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David Sinopoli spent the past couple of weeks searching for a potential post-quarantine date for III Points. Now that the Strokes, Wu-Tang Clan, and more than 100 of the bands originally slated to play the music festival in May have committed to October 16 and 17, Sinopoli and the rest of the III Points gang […]

If you’re a red-blooded, quarantined American, chances are you spent this past weekend bingeing Tiger King, the new Netflix show about the insane feud between Oklahoma zookeeper Joe Exotic and Florida animal-rights activist Carole Baskin. The seven-part docuseries introduces the world to a cast of kooky characters — to name just a few, there’s Erik […]

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, Miamians brace themselves for another week of social distancing. Local restaurants have switched to takeout and delivery of everything from pasta to tacos. Others are offering ready-to-cook meals and family packs curated by favorite chefs. Each kit provides all of the ingredients needed for a restaurant-quality meal, transporting […]

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Some people, in their infinite wisdom, love saying the media adores tragedy. It happened after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting when Dana Loesch, the former National Rifle Association spokesperson, said that “many in legacy media love mass shootings.” In case you had any doubt, journalists don’t, in fact, love mass shootings. And it […]

One year ago, Stephanie Vitori formed the initiative Miami Beach Small Business Week to give local entrepreneurs a boost. Now the Cheeseburger Baby owner is fighting to keep her South Beach restaurant alive through takeout and delivery. The eatery, which gets a lot of its business in the wee hours, was dealt an especially crushing blow last week […]

If the coronavirus pandemic already has you contemplating wiping your ass with a corncob amid the recent toilet paper shortage, boy, do we have some bad news for you! Yesterday, the good folks at AccuWeather released their 2020 Atlantic hurricane season forecast, and let’s just say things aren’t looking great for the Sunshine State. Thanks to lots […]

The national economy may be screeching to a coronavirus-caused halt, but Florida’s medical marijuana dispensaries are seeing record sales as patients stockpile cannabis for the long haul and uncertainty ahead. Cannabis, after all, has long been one of the best cures for cabin fever. But for more than 327,000 medical marijuana cardholders in Florida, cannabis […]

As the coronavirus has swept around the globe, it has utterly altered how people interact with one another,  introducing humanity to the concept of social distancing. But one unexpected side effect of the pandemic is that even with six feet between them, people are coming together. Here in Miami, the South Beach Wine & Food […]

Famed restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson picked a problematic moment to debut an Overtown offshoot of his popular New York City restaurant Red Rooster Harlem. Problematic, but also propitious. During the South Beach Wine & Food Festival earlier this year, Samuelsson hosted a fancy “From Harlem to Overtown Brunch” to give guests a sneak peek at his […]