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Toni's Sushi Bar: An Enduring South Beach Institution

Toni's Sushi Bar: An Enduring South Beach Institution

Exhibit Celebrates Muhammad Ali's Historic Fight

Exhibit Celebrates Muhammad Ali's Historic Fight

AV Club Is Helping to Uncover a Trove of Miami History

By Francess Archer Dunbar
Feb 21, 2024

AV Club mines Miami-Dade Public Library's long-forgotten film archives to bring a lost generation of local filmmakers and a new generation of enthusiasts together.
May Pang and John Lennon Were More Than a "Lost Weekend"

By Emily Ferguson
Feb 9, 2024

May Pang's pop-up exhibition of her candid photographs of John Lennon comes to Keshet Gallery in Boca Raton for three days in February.
Things Go Bitter With Coke: Netflix's Griselda Will Render You Uncomfortably Numb

By Ben Greenman
Feb 2, 2024

Sofia Vergara kills it as Griselda Blanco, the 1970s "godmother of cocaine." But with six episodes, the buzz fades as the body count rises.
Lyric Theater Celebrates 110th Anniversary as the Crown of Overtown

By Shanae Hardy
Nov 15, 2023

More than a century later, the Lyric Theater remains an emblem of Overtown's past and present.
Mitchell Kaplan Reflects on 40 Years of the Miami Book Fair

By David Rolland
Nov 3, 2023

The Books & Books owner was in his 20s when he and a few like-minded compatriots set out to remake Miami's "Paradise Lost" image.
Twenty Years Later, Miami Gardens Goes Beyond the Black Community

By Nile Fortner
Aug 31, 2023

When the City of Miami Gardens was incorporated 20 years ago, it became Florida's largest Black-majority city.
50 Years of Hip-Hop Saw Miami Bass Lay the Blueprint for Modern Day Rap and Pop Culture

By Marjua Estevez and Shanae Hardy
Aug 14, 2023

From the 2 Live Crew and Slip-N-Slide Records to women in bass and the jook movement, Miami has contributed a lot to hip-hop's evolution.
Death of the Ghetty

By Alex DeLuca
Aug 8, 2023

The "ghetty" has become evermore elusive in Gen Z parlance.
Florida Rappers Bizzy Crook, iCandy, Hoosh, and Danny Towers on 50 Years of Hip-Hop

By Marjua Estevez
Aug 1, 2023

Half a century later, Florida rappers remain an ilk of their own.
Florida's New Black History Guidelines Suggest Slaves Received "Personal Benefit" From Enslavement

By Izzy Kapnick
Jul 20, 2023

The state's new Black history standards suggest slaves derived "personal benefits" from skills they learned while enslaved.
Stonewall National Museum Is More Than Its Namesake's Legacy

By Mathew Messa
May 30, 2023

The Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library in Fort Lauderdale contains one of the largest collections of queer books and historical archives in the U.S.
Hialeah Backs Off Plan to Explore Annexation of Brownsville District (UPDATED)

By Theo Karantsalis
May 24, 2023

"We are here today because we're just tired, tired of the idea that any one can take advantage of our community," a Brownsville minister told the Hialeah council.
Last Call: Development Uproots Happy's Stork Lounge

By Joseph Contreras
Mar 29, 2023

Legendary North Bay Village dive bar Happy's Stork Lounge is moving out of the premises it has occupied for more than 70 years.
Miami's Food History Is Documented in UM's Special Collections Library

By Nicole Danna
Feb 17, 2023

The University of Miami holds a collection of rare cookbooks, menus and more.
The Mai-Kai Will Return After $8 Million Renovation

By Nicole Danna
Feb 15, 2023

An $8.5 million renovation will return this mid-century gem to its former glory.
Where LeBron James Stands in the Miami Heat Record Books

By Ryan Yousefi
Feb 10, 2023

Where Le Bron James stands in the Miami Heat record books in the major statistical categories.
The Perplexing Case of Florida's Longest-Serving Inmate | Part 2: Hard Time

By Terence Cantarella
Feb 9, 2023

Boast "Bo" Laster has maintained his claim of innocence for six decades.
The Perplexing Case of Florida's Longest-Serving Inmate | Part 1: No Way Out

By Terence Cantarella
Feb 8, 2023

Boast Laster swore he was innocent. That was nearly 60 years ago.
Aural History: Ten Essential Albums That Chronicle Miami’s Story Since the 1960s

By Alberto de la Portilla
Jan 24, 2023

The music that engraved the Magic City's past 60 years on vinyl.
For Sale: North Miami Condo Is a Stunning 1970s Time Capsule

By Jess Swanson
Jan 6, 2023

"Every home needs two things," the Zillow Gone Wild post teases, "and this Miami home has both."