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South Beach Architecture: Art Deco
In my previous post and video, I outlined the 3 major architectural styles of Miami Beach. This post is a mini deep dive into Art Deco. So, South Beach is known for its amazing collection of Art Deco architecture. Most of these buildings were slated to be torn down throughout the 1970s & 1980s, but […]
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South Beach Architecture: MiMo (Miami Modernism)
In my previous post and video, I outlined the 3 major architectural styles of Miami Beach. This video is a little bit more of a deep dive into MiMo. So, first, what is MiMo? MiMo is an acronym for Miami Modernism. It’s a style of architecture from the Post WWII era (1945-1960s) that originated in […]
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A 2,000 Year Old Mosaic Returned / Michael Heizer’s “City” / The Koh-i-Noor Diamond / Odesa & UNESCO
By Amara is a weekly art and history podcast hosted by Amara Andrew. Each week, we’ll take a quick look at the goings on in the art and history world. This week, we’re discussing the return of a 2,000 year old relic to Italy, a desert city that took 50 years to build, one of […]
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South Beach Architecture: Mediterranean Revival
Hey everybody, Amara here! In my previous post and video, I outlined the 3 major architectural styles of Miami Beach. This post is a little bit more of a deep dive into Mediterranean Revival. While South Beach is known for its amazing Art Deco architecture, it’s also known for having some really beautiful Mediterranean Revival […]
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A Brief Introduction to South Beach Architecture
So, South Beach is known as the capital of Art Deco architecture and that’s all it has to offer, right?! HAHAHA WRONG! There are actually 3 dominant architectural styles in South Beach: mediterranean revival, MiMo (or Miami Modernism), and, of course, Art Deco! This is just a very brief guide on how to identify each […]
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South Beach Mocktail Reviews (Part 1): Betsy Ross Hotel
In this series, I’m reviewing mocktails in South Beach. First up is the Betsy Ross Hotel at 14th Pl. and Ocean Dr. This is a high-end hotel, but I heard they had mocktails so we went to test them out. They had a few non-alcoholic options (you can see them in the video below). We […]
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Episode 001 – A Rembrandt Mystery, Decentralized Museums, Stolen NFTs, and a piece of Keith Haring Wall!
By Amara is a weekly art and history podcast hosted by Amara Andrew. Each week, we’ll take a quick look at the goings on in the art and history world. This week, we’re looking at a mystery ingredient in a Rembrandt painting, the future of museums, some stolen art, and a piece of Keith Haring […]
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3 Things You May Not Have Known About the History of the Margarita!
Hey there! Here are 3 things you may not have known about the history of the Margarita! #1 The recipe for the Margarita may be based off a popular 19th century cocktail called “The Daisy.” First featured in the 1876 publication of “The Bar-Tender’s Guide” by Jerry “The Professor” Thomas, the Daisy was super popular […]
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Have You Heard *This* Myth About Victorians and Sexuality?!
So most of us have probably heard the old story of how people during the Victorian era were so sexually repressed that they even covered the legs of their furniture, but that’s actually a fake story! This myth was started by 19th century English writer and British Navy Captain, Frederick Marryat. Marryat authored many books […]
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Does the Phrase “Slip a Mickey” Come From Chicago? 🥃
Did you know that the term “slip them a mickey” may have come from Chicago? There once was a man named Mickey Finn who, alongside his wife, Kate, opened a bar on S. State Street called the “Lone Star Saloon and Palm Garden Restaurant” in 1896. It was located in a portion of Chicago called […]