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Oct 16 2019
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🐬 How to ‘celebrate’ the DolphinsPlus, a Miami filmmaker’s lens on Little HaitiHey hey, it’s Hump Day! And the winning prospects for the Miami Dolphins are looking worse and worse by the week. Well…depending on what you call winning. Some fans are celebrating the team’s losing ways, because it increases their chances to land a top college football prospect next year. And a T-shirt company is paying tribute to the Fins’ latest loss |
Oct 15 2019
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🗣️ Hear Miami tell its storyPlus, your unspoken Miami rulesHello, and welcome to Tuesday! There will be storytellers all over town today, but not because of library story-time readings or a big journalism conference. This time, it’s because of The Miami Foundation’s annual My Miami Story. Folks all over town will be hosting breakfasts, lunches, dinners, cafecito breaks, and meetings to discuss their stories here in the 305. This year’s theme is all about taki |
Oct 14 2019
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😋 Stone crabs, shakes and cinnamon rollsPlus, the winning Hialeah question we’ll exploreWelcome to a new week, Miami! We know that autumn, in the traditional sense, isn’t really a thing in Miami but there are plenty of seasons in the 305. And two of the most anticipated (and tastiest) ones are coming up this month. Tomorrow is the start of stone crab season and read more |
Oct 11 2019
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🎭 Get a taste of the Caribbean this weekendPlus, one last chance to vote on our Hialeah questionsFriday is here, Miami! And that means it’s officially Miami Carnival weekend here in SoFla. The festivities got going with the Junior Carnival last weekend and some other gatherings here and there, but the main event goes down tomorrow and Sunday with J’ouvert up in Broward and the main parade at the Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo Center. Beyond being a showcase of elaborate costumes, great food, and Caribbean culture, the |
Oct 10 2019
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😋 How to get pastrami in your PJsPlus, vote on what we’ll explore in HialeahHappy Thursday, Miami! If this week’s rainy weather has made you want to work from home, or less likely to head out for lunch, we’ve got some good news. Michael Schwartz — the chef behind his namesake Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, Harry’s Pizzeria, ella, and much more — has launched a delivery-only deli called Schwartz’s Genuine Miami Deli. The new spot f |
Oct 09 2019
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😔 The day the music got delayedPlus, we still want your Hialeah questionsHappy Hump Day! We’re kicking off with some disappointing news for folks looking forward to the inaugural Miami Beach Pop Festival this November. The event has been postponed, potentially to a future date but indefinitely for now, and the organizers plan to issue refunds. We’ll keep y’all posted if we hear more, and here’s hoping some of the awesome artists |
Oct 08 2019
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☔ Remember your umbrella todayPlus, help us dig into HialeahHey hey, it’s Tuesday! And we’re back in that tough spot of delivering bad news for fans of sunshine-y days. Rainy weather put a damper on our day yesterday, and the chance for rain is only expected to increase through Thursday night. But if you like cuddling up with a book to the sound of raindrops or getting exercise by jumping over puddles in your parking lot, then enjoy! And |
Oct 07 2019
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🍹 This 305 bar’s an international treasurePlus, election season is comingWelcome to the week, Miami! We’re kicking off by showing some love to South Beach drinking spot Sweet Liberty for its latest honor. The bar has gotten plenty of awards in recent years but it just made a list of the top 100 bars in the world, according to the folks behind The World’s 50 Best Bars list. |
Oct 04 2019
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🍦 The 503 is coming to the 305Plus, some tips on how to explore Cutler BayYou made it to Friday, Miami! And we’ve got news about Miami acquiring something big out of Portland, and no we’re not referring to the trade that brought Meyers Leonard to the Heat from the Trail Blazers. Salt & Straw announced that the ice cream shop |
Oct 03 2019
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🎶 An encore for an iconic Miami clubPlus, the answer to your Allapattah questionHey hey, it’s Thursday! And we’ve got good news for fans of Hoy Como Ayer, the iconic live-music venue in Little Havana. The club is reopening this weekend under new ownership but with much of the same flavor that made it so popular over the years. The revamped version includes new lights and audio equipment and other modern touches but still plen |