Miracle Mile Shops
Enviables
Crystalized Kitty
November 29th, 2012
Don’t shove your important cards into a tiny party purse. Read more »
Dishing
Pizza Bianco, D’Amore’s Famous Pizza
September 27th, 2012
It’s the crust that really sets D’Amore’s pizza apart from other walk-up pizza joints. Read more »
ShopWatch
Volcom
August 23rd, 2012
Founded on a snowboarding trip by Richard Woolcott and Tucker Hall in 1991, the Volcom concept of mixing clothing with art, music and athletics catapulted the brand into international success in the action-sports world. Read more »
ShopWatch
Arm Candy
April 19th, 2012
Arm Candy’s customers are as varied as the bags themselves, and that’s because the unique product appeals to all walks of life. Each bag is handmade in Mexico using up to 4,000 candy wrappers and can take as long as four days to create. Read more »
Of Poodle Skirts and Pomade
What is it about the ’50s that keeps igniting our imagination? On the eve of the biggest rockabilly weekend of the year, one writer investigates.
April 5th, 2012
In The Taken, a soon-to-be-released noir mystery novel, the rockabilly protagonist does not attend Viva Las Vegas. I can only assume that’s because the book does not take place during the month of April. It’s the first of a trilogy, so Katherine “Kit” Craig, the fictional ’50s-loving Las Vegas journalist/crime fighter, may eventually find her way to the Orleans for the rockabilly weekender. Read more »
Dishing
Loaded Mac n’ Cheese, PBR Rock Bar & Grill
January 26th, 2012
If you’re still committed to your New Year’s resolution to eat healthy, here is a mac and cheese that you might be able to justify. PBR’s version is a spinoff of everyone’s favorite comfort food. Read more »
Bargain Hunter
Retailers rescue last-minute shoppers
December 22nd, 2011
Although only a few shopping days remain until the end of the holiday season and the encroaching New Year, if you’re anything like me, your shopping list is probably still incomplete. Don’t fret: Local retailers are more than happy to accommodate by offering last-minute sales and by keeping their doors open late. Read more »
Bargain Hunter
Pink is the new black
October 13th, 2011
More than 192,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected be diagnosed this year, the 25th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In October, retailers with a heart have partnered with various foundations designed to aid in breast-cancer research and education, creating limited-edition pink products that give you the “shopportunity” to participate and donate. Here are the best of the best, all of which benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Read more »
Mirror Mirror
Lashes for you and your alter ego
October 6th, 2011
False eyelashes are the quintessential beauty accessory. With so many styles, colors and lengths to choose from, the possibilities are endless. Lashes have the ability to transform your look effortlessly, but, first, you always want to make sure the lash fits your eye shape. Read more »
Dining
The Shell Game
Lobster for you, lobster for me—LEV Group’s latest dish is already clawing its way to the top
September 15th, 2011
We’re a popular test market for restaurant chains, but it isn’t often that a chain is born here and later franchised. Lobster ME, a new place in the Miracle Mile Shops for classic New England lobster concoctions, aims to break that mold. The boys from LEV Restaurant Group already have their eyes on franchising, and after a few short weeks have received a flood of national press. They may really be on to something this time. Read more »
