Okay, do you really need any reason to take advantage of discounts on some of Miami’s best spas other than the discounts themselves?  Probably not but, since lists are in, here are my top 5: Kids are back in school It has been a long, hot summer, especially if you have school age children […]

Port Miami is the world’s busiest cruise port, surpassing 5.3 million passengers in fiscal year 2016-2017, and a major cargo port.  As such, the port has 260 foot gantry cranes to load and unload ships.  I see the cranes towering over Government Cut every time I drive to and from Miami Beach.  In his book All About Them, branding […]

Unlike Wikipedia’s definition for Tongue-in-cheek, “a figure of speech used to imply that a statement or other production is humorously or otherwise not seriously intended, and it should not be taken at face value”, Tongue & Cheek‘s food and service is seriously good.  Some friends and I popped in for happy hour and worked our […]

Sorry, I forgot to give you a head’s up that Miami Spice was starting on August 1!  I was so busy planning my eating schedule, that I neglected to post, but you are not too late, it runs through the end of September. I started my Miami Spice circuit by visiting a restaurant that I […]

What do Prime One Twelve, Prime Italian, Nemo, Shoji Sushi, The Big Pink, and Prime Hotel and Lounge have in common?  They have great food,  are great for spotting celebrities, are some of the trendiest spots on South Beach, and in case the word “Prime” in three of their names didn’t give it away, they […]

Miami Spice is worth staying in, or visiting, Miami during the hot months of August and September.  In addition to the daily lunch and dinner specials offered at many of  our best restaurants, some of the participants are offering happy hour specials. There are so many participating restaurants this year, it is going to be […]

  I have been spending too much time South of 5th!  The area around Purdy Ave. is enjoying a mini restaurant boom.  I “found” Pubbelly Sushi today, even though it has been open for a while.  A friend and I were looking  for a place to have lunch within walking distance of Belle Isle.   […]

With boating season coming up, though it would be fun to post some spots that are close to marinas and different from going to the sand bars and Elliot Key.  Flagler Monument Island is right off of the Venetian Islands in Miami Beach.  There are a few picnic tables, and the sculpture designed by H.P. Peterson, with […]

With boating season coming up, though it would be fun to post some spots that are close to marinas and different from going to the sand bars and Elliot Key.  Flagler Monument Island is right off of the Venetian Islands in Miami Beach.  There are a few picnic tables, and the sculpture designed by H.P. Peterson, with […]

Tomorrow night at 8:00, the New World Symphony Wallcast presents its last wallcast of the season. Bring a blanket and picnic dinner to watch The Mahler Legacy: 9, broadcasted on the wall of this beautiful building, designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry.