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If you thought that whole trapeze thing was only for circus performers, you were so wrong. At the Flying Trapeze School in Bayfront Park, you can soar through the skies like the best of the carnies. This unique academy of sorts offers lessons for fliers of all levels – and with your double line safety […]
Fooq’s is part French, part Italian, part Persian, but not at all confused. Persian and Italian together don’t seem to make sense, but under the care of restaurateur David Foulquier, it’s all you need.Read our full review of Fooq’s.
A prestigious locale on Miami’s art landscape, the Fredric Snitzer Gallery has often been named amongst the nation’s best since its inception in the ’70s. Owner Snitzer sits on the Art Basel selection committee, and his namesake gallery showcases contemporary work there annually from their lineup of artists that includes Alice Aycock, Naomi Fisher and […]
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Whether bedecked with colorful alligators for Art Basel or just standing as a beacon beneath the Miami sun, this 17-foot classic structure has serious landmark status. The Miami Tower, constructed in 1925 in downtown, once served as an immigration station for Cuban refugees. Today, it’s part of Miami-Dade College’s Wolfson campus, and it’s used for […]
You know a restaurant has tapped into those wacky Californians when you can eat Mexican-style chicken eggrolls, caesar salad, herb-marinated and grilled skirt steak, spinach-sausage lasagna, and chocolate souffle all in the same meal. Throw in a mostly California wine list, affable servers without a shred of Miami’s infamous ‘tude, and an ambiance so relaxed […]
Garcia’s Seafood Grille & Fish Market has been serving up a winning combination of fresh fish dishes and family hospitality for nearly 60 years. In-the-know Miamians flock to this indoor/outdoor restaurant overlooking the Miami River – overseen these days by brothers Luis Garcia and Esteban Garcia Jr., whose parents founded the local institution in 1966 […]
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Most people’s understanding of Rastafarianism is centered around Bob Marley and weed-smoking. But the series of daily practices of consciousness that comprise this syncretic religion are far more complex. Take Ital, the vegetarian diet to promote life energy. You can check it out at Garden of Eatin’, a tiny restaurant that will make you feel […]
This small, homegrown take-out caf