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A Miamian who’s never been to the Biltmore? For shame. This 1926 landmark is a throwback to the days of Prohibition-era glamour, and a remarkable monument to Miami gone by. With 150 acres as its backyard, this sprawling, majestic hotel is a historical gem. And as any nearly 100-year-old building is apt to do, it […]
Before cell phones and the Internet, there was Bird Bowl. This old-fashioned, Big Lebowski-style bowling alley has been open for 52 years. Besides the lanes, there’s a billiard room with 18 newly re-covered tables, an arcade with tons of videogames, and a lounge area with nightly drink specials. Next to the lounge is Perky’s Pizza, […]
Founded in 2014, Biscayne Bay Brewing Company has become the official beer of the Miami Marlins and Miami Heat, operating a taproom inside LoanDepot park, as well as a production facility and taproom inside the redeveloped historic Post Office building food hall complex in downtown Miami.
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This historic theater in Overtown was once a famous stop on the black vaudeville circuit, showcasing top talent in the early 1900s. Currently under renovation, it will reopen to a host of new shows and performances in 2014. Plus, it’s on the National Register of Historic Places, so you know it’s got serious historical cred.
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Miami hired its first black police officers back in 1944, and it was only through six years of struggling without a locale to call their own that they were granted a separate courthouse, jail and precinct house in Overtown. While it was closed in 1963 as integration finally came to the city, it still stands […]
