Here are the fun-filled places where the attractions and shows are worth the long lines and overpriced nachos.
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Waffle House has been there for you at your best and worst moments, from picking up bae at the Fort Lauderdale airport at midnight, to nursing a hangover over biscuits before the night is even over. Now, Waffle House might also be there for you for some or all of...
The Miami Hurricanes are 10-0. They're locked into their first appearance in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game, where they'll take on the Clemson Tigers at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium December 2. And if the Canes can win four more games in a row, they'll be national champions for the sixth time.
Some of Miami's business and political elite have argued that because it might be impossible to stop the effects of climate change, we should let the city flood, capitalize on it, and perhaps become a 21st-century Venice. Vanity Fair has reported that some Miami high-rises are now being built with "washout floors" designed to take consistent flooding.
For years, the FBI has been pushing police to adopt "rapid DNA" testing technology, which would let cops quickly obtain the kind of analysis that crime labs usually take months to pull from hair samples or cheek swabs. But privacy experts have long warned that the emerging technology could also lead to huge databases of DNA used for all sorts of reasons by the federal government or local forces.
The Portuguese director João Pedro Rodrigues has called The Ornithologist, which follows a lone bird expert in a remote northern part of the country, an “adventure film.” It’s a genre he fantastically destabilizes to encompass martyrdom, transmigration of the soul, and wild revelers cavorting in Mirandese, a nearly extinct language...
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In this flooding inferno we call home, we believe in dating apps the way we believe that Mayor Philip Levine’s pumps will keep the sea from swallowing Miami Beach at high tide. Though the Magic City regularly ranks as one of the worst places for singles in the nation, we keep swiping.
Dressed in head-to-toe camouflage, Ron Bergeron emerges from a yellow thicket and gazes at the open pasture. A heavy rainstorm has left behind a field of black mud and wet grass in Big Cypress National Preserve. The sky is gray and the land bare, save for a herd of deer...
This past Christmas, after Waffle House debuted its black gift card, the popular restaurant firm's CEO, Walt Ehmer, sent Florida born, Miami-raised Billy Corben a $250 example.
Miamians still don't spend enough time worrying about global warming. Sure, we've got multiple city task forces dedicated to making sure Dade County isn't underwater by the year 2100. But construction across town has continued to boom, to the point that it seems like real-estate developers believe they're building in landlocked Colorado as opposed to a city that can adequately be described as "pre-Venice."
You've heard of Gianni Versace, Al Capone, and Bob Marley. But here are five famous characters you might not have known were buried in South Florida.
The way Miami Beach city commissioners tell it, Ocean Drive — the most famous street in Miami — has turned into a literal war zone. Drug dealers are roaming the streets, thieves are clubbing old ladies over the head, and you might lose your life if you hang out on the tourist-heavy street on the wrong night.
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Happy Friday! This weekend is filled with fiestas and fetes, including New Times' Brew at the Zoo. Today is Cinco de Mayo, and many Miami restaurants and bars are offering specials on tequila and Mexican beers. Saturday, break out your best hat and finery and attend a Kentucky...
Valentine's Day is here, and if you're planning a dinner alone tonight, don't fret. It's not you — it's Miami! Despite our city's swaying palm trees and balmy evenings tinged with a hint of seaspray, Miami apparently sucks in the romance department — at least according to Instacart.
The best time of the week is finally here — the weekend. The next three days are filled with music, art, parties, and boozy beverages galore. From Coral Gables to Little Havana to South Beach, these are the best places to be until the sun comes up Monday morning.
As the heat index reached 110 degrees this past August, Cathleen Parra stood attention at the side of an outdoor dance floor on New York's Governors Island. Her job, she says, was "to make sure no one was getting too rowdy." At first, Parra, a burlesque artist who performs under...
American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) is May 15 through 21: seven days dedicated to the people and culture of the industry in the U.S., including South Florida. This year, breweries and bars across the region will host a variety of events, including beer-pairing dinners, releases, anniversary parties, and tap takeovers.
If you’re queer or in the know, you’ve likely spent the third Sunday of any month in the past two years at the Corner in downtown Miami, having a kiki with every king and queen during Counter Corner. Behind the bar, you’ve found Sleeper, pouring drinks and chatting with everyone who passes by at the event that he and Juleisy y Karla founded. What you might not know is just how interesting he is.
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Wins haven't been easy to come by for the Miami Heat this season, but according to a new study, Heat fans keep winning off the court. They don't need science to prove they are among the best fans in all of sports — but science keeps stepping in to prove it's true.
At a dilapidated Knights Inn in Homestead, Almlak Benitez stood in front of a camera with a black mask covering his hazel eyes and a long robe obscuring his tattooed biceps. Cockroach carcasses lined the worn-out carpet of the $69 room, which he and his friend Mohammad Skaik had pooled...
Thursday Art and politics are almost inextricable in Cuba, largely because the postrevolution government oscillated between brutally censoring artists and enthusiastically championing the arts. This is why looking at Cuban art can feel like looking into an alternate reality — movements like pop art and surrealism are recognizable enough, but...
It's safe to say that Miami had a rough summer. Between an insane heat index and the threat of Zika looming over Wynwood and South Beach, not many restaurants opened during our historical slow months. In September, however, Miami started to come back from its doldrums. Wynwood is alive and...