2 JANUARY 16-22, 2025 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | NEWS | LETTERS | CONTENTS | THE 74th ANNUAL JAN 18 - 19, 2025 | 10AM - 5PM at the UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, CORAL GABLES THE 74 BEAUX ARTS FESTIVAL OF ART JAN 18 - 19, 2025 | 10AM - 5PM at the UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, CORAL GABLES OVER 200 JURIED FINE ARTISTS FOOD & LIVE ENTERTAINMENT CHIDREN’S ART TENT BEER GARDEN FREE ADMISSION! PRESENTED BY: JAN 18 - 19, 2025 | 10AM - 5PM at the UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, CORAL GABLES Featured Stories ▼ Marking a Milestone The Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce finally finds a forever home. BY ZULEKHA PITTS | PAGE 6 Estate of the Art Lauren Shapiro brings site- specific Pastiche to Vizcaya. BY CAROLINA DEL BUSTO | PAGE 10 Sweet Spot Vanilla Cafe embodies the American Dream. BY RACHEL COSTA | PAGE 11 Remember the Names Ten Miami bands to watch in 2025. BY CATHERINE TORUÑO | PAGE 14 ▼ Contents VOL. 39 | NO. 45 | JANUARY 16-22, 2025 4 Riptide 6 Metro 8 Night & Day 10 Culture 11 Cafe Taste Test .................................. 12 14 Music Crossfade ..................................16 17 Classified Section On the Cover: Keb’ Mo’ photo by Jeremy Cowart. N E D I T O R I A L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tom Finkel SENIOR MUSIC EDITOR Jose D. Duran NEWS EDITOR Natasha Yee FOOD EDITOR Nicole Lopez-Alvar CULTURE EDITOR Celia Almeida SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Anna Magluta COPY EDITOR Kristin Gallagher STAFF WRITERS Alex DeLuca, Naomi Feinstein, Zulekha Pitts CONTRIBUTORS Ashley-Anna Aboreden, Grant Albert, Francisco Alvarado, Rachel Costa, Carolina del Busto, Trae DeLellis, Asha Elias, Osvaldo Espino, Nile Fortner, Mary Gibson, Luis Gomez, Shanae Hardy, Theo Karantsalis, Douglas Markowitz, Sophia Medina, Michelle Muslera, Mario Rodriguez, David Rolland, Jesse Scott, Jess Swanson, Catherine Toruño, Liz Tracy, Yessy Urbina, Caroline Val, Elena Vivas, Ryan Yousefi A R T CONTRIBUTORS Kristin Bjornsen, Tom Carlson, Alexander Flores P R O D U C T I O N PRODUCTION MANAGER Mike Lugo PRODUCTION ASSISTANT MANAGER Jorge Sesin A D V E R T I S I N G ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Don Farrell SALES SUPPORT SPECIALISTS Daniel Gomez SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING MANAGER Analise Perez SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Sofia Jimenez SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Sarah Abrahams, Jeremy Boyd, Peter Heumann, Kristi Kinard ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Lianna Carrigan, Ivan Osorio, Cristina Rivera, Evan Schaffer C L A S S I F I E D SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Joel Valez-Stokes B U S I N E S S DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & OPERATIONS Russell A. Breiter ACCOUNTING MANAGER Jeff Stewart CREDIT MANAGER Moses A. Betancourt PUBLISHER Adam Simon Voice Media Group EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek EDITORIAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Bridget Thomason AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Dallon Adams VP OF FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES Beth Cook LEGAL COUNSEL Steve Suskin CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Jeff Mars CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Scott Tobias I N F O R M AT I O N T E C H N O L O G Y EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL OPERATIONS Gerard Goroski PRODUCT DIRECTOR James Hamilton IT DIRECTOR Dave Marcon OPERATIONS MANAGER Brian Heimert INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT David Fearn DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS SYSTEMS Lee-ann Dunton N E W M E D I A EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL SALES Stuart Folb AD OPERATIONS MANAGER Emily Czech WEB SUPPORT MANAGER Michael Uchtman VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE MARKETING Jenna Corday VMG Advertising N AT I O N A L A D V E R T I S I N G vmgadvertising.com, 888-278-9866 SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES OPERATIONS Joe Larkin FOR RETAIL ADVERTISING: 305-571-7699 FOR CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: 305-573-9090 FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING INFORMATION: 888-278-9866 D I S T R I B U T I O N New Times is available free of charge, limited to one copy per reader. Additional copies of the current and/or past issues of New Times, based on availability, may be purchased by contacting the New Times office. New Times may be distributed only by New Times’ authorized distributors. No person, without prior written permission of New Times, may take more than one copy of each New Times weekly issue. NEW TIMES MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 011591, Miami, FL 33101-1591 STREET ADDRESS: 3050 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 901, Miami, FL 33137 FOR GENERAL INFORMATION: 305-576-8000 Howard Photography New Times: (ISSN 10723331) (USPS 010669) is published weekly by Miami New Times LLC, 3050 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 901, Miami, FL 33137. Periodical postage paid at Miami, FL 33152. The entire contents of New Times are Copyright 2024 by Miami New Times, LLC. No portion may be reproduced in whole or part by any means, including electronic retrieval systems, without the express written permission of the Publisher, New Times, 3050 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 901, Miami, FL 33137. Please call the New Times office for back issue information. Postmaster: Send address changes to New Times, P. O. Box 011591, Miami, FL 33101-1591.
