Island hopping usually entails dubious airplanes, dirt runways, and flashbacks to poor, long-lost Amelia Earhart. But you can hop anxiety free to Key West (though you may still enjoy some Klonopin on the Overseas Highway).

FLOP
Facing the Gulf of ...

Sure, every vote counts. But let’s be honest, ours count more than most.

To celebrate the importance of voting, a poll.

Monday, October 6 is:
a. the final day you can register to vote in Florida.
b. the anniversary of ...

A mouth-watering weekend.

LEARN
Water, Water Everywhere
What: Fertile Earth Foundation hosts a green party with ecofriendly local designers Meadow and Ecoist and a screening of One Water.
Why: You’ll drink to that.
When: Sat., 7 -10 p.m.
Where: ...

Miami has a language all its own. (No, we don’t mean Spanish, people.)

aventurer
n. One who treks to Aventura, thinking she/he can go to just one store in the mall.

coconut groove
n. The rhythmless movements of frat boys ...

You laughed at coffee shop dude who pulled his laptop out of a steel briefcase. (What’s it made of? Plutonium?) Ditto for gym chick and her waterproof iPod sleeve. (Sweat much?)

Then you picked your computer bag up — ...

The weekend packs a punch. Kaboom! Pow! Bam!

SEE
Superheroes Exhibit
What: Local artist Ben Abounassif debuts his collection of mixed-media works depicting iconic heroes like Wonder Woman and Superman.
Why: With great power comes great responsibility.
When: Sat., 7-10 ...

The mirror on the wall said you’re looking more beast than beauty.

Here are some treatments you can afford on a dwarf-sitting budget.

Cinderella
Between scrubbing floors and washing dishes, Cindy’s hands were pitiful, so she asked her godmother for ...