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Meet Finessing Miami, the Emerging Brand That Counts Odell Beckham Jr. and YesJulz as Fans

Jorge Courtade — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:40:21 +0000

From his Wynwood studio, Aldhair Ramirez is overseeing the production of his “Finessing” hats. “Está cosiendo bien la cosa esa?” “Sí, Aldhair.” A towering, gray machine fills the studio with a constant hum, reminiscent of the Garment Districts in major fashion retail hubs like New York and Los Angeles. Here, in a shared Miami workspace overlooking the

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Meet the Colombian-Honduran Woman Behind Cookie Lyon’s Baroque Nail Art in Season 3 of ‘Empire’

Yara Simón — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:38:58 +0000

In 2015, Empire became an unprecedented TV phenomenon, and Taraji P. Henson’s Cookie Lyon became not only the most quotable character on television, but its most fabulously dressed. Dripping in Moschino, Gucci, Fendi, Aquazurra, and Judith Leiber, Cookie’s over-the-top opulent looks make normcore minimalism seem like the most boring thing on earth. As Henson put it in a pre-awards

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This Woman’s Multi-Media Project is an Homage to the Bodega, the Nexus of Many Latino Communities

Yara Simón — Tue, 17 May 2016 16:13:53 +0000

It’s larger than a typical bodega. With its conveyor belt, its checkout space is more streamlined than most bodegas. For those craving Cuban food, it has the pastelitos and bread that aren’t staples in all bodegas. Despite these differences, the special New York City relationship between customers and bodega workers lives on at Orlando Latin

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Instagram of the Week: Get A Taste of Miami’s Cuban Goodies With Abuela Mami’s Care Packages

Daniela Cabrera — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 05:08:15 +0000

Who: Abuela Mami is a new website based out of Miami, that is making dreams come true for all ex-pats of the 305, or just lovers of Cuban treats – because who does’t love themselves a pastelito or cortadito? Abuela Mami is a unique subscription service that sends a care package of assorted Cuban treats to your

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Watch This Year’s Oscar-Nominated Latin American Films at a Theater Right Now

Camila Rodriguez — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 22:53:09 +0000

There are movies from Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico playing in theaters across the country right now, and three of them are 2016 Oscar nominees.

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15 Art Pieces to Check Out In And Around Art Basel Miami

Yara Simón — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:11:45 +0000

“People in the art world joke that if you want to sell works at an art fair, just bring your biggest, shiniest objects. They’re attractive, and they’re selfie bait to boot, so they circulate well on social media.” That’s how Artnet’s recap of Art Basel highlights this year opened, and tbh they’re not completely wrong. Art Basel 2015

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Between Nature and Urban Decay: 8 Questions with Miami Artist Cristina Lei Rodriguez

Nicole Martinez — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 20:28:54 +0000

Just one look at artist Cristina Lei Rodriguez’s abstract sculptures and you won’t question where the artist finds her muse. Born to Cuban and Hawaiian parents living in Miami, Lei Rodriguez’s vibrant, jewel-hued sculptures riff on earthly forms, but the artist prefers to question their rawness by crafting them out of artificial materials. The work

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5 Artists to Watch at Art Basel Miami Beach This Year

Nicole Martinez — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:20:39 +0000

With over 267 galleries participating in 18 satellite fairs across the city, countless parties and late-night events, it’s not exactly easy to stand out at Art Basel. And while heading to Miami for a week usually means you’re down for a 24/7 fiesta, Miami Art Week is a little different: sure, you could spend the

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New GOP Frontrunner Ben Carson on Wet-Foot, Dry-Foot Policy for Cubans: Huh?

Yara Simón — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:38:55 +0000

Ben Carson better brush up on history, because his knowledge of United States-Cuba relations is pretty pathetic. Ahead of his visit to Miami, he was unable to answer immigration policy questions in a phone interview with the Miami Herald. When asked to talk about the wet-foot, dry-foot policy, which allows Cubans who reach land to stay in the

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Play it By Ear: How a Cuban-American From Miami Became a Budding Country Star

Brayan Vázquez — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 17:22:18 +0000

Everybody wants to find a way to get paid to do what they love. But the path to making a living off your passions is often an unscripted journey filled with unexpected twists and turns, reinventions and surprises. After all, it’s estimated that our generation will change jobs 15-20 times over the course of our

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