Cruisin' Miami: while you're in town on business, find time to explore Black life in the city.Sunny Miami is a beautiful city, for both business and pleasure. The people, the fashion, the beach and the Art Deco art deco (ärt dĕkō`; är dākō`, ärt) or art moderne (är môdĕrn`, ärt) buildings shine by day and shimmer at night. Faces of the African diaspora The African diaspora is the diaspora created by the movements and cultures of Africans and their descendants throughout the world, to places such as the Americas, (including the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America) Europe and Asia. have added to the aesthetic since the Magic City's turn-of-the-century start. More recently, the rush of Latin and Afro-Caribbean immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. in the 1960s and '80s has shaped a cultural diversity that stretches up the coast to Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. . Although South Beach is the undisputed must-see and must-do in town, a good start to your after-business exploration is away from the water, at the Black Archives History and Research Foundation of South Florida Inc. (Joseph Caleb Community Center, 5400 NW 22nd Ave.; 305-6362390) in Liberty City. The center displays photographs and art, and documents the development of local black life. The center is also restoring the historic Lyric Theater (819 NW Second Ave.), where the outer walls are covered by a mural that features historical figures such as Martin Luther Mug Jr. and Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanora Fagan and later nicknamed Lady Day (see "Jazz royalty" regarding similar nicknames), was an American jazz singer, a seminal influence on jazz and pop singers, and generally regarded as one of the . Also in the neighborhood, Afro In Books N Things (5575 NW Seventh Ave.; 305-756-6107) hosts readings by black authors and sells the Miami Times, one of the South's oldest black-owned newspapers, which features weekly events. Much of Miami's shopping is flavored by the cultural arts. In nearby Little Haiti, music and handmade baskets can be purchased at the small flea market, Caribbean Marketplace (5927 NW Second Ave.). In Miami Beach, Haitians frequent Tap Tap (819 Fifth St.; 305-672-2898) for seafood, soup or tropical drinks. Every inch of the place is painted with Haitian art. The Cuban community of Little Havana centers around the shops along Calle Ocho (Eighth St.). Watch Cuban tabaqueros hand-roll stogies at El Credito Cigars (1106 Calle Ocho; 305-858-4162). African sculpture and original prints by African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. and Caribbean artists are on display at Gallery Antigua (5130 Biscayne Blvd.; 305-759-5355). Back on the beach, Chris Blackwell, former president of Island Records, is busy developing several hotels and a recording studio. At the new Bar at the Marlin Hotel decorated in "Afro-urban" style (1200 Collins Ave.; 305-673-8373), Spanish-style tapas and drinks are served in a lounge with live DJ music. Celebrities also patronize pa·tron·ize tr.v. pa·tron·ized, pa·tron·iz·ing, pa·tron·iz·es 1. To act as a patron to; support or sponsor. 2. To go to as a customer, especially on a regular basis. 3. Blackwell's Island Outpost (1332 Ocean Dr.; 305-673-0635) boutique that, in the past, has sold world music, jewelry and fantastic batiks and silks. Getting past the ropes of some Miami nightclubs can be as trying as in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of or Los Angeles. Worth the wait is Groove jet (323 23rd. St.; 305-532-2002), where five DJs spin house and electronica music. Outdoors is the Crystal VIP lounge area decorated in mosaic glass. NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= star Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat has opened Onyx (245 22nd St.; 305-604-0684), where hip-hop and reggae thump on the weekends. Listen to WHQT Hot 105 for urban contemporary music and First Fridays events (305-835-0290), and WLVE 93.9 for smooth jazz. South Florida is a golfer's dream, but the most unusual spectator sport around is jai alai. At Miami Jai-Alai (3500 NW 37th Ave.; 305-633-6400), locals love to bet on the fast, Basque game that is something of a hybrid of handball handball Any of a variety games in which a small rubber ball is struck against a wall with the hand or fist. It can be played in a three- or four-walled court or against a single wall by two or four players (in singles or doubles games, respectively). , tennis and lacrosse lacrosse (ləkrôs`), ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two goals face each other 80 yd (73. . Thirty minutes to the north, Fort Lauderdale is home to a prospering black community that is eager to promote its festivals, shopping and history. The founding of the first "Colored School," and the story of how blacks integrated the beaches in 1967 are told in a half-day Greater Fort Lauderdale Black Heritage Tour (3520 W. Broward Blvd., Suite 218-B; 954-792-2579). Professionals gather at the Riverwalk Eatery (215 SW Second St.; 954-760-4373), and loosen ties after work at the Brick House Restaurant and Lounge (700 S. State Rd. 7; 954-327-8003). Horizons Marketing International promotes a free African American & Caribbean activity line (954-527-5600, then press 19). Ask for an African American Visitor's Guide at 800-22-SUNNY. And for a guide to Miami, call the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau at 305-539-3084 or contact them on the Internet at www.miamiandbeaches.com. |
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