Any footwear fetishist will tell you Adidas are the coolest kicks. Even before Run-D.M.C. put it on the map, the original three-leaf logo was a hot commodity. Just ask local artist David “Lebo” LeBatard. “I’ve always loved Adidas! That and Kangol are the two brands I’ve always really loved,” he…
Enter the aqua-color environment of chic café Out of the Blue, and you’re instantly transported from the grit and sweat of this stretch of downtown Miami. On any given afternoon, music burbles from the speakers; diners chat animatedly over mouthwatering sandwiches, soups, and pastries; and an ever-rotating display of beautiful…
In Atlanta, Chicago, D.C., and New York, the name Glynn Jackson is synonymous with two things: amazing hair and events. In case you didn’t know, Jackson has been putting together incredible hair and fashion shows for a quarter-century. And for the first time, the popular pageant producer is bringing a…
Brand-new Brazilian bar Boteco is already building a reputation for a hip international crowd, groovy live samba and bossa nova bashes, and the yummiest yuca and beef croquettes this side of São Paulo, but today it will establish a new reputation. Thanks to the Boteco Mundo Mix, the cool new…
Local graffiti artist and socially conscious dude Aholsniffsglue has a favorite word. “I say whatever all the time, man. I’m getting a tattoo that says whatever,” he declares during a recent phone interview. Before he gets inked, he’ll be hosting the appropriately titled Whatever Jam at PS 14. Featuring Movie…
We’ve all heard the cliché “You are what you eat.” Some people take it a step further and believe “You are what you wear.” If that’s true, you might need to stash that “If That’s Your Boyfriend, He Wasn’t Last Night” T-shirt. We hear karma can be a real so-and-so…
Science-fiction and fantasy fanatics of Miami, have you been feeling a little cut off from the world? Alone? Listless? Sick of communicating only with your proudly geeky friends online, separating yourself from your beloved memorabilia collections only to head up to the latest comics convention in Fort Lauderdale? Hope is…
Cast your mind back to your childhood. In memories, the colors of your old home are brighter, more vivid than in reality. The scent trigger is even stronger — the smell of food that once wafted from your mother’s kitchen is guaranteed to transport you to more innocent times. For…
Here’s why Animal Planet rocks: The perennially entertaining cable channel appeals equally to comedy lovers, crunchy granola types, and college stoners because it gives us humans a good look at real wildlife. Animals simply don’t act wild if they’re sleeping away their days in a small enclave of a zoo,…
Old-school photos of John Witherspoon can make you laugh out loud. The Detroit-born comedian and character actor started off as a model, working his wide lapels for all they were worth in the Sixties. Now he’s better known as the fashion-plate father from Eddie Murphy’s Boomerang (wherein his mushroom-lined jacket…
It seems God is a cineaste. And He has quite a sense of humor. At least that’s how film buffs around the world saw it when Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and Italy’s Michelangelo Antonioni — two of the last living master filmmakers of the 20h Century — both died July…
Our friend Kate complains whenever the weather gets too muggy or rainy, or whenever she’s had it up to here with Miami’s rude drivers. “That’s it! I’m joining the Peace Corps,” she’s been known to exclaim. The thing is, Kate knows diddly-squat about the Peace Corps. Same goes for most…
Downtown Miami is a work in progress. Amid the giant glass and steel structures that continue to sprout like weeds, there’s an earnest and dedicated group of culture-lovers striving to populate the oft-desolate area with fun events. The Cultural Development Group, for instance, is a nonprofit that seeks to bring…
Director Gus Van Sant brought Matt Dillon’s sexy back with Drugstore Cowboy, gave us Keanu Reeves’s most lifelike performance in My Own Private Idaho, gifted us with Sean Connery’s phrase “You’re the man now, dog” in Finding Forrester, and introduced the world to the toothsome Bostonians Ben Affleck and Matt…
Let the record show — we think Ami James and Chris Nuñez are brilliant artists. Over the three seasons Miami Ink has been on the air, our affections have grown for the locally filmed reality show. Now that the hometown artists have taken their A&E television dough and opened up…
You might recognize dreadlocked hottie Govind Armstrong from Iron Chef America, or maybe you first laid eyes on him in People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” issue a few years back. He is recognized for his handsomeness but celebrated for his cooking skills. As the owner of the acclaimed restaurant…
The Upper Eastside Garden is known and loved for being a laid-back outdoor oasis where you can while away an afternoon with a piña colada and a game of putt-putt. But the garden has made a subtle transformation. The verdant playground is also a hell of a place for a…
If a group of dudes poked their heads through the door tonight at Uva Lounge, they might think they had entered the ultimate straight man’s fantasy. The weekly Sunday-night bash, Ambiance at Uva, is all about sexy ladies getting to know each other and hot dancers shimmying on tabletops. But…
The tried and true classic date combo remains a favorite for Miamians looking for something to do. But it can be a pain in the butt if your favorite restaurant has a line out the door and your movie theater of choice is swamped with parents who really shouldn’t be…
As we roll through another hurricane season, the memories of the last major weather disaster come flooding back. Horrific images of a Katrina-ravaged New Orleans seared themselves into our collective memory in 2005, and for many of the once-stunning city’s denizens, the wounds have not yet healed. Upper Ninth Ward…
If you’ve ever looked at the contemporary crop of celebretards and pined for the good old days when we had entertainers who could act and dance and play music equally well, there’s one man who proves that real talent hasn’t gone the way of the teetotaling starlet: Andy Garcia. This…
Ugh, you music snobs are all the same. Take you out to a club and it’s “This music sucks” all night long. We’re sick of hearing you bitch and moan when the DJ throws on yet another T-Pain song. Put up or shut up at Fallabella at the Albion Hotel…
