2 December 19-25, 2024 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | music | cafe | culture | Night+Day | News | letters | Contents | register to win at miaminewtimes.com/promotions COOL STUFF go here to WIN Featured Stories ▼ NYE 2025 Kick off the new year in style at the most unforgettable parties and dinners in town. PAGE 7 It’s a Wild World The most memorable Miami sports moments of 2024. BY RYAN YOUSEFI | PAGE 6 Sí, Sra.! Michelle Martinez to reopen Sra. Martinez in Coral Gables. BY OLEE FOWLER | PAGE 18 The Year That Rocked The ten best Miami concerts of 2024. BY JOSE D. DURAN | PAGE 21 ▼ Contents VOL. 39 | NO. 41 | DECEMBER 19-25, 2024 4 Riptide 6 Metro 15 Night & Day 17 Culture 18 Cafe Taste Test .................................20 21 Music Crossfade ................................. 22 23 Classified Section On the Cover: New Times photo-illustration: Skyline photo, Alain Garcia via Pexels.com; Orange & Discoball photos and compositing by Tom Carlson. N E D I T O R I A L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tom Finkel ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jose D. Duran FOOD EDITOR Nicole Lopez-Alvar SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Anna Magluta COPY EDITOR Kristin Gallagher STAFF WRITERS Alex DeLuca, Naomi Feinstein, Zulekha Pitts CONTRIBUTORS Ashley-Anna Aboreden, Grant Albert, Celia Almeida, 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 New Times photo-illustration 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.
