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Five Bars and Clubs Miami Lost in 2018

By Jessica GibbsDecember 26, 2018

To live in Miami is to witness some of the city’s favorite bars, clubs, and music venues disappear into thin air — sometimes without warning. As options for live music diminish year-by-year, brave souls are up for the challenge of filling those voids. But before opening in a former space of one of the fallen, they might want to consider the history of these casualties. From bars to clubs, here are five venues the Magic City lost in 2018.

The Redemption of Miami’s Della Humphrey

By Alberto de la PortillaDecember 25, 2018

On an ordinary fall afternoon in 1968, Clarence Reid was putting the finishing touches on “Don’t Make the Good Girls Go Bad,” the followup to his first R&B song, “Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do [And Still Be a Lady].” “We had momentum with the previous hit,” recalls Willie Clarke, a Miami public schoolteacher…

Ten Best New Year’s Eve 2019 Parties in Miami

By Jose D. DuranDecember 21, 2018

A lot of people complain about going out on New Year’s Eve in Miami. Traffic, ticket prices, and tourists all can sour an awesome evening fast. That’s why the most important decision you’ll make before the year is over is where you’ll celebrate the arrival of 2019. It…

Drag Race Star Latrice Royale’s South Florida Roots Run Deep

By Jessica GibbsDecember 20, 2018

Of all the performers in RuPaul’s Drag Race “herstory,” South Florida’s Latrice Royale is arguably one of the most legendary. But if not for a dare from one of her friends, the world might never have met the vivacious superstar. Although Timothy Wilcots was born in California, it was the Sunshine State that birthed Latrice Royale.

New Year’s Eve 2019: Miami’s Most Expensive Parties

By David RollandDecember 20, 2018

Are you a 1-percenter looking for more creative ways to spend your money than lighting your cigars with hundred-dollar bills? Miami has a worldwide reputation as a place where ballers can blow their hard-earned cash (or inheritances) on partying. If you’re not of the retirement-plan philosophy and still use “YOLO” as a mantra, peruse this selection of New Year’s Eve parties with the most outrageous price tags.

Miami New Year’s Eve Party 2019 Guide

By Jose D. Duran and OthersDecember 19, 2018

It’s time to wrap up 2018. How will you celebrate the end of the year that brought us Kanye West rapping, “Poopity scoop”? It won’t be an easy choice, because few cities can match Miami’s New Year’s Eve prowess. Great weather and party excess come together perfectly to create…

By and for Young Artists, the Flex Brings a Fresh Music Competition to Miami

By Ayurella Horn-MullerDecember 18, 2018

Kalil Bohannon invested only $150 in the launch of his avant-garde music showcase. It took place in an empty parking lot at Florida International University. Only 40 people showed up for the outdoor open mike composed of a tent, lights strung on a wall, and a few strewn-about tables. “It wasn’t that great,” Bohannon recalls. “I thought it went terribly. But the people who showed up, they loved it. They saw the vision, what I was trying to do.”

From Peaches to Hustler: The Past and Present of 1500 Sunrise Boulevard

By Ayurella Horn-MullerDecember 18, 2018

Splashed across the sidewalk outside Hustler Hollywood is a long row of handprints and footprints in swaths of worn cement. A closer look reveals names belonging to visionaries. Iconic musicians such as Rick Springfield, Charlie Daniels, Peter Frampton, ZZ Top, Ted Nugent, and Jaco Pastorius have all left their mark on the stretch of pavement outside a store that now sells sex toys.

A Snoop by Any Other Name Would Sound as Swizzle

By Ayurella Horn-MullerDecember 17, 2018

We live in uncertain times. But through all the ups and downs, one man has remained reliable, if only in his inconsistency. That man is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., better known as Snoop Dogg. Deliciously chill, Snoop answers to no one and nothing. His is a brand that has left a timeless legacy, defying shifts…