2 March 30 - april 5, 2023 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | music | cafe | culture | Night+Day | News | letters | Contents | iue New Times' annual 4/20 special issue is an indispensable resource for consumers and purveyors of medical marijuana, cannabidiol (CBD), and other Florida cannabis products. The issue will highlight the political and cultural issues surrounding marijuana in cultural issues surrounding marijuana in Miami and beyond. Readers can catch up on everything from the latest news on pending marijuana legislation to where to party on 4/20. AVAILABLE ON NEWSSTANDS APRIL 20, 2023 Featured Stories ▼ Last Call Developers uproot Happy’s Stork Lounge. BY JOSEPH CONTRERAS | PAGE 8 Put to Sleep How DeSantis’ Stop WOKE Act ground to a halt. BY ALEX DELUCA | PAGE 6 Stanza and Deliver O, Miami Poetry Festival aims for higher visibility in 2023. BY ISABELLA MARIE GARCIA | PAGE 13 Sister, Sister Ibeyi embraces the international no matter the language. BY DAVID ROLLAND | PAGE 16 ▼ Contents VOL. 38 | NO. 3 | MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2023 4 Riptide 6 Metro 11 Night & Day 13 Culture 14 Cafe 16 Music Crossfade .................................. 17 18 Classified Real Estate 19 Classified Employment On the Cover: Design by Kristin Bjornsen. Photo courtesy of Big Beat Records. N E D I T O R I A L EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tom Finkel ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jose D. Duran COPY EDITOR Kristin Gallagher NEWS EDITOR Izzy Kapnick STAFF WRITERS Alex DeLuca, Naomi Feinstein FOOD EDITOR Laine Doss CONTRIBUTORS Ashley-Anna Aboreden, Juliana Accioly, Grant Albert, Celia Almeida, Dinniah Bartholomew, Rachel Costa, Nicole Danna, Carolina del Busto, Trae DeLellis, Nile Fortner, Jesse Fraga, Isabella Marie Garcia, Mary Gibson, Luis Gomez, Shanae Hardy, Jen Karetnick, Olivier Lafontant, Sophia Medina, Mathew Messa, Ursula Muñoz-Schaefer, Reina Perez, David Rolland, Tom Shackleford, Jesse Scott, Catherine Toruño, Yessy Urbina, Caroline Val, Elena Vivas, Ryan Yousefi A R T CONTRIBUTORS Kristin Bjornsen, Alexander Flores P R O D U C T I O N PRODUCTION MANAGER Mike Lugo PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Jorge Sesin A D V E R T I S I N G ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Don Farrell SALES SUPPORT SPECIALISTS Erika Cabrera, Daniel Gomez NATIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR Jennifer Robinson EVENT OPERATIONS MANAGER Nina-Nicole Pozo MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS MANAGER Taryn Mesa SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Sarah Abrahams, Jeremy Boyd, Peter Heumann, Kristi Kinard-Dunstan ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Steven Greenberg, Mafe Maceda, Cristina Rivera C L A S S I F I E D SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Joel Valez-Stokes B U S I N E S S GENERAL MANAGER Russell A. Breiter ACCOUNTING MANAGER Jeff Stewart CREDIT MANAGER Moses A. Betancourt SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Kevin Chavez PUBLISHER Adam Simon Voice Media Group EXECUTIVE EDITOR Christine Brennan EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE EDITOR Andy Van De Voorde EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek 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 Jade Finlayson 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.
