The best drag shows in Miami

Drag remains, to both its supporters and detractors, a lightning rod for entertainment, culture, and influence.
By Trae DeLellis at Miami New Times · · 1 min read

Drag remains, to both its supporters and detractors, a lightning rod for entertainment, culture, and influence.
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Miami couples are usually forced to choose between a bare-bones courthouse ceremony or spending eye-watering amounts of money on luxury venues booked years in advance.
Authorities are urging South Floridians to take precautions Wednesday as another hot and humid day settles across the region, with temperatures climbing to around 90 degrees and heat index values reaching the mid-to-upper 90s, and potentially 100 degrees in some neighborhoods.Moderate heat-related h
Miami real estate developer George Pino is standing trial in a case stemming from a 2022 boat crash in Biscayne Bay that killed one of his daughter's teen friends and left another passenger with life-altering injuries. Pino faces manslaughter and vessel homicide charges in connection with the crash
A 5-year-old girl died after being shot inside a Florida City home early Wednesday morning, and Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office homicide detectives are working to determine exactly how the shooting happened.According to MDSO spokesperson Angel Rodriguez, Florida City police officers responded around 1:5
South Florida’s weather pattern remains fairly typical for June, with the highest rain chances continuing to favor the interior and Southwest Florida through the middle of the week. An Easterly wind flow will keep most East coast communities relatively dry today, while scattered showers and storms d

Drag remains, to both its supporters and detractors, a lightning rod for entertainment, culture, and influence.

🏆 Residential: Art collectors Jason Rubell and Michelle Simkins Rubell sold a home at 6500 North Bay Road in Miami Beach for $18.9 million marking the top sale to hit records in South Florida. The buyer was an LLC linked to Cesar Molina’s CMA Design Studio. The waterfront property, built in 1950, s
Sunshine and heat will dominate South Florida on Wednesday with only a slight chance of rain, but forecasters say shower and storm chances will increase through the weekend as deeper tropical moisture moves into the region.

Authorities are investigating a shooting in a Florida City neighborhood that left a 5-year-old girl dead. Cameras captured the moment when Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews wheeled the young victimn into HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, early Wednesday morning. Sadly, she would not survive. Florida City Pol

Authorities are investigating a shooting in a Florida City neighborhood that left a young child dead. Cameras captured the moment when Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews wheeled the young victim, believed to be around 5 years old, into HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, early Wednesday morning. Sadly, the pati
A Coral Gables energy company plans to supply fuel to Cuba’s private sector and humanitarian groups under a landmark agreement that could open the door for more U.S. companies to export oil to the island amid an ongoing energy crisis.
From free museum admission and library passes to kids’ workshops and sports camps, South Florida families have several no-cost options to keep children entertained and learning throughout the summer.
The Chef: Leo Pablo The Restaurant: Grand Public Kitchen and Bar, Miami The Dish: Grilled Branzino with Tomato Salad Ingredients: 2 branzino or sea bass fillets (7 to 10 ounces each) 2 tablespoons olive oil (plus more for finishing) Maldon salt (flaky finishing salt) 1/2 cup tomato salad (recipe bel

Miami-Dade, which long failed to sell the historic Miami-Dade County Courthouse for more than $50 million, has put it up for auction on a government surplus website where the most expensive U.S. property’s reserve price is $50,000. This story is premium content for our subscribers only. Unlock the f

The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce fixed a spotlight on education needs and two community icons as it installed local American Airlines hub chief Juan Carlos Liscano as chairman in its annual membership meeting Friday. The goals conference, a chamber staple for four decades, continued its overrid

Miami voters could get the final say this fall on an $80 million plan to revamp two aging Virginia Key marinas under a 45-year lease that would reshape the city’s waterfront after years of litigation over the future of the public site. On June 11, the Miami City Commission is to consider placing a r

Hours before a new advisory board on airport customer experience held its first meeting at Miami International Airport on Monday, a new JD Power survey on that experience to be released in September was unveiled with praise for airport operations. This story is premium content for our subscribers on

The first preferential berthing agreement in seven years with a new cruise line powered toward an inaugural sailing in January as a county committee hailed the coming of the Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber to a PortMiami homeport. The cruise line, founded in 2022 with a single vessel, will offer s

The first preferential berthing agreement in seven years with a new cruise line powered toward an inaugural sailing in January as a county committee hailed the coming of the Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber to a PortMiami homeport. The cruise line, founded in 2022 with a single vessel, will offer s

All westbound Interstate 395 (I-395) lanes at Biscayne Boulevard are closed at night this week through June 11, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) reports. It’s all part of the massive I-395/SR 836/I-95 Design-Build Project, designed to reshape three major highways in Downtown Miami and
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CONDO REPAIR LOANS: The clock is ticking to apply for no-interest Miami-Dade loans of up to $50,000 per condo unit for households with under 140% of area median income to help with condo special assessments based on repairs needed for building recertifications. The closed program reopened last week

These film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade Office of Film & Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Beach Office of Film and Event Productiton Management, (305) 673-7070; and the City of Miami’s Office of Film & Entertainment, (305) 416-1072. Ask Media Productions, Boynton Beach. Co
The deadline to file for Florida's congressional races is Wednesday, solidifying the field in several South Florida contests, including the open race in the state's 24th Congressional District.The seat, long held by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, is up for grabs after the veteran lawmaker announced
The weekend has more chances of rain in South Florida, maybe dropping those temperatures.
A "tsunami" of seaweed is washing ashore on South Florida beaches, creating an unsightly problem and irritating both locals and visitors alike. The decaying matter causes a stench that lingers for days.The conditions are the same in Pompano Beach and up and down the coast.Trish Currin, a visitor fro
The second day of Miami real estate developer George Pino's trial in the deadly 2022 boat crash case brought testimony from Lucy Fernandez's father and two of George Pino's daughter's friends who were on the boat when it hit a channel marker, killing Fernandez and leaving another teen seriously inju
NASA has announced the four astronauts selected for the Artemis III mission, and one of them has deep South Florida roots.Frank Rubio, a graduate of Miami Sunset Senior High School in Miami-Dade County, has been named a mission specialist for Artemis III, NASA's next crewed mission designed to advan

Miami’s Freedom Tower has opened up a new exhibit, offering guests a glimpse of FIFA history ahead of the World Cup. The new FIFA museum, called “Unidad – The World’s Game,” aims to highlight the story of the world’s most popular sport and its global connections. “We want to honor the beginning,” sa
Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper is taking to social media, asking residents what services they believe the city should cut if a proposed homesteaded property tax elimination passes."Let's flip the coin and ask people what they think, or what services they think we should cut, and that changed the

A proposed new development on Miami Beach is now facing a lawsuit. It claims the developer is buying approval to build a modern tower in the Art Deco District. Heather Walker has this 7Investigates. Miami Beach is home to the largest concentration of Art Deco architecture in the world, giving it a d
Police are investigating what led to the incident.
Recent U.S. sanctions targeting Cuba's leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a "pretext" for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a military intervention, Cuba's top diplomat to the United States told The Associated Press.In an interv

MIAMI (AP) — Otto Lopez hit a tiebreaking RBI single to start off Miami’s four-run eighth inning and Joe Mack went 4 for 4 and scored three runs as the Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Tuesday night for their sixth win in seven games. Lopez’s run-scoring single started a four-hit sequen
The upcoming rain could drop temperatures getting into the weekend.

Stop that train. A new RuPaul comedy crashes into theaters this weekend. Palace Bar in South Beach is throwing a red carpet celebration for one of the stars local drag legend Latrice Royale and when you say drag legend you can’t help thinking of Deco’s Alex Miranda who is live right there in South B

Shakira is getting ready to help kick off the FIFA World Cup. And that’s just one of many things she’s got on her plate. Between a World Cup performance, major world tour and new music, the singer’s got a packed schedule and shows no signs of slowing down. Looks like everybody’s ready to hear Shakir

We’re creating a space where high-performing men—leaders, athletes, voices—can step out of their roles and speak from a place of honesty, reflection, and depth. Because out there, people know their voice. In here, we explore the man behind it. GUEST: Yuriorkis Gamboa @gamboa Olympic Gold Medalist (A
The excitement is building among South Florida's Saudi community as Saudi Arabia prepares to face Uruguay in the first FIFA World Cup match held in Miami. The match is scheduled for June 15 at Hard Rock Stadium.While the Saudi Arabian population in South Florida is relatively small, the match is gen
The coach says he is very happy with the way things are heading.
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