Written By Dro on Tuesday May 29th 2012, 10:28 am
| Posted In Food & Restaurants
If you like Dominican food and you live in the SW area of Dade County, then you’re in luck. West Kendall welcomed a new Dominican restaurant called El Malecon, that opened up in late April.
They have all the D.R. traditional plates like Mangu and Yuca for breakfast. And then they have all the other favorites like Mofongo, Sancocho and Chicharrones De Pollo.
Pictured above is their Mofongo with Churrasco, and then their “Malecon Bandeja”, which is basically a sampler for $13.99 that features Tostones, Queso Frito, Salami, Longaniza, Carne Frita and Chicharron de Pollo.
Overall, the food is a bit greasy, but what Dominican food isn’t? And at the very worse case, you have some nice lookin’ Dominican waitresses taking your order if you eat in.
Check ‘em out. El Malecon Restaurant on SW 137th Avenue and Miller Drive, next to Subway.
Trina gets on a new one off her new album, which is coming out soon. No word on her exact label situation, but she sounds rejuvenated and ready to get back in it like she never left. Listen below…
Written By Dro on Tuesday May 29th 2012, 9:51 am
| Posted In Miami Events
Chalk Ping Pong & Billiards Lounge Partners Up With NYC DJ Tony Touch For A Monthly Old School Hip Hop Party
Chalk Ping Pong & Billiards Lounge together with Tony Touch and Culture Productions will debut the first of their monthly old skool hip hop collaboration. The launch of this new partnership begins Thursday, May 31, 2012 coinciding with Chalk’s vintage feel. Tony Touch, an icon in Hip-Hop and in the Urban Hispanic genre plus seasoned player in the game, is a true innovator and has revolutionized the DJ game over and over. From his legendary mixtapes, to his skills on the 1s and 2s, to becoming Hip-Hop’s most recognized DJ. Tony Touch evolved his mixtapes to record releases. In 2000, Tony released ‘The Piece Maker’ on Tommy Boy Records. This album sold 400,000 units worldwide. Go check it out!
Chalk Miami
1234 Washington Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Written By Dro on Monday May 28th 2012, 6:57 pm
| Posted In News
2012 Memorial Day Weekend in Miami is pretty much officially a wrap.
There weren’t as many people as last year, that much was obvious. But the general consensus?
Well, the clubs on South Beach most definitely took a hit and most definitely took a loss financially. The businesses on Ocean Drive made decent money as usual. King Of Diamonds made REDONKULOUS types of money with 5 consecutive days of mainland-friendly events. The Venetian Causeway is your best friend. And the cops and Miami Beach residents definitely made their point.
Unfortunately, while this day and weekend should be used to decompress and honor the lives sacrificed for the freedoms that we have living in this country – it has turned into an excuse for 50% off sale celebrations at retail stores and excuses to party and barbeque. But it is what it is. You can’t deny the reality of what it has become.
Miami and Miami Beach has been a central point for the partying on Memorial Day Weekend for decades now, but has gotten a lot of scrutiny for becoming the spot for “Urban Beach Weekend” over the past few years. However, this may be the last year or one of the last years that Miami will serve as that destination for the “urban” crowd as the consensus is labeling it.
Aside from the decreased amount of visitors and the fact that a lot of people headed to other destinations like Las Vegas, Atlanta and even Puerto Rico. Miami was on lock down with Miami Beach Police ready to make their point that they don’t want “Urban Beach Weekend” around anymore.
Cops were representing heavy and locked down the beach like never before including barricades upon barricades, towers, checkpoints, license plate scanners, undercovers and helicopters.
They released a map of open streets and pretty much stuck to it, but did some last minute unpublished changes that affected various businesses, nightclubs in a negative way.
While residents got their wishes fulfilled with amped up safety and police presence, I know the nightclubs were definitely feeling the pinch of the increased police presence. Loads of people were complaining that these measures were a bit excessive.
As of Monday at 6PM, there were 321 arrests for mostly small violations and offenses. Down from last year’s 332.
And other than the bizzare #MiamiZombie face eating situation, things kinda went without any huge incidents this year.
Written By Dro on Sunday May 27th 2012, 12:44 pm
| Posted In Old School Sundays
Its not for certain if that man in the photo is Clark Gable posing in front of the Edward Hotel, but there’s a slight possibility that it is according to the caption of the image. Click to enlarge…
Written By Dro on Sunday May 27th 2012, 12:15 pm
| Posted In Miami Events
No traffic. Just laughs. Catch the annual Memorial Weekend Comedy Fest at the James L. Knight Center in Downtown Miami. Its gonna be a night of hilariousness and tickets are still available. Click below to purchase….
Shadowman Boogie debuts in his first ever music video featuring close friends M-1 of Dead Prez and Barock Urbano of MMG on the “Capital G Remix”. This intense track produced by KLR explores the definition of being a “G” in our current society, from international politics to street code ethics.
Mupalia Films shoots the visual artistry down the same blocks Shadowman Boogie grew up on in Liberty City. Shadowman and the fellas start off in a classic setting for South Florida, a conversation over a game of dominoes and they then take it to the local bodega and down the infamous NW 7th Avenue.
This track is officially out now on iTunes thru SoFlo Entertainment/DaviDaniel Ent. Click below to purchase. Support!
