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Romance I’ll See You in My Dreams Is Itself a Catch

As a middle-aged woman, I rarely have a conversation with other middle-aged women in which the subject of movies "for us" fails to come up. As a critic, I don't really think of movies in terms of which ones are "for" me and which are not, but I know what these women mean.
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Lucali

At first sight, Lucali, the Miami outpost of Mark Iacono’s famed Brooklyn flagship, looks like a regular pizza joint. Furnishings are unassuming – mismatched tables and chairs, an open kitchen, a working bench manned by T-shirted pizzaiolos – but by candlelight, everything glows. Men in white shine with sweat as they use empty wine bottles […]
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Five Richest Rappers of 2015

A man don't need to rap to be rich. Even if he is, in fact, a rapper. After all, in recent years, the world's wealthiest hip-hoppers, as tracked by Forbes Magazine, have been those homies with a flair for big business, like Diddy and Dr. Dre, who've basically retired from...
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MasterMind 2015 Finalist: TM Sisters

When Monica and Natasha Lopez De Victoria were growing up in Miami, did they ever imagine they'd work so closely together as adults? The pair laughs at the question. Their decadelong collaboration as one of Miami's most mind-bendingly creative duos came together by happenstance, not planning. "No, not at all,"...
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Scarpetta

Scarpetta docked at the Fontainebleau fresh from the flagship’s successful launch in New York. Chef Scott Conant’s “Italian soul food” is basic and the technique classical. Most ingredients are traditional, and the resultant flavors meld rustic and earthy with streamlined and refined. The simplest of the succinct menu’s offerings is the yellowtail crudo with olio […]
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The Miami Woman’s Club Has Lost Its Legacy

There's a golden palace on Biscayne Bay. An imperial porte-cochère, vaulted ceilings, and grand fireplaces make the Miami Woman's Club one of the most elegant structures in the American Southeast. Taxpayers recently forked over almost $4 million to freshen up the 89-year-old Spanish Renaissance structure, which was among the first...
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Spiga Ristorante Italiano

Not much has changed at Spiga since the pretty, romantic, slightly secluded Italian trattoria opened more than a decade ago. The veteran chef and crew are still baking the breads and foccacias, rolling out pasta doughs, and preparing desserts on the premises. The result is fresh, uncomplicated, moderately priced Italian cuisine. Don’t miss the quadretti […]
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Sábado Gigante to End 53-Year Run, Twitter Mourns

Sábado Gigante, the world's longest running variety show and an iconic part of Spanish-language broadcasting, has announced it will end its 53 years run in September. Originating in Chile, the program has taped for thirty of those years in Miami. The final broadcast is scheduled for September 19th.  No official...
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Kalinka Euro Deli

This Russian and European deli and grocery store draws customers from several counties away, who come to buy the herring, halvah, kasha, caviar, candies, kefir, Georgian wines, bottles of bouncy Baltika beer, and all manner of marinated and pickled vegetables in glass jars — including full garlic bulbs as well as whole tomatoes with the […]
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Sushi Deli

Located inside a little Japanese market (that’s nearly impossible to see from the road), this place has a Japanese-trained veteran sushi chef who turns out a limited selection of what insiders consider among Miami’s top sushi. Some is extremely hard-to-find traditional Japanese stuff, like the Battera — Osaka-style sushi, for which rice is loaded into […]
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Area 31

The restaurant takes its name and gathers much of its menu from Fishing Area 31, an ecologically productive swath of the Atlantic Ocean that encompasses the coastal waters of Florida, Central America, and northern South America. As with any good fishing spot, Area 31 is far removed from the hustle and bustle of civilization, tucked […]
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Florida Grandmother Fails DUI Test in a Bikini

A lot of weird things happen in Florida every week, and each Friday we're here to bring you the weirdest. This week: intoxicated GILFS, snake kissing, naked jackings and peeing in ice machines.  Bikini Clad Grandma Fails Roadside Sobriety Test  Naples, our ritzy neighbor across the Everglades, rarely makes it...
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The Fish House

There are a few types of restaurants that are virtually impossible to find here in Miami-Dade County, including: (1) a Chinese restaurant featuring a tank filled with swimming seafood that diners can eat, not just watch, and (2) any place with genuine Ipswich fried clams. Sadly real New England fried clams are not to be […]
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Sleazy Recruiters Are Ruining Miami’s Elite Youth Football Leagues

In Miami’s African-American communities, youth football is a huge deal. Thousands of people attend big games. The quality of play is extraordinary. And some of the nation’s best young athletes participate. Dolphins former all-pro receiver Chad Johnson, Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman, and University Miami all-star running back Duke...