Over a year ago, I had just moved to Miami and I was looking for an early morning breakfast place. I remembered eating some delicious Venezuelan arepas from Don Pan that a friend of mine brought me once. I decided to walk there since it was pretty close to my place. I was looking for [...]
Located in Coral Gables, we decided to dine at Pardos Chicken Peruvian Cuisine, a restaurant which prides itself with the Inca legacy in all their recipes. Modern but selective decoration makes this place a casual stop for lunch on weekdays or even a nice dinner on weekends. With top notch customer service from start to [...]
North Shore Bandshell on September 19, October 17 and November 14 Miami Beach’s North Shore Park Bandshell & Ocean Terrace will dress in the typical, characteristic Latin flavor of the North Beach area to welcome the Miami Beach Food Truck and Music Fest on Wednesday nights this fall. The events take place on September 19, [...]
People who like fish go to The Fish House Seafood & Raw Bar on Miller Drive. Since 1995, owners Jose and Angela Rivero have been satisfying diners with fresh seafood seasoned and cooked to perfection. With drink specials, live entertainment and your favorite game on the many TVs, The Fish House delivers more than [...]
Cutler Bay restaurateurs Harvey and Natalie Alexander of Harvey’s Smokehouse BBQ had a special visit from Miami-Dade County District 8 Commissioner Lynda Bell on Friday, July 27. The proprietors of the popular eatery were the recipients of a $2,000 check from the county’s “Mom and Pop” Small Business Grant Program. Natalie Alexander explained what the [...]
Homefield Sports Bar & Grill, located in Kendall Village, is not your typical sports bar. Sure, there are pool tables and flat-screen TVs everywhere, more than 50 of them; and the bar offers your favorite cocktails and ice cold beer. But that’s where the similarities to other sports bars end. Instead of a dark, cramped [...]
The Doral headquarters office of U.S. Century Bank, located at 2301 NW 87 Avenue, recently welcomed local McDonalds restaurant owner/operators and recipients of the 2012 HACER scholarships. Each year, the Ronald McDonald House Charities/Hispanic American Commitment to Education Resources (RMHC/HACER) awards scholarships to high school seniors of Hispanic descent. Since 1985, RMHC/HACER has awarded more [...]
The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) has announced the 11th Annual Miami Spice Restaurant Program — the wildly anticipated summer celebration in which Greater Miami restaurants offer discounted three-course lunch and dinner menus. To make dining deals spicier, new to the program this year is a second option, which will be available simultaneously [...]
In recognition of the bravery and dedication of America’s heroes, Hawks Cay Resort in the Florida Keys will again honor military, fire and rescue, law enforcement and medical personnel through its Heroes Welcome Program. From Aug. 20-Nov. 18, the program features starting rates of $99, special dis- counts on resort activities and a series of [...]
In all, he has visited 31 different ballparks, counting a few that are no longer in existence. He is three ballparks shy of visiting all 30 current ballparks — Arlington, Houston, and Toronto — and those will surely be checked off by next year. In my young life, I have been fortunate enough to visit [...]
Additionally, Zara has expanded its store and added a Zara Children section and Koko & Palenki has moved to a larger location within the mall. “Dadeland Mall is always striving to enhance our exciting mix of retailers,” said Maria Prado, mall manager. “We are pleased to welcome each of these vibrant new tenants to the [...]
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Amir Ben Zion - owner and opera- tor of some of Miami’s most illustrious haunts. When I arrived at Bardot, his lounge-y nightclub in Wynwood to find that he wasn’t there, I set out to look for him and lucky for me he was only [...]
The Miami Marlins now offer behind-the- scenes tours of Marlins Park. The tours are open to the public on non-event days for just $10 per person. The tour includes visits to the field (behind home plate), home clubhouse, home batting cage area and Diamond Club, Promenade Level featuring the art in the facility, the Bobblehead [...]
The Falls, one of Florida’s largest open-air, retail and entertainment destinations featuring Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s and American Girl (opening fall 2012), announces the addition of Brio Tuscan Grille and TCBY to the already impressive lineup of new restaurants and retailers. Brio Tuscan Grille will open its first Miami location at The Falls in early 2013 and [...]
