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Snackdown: Coconut Grove, Downtown, Coral Gables Move Into the Semi-Finals

Over the next few weeks, Short Order will pair eight Miami-Dade neighborhoods in a "Snackdown". This is the first semi-final round-up. This afternoon we'll pit Coconut Grove against Downtown Miami. Which one is the better neighborhood for dining?Read our arguments and VOTE! Tweet it. Facebook it. Google+ it. Comment.For north...
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Twelve Days of Christmas Art From Sketchy Miami

Traditional Christmas parties are such a drag, usually resulting in awkward conversations with coworkers you never wanted to see outside of the office or the regrettable, booze-fueled antics of formerly estranged family members. So thank the sweet baby Jesus for Sketchy Miami. Its talented artists are channeling their holiday cheer...
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Place Versus Purpose

It takes laser focus to distill a vision to its unadorned essence. In 2007, Julie Davidow channeled her inner alchemist to strike gold when she co-authored a coffee-table tome with photographer Paul Clemence. Their book, Miami Contemporary Artists, showcasing more than 100 South Florida artists driving this city’s cultural evolution,...
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Soul Train‘s Don Cornelius Dead at 75 of an Apparent Suicide

Legendary Soul Train creator and longtime host Don Cornelius has died of an apparent suicide. He was 75 years old. According to the Los Angeles Times, police arrived at Cornelius's Sherman Oaks home around 4 a.m. PST and transported the Soul Train producer to an area hospital, where he was...
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94. Spiked Frrrozen Hot Chocolate at Serendipity 3

It's that time of year again when we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.94. Spiked Frrrozen...
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Veganism Is My Health Insurance

Going to the doctor is hardly an option for me. It hasn't been since I left my last full-time job -- and the health insurance it offered -- about a year and a half ago, when I decided to pursue my writing career.As a freelancer, I'm lucky to enjoy a...
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Michael McKeever’s Moscow at Arsht: Lack of Focus Leaves Us Cold

A Cuban society woman turned inept American housekeeper drags a recalcitrant mop bucket across the patio between her awkwardly spread legs. A wide-eyed dilettante, her bird-like frame wrapped in tropical hues, reads a nuclear fallout shelter's user manual -- including bits about what to do with your radioactive hair --...
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Five Other Things Floridians Might Confuse a Taco For

​In the past few months, we've noticed an alarming number of mistaken identity cases regarding tacos. Last October, Riptide told you about the drunk Florida man who handed over a taco when law enforcement asked him for identification. Yesterday, we told you about a man stabbing his passenger for mistaking...
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Comic Stimulation

On the surface, Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl's smart and witty comedy In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play), opening Friday at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center, is about the inadvertent invention of the vibrator. But at its heart, the play explores the mistreatment of women in the late...
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Mastermind 2012 Honorable Mention: Yovani Bauta

Miami New Times' Mastermind Awards honors the city's most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 150 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We'll be profiling our honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year's three Mastermind Award winners...
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Antonio Banderas Wines Miami Up at Sunset Corners

Those eyes, that charm, and that voice. Yes, Antonio Banderas has spent decades making hearts pitter patter but the movie star has proven equally successful at his latest endeavor, wine maker. Antonio is in Miami this weekend introducing his Anta Banderas wines during the annual South Beach Wine and Food...
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Whitney Houston’s Funeral Live Stream: Five Predictions

The internet, a safe haven where perverts can download fetish porn and degenerates bet on sports. It's an information superhighway trolled by digital pirates on the lookout for copyrighted gold and a place where everyone can be the star of their very own Truman Show. But on Saturday, February 18,...
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Miami, Miami Beach and Hialeah Election Results: Live Blog

Will Matti Herrera Bower be able to slide past joke candidate turned semiserious competitor Steve Berke to regain her job as Miami Beach Mayor? Will Raul Martinez return once again to the seat of Hialeah Mayor he held for decades? Will there be any sort of serious shake up on...
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Mastermind 2012 Finalist: Aholsniffsglue

Miami New Times' Mastermind Awards honors the city's most inspiring creatives. As we approach Artopia, our annual arts soiree where we'll announce the three Mastermind winners March 8, we're profiling each of our nine 2012 finalists. For tickets and more information about Artopia, visit the website. The mention of his name...
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Is John Kerry the Biggest Badass in Congress?

You remember John Kerry. He's the Massachusetts senator, the one with the snooty Yale degree, the hundred-dollar haircuts, and the hoity-toity heiress for a wife. When he ran for president in 2004, Republicans said he was too soft to lead our nation; he was a flip-flopper, a delicate guy with...
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MasterMind 2012 Finalists: Drugged Conscience Records

Miami New Times' Mastermind Awards honors the city's most inspiring creatives. As we approach Artopia, our annual arts soiree where we'll announce the three Mastermind winners March 8, we're profiling each of our nine 2012 finalists. For tickets and more information about Artopia, visit the website.Drugged Conscience RecordsWhen metal band...