Everyone who is anyone has surely seen this epic Midtown institution? Beautiful blue and white…read moretiles flashing in the Miami sunshine, right? This is the former Bacardi building and is now listed as a National Historical place. It is now the young arts building, and they are supposedly not going to mess with the historical element of it. I came today to look at its offerings and being a history buff I always want to see stuff like this. There are two buildings - one is the blue and white tiled one which is actually called the blue and white building (apt! ) and the other one behind it that is called the jewel box (for obvious reasons). Worthy of a look!

I have been hosting community, professional development movement classes at The Jewel Box and I…read morecould not have had a better experience. Aside from the fact that the space is beautiful, the Marley is perfectly placed and the space is always clean; The security guards in the parking lot are the nicest most helpful security guards I have ever encountered. The YoungArts Staff have been by far the most professional and easy staff to work with. All my requests have been met and I have had zero problems in the last 4 months working with this amazing and generous team. It is a pleasure to be in this space that holds such a positive ambiance.

Great shows! Talented artists on their way to stardom! Helpful staff and nice sized theater! We…read morehave been to 3 shows here since we graduated and we'll continue to come if the caliber of shows continue to be as they are. The students are real talents and the quality of show feels like something you'd see in a larger professional setting (not to say these students aren't real professionals bc they most certainly are)! Just took our budding actress niece and son to see Little Shop of Horrors and they loved it! We did too and can't wait to see what's coming up next! Great singing, amazing musicians and excellent acting! We couldn't ask for a better experience.

I've been a season subscriber for years and I encourage everyone in Miami who is into live theatre…read moreto do so as well. These are professional and incredibly talented students that perform wonderful plays and musicals.

I think I log in like 40 hours of dancing in 5 days. It's a great way to sample some crazy ass…read morehouse music. It's up there in my top five of club experiences....and I've been to Ibiza twice. The cool thing about WMC is that you take all the cheesy typical Miami crap and put it on hold and the SF, NYC, Chicago and English freaks take over for a week. Warm weather, beautiful women, and partying. It's great. The First time I got sexually harassed by a female cop who made my take my shirt off to see my abs. It's just weird place;) Miami is just off the chain. I haven't partied like that since I've been in the military. One year I went I knew it was gonna be a toss when I found myself at G. Dubya Bush International airport in Houston during a layover. I'm standing in front of his "statue" for about a minute laughing saying "can you believe this guy?!" Hey if you got no sleep and had a couple of beers before 10am you would have cracked up too. The natives didn't like it though and a spokesperson from Continental made sure I was ok. It was the day of the Terri Shiavo verdict and those pro-life folks in Texas were all in a tizzy. In addition to having a great time geeking out to house music, they are getting more and more Hip Hop acts down there. I saw Mos Def , John Legend and the Jungle brothers down there in the past couple of years. go...

Amazing parties, great music, beautiful people, gorgeous weather, beach, margaritas, pool parties,…read moreboat parties, roofdeck parties, parties, parties, parties, the best DJs in the world, fun, fun, fun!! Loved it so much - I'm definitely going to be back again and again! Recovery process is a bit challenging, but worth it! It doesn't have to be ridiculously expensive if you plan ahead and budget for it - does take a bit of the spontaneity out of it, but at least you can enjoy it without spending too much! Look out for free parties, pre-sale tickets, and get in early on hotel deals. Also, if you stock your hotel room up with pre-gaming alcohol and you avoid expensive restaurants you can save a lot of money that way too.

This is a fun little parade that they've wisely moved from downtown Miami to downtown Coral Gables…read moreand moved up to the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend. Get there a little early, park yourself along the route and enjoy the sites of local marching bands, cute little floats, and Shriners driving their little cars. Bring the kids, they'll have fun.

Yes, the parade is great family fun. CORRECTION; the parade never relocated from downtown Miami to…read moreCoral Gables. Miami-Dade County hosted both parades. Gables parade was always day time event. King Orange Bowl Parade was on the eve of 12/31 to ring in new year and Orange Bowl Football Game.

"Culture" is one of the few things that would get me out of the house on an otherwise lazy night!…read more I was invited to the "Culture in the City" event at the Kavachnina space last night and enjoyed checking out this gallery spaced. Located right on NW 36 St and off North Miami Avenue it is literally a few blocks off my typical 2nd Saturday crawl. It's a great spot though! The show was sponsored by Irreversible Art Magazine and appeared to be a collection of various artists showing everything from welded purses to lampshade marionettes and everything in between. Of course there was a DJ spinning a lively trance set! Gallery is an interesting space consisting of both inside and outside spaces. Inside rooms are painted modern white with high ceilings - except for a funky "reverse loft" where you walk into a space with low ceilings, a couch and some more nice art. There's also an area with rampant that uses what I'm guessing was the loading dock area of the former incarnation (industrial space) to place the art for a fun viewing. My favorite area in this space was the outside, which serves as a sculpture park showcasing interesting metal pieces. There was also a performance piece going on last night where an artist was painting a car in umm, non-traditional, car colors. I enjoyed the show!

I have visited Kavachnina Contemporary Art Gallery and was impressed with the gallery and Director…read moreGala, I have also have had Appraisals for Artwork prepared by her and she is detailed in her Appraisals and the report is well done and professional. I look forward to meeting with her again in the near future for more Art Appraisals. I'm truly Blessed to have her on my team. She truly shines in the Art World.

This was my first attendance for the Annual New Times Pairings event. Thanks for the generosity of…read moreYelp! and Blue, I was able to receive a pair of the VIP tickets, and fortunate enough to get in one hour before the event opened for the general public. I've never attended an event like this, and always wonder what's it like. And I realized how import it was for us to get in with the VIP pass. Because by the time they open the door, all the booths got really packed, and you'd lucky if you can even grab a napkin or fork. Most of the foods were pretty good. I usually take notes while I am sampling the food and wines. But given the number of the booths I look forward to try, and both hand occupied by a glass of wine and a plate full of food, the task seemed unlikely. But a few dishes caught my attention. The pan seared scollops were very good, so was the chardonnay it was paired with. The Korean beef paired with Goose Island beer was excellent, and in my book the perfect pair. Also there were some other lobster and seafood dishes were pretty good. One particular red wine I really like was the 2010 Highflyer Red Blend Napa Valley. I need to look up where I can get a bottle of those. Will we go again next year? Definitely! And I will not hesitate to get the VIP pass. For $20.00 more its totally worth it in my book! PS: My wife asked me to do a review for the both of us, so I used a few pictures she took from her Yelp! page.

Ok - this event was so much more than we expected - and we had high hopes!…read more We smartly hired John's Car Service LLC to take us to and from the Pairings event so we wouldn't have to be concerned with parking and driving after enjoying the night of food and drinks. (http://www.yelp.com/biz/johns-car-service-davie?hrid=wHbhA8Lc8_atSVA4WbN1cw) John got us there before we were due and - even better - picked us up after we were ready to head home! It really made tonight fun - we talked about the event the whole ride home and just kicked back while he drove! When we arrived at the event it started to rain and soon was pouring. We stood under a canape in the VIP line and waited to be checked in, along with several Yelpers that we knew! (Special shout out to Tamela and Allen - wonderful to finally meet in person; now let's arrange a dinner date!)It was great to kick off the night in the company of people we knew! After we got our bracelets, plates and goblets, we headed inside the building and immediately got some swag before stopping at the bar in the lobby. We got mojitos made with aged Botran rum that were just delicious. The lobby had desserts so we left and went to the 4th floor VIP lounge and enjoyed entrees including lobster salad from MEAT Eatery and Taproom (2 inch pieces of lobster and bigger - WOW) and New River Grill & Pizza pork belly. We enjoyed foods in the Abdo New River Room (S3's pork belly was one of the best things I ate all night) and Huizenga Pavilion (Gran Forno's bread was really out of this world - we actually preferred it to the desserts, seriously). We took pics at the Botran photo station - I wore a pink boa and hubby a captain's hat from their prop table. We met great people - Sherry and Mary were a kick! We saw additional Yelpers and their guests, and we signed up for an array of prizes - let's hope we win something! We did make it to the lobby's dessert stations and got Hoffman's chocolates (WOW!), Royal Treatz' Guinness-rich mini cupcakes, and Insane Cookies' samples. The theater gave out packaged cookies and chocolate gelt that hawked upcoming plays. Everyone was so generous - food vendors, beverage vendors, New Times and Mardi Gras reps, and the musicians who gave their all to fill the building with truly great sounds. I hugged Ashley at the Yelp table and got us both iced coffees from the Kuerig booth while she gave away Yelp swag to the crowd of people. There were so many people there but everyone was very nice - no pushing/lots of courtesy. This is a great event and we will definitely return next year!

We went to the College Fair this past Sunday and this is the perfect location for it…read more Honestly, I do not like the fact that we had to pay the $5 for parking. The fair itself was great, as usual, with so many colleges from all over the nation and even international colleges too. They all had a system in place, where they scanned the students' entrance's bar code so that way the universities can contact you later with information and promotions!!! Thank you, everyone.

This event exceeded my expectations…read more Giada De Laurentiis was a doll and Buddy Valastro was super friendly. Event was very organized and the vendors were top notch. I absolutely loved the venue at Wynwood. DJ was excellent.

Ah, the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. It may as well be Christmas to us Yelpers…read more That said, my boyfriend won tickets to the Italian Bites on the Beach event and I happily accompanied him as his +1. This event was held at the beach near the Delano Hotel and good thing we used Lyft. The event was rampant with people. It amazed me that an hour into the event, Corsair already ran out of their short rib macaroni and cheese. This only continued as the night went on. I honestly think that the vendors didn't have any idea how popular some of their dishes would be. Some of the lines were insane. Giada De Laurentiis was also there as a guest star. To even get her autograph was downright impossible. Way too crowded. I really enjoyed this event because there was so much food. We left full. I do think, though, that they can work on some things. For one, only part of it was tented and it started to rain. They could manage the crowds better, too. And let's not even start on finding the bathroom. Found some new favorites though. I want to go to Mimi's Ravioli and Zucca soon.