Imanuel Tafari has a cure for what ails you. As the proud owner of Garden of Eatin’, a vegan restaurant and juice bar tucked away just off of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, he’s become a healer for the health-conscious community. “We use no animal products whatsoever. Not even honey…

Who says Memorial Day weekend in Miami has to be all about swaggering thugs? South Beach will transform into a gangsta’s paradise this weekend, complete with aspiring ballers leaning on every available inch of wall space along Washington Avenue, and thong-clad hoochies strutting down Collins Avenue. But the macho guys…

We’ve enjoyed many a trip on the various forms of Miami-Dade public transportation. Well, enjoyed might be too strong a word. Endured, perhaps? While the city buses are usually packed with hardworking people who are just trying to get where they need to be, there’s also a healthy percentage of…

For nine years the Roots and Culture Festival brought throngs of eager celebrants to Little Haiti for music, food, and fun. But the festival went into hibernation in 2004 for a poignant and personal reason. “One of the main founders, Albert Alexis, died, unfortunately. Very young. He was the key…

Slow down, sensei. Journey to Shaolin might sound like a forgotten Bruce Lee flick or possible inspiration for an upcoming Wu-Tang Clan album, but attendees at today’s martial arts play should expect a healthy balance of art and culture amid the flying fists. The play is being put on by…

Thanks to the roundly criticized efforts of Gwen Stefani, the world now knows all about the sartorial trends of Japan’s Harajuku district. But many don’t realize that there are many other, equally fashionable districts and styles to be discovered in China, India, and the Pacific Islands. You don’t need a…

When you think of Celia Cruz, bright colors come immediately to mind. She presented herself as a resplendent figure, clad in primary-color stage costumes, always smiling broadly and infecting audiences with her strident voice and salsa rhythms. Her career spanned six decades, and in that time she innovated Latin music…

We grumble about having to go to work every day, having to drive in bumper-to-bumper traffic on our daily commute, and having to pay our stupid bills every stupid month. Imagine for a second that you aren’t able to do any of those things, that the everyday routines that most…

There are enough Italian movies to keep even the most indulgent cineaste satisfied. In fact tonight there will be an overflowing indulgence of imported films to satisfy local audiences. Miami Dade College and the Italian Film Festival will kick off Cinema Italia 2007, a free screening series that will bring…

Across the street from the federal courthouse, there’s a handpainted door and a funky sign. On a recent evening the street is desolate, except for a disparate group of people who keep opening the door and heading up the green staircase. A bike riding lady wearing a bandana. A middle-age…

File this under “what will the gossips come up with next?” — a recent rumor blazed through the blogosphere that Anderson Cooper, CNN anchorman extraordinare, showers in his boxer briefs at the gym to guard against the prying eyes who wonder if the carpet matches his famously silver drapes. To…

For the record, we totally agree that you could get your ass kicked for trivializing our weekly malaise as a mere “case of the Mondays.” The first day of the work week sucks. John Lee Hooker called them stormy, and Garfield is proud to say he won’t do them. There’s…

Two years ago, a narrow, aqua-color record store opened in a relatively desolate corner of downtown Miami’s NE Second Avenue. Back then Sweat Records was the new kid on the block, a little music outlet with big ambitions. Then came the rain. Following Hurricane Wilma’s devastation of its original location,…

Caribbean parties already have a reputation for being hot. Sexy women in scandalous outfits, island music that vibrates the speakers, and free-flowing cocktails are guaranteed every weekend at Krazy, the bash thrown by the Trini South Boyz at the Yage Bay Club. Tonight the party that attracts hundreds of Caribbean…

The last book tour that brought Chuck Palahniuk to Miami had a reputation for fainting audience members and prop-based theatrics. That book, Haunted, played with literary convention and had a high gross-out factor. Palahniuk’s latest, Rant, plays with literary convention and … hey, wait a minute! Fans of the cult…

We’d like to assume that most of Miami is Netflixing their monthly quota of high-quality art films. Lord knows there aren’t enough options when it comes to finding a decent screening of non-Hollywood fare. We’d be lost without the Miami Beach Cinematheque and the efforts of Dr. Edward J. Reninger…

Today’s the day to pay homage to the woman who carried you in her belly for nine miserable months, and around the country red roses are flying out of the flower shops. That’s right, it’s Mother’s Day and guess what, uninspired husbands and lame-o kids? Your mama is sick of…

Miami Beach is celebrated as a mecca for hot women. On any given Saturday there are throngs of babes in thongs sunning themselves on the sand. Sorry boys, this weekend many of the ladies won’t be waiting for you and your awkward come-ons. In fact most of them will only…

Even though Miami’s enormous Latin population skews to the Caribbean, and to the South, not Central, American side, there’s no reason why the Magic City wouldn’t be down with Cinco de Mayo. It’s all about partying, right? To celebrate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla,…

There’s a preponderance of frizzy hair in Miami. Thanks to a unique combination of multiethnic residents and high humidity, local ladies have some of the most off-the-meter Rosanna Rosannadanna hair in the nation. Today, there’s hope on the horizon for those with the bad hair day blues — the Activate…

While we won’t tell a soul that you got that fabulous necklace at Claire’s for seven bucks, the tell-tale blush that rises in your cheeks when someone compliments you might give your shopping secret away. Here’s a tip from one fashionista to another. Making your own trinkets is the way…

Madonna and Angelina Jolie have made it fashionable, but Mia Farrow started the trend long ago. It seems that nowadays, adopting a foreign baby is the Hollywood way of getting good press. But local playwright Susan J. Westfall knows firsthand how significant of a life change the decision can be…