In a letter to the Miami Beach Commission, City Manager Jimmy L. Morales has detailed what he believes went wrong and lead to the trash disaster after this weekend's Floatopia event. His explanation can be best summed up by lightly tweaking some classic Milli Vanilli lyrics: " Blame it on the rain...
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In 2020 Miami will host the Super Bowl for a record eleventh time; that's for sure. It's still a question though, whether South Florida will benefit from hosting the game.. After being turned down since 2010, Stephen Ross and his self-financed $450 million stadium upgrade finally lured a Super Bowl...
Anyone who's been following cocktail culture the past few years knows a thing or two about mezcal, the smoky, flavorful Mexican agave spirit. In South Florida, it's showing up on menus anywhere they serve Mexican food and tequila. But, at a newly renovated craft beer bar located in the heart...
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Today's election slate might not be the most jam-packed or exciting, but the results will have reverberations in some of Miami-Dade's most important cities for years to come. Though, local elections (especially in these parts) are plagued by notoriously low turnout, that does mean that, hey, we could be in...
Now that Carmel Cafiero is gone, it's hard not to wonder if serious journalism on local television is also finished.
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You might remember seeing a bleach-blonde, grillz-wearing hair genius on Season 14 of America's Next Top Model and wondering who the hell he was. For starters, he calls himself Weaven Steven. Think of him as the "baddest white boy in the hair business" (and that's not because he fancies a sophisticated...
You won't often hear Donald Trump admit he made a mistake, but his personal charity has for donating to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's election campaign. See, Trump and Bondi go way back. Well, at least as far back as 2013. Bondi was deciding whether or not her office should...
Yesterday SeaWorld announced it would stop breeding orcas, the latest fallout from the Blackfish documentary. The news comes on the heels of the theme park's announcement that the company will also construct larger, more "natural" habitats for its killer whales. Miami activists celebrated the news — but were also left...
Le Cordon Bleu, the school where Julia Child learned how to cook, is closing all its schools. A notice on the school's website informs students: As announced in December 2015, Le Cordon Bleu will begin a gradual process of discontinuing operations. As a result, January 4, 2016 will be the...
In August 1992, the biggest storm to hit Miami in over 60 years roared through the city. It destroyed homes, claimed a few lives, and left more injured. Many families remember the ferocity of the howling winds and the sounds of the branches cracking. Others still recall huddling in a closet...
Today's young millennials weaned on a lifetime of electronic music can hardly imagine how futuristic and positively alien acid house first sounded to listeners in the '80s. In contrast to the mostly pop and disco-based dance music of the time, the hypnotic, hard-hitting machine beats and trippy synthetic bass squelches...
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The state government is firmly controlled by Republicans, but that doesn't mean that Governor Rick Scott gets whatever he wants. Scott, at times, has a notable aversion to compromise even with others in his party and is no stranger to angering other Tallahassee Republicans. Usually, this puts him at odds with...
When the enigmatic local gallery Guccivuitton announced it had changed its name to Versace Versace Versace, it sent a clear sign to the Miami art scene: this was a new type of gallery, interested in the art and art-marketing of the future. It's most recent exhibit, "To love a picture...
Haiti is in the midst of a serious presidential succession crisis, and current president Michel Martelly decided to make things even odder by dropping a sexist song targeting a female journalist, which, translated from Creole, is dubbed, "Give Themr The Banana." Martelly, by the way, is required to leave office on...
Juan Manuel Fernández Montoya, known as "Farruquito," was born into one of the grand families of flamenco. His father was the late cantaor Juan Fernández Flores, "El Moreno." His mother, the dancer Rosario Montoya, was referred to as "La Farruca." And his grandfather, the founder of a flamenco school of...
Thursday Good timing or mere coincidence? Either way, with the recent conclusion of the Summer Olympics in Rio, it makes sense to continue to shine the spotlight on Brazil's vibrant culture. Consequently, the celebration continues with ArtBrazil 2016, the fourth-annual monthlong event that will, for the first time, be expanded...
As Florida Power and Light finalized plans to expand its nuclear reactors at Turkey Point three years ago, critics were aghast. The nuclear plant already sits at a environmentally fragile spot and upping the power production would seriously threaten the ecosystem, they argued. Turns out they were right. This morning,...
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Hardcore Henry screened as a midnight movie at last September’s Toronto Film Festival, and was so ecstatically received that a distributor bidding war ensued. Six months later, the film has hit theaters nationwide and fallen flat, thanks to intensely negative reviews from critics upset by its unceasing violence. It didn’t...
At the end of a semester-long study abroad program in Genoa, Italy in December 2014, a group of architecture students from Florida International University went out to a celebratory dinner. After the restaurant, many students and a handful of faculty members grabbed drinks at a local bar. At 2 a.m., three...
Last week, the film The Sun Like a Big Dark Animal (El Sol Como un Gran Animal Oscuro) - directed by Miami-based filmmakers Christina Felisgrau and Ronnie Rivera (together known as Bleeding Palm) - made its online debut. Produced by the Miami-based Borscht Corp., the short had its world premiere at the 2015...
Here’s a fact: The Miami Heat have not won a playoff game since Prince died. Think about it. Here’s another fact: The officiating in the Heat’s first round series against the Charlotte Hornets has been decisively skewed towards the Hornets in a series that is now tied at 2-2. Coincidence?...