When Daniel Milewski and Gallery Diet-owner Nina Johnson opened Wynwood venue Lester’s, the intention was to create a space that fostered a creative dialogue and allowed visitors (neighborhoodies and artists alike) to have a space in which to study or work or think or eat or drink. There just hadn’t been a similar non-commercial space [...]
I have no interest in sports. You may be able to convince me to watch the Super Bowl. Possibly March Madness. But that’s where it ends. However, for all my apathy toward almost all things athletic, there is one aspect I’m a sucker for: inspirational sports stories. Judge all you want, but the feel-good themes [...]
Labor Day in South Florida doesn’t really mean what it does elsewhere. If you want to wear white after it, nobody cares — rock on with your tacky self. It doesn’t signal the end of hot weather, either. (Nothing ever does). What it does mean, though, is, probably, an influx of tourists on your usual [...]
This weekend around Miami offers an especially brisk selection of live music, from performances by staple favorites to the lesser known. Here’s a grab-bag of five cheap shows worth checking out, all for $10 or less. Friday: Jane Jane Pollock and the Growlers at Bardot Georgia/Tallahassee-based quintet Jane Jane Pollock is a vaguely psychedelic, experimental [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
Venezuela has been in the media lately: following the death of Hugo Chávez, his chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, beat challenger Henrique Capriles in the current election for presidency. It was a miniscule margin of a win—about 50.7%–and as of this write-up, a contested verdict. But if you’re the average United Statesian, you are less aware [...]
