Nightclubs are the draw of the South Florida night life with music, mingling, alcohol and fun lasting well into the early morning hours.  Table service and covers can get costly when you’re partying with friends but who cares when you’re having fun and can afford it, right?

What if you didn’t have to pay for it though? 

Welcome to hurricane season folks.  Tropical Storm Fay, which as I type is beginning to hit Cuba, is projected to pass somewhere between Key West and the Dry Tortugas on Monday night as a category one hurricane.  This is unnerving for locals. What about vacationers though?  What about any prearranged tours or transportation…

The folks at the Versace Mansion are going to start offering guided tours inside the infamous house on Ocean Drive. The mansion is best known for being the home of fashion designer, Gianni Versace, who was murdered on the front steps to the gate by Andrew Cunanan in July 1997 after being followed home from a nearby café. 

Tucked away at the south end of Coconut Grove is one of Miami’s oldest landmarks, the Kampong.  One of its most famous residents, plant explorer Dr. David Fairchild, named the waterfront property after the Malaysian word for village.

One thing about Miami, places here are always opening, and, just as often, always closing. Much like the transient nature of our city, such is the transient nature of our nightlife. I set out to compile a complete and updated guide to Miami’s best, worst, and nastiest strip clubs, complete enough for the sex-minded tourist and Miamian alike. 

If you have ever driven to the Port of Miami on a busy cruise day, you know it can be a difficult place to drive around. Homeland security is tight, parking is scarce, and most of the roads around the Port are one way. 

Charles Towsley, former Director at Port of Miami, discusses the redevelopment program and future of Miami’s Seaport.

You see it all the time as you traverse palm-lined MacArthur Causeway past its line of monolithic cruise ships, but its flashy sister South Beach steals much of its thunder.  Nonetheless, there’s more to the Port of Miami than meets the eye: this “Gateway to the Americas” has held its own for decades as the premiere cruise industry port in the world.

Carl Hiaasen’s “Nature Girl,” as the title might imply, is as much a story about a bunch of mixed up crazy people stuck in the 10,000 islands as it is about the Everglades and its natural beauty.

We’re in the midst of the dog days of summer and, thanks to the heat and gas prices, tourists are at home. Could there possibly anything to do?

Le Chat Noir which is French for Black Cat was a 19th-century cabaret in the bohemian Montmartre district of Paris. It was rife with absinthe drinkers and was referred to as one of the most extraordinary cabarets in the world!

Schnebly Winery may be in the boonies for most of us, but this unique, tropical spot is a great place to spend a relaxing afternoon, Redlands-style.

The Miami Skylift in Bayfront Park has closed.  The balloon has been removed from the Park…

This is the weekend we celebrate the independence of our nation. Will you celebrate at home, at the local celebration, in the clubs, or all three???

No sport captures the American glorification of violence and celebration of excess than football. And Stone must have figured that if he was going to make a movie about violence and excess, well, it had better damn well take place in Miami.