What's going on in Miami

Downtown Miami has enjoyed a dining renaissance in recent years. Heavy hitters such as Zuma, Area 31, and DB Bistro Moderne brought star power to the neighborhood while smaller, more casual restaurants such as Tre Italian Bistro, Ceviche 105, and ...

Every basketball court has its own personality. There's the court filled with dudes who call a foul if you so much as breathe on them, the court with the And 1 wannabes, the court with the old men with knee braces who shoot inexplicably well from ...

Like Garcia's, the Captain's venue is a Pinecrest -- and by extension, Miami -- institution (since 1971). The market is worth a trip alone -- very wide selection of fish freshly caught in local waters (as well as some specialty fish flown in from...

The "chicken liver itame" ($7) at Hiro's Yakko-San is surprisingly tasty, even for non-liver lovers. Lumps of liver are stir-fried in a wok (stir-fry is actually what itame means in Japanese) Fresh chive and bean sprouts cover the plate, providing...

Every Saturday morning, Colombian carnival takes over a narrow lane just off NE Second Avenue. Street vendors set up shop selling hamburguesas and ceviche. Cumbia and reggaeton pour from overhead speakers. And the beer flows in equal proportion to...

Buying pants is such a mission, you guys. Dios mío, ayúdame. It's like we find one pair and they're a really chic color that we just totally saw in Vogue, but then they make our butt look big, and not even in a good, Jennifer Lopez kind of way. Th...

While nearby Mary's Coin Laundry and Deli lures students, foodies, and night owls with café con leche, Cubanos, and other culinary perks at its 24-hour lunch counter, the recently renovated Coral Way Lavenderia has made family its focus. The laund...

Another solid UM sports hangout in South Miami, the Village Tavern serves beer and wine only. This quaint little place has daily specials on beer and food, including $10 Bud Light beer buckets on Mondays. With NFL Sunday Ticket and its wood and br...

There are two kinds of acceptable sports bars. One is the dive: a hardscrabble, hole-in-the-wall with cheap drinks, bad neon, and a decidedly partisan clientele; it's the kind of place where you'd be stupid to wear the visiting team's jersey. The ...

$10 corkage fee. Named "Best Restaurant in a Shopping Mall" in 2008 and "Best Restaurant When You're Paying" in 2005, Pilar offers unpretentiously good seafood at reasonable enough prices to justify the ten bucks you'll have to dish out to brin...

Dinner and a movie. It's been a classic date combo since the early days of the silver screen. You fill up on tasty food, take in a rom-com while you digest, and if all goes well, return home to get it on. But this is Miami, where all rarely goes w...

Real sports bars, just like true-blue fans, are usually a little rough around the edges. Think about it. When you watch the Dolphins pound the Pats at Sun Life, are the suits in the skyboxes the ones pumping the Aqua and Orange with energy? So why...