Category: Africa

Alexandra Drewchin, who performers under the name Eartheater, is back in Miami. Except that she isn’t, exactly. Like so many other artists, she’ll broadcast her acoustic concert, part of the Institute of Contemporary Art’s performance initiative First Fridays, virtually. Drewchin — whose Eartheater moniker was inspired by Rebeca, a character in Gabriel García Márquez’s classic […]

Happy Halloween, Miami! This weekend, Night Owl Cookies debuts a new location in North Miami Beach. Plus, restaurants and bars host spooky specials, Estrella Damm’s food and drink partnership returns, and…there’s a Blue Moon you can eat. Your Instagram feed is going to be filled with these Blue Moons Over My Hammy sammies. Courtesy of […]

Cemeteries are one of the few places in the city that prompt visitors to look to the past. In a way, they are a collection of lives — a collection of stories. And when it comes to stories, Miami City Cemetery has one of the city’s most impressive collections. It was born in tandem with […]

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, and this is a monumental race that’s sure to go down in history. As an incentive to vote, many Miami restaurants are offering perks to voters on election day. Here are the best ways to celebrate having exercised your constitutional right and civic duty. EXPAND Bodega Taqueria y Tequila […]

It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with World Red Eye, New Times brings you a […]

After 12 City of Fort Lauderdale employees recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus, nearly 30 others have been asked to quarantine for two weeks after being exposed. One city worker who’s not staying home? Mayor Dean Trantalis. Despite the fact that Trantalis and his chief of staff were among the city workers who’d been […]

Update, October 29: A Florida International University spokesperson clarifies that the school cannot confirm the identity of the woman in the video. An earlier version of this story stated that the woman had been identified by FIU as Samantha Ramer. FIU says that Ramer is a student at the school but has not independently confirmed […]

Early Sunday morning, every clock in America will turn back an hour to correct from Daylight Savings Time — but by the time it’s afternoon in Miami, it’s sure to be “Tua Time.” As Dolphins fans count down the hours until Tua Tagovailoa makes his first NFL start against the Los Angeles Rams, his presence […]

Halloween will be different this year, for sure. We’re seeing Zoom costume parties and drive-thru haunted houses. Bobbing for apples has been canceled for obvious reasons. In short, while 2020 is one big trick, we still have treats. South Florida’s dessert shops have been toiling away, devising over-the-top confections just in time for Halloween. From […]

Amazon Prime Video Horror Classic Night of the Living Dead George Romero’s classic Night of the Living Dead finds seven people trapped in a Pennsylvania farmhouse forced to fend off a never-ending attack from the undead. The film’s gore courted controversy and calls for censorship, but its shock value made it one of the most […]