Stories with 'art' tag

The road to III Points is paved with magical chaos

It may be a Miami tradition, but III Points is only 3 years old. Find out what it took to create a thriving music festival that’s more than just music.

/ October 9, 2015

Rocking the Stitch Rock

Amanda Linton is taking Etsy offline and into the real world with Stitch Rock, South Florida’s largest indie craft market.

/ October 1, 2015

Chase the muse at DWNTWN Art Days

Rediscover Downtown Miami this weekend as DWNTWN Art Days transform the neighborhood into a cultural mecca.

/ September 11, 2015

Renda Writer: Poetry in art

He’s an artist and a poet all rolled into one. See how Renda Writer is turning words into art all across Miami with his handwritten murals.

/ August 12, 2015

Life in the coral city

Coral Morphologic specializes not just in cultivating our own Miami coral, but turning them into works of art, through film, photography, and stunning visual displays.

/ July 27, 2015

Women Making Street Art

We chatted with some of the most talented ladies in the South Florida street art scene. Meet four incredible women filling Miami’s streets with art, from public murals to illicit graffiti.

/ July 15, 2015

Comic book havens

Before they were movies, they were comic books. And we have plenty of places where you can browse the shelves to your heart’s content. Come explore some of the coolest comic book stores in South Florida.

/ June 25, 2015

Things to do: Welcome to Westchester

Go west, Miamians! We know you love the Beach, Wynwood and downtown, but there are cool things to do all over Miami. Come along with The New Tropic’s Ashley Martinez for an insider’s tour of a beloved, but often overlooked Miami neighborhood, Westchester.

/ May 28, 2015

Find your next favorite Wynwood shops

If you’re going to spend your hard-earned money, we know most of you, like us, want to support local businesses. So, following up on her recommendations for the neighborhood’s best new restaurants and bars, we asked Kerry McLaney, founder of 305 Creative and well-known woman about Wynwood, for her favorite stores.

/ May 1, 2015

Five big ideas from the Public Space Challenge

The Miami Public Space Challenge finalists will be announced later this month. From making parks and public spaces more tech-friendly, redefining our urban soundscape, renewing interest in underused waterways, improving bus stops, or creating new ways to find and share food, how might we act on some recurring themes to improve our neighborhoods?

/ April 20, 2015