Art Basel Miami Beach eclipses most of the events surrounding the first week in December. Yet, despite the financial heft carried on by the behemoth, the satellite art fairs, gallery and museum shows, and various other functions that surround ABMB actually fall under the auspices of Miami Art Week. At...
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With ferry service between Miami and Havana scheduled to begin early next year, America prepares to reacquaint itself with Cuba, the shunned island nation. The over-50 year freeze of relations between the two countries brought about an estrangement. For Americans, the communist country is shrouded in a mysterious, tropical allure...
When Walt Disney opened the Magic Kingdom in Orlando back in 1971, tickets were just $3.50 a person. The result not only helped revolutionize Florida tourism by bringing tens of millions of extra tourists here a year, but provided a relatively budget-friendly in-state vacation for Florida families across the state...
Thursday, January 14 Known for creating immersive, living picture installations, Israeli-based Dina Shenhav uses soft materials such as ash and foam to sculpt powerful scenes of domestic and urban life and destruction. Exploring the complex origins of traditional markers of masculinity, Shenhav's exhibit "D.O.A. (Dead on Arrival)," whose title is...
Dale Talde's new book, Asian-American: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes From the Philippines to Brooklyn, starts with a memory from the chef's childhood, and possibly the best first line for a cookbook. "There's a pig's head in the oven again." Talde explains that his aunt and mom kept their Filipino cooking traditions...
It's not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with WorldRedEye, New Times...
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My last conversation with Rick Ross ended like this: Me: "Rick, it's been a pleasure talking to you." Ross, pointing to my hair: "What you call it right there when you flip it like that?" Me: "I don't know." Ross: "You peeled that shit to the side." Me: "What would...
There's something about the Don Draper-esque charm, the effortless chic of an outdated era, that attracts crowds. Red-and-blue banquettes abut similarly topped Formica tables. A high-set shelf of verdant faux foliage lines part of the 286-seat dining room, awash in a dim glow. Bringing the outside in was all the...
For the last 11 years, Mansion has been one of the giants of Miami Beach nightlife, but now it appears the nightclub's future is uncertain. Icon Hospitality has confirmed with New Times that Mansion will close its doors next week. On Friday, September 4, Mansion is having Nicky Romero perform...
It’s no secret that virtually everyone in this town comes from somewhere else. But just where do we hail from and in what proportions? New migration data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows where people were coming from when they moved to the Miami area between 2009 and 2013. As...
Back when Jeb Bush first ran for Governor of Florida in 1994 he branded himself as a tough talking, red blooded conservative. This lead to a lot of unfortunate gaffs. When asked during that election what he would do for African Americans in Florida, he replied "probably nothing." Bush of...
When an excursion identifies itself as a “Cruise to the Edge,” it doesn’t exactly bode well for its final destination. But when the voyage is also identified with a band like Yes, whose work include the album from which the cruise takes its name, Close to the Edge, suddenly the...
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The uttering of the name Tony Nathan strikes a chord in most all Miami Dolphins fans; after all, the former all-pro Dolphins starting running back in Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XIX will forever go down as one of the greatest players in franchise history. However, what might not come...
In late 2012, a cadre of top Miami art names all packed up and moved downtown into a huge warehouse last occupied by a fishing supply company. The result was the Downtown ArtHouse, a sprawling studio space for A-list names like the TM Sisters, Bas Fisher Invitational and Turn-Based...
Each state gets to enshrine statues of two of its most notable historical residents in The National Statuary Hall Collection at the US Capitol Building in Washington DC. Florida's choices, made all the way back in 1914 and 1922 respectively, area guy who invented an early version of air conditioning...
The Miami Marlins' 2015 season started off as so many of them do with slight hope. Some predicted they might even compete for the wildcard. It soon however devolved into the type of stunning tragicomedy that only the Marlins can pull off. Owner Jeffrey Loria fired manager Mike Redmond less...
Plethore & Balthazar, P&B for short, is headed across the pond to bring a bit of France to South Beach. The original restaurant, located at 72 Rue Merciere in Lyon, France, has been replicated down to the black and white chairs, for its second home at the Hilton Bentley Hotel in...
The best way to describe Chef Chad Sarno might be: multitasker. The vegan culinarian is involved with a lengthy list of conscious projects, from his work with Wicked Healthy Foods, a brand he and his brother Derek created to make healthy eating more accessible; to leading the plant-based efforts of...
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Like many other Cuban Americans in Miami, Neyda Borges was shocked to hear President Obama’s December announcement that the U.S. would re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba. The 34-year-old teacher, who works at Miami Lakes Educational Center, immediately turned on CNN in her classroom. Down the hall, two teachers with opposing...
Miami is a city that has its fair share of crime and n'er do wells. To counter that, it's a town filled with excess wealth and glamorous people. That melding of extreme ups and downs is what makes Miami so damn fascinating. OUr culinary scene is a reflection of our...
Local heroes are hard to come by in Miami. Whether born in South Florida or early transplants, those that make it big usually permanently migrate up north, leaving the city that raised them behind. But not internationally acclaimed artist Daniel Arsham. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Arsham moved to Miami at...
In its 32nd year, Miami Book Fair International brings a bevy of authors — both world-renowned and local gems — to downtown Miami for eight days of all things literature. With headliner Patti Smith having given a successful talk the opening night of the festival last Sunday, and the likes...