Plan Your Trip: South Beach Wine and Food Festival is Feb. 24-28
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Plan Your Trip: South Beach Wine and Food Festival is Feb. 24-28

ByKara Franker

Amazing food, bottomless wine, toes in the sand and an impressive line-up of celebrity chefs. The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE (SOBEWFF) is one of the most talked about events of the year. Taking place Feb. 24-28, this year’s event is sure to dazzle and tantalize your…

Explore Wynwood, One of America’s Best Hipster Neighborhoods (Video)
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Explore Wynwood, One of America’s Best Hipster Neighborhoods (Video)

ByKara Franker

Named one of America’s best hipster neighborhoods by Forbes Magazine, the Wynwood Arts District is like no other area in Miami — or anywhere for that matter. Developers transformed once lifeless warehouse buildings into a vibrant outdoor museum, featuring giant walls of graffiti-style murals. I teamed up with friend and fellow Miami journalist, Shayne Benowitz, to showcase…

A Tropical Oasis Awaits at Discovery Cove
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A Tropical Oasis Awaits at Discovery Cove

ByKara Franker

Did you know that for the second year in a row, Discovery Cove has been named the #1 amusement park in the world? Millions voted in the 2014 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards. If you haven’t been, Discovery Cove is an all-inclusive day resort experience where you’ll enjoy an opportunity to swim with dolphins, snorkel with rays and…

The Hottest Clubs in Downtown Miami and South Beach
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The Hottest Clubs in Downtown Miami and South Beach

ByKara Franker

Celebrities do it. So do pro athletes, Miami socialites, the college crowd, spring breakers and international play boys. I’m talking about the club scene in the Magic City. It’s vibrant, non-stop and it’s harder than you might think it is to get past the red velvet ropes. Here are the two basic rules: 1. Dress…

A Concert Under the Sea? This is Why the Florida Keys Rock
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A Concert Under the Sea? This is Why the Florida Keys Rock

ByKara Franker

Save the date! The Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival is July 11. I mean, who wouldn’t want to put on a hot pink mermaid costume and jam it out to the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” at a sub-sea concert? Coolest event ever. And they’re giving away prizes for the best dressed underwater rockstar. Hosted by Keys radio station WWUS…