Every year, someone announces a plan to “just stop by” the King Mango Strut. Every year, that plan collapses almost immediately. Chairs appear. Drinks circulate. Friends materialize mid-parade. The afternoon stretches, the music turns up, and nobody remembers what they were supposed to do next. That’s not a scheduling failure.[Read More…]

By the morning after Christmas, the wrapping paper is everywhere. Torn. Crumpled. Already on its way out. Somewhere in that mess, it’s easy to miss the one good thing that didn’t come with a bow — the small, overlooked gift hiding in plain sight once the noise dies down. Be[Read More…]

What’s in your stocking? If it rattles, glows, or smells like “seasonal vanilla,” we should talk. The best Grove gifts don’t take up shelf space or require batteries. They quietly enroll people in better lives — more gardens, more history, more salt air, more “hey, that was actually fun.” It’s[Read More…]

Somehow the Grove didn’t ease into the holidays this year — it dove in headfirst, sequins flying. Stockings aren’t just getting stuffed this year; they’re getting curated, from Vizcaya’s not-that-kind-of-hammock tour to markets that make even the most last-minute shopper look intentional. Tropical Park is lighting up like it’s auditioning[Read More…]

Holiday Season hits the gas. Miami isn’t sliding into December so much as flooring it. Christmas Wonderland is already testing the limits of human equilibrium, Fairchild is turning itself into a storybook fever dream, and Art Week is buzzing loudly enough that crossing the causeway feels optional. Even the mayoral[Read More…]

If you’re staying put in the Grove for the long Thanksgiving weekend, you’ve already outsmarted half the country. While everyone else is shuffling through security lines and pretending airport coffee is “fine,” the neighborhood is slipping effortlessly into a weekend that’s actually worth showing up for. Shop Small Saturday sets[Read More…]

Before you head out into the holiday travel vortex, get a good book to bring with you at the Miami Book Fair Finale—a weekend packed with celebrity authors including our own Dave Barry, plus 100 events that run through Sunday.  Prepare for any Thanksgiving dinner debates by watching the documentary[Read More…]

Head Above Water. From ship decks to drained pools, Miami’s arts scene is making a splash. Titanic: The Musical sails into Coral Gables, the Miami Symphony dives into the empty Venetian Pool, and Seraphic Fire takes Bach to heavenly heights. Even the Book Fair’s afloat — part circus, part seminar,[Read More…]

The Grove has its dancing shoes on and its heart wide open this week — dancing, singing, reminiscing, and generally refusing to act its age. From the bold new moves of Four by Four to Aymée Nuviola’s Cuban pulse in Sones and Songs, it’s all rhythm and risk, sweat and[Read More…]

Halloween’s barely out the door, but we’re not done dressing up—just trading cobwebs for culture. The week ahead is all rhythm and shimmer: live music under the palms, art that hums long after you’ve left the gallery, and films that haunt in the best possible way. Style and substance, that’s[Read More…]