2 August 31 - september 6, 2023 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | music | cafe | culture | Night+Day | News | letters | Contents | INTERESTED IN OPENING A BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI? Come to the Permit Clinic It’s FREE Thursdays only from 9am to 2pm 166 E. Flagler Street Permit Clinic Opening a business in Downtown? Featured Stories ▼ Free at Last Lolita’s death concludes a disturbing chapter in the history of Miami’s Seaquarium. BY ALEX DELUCA AND IZZY KAPNICK | PAGE 4 Back It Up A new Florida law aims to curb Brazilian butt lift deaths. BY NAOMI FEINSTEIN | PAGE 7 Debris Field Kerry Phillips invokes the storytelling power of junk at the Bass. BY SEAN LEVISMAN | PAGE 11 Growing Pains Boyz II Men continues to adapt to an ever-changing music industry. BY JONEL JUSTE | PAGE 16 ▼ Contents VOL. 38 | NO. 25 | AUG. 31-SEPT. 6, 2023 3 Riptide 4 Metro 8 Night & Day 11 Culture 12 Cafe Taste Test .................................. 13 16 Music Crossfade .................................. 17 Concerts ................................... 18 19 Classified Real Estate 19 Classified Employment On the Cover: Photo illustration by Kristin Bjornsen. Lolita photo by Leonardo DaSilva/ Flickr. Background images via Adobe Stock. N E D I T O R I A L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tom Finkel ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jose D. Duran NEWS EDITOR Izzy Kapnick STAFF WRITERS Alex DeLuca, Naomi Feinstein SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Marjua Estevez COPY EDITOR Kristin Gallagher CONTRIBUTORS Ashley-Anna Aboreden, Juliana Accioly, Grant Albert, Celia Almeida, Dinniah Bartholomew, Rachel Costa, Nicole Danna, Carolina del Busto, Trae DeLellis, Nile Fortner, Isabella Marie Garcia, Mary Gibson, Luis Gomez, Shanae Hardy, Jen Karetnick, Olivier Lafontant, Sophia Medina, Mathew Messa, Ursula Muñoz-Schaefer, David Rolland, Tom Shackleford, Jesse Scott, Catherine Toruño, 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 NATIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR Jennifer Robinson EVENT OPERATIONS MANAGER Nina-Nicole Pozo SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING MANAGER Natalia Ortiz SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Sofia Jimenez SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Sarah Abrahams, Jeremy Boyd, Peter Heumann, Kristi Kinard ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Steven Greenberg, Julian Medina, 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 SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Kevin Chavez PUBLISHER Adam Simon Voice Media Group EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek SEO SPECIALIST Jenna deJong MEMBERSHIP MANAGER Lily Black 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 Photo by Leonardo DaSilva/Flickr 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 2023 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.
