Not all Miami Metrorail stations are created equal. Some are busy whilst others are always empty. Government Center may be crowded during rush hour, whereas other stations, such as Vizcaya, are virtually always empty. Which stations really are the busiest and how has the Metrorail system evolved in the past five years? The city’s inner […]
Downtown Fort Lauderdale has two nightlife streets that radiate out from the financial/commercial core of Downtown. Radiating east is Las Olas Boulevard, Broward’s chicest street, home to the city’s classiest (and most expensive) restaurants and bars. Radiating west is Himmarshee Street (SW 2nd Street), Downtown’s rowdy, drunken and chaotic little brother where drinks are cheap […]
Unlike most regions of the United States, Miami only has two seasons- the wet season (Summer) and the dry season (Winter). That’s all we need. We don’t play around with having to deal with four seasons. We know that if it’s winter time, it’ll be cool, breezy and dry out and if it’s summer time, […]
Miami’s past includes segregation, race riots, large scale white flight and racial tensions that persisted for decades. Those days are over, and although still not perfect, today Miami is a city with an extremely diverse population where different ethnic groups live harmoniously together. In the days of segregation, South Florida, like all of the South, […]
Ultra came and went. For the first time in Ultra Music Festival’s 15-year history, the event was held over two weekends from March 15th to the 24th. Ultra took over Downtown Miami. With the music starting Friday afternoon, Downtown workers and residents had to accommodate the festival into their daily lives for two weeks. Ultra […]
Miami is in the midst of another building boom. Cranes are back in the skyline, and they are sprouting up everywhere. The past couple months have seen new projects announced, some buildings break ground and in some cases, beautiful historic buildings demolished for bigger buildings (unfortunately). The last building boom brought us revitalized, urban neighborhoods. […]
