Atchana’s Homegrown Thai welcomes Father’s Day with a way for Dad to be truly proud staring into the Scoville abyss, answering trivia as the heat grows, and pretending one drink is enough. Their third annual Spice Challenge may not settle who gets the remote on Sunday, but it will separate[Read More…]

School is out, summer has arrived and, just like that, rush-hour traffic has mysteriously vanished from South Bayshore Drive. In its place: mangos drop from the trees, Juneteenth celebrations fill the calendar, World Cup fever takes over the Grove and Vizcaya Village vaults into the squared circle. It’s the first[Read More…]

If you’re going to do something well, commit to it, believe in it and make it happen. No better lesson starts off the week than the young actors of Inspire Theatre Project throwing themselves into the glorious craziness of SpongeBob SquarePants Jr. Full voice, full heart, full immersion commitment. That’s[Read More…]

Moms on the mats, dogs in the park, Motown with a mission and flamenco with feeling lead the calendar.  So if anyone in your household is saying “There’s nothing to do”, that is not a scheduling problem.  It’s a research problem. And the Spotlight is here to help.   Friday May[Read More…]

Local artists get the first brushstroke this week, and rightly so. Kit Pancoast Nagamura returns to her childhood home – The Kampong (!) – with family roots, botanical eyes and an artistic trunk sturdy enough to hold several generations. In the Gibson Educational Center’s Pop-Up Gallery 162, you explore the[Read More…]

This weekend starts innocently enough. Maybe a concert. Maybe a quick stop at Fairchild. Maybe a library book club if civilization is to survive at all. Then Pow! You’re riding a free shuttle through the Grove, buying tropical plants you absolutely did not plan to own, cruising aboard moonlight sailboat[Read More…]

This is your reminder. Not the subtle one your sibling sends after they’ve already made brunch reservations. The real one. Mother’s Day is 48 hours away, and “I was going to do something tomorrow” has undermined many a Sunday. So make a plan now. Something elegant at Vizcaya. Something sweet[Read More…]

Just as summer prepares to slow everything down, the fastest guys on four wheels rev up the Grove. This week brings race-week noise, a brand-new neighborhood pool, dogs with social calendars, dancers on the rise, mahjong in the garden, Deadhead moonlight and a street concert for Ronnie. Pace yourself. The[Read More…]

Dive in! Pools are opening, dogs will soak and shake, and there are plenty of rooms where laughter or music will loosen things up. The Grove feels like it’s in mid-splash—loose, social, a little unpredictable. (Can a dog do a cannonball?) So don’t stay dry. Take the plunge somewhere—into a[Read More…]

Pollen is in the air, blossoms are showing off, and the Grove’s lineup leans hard into things in bloom–from Vizcaya garden walks and Kampong plant temptations to free trees, farmers market bounty, and Earth Month programming that suggests you really ought to know the name of at least one fern.[Read More…]