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Yesterday, the popular Little Havana nightclub and music venue Ball & Chain was gearing up to reopen following a two-month shutdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, owner Bill Fuller says he was visited by Miami police and code enforcement officers, who informed him of a late-night order signed by recently appointed City Manager Arthur Noriega. […]

Restaurateurs tend to view Miami Spice, the two-month program that offers three-course prix-fixe dinners at hundreds of Miami-area restaurants during August and September, as a lifeline that gets them through the summer doldrums. But what happens when a pandemic hits, grinding tourism to a halt and closing dining rooms for months on end? Rolando Aedo, […]

Critically acclaimed DJ and producer Tchami had plans to full-throttle through his biggest year yet. Seven years after revolutionizing modern electronic music with the invention of his own subgenre, future house — a hybrid of deep and progressive house sounds underscored by modulated basslines — the Parisian artist announced plans to finally unveil his highly […]

On Tuesday, a nonprofit, progressive media company called Courier Newsroom published a report about several television news stations across the country — including in Miami — running nearly identical segments using scripts and footage produced by Amazon. A highlight reel shows anchors repeating the same talking points about the company’s improved health and safety measures, increased […]

When curators and friends Luna Goldberg and Laura Novoa saw the havoc that the COVID-19-related shutdown was causing within the arts community, they had to take action. Inspired by the efforts of fellow curator Pia Singh in Chicago, who created the By & For online art auction to benefit artists, the two teamed up to […]

After more than two months of lockdown, restaurant dining rooms in Miami-Dade County have begun to reopen over the past week. Strict guidelines will be in place for restaurants and bars, including a limit of 50 percent occupancy and physical distancing of at least six feet between parties. Those who are not yet ready to […]

Photographer Gesi Schilling had been planning on self-imposed isolation this summer before the COVID-19 pandemic hit: She was pregnant with her second child and due to give birth in April. Then ‘rona showed up and added her husband and toddler to the stay-at-home mix. Adjusted to her new life at home, Schilling put her photography business on […]

The unexplored territories of the indigenous tribes of Colombia have inspired and intrigued many for decades. But for Carlos Vives, who grew up along the Caribbean Sea, they also bring an overflow of memories of his childhood, his family, and a love for music that took root at a very young age. Last week, Vives […]

Florida International University’s official mascot is the panther, but if you ask the students who live on campus, the panther’s smaller cousin — the feral cat — is much more apt. FIU’s south campus is home to dozens of stray cats fed and loved by students and teachers. But after COVID-19 closed the university and […]

The day before the City of Miami closed non-essential businesses to slow the spread of COVID-19, Centro Wynwood had what would be the club’s final bash for a while. Dominican rapper Bulin 47 practically brought the house down on March 15, the Sunday before businesses started closing their doors. He performed on crutches following a […]