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Nobu Reemerges in Miami Beach for an Exacting Crowd

Deep inside the 3-month-old Nobu Miami at Eden Roc, a German tourist sporting a salmon-hued pullover stands in front of the sushi bar. His back is stiff and his arms are crossed. "How many years did you apprentice?" he asks an itamae who's busy forming a knob of snowy rice...
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E11even Celebrates Two Years of Being a Little Bit of Everything

Not long after Dennis DeGori opened Miami’s now iconic 24-hour megaclub, he stood inside on a balcony in a freshly pressed suit, hair slicked back like Joe Pesci, surveying his kingdom with an heir of sovereignty. “I looked like someone in a position of authority,” he recounts. It was either...
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Bill Would Keep Florida on Daylight-Saving Time Permanently

It's been more than a month now since we fell back to standard time, but if you're like, you still probably haven't gotten used to it getting dark so early. Well, consider state Rep. Kristin Jacobs your new hero. The Broward County Democrat has introduced a bill that would keep Florida...
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Two Men’s Quest for Florida’s Mysterious Skunk Ape

Chris Conner and Mark Barton jump onto mud-specked mountain bikes and pedal down a dirt road so overgrown with weeds it seems forgotten by man. "Get ready," says Barton, a lanky, six-foot-four 63-year-old who moves as if he were in his 30s. "Last time we did this, I ran right...
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Disney to Ditch Miami-Based Fusion After Investing in Vice

A little over two years ago two established old media companies decided they knew exactly what the elusive millennial network wanted: a joint venture between two established old media companies!  Univision and The Walt Disney Company, through its subsidiary ABC News, launched the Miami-based Fusion network in 2013, but now...
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The Real Story Behind the Movie War Dogs

A semicircle of balding military bureaucrats glowers across a mahogany desk at two 20-something stoners from Miami Beach. "Frankly, we were a tad concerned with your performance history against a deal of this size," one of the bureaucrats intones. "But after meeting you two face-to-face, we feel like we're in...
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Big Cypress Distillery Begins Gin Production in Miami-Dade County

Miami has another spirit maker in town. It's called Big Cypress Distillery and co-owner Fernando Plata received his federal permit from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau on December 8.  Located near the Tamiami Airport, Plata's distillery is one of a handful in the county, along with Miami...
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Poll: Even Florida Voters Are Giving Up on Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush remains intensely popular in his home base. The Miami media market in fact may be one of the few places left in the country where the former Governor remains the most popular choice for the Republican Presidential nomination, but Bush's popularity in the rest of the state continues...
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A Defense of Togetherness’ Blinding Whiteness

In a September interview with GQ, Constance Wu, star of NBC’s Fresh Off the Boat, observed of the HBO series Togetherness, “It’s a show about white people.” She’s not wrong: Created by indie-film luminaries Jay and Mark Duplass, along with the actor Steve Zissis, Togetherness is a low-key look at...
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Even Without Sly, the Music Lives on for the Family Stone

In the mid ‘60s, the division between the races was never more distinct. Despite the emergence of Motown and the assimilation of soul into the musical mainstream, most pop ensembles remained sharply segregated, with musicians of one race or gender rarely performing alongside musicians of another. While bands like the...
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Wynwood Art Walk at Mitrani Warehouse Features Old and New

Inside Wynwood's Mitrani Warehouse, a mound of stones lies on the floor. Suspended above it is an identical mass of rocks. They reference the cairns typically used to mark paths. Projected onto the pile plays a video filmed in Florida, Virginia, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, and Canada depicting soaring gulls and...
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Awa Kava Lounge in Miami: Stress Relief in a Bowl

To David Bonilla, a kava bar is much more than a business. "It's more about a lifestyle and creating a community of like minded people, " the Awa Kava Lounge partner says. The lounge (3930 NW 2nd Ave., Miami) soft opened a few months ago in an old 1940's house in Buena...
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Ten Miami Restaurants That Died in 2015 and We Will Miss

Miami is an ever-changing city. People who haven't been here in five years likely wouldn't recognize the changing landscape filled with new high rises, added museums, and ever-gentrifying neighborhoods.  One of the biggest shape-shifters is our local restaurant scene. In any given month, it's typical for a dozen or so...
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Luxury Sunset Islands Torn Apart by Neighborhood Fight Over a Sidewalk

With their prime location just off South Beach and luxe cache, the four gated Sunset Islands are home to some of Miami Beach's most rich and famous residents, from mega-developer Scott Robins to nightclub impresario David Grutman. In a neighborhood known for its epic sunset views, where homes sell for...
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What’s Wrong With the Miami Heat?

Things have taken a turn for the worse for the Miami Heat this month, and it doesn't appear they are trending toward getting any better any time soon. The Heat's loss to the Clippers on Wednesday was their third straight, dropping the team to 22-17 — good for sixth in...