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The Burger King Returns as Creepy as Ever

The King is back. Burger King has just released a brand new commercial that features the plastic-headed royal after a five year hiatus. In the early 2000's, Burger King hired Miami-based Crispin Porter + Bogusky in an attempt to attract a hipper, younger, predominantly male audience. As a result, we...
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Which Miami Neighborhood Will Be the Next Wynwood?

The low-rise warehouse district on East 45th Street in Hialeah is filled with noisy clutter from auto mechanics' shops and cafeterias during the day. But on a recent Saturday night, the humid air was glued to the concrete. It was quiet. At 11th Avenue, the faint vibrations of hip-hop bass...
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Mustikkapiirakka: Mignonette Offers Finnish Huckleberry Pie in Edgewater

At Mignonette, dessert takes a Nordic-inspired detour to Finland for Mustikkapiirakka — traditional Finnish yogurt berry pie. "We have our standard desserts here, but a lot of people don't realize we do a daily pie, as well," says sous and unofficial pastry chef, Andreu Silverman. "It's definitely something unlike we've...
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Full Bloom Opens With Plant-Based Cuisine and a Killer View

While Miami's plant-based landscape has evolved enormously in the past few years, upscale vegan eateries are still surprisingly scarce. Full Bloom Gourmet Vegan Cuisine, which opened last month in Miami Beach, is now filling that niche, offering a healthy, chic alternative to the city's traditional culinary scene.  Tucked away in...
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Donald Trump Is Beating Hillary Clinton in Florida

Here's the good news for those wary of Donald Trump's surging popularity: Amongst the major Republican candidates polled against major Democrats in three major swing states, Donald Trump does the worst. Here's the bad news: In Florida he's still beating Hillary Clinton. The data comes from Quinnipiac University's latest telephone survey...
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Miami Beach Cop Won’t Be Charged Over Taser Death of Graffiti Artist Reefa

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office announced today that they will not be bringing charges against Miami Beach police officer Jorge Mercado for the Stun Gun-caused death of 18-year-old graffiti artist Israel "Reefa" Hernandez-Llach.  Back in August 2013, Hernandez-Llach was caught tagging a shuttered McDonalds on 71st Street and Collins Avenue in Miami Beach...
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Byblos’ Middleterranean Melody in South Beach

Spicy, sweet, tender, and toothsome only begin to describe the lamb ribs at Byblos, the new Eastern Mediterranean eatery at the Royal Palm South Beach. To give the starter its sensual mix of flavors and textures, the meat is cooked sous vide for 24 hours before being brushed with carob...
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Goosebumps Honors the Vigorous Fun of R.L. Stine — for a While

Here's a scary story for you. Somewhere in Hollywood, a cabal of producers are forever zombie-ing up the corpses of long-dead licensed properties, ever hopeful that you will continue to throw your money at familiar trademarked characters even as they eat your brains. Sometimes, when a silver moon shines just...
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Superb Reporting Drama Spotlight Is a Rallying Cry

Newspapers are dead, except in the hearts of anyone who has ever loved them — which means there are still narrow slivers of hope. One of them now comes to us in the form of a movie: Tom McCarthy's bold, shirtsleeve-sturdy newsroom drama Spotlight, which shows how a team of...
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What the World Was Like the Last Time a Hurricane Hit Florida

Florida has gone almost 10 years since receiving a direct hit from a hurricane. The last time a cane actually touched our shores was when Hurricane Wilma made landfall in late October 2005. That's an awfully long (though not necessarily scientifically strange) gap for hurricanes in Florida. The world and...
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Rich Miamians Wage War Against People Who Live on Boats

Al Holden's 34-foot yacht, M/V Close Knit, bobbed as he prepared a meal of chicken and dumplings. On his way to Key West, the Canadian had threaded his way off the Intracoastal Waterway and found a sweet spot to drop anchor. Sunset Lake is situated right between mainland Miami Beach...
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Michael Namkung, Jedediah Caesar Debut New Work at Locust Projects

Miami might be facing its first hurricane in a decade, but that's not stoping Locust Projects from opening up two new shows this weekend. Jedediah Caesar and Michael Namkung are both California natives fascinated with Miami's physical and cultural landscapes. Each exhibition tackles a different aspect of the South Florida...
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Severe Coastal Flooding in Florida Is Getting Worse, New Study Finds

Anyone who’s ever lived on South Beach knows the moment. Thunder booms, rain pounds down in solid sheets of water, and then it happens: The streets suddenly turn into rivers, sending cars and pedestrians bobbing in the massive buildup of precipitation. Floods are part of the contract that comes with...
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Culinary Incubator Pops Up at Wynwood Yard

Miami's first culinary incubator, along with a host of dining and drinking options,  opens this fall at the Wynwood Yard. This "pop-up community gathering space" opens at 70 NE 29 St and features everything from gardening classes and eateries to a a place where up and coming entrepreneurs can have...