Category: Miami News

During a July 3 appearance on PBS NewsHour, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez blamed the county’s recent flare-up in COVID-19 cases on the Black Lives Matter protesters who took to the streets in the weeks prior. The Republican mayor and congressional candidate, who allowed many Miami-Dade businesses to reopen in May, said that despite the fact that the county had […]

When Natalie Bustamante was 11, she was in an accident in her home country of Colombia that damaged her spine. She healed, but the pain lingered. Soon she was prescribed pills for pain, other pills to relax her muscles, more pills for a stomach issue caused by the other medications — not to mention sleeping […]

With Miami-Dade indoor dining rooms closed once again, restaurants and bars continue to find ways to serve and engage with the community via contactless delivery, outdoor alternatives, virtual hangouts, and pick-up specials. This weekend, take advantage of Greater Fort Lauderdale’s annual Dine Out Lauderdale, send a loved one a free voucher for fried cheese at […]

David Lyn’s new music video, “Can’t Breathe,” draws power from its simplicity. In stark black and white, it portrays the 26-year-old R&B singer having the life choked out of him throughout the two-minute song. The one-shot video puts the viewer inside a car as a scene of police brutality unfolds. “I was sitting in the […]

With 2020 a dumpster fire of epic proportions, people are taking solace in little joys during the pandemic: long walks, a good meal, and the Hamilton film on Disney+. According to show business trade publication, Variety, downloads of the Disney+ app rose by 74% during the weekend Hamilton premiered on the streaming service.  The filmed […]

On the night of December 10, 2018, Oscar Julien-Riou sat on a bench at Alonzo Kelly Park in Liberty City and talked to God. The minister recorded himself reflecting on his family, his faith, his future in ministry, and some of his life struggles, including a difficult divorce that left him “wandering around” for years. The […]

In a new book about the Trump administration’s family-separation crisis, former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson and Broward County native Katie Miller is quoted as asking: “Why do we need to have ‘Little Havana’?” Separated, a new book by NBC News reporter Jacob Soboroff, explores the Trump administration’s policy of taking children from their parents […]

Frustrated at Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez’s recent emergency order shutting down indoor restaurant dining rooms for the second time since March, a group of local restaurateurs will voice their displeasure at a socially distanced public protest outside the American Airlines Arena on Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. — during what in normal times […]

The Tribeca Film Festival has arrived in Miami. Sort of. At the height of the shutdown, people quickly changed their habits to streaming content at home. Even the major studios decided to forgo theatrical releases for exclusive on-demand premieres. But with people itching to get out of the house, drive-in theaters quickly popped up once some […]

Despite dark venues and postponed festivals, 2020 has still afforded Ashley Venom her time to shine. A Haitian-American artist, event producer, and advocate on a mission to create electronic music that “empowers the oppressed,” Venom’s parties have long been considered a haven for queer, trans, and intersex people of color in Miami. And while those […]