outcast: the crazy aunt, the crazy half-brother’s ex-wife’s cousin. But would it change things if you learned that your deranged family member also happened to be crazy-rich? Would you seek them out for a donation to your backpacking-Europe-for-personal-enlightenment fund?Before you drive down that…

Drinking and Drawing Proves Drunks Are Better Animators

Tonight at the News Lounge, ladies and gents will hunch over light boxes and scribble on note cards while a rowdy bunch behind them waits its turn. It’s Drinking and Drawing, a sort of animated jam session where the artistically inclined come together over pints and highballs to create a…

Project Runway’s Best Miami Designers From Seasons Past

The new season of Project Runway airs tonight, blah, blah, snore. And we’re more than a little bitter that Season 8 doesn’t have any South Florida locals — not a one. The first fashion reality television show has had designers from the Sunshine State in almost every season. Here, we…