The rains of God came down Saturday. The result was flooded streets, stranded cars, and bone-soaked tourists. All in all as much as eight inches dropped on parts of Miami-Dade, along with strong winds. If you were caught in Saturday afternoon's downpour, you already know it sucked. Especially if your...
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"He was quiet." Imagine that. Of all the words in all the land one could use to describe DJ Khaled, Gary Holzenthal chose "quiet." It would have been less jarring to learn that his best friend was a llama. "We have had our fair share of characters, but as far...
The Low Income Pool is a unique, complicated agreement between the Federal and State Government of Florida in which the Feds provide money to hospitals who treat people who are uninsured or underinsured. The deal was struck when Jeb Bush was Governor and George W. Bush was President, but President...
Just hours into New Year's Day this year, Roberto Ornelas, an 18-year-old resident of Key Largo, started acting erratically. So his father, Guadalupe, called police to intervene. Monroe County deputies ended up tasering Ornelas. He would die days later, but the Monroe County Sheriff's Office claims its not their duty to...
Tantalize Miami, the new supper club that opened on South Beach about two weeks ago is a billed as "South Florida's most unique and sensual dining destination" , but what, exactly does that mean? We were invited to experience the new place and, frankly, weren't sure what to expect. The...
Curly hair. It’s all I’ve thought about the past few days. Out of all the things that I remember about listening to Alex Ferreira’s music during my college heyday, the one thing I always have the easiest time remembering is the hair, which was prominently displayed on the cover of...
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Where's the toughest place to live in America? When the New York Times set out to answer that question by delving into six pieces of national data broken down by county, including household income, disability rates, and education levels. The result: Wide swaths of the Deep South are mired in...
It's no secret that ride-sharing is a touchy subject in Miami. From taxi drivers to passengers to part-time chauffeurs, everybody has a [strong] opinion. What's to be done about the issue is, of course, debatable. Currently, a resolution has been brought before the County Commissioners that would regulate the industry. To...
There were raised voices and broken glass and the high-voltage emotions that pinball between a wild teen and her worried mom. In their Davie home, Bonnie had installed new locks on the windows to keep her 16-year-old daughter, Cathy, from sneaking out again. The fight ended with Cathy waving around...
From Spain to Ecuador and Mexico to Argentina, each of the world's 20 Spanish-speaking countries has its own unique cuisine. So it would seem a risky proposition to bring the food of Spain, Central America, and South America together under one banner. But that's what 31-year-old Venezuelan chef Francisco Anton...
Growing up in South Florida’s harsh suburban landscape can be suffocating. The tract homes, insular ethnic communities, and lack of a distinct regional art scene can crush a young creative teen. Nicolas Lobo is a an artist born and raised in West Kendall, looking to point out Miami’s decayed core...
Michelle Bernstein knows she let her eponymous MiMo District restaurant get stale. "I got comfortable," she says. "I outdated myself." It's a jarring confession from one of Miami's most celebrated culinary figures. Bernstein, who's 45, catapulted to greatness in 2000 when she took the reins at Azul inside Brickell Key's...
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Running a successful Southern restaurant in Miami-Dade is a special challenge. As the area becomes increasingly health-conscious, chefs like Whisk Gourmet's Brendan Connor must balance creating traditional Southern dishes, which are typically butter-heavy, fried concoctions, with modern cuisine's lighter demands.
George Zimmerman. Michael Dunn. Marissa Alexander. Curtis Reeves. To most Floridians, those names bring one thing to mind: our state's troubled "Stand Your Ground" law, which has brought more legal headaches, bad press and miscarriages of justice to the Sunshine State than even Gov. Rick Scott could dream up. To...
Thursday, September 17 Romance, sadly, is a dying concept. With modern advances in dating that don't require people to have in-person interactions until much later in the relationship, it's no wonder women often mutter, "Chivalry is dead." But it doesn't have to be! There are options, ladies and (those few)...
On the job for less than a year, Miami beach Police Chief Dan Oates continues his very public cleaning up of the Miami Beach Police Department. Oates was joined by City Manager Jimmy Morales and State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle to announce an investigation into officers sending thousands and racist, sexist, homophobic...
Hidden behind highways and railways, Opa-locka is rarely considered part of Miami's burgeoning art scene. In 1987, the city was in crisis, plagued by an epidemic of drug violence. City planners took it upon themselves to act decisively. With the help of county officials, the city placed eight metal barriers...
Painters and writers have a lot in common. Writers often sketch out a scene, articulating the fine details of a tableau of their readers. Painters frequently employ elements of storytelling, weaving narratives between brushstrokes. Vanessa Garcia is a local painter and writer whose debut novel, White Light, incorporates elements of...
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"It's Michael Jackson through a different perspective, from someone who grew up in a totally different background and culture."
"Miami Is Highly Unequal — But Is That Bad?" reads the headline of an article on Forbes.com today by Scott Beyer. Unsurprisingly for a piece in a publication named after and edited by arch free market conservative Steve Forbes, the answer Beyer comes to is, "No, not really." So you...
Today is Earth Day, a holiday that should resonate in a city that takes such pride in its local environmental beauty. Miami is the only metro area in America sandwiched between two National Parks, and in many ways Miami has done a decent job in the green department. Our air...
Lulu's Nitrogen Ice Cream is having its grand opening this Sunday May 31, and the Edgewater spot is going all out to fete the occasion. Between 12 and 4 p.m., customers will receive two free scoops (no toppings or waffle cone/bowl) when they purchase an ice cream ($5 for two...