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50 Best Miami Bands of All Time: From 25 to 21

There's a classic Miami song for every occasion. Protesting SoBe nightlife? Crank up ANR's "Kill South Beach Dead." Getting a perm? Frizz with Nuclear Valdez's "Summer." Stripping for the rent money at King of Diamonds? Try Disco Rick and The Dogs' "Take It Off." Check the cut for numbers 25...
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Fight for Their Rights

No matter how miserably mundane your job seems — whether you’re constantly crunching numbers for a large insurance provider or mindlessly trolling the web for relevant blog fodder — the American workforce has little reason to complain when compared with workers in many other countries. That’s not to say, however,...
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Best Arcade

Arcade OdysseyRick Medina had amassed one of the largest private videogames collections in the area. The collection included hundreds of rare items, including hard-to-find consoles and arcade games. But videogames — like DVDs, guitars, and the gullible — are meant to be played. So he set out to open an old-school arcade. The result is Arcade […]
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Best Actor

Gregg WeinerGregg Weiner is the only South Florida-based actor who has the stage presence and physical instincts to sink himself into the skin of such a force of nature as Mark Rothko, the brilliant Russian-born American expressionist who’s the subject of John Logan’s one-act, semibiographical play Red. With a shaved head and middle-aged paunch, Weiner was […]
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Salsa Fiesta Slings a So-So Mexican Brunch

Salsa Fiesta started in Venezuela, where it has flourished as a food court staple. The Biscayne Boulevard branch has also fared well; it's Mexican fast food, but of a higher quality than the Taco Bell-level chains. Actually, the folks at Salsa Fiesta prefer having their food referred to as "casual"...
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Best TV Host

Roxanne VargasAs host of NBC 6’s 6 in the Mix, Roxanne Vargas doesn’t get to cover the same breaking news stories she reports for the station’s morning show. But she goes into each cooking segment and “Melt-Proof Make-Up” item with unflagging enthusiasm and genuine interest. As a result, she elicits unexpected responses and humanity from guests […]
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Best Museum Exhibit

"A Day Like Any Other"From evoking the slow-drip symphony of a summer shower with an array of suspended buckets to creating paintings using a torrential downpour in her native Brazil, Rivane Neuenschwander’s first museum survey enchanted Miami Art Museum visitors through its beguiling and interactive nature. “A Day Like Any Other” featured 11 major works created over the past […]
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Best Recording Studio

Critical Recording StudiosPunk rock veteran Chris Critic started Critical Recording Studios five years ago to promote affordable recording for Miami bands. His motto has always been “By musicians, for musicians.” The live drum tracking booth and microphone placement prove he knows what a drummer is looking for in a recording environment. The studio has recently expanded with […]
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Best Miami Herald Reporters

Michael Sallah and Carol Marbin MillerThis year, the Miami Herald was a Pulitzer finalist for its series “Neglected to Death,” about horrifying abuse and deadly neglect in Florida’s assisted living facilities. The series was reported by Michael Sallah and Carol Marbin Miller — along with Rob Barry, who has since left the paper — and as a result of their […]