The Jitney

Dia De Los Muertos Workshop and RIP Karaoke in Downtown Miami

Why a Florida Man Takes Ice Baths in Dark Norwegian Winters

Latest Posts

Dia De Los Muertos Workshop and RIP Karaoke in Downtown Miami

Byjitneydriver |October 19, 2018October 18, 2018

From 3-7 p.m. on Saturday, October 20, there will be a Day of the Dead celebration to educate and share Mexico’s 3,000 year old tradition and […]

Why a Florida Man Takes Ice Baths in Dark Norwegian Winters

Byjitneydriver |October 18, 2018October 19, 2018

Growing up in Miami I remember seeing these German tourists on the beach in December. At least everyone called them German, but they could have […]

What Can We Expect from the Miami Heat 2018-2019 Season?

Byjitneydriver |October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

With the NBA season upon us we asked Miami Heat superfans Michael Buttersworth and Arturo Gaudi their thoughts on what to expect. Here are the […]

Machete’s Luis Garcia On Miami Band’s Triumphant Reunion

Byjitneydriver |October 16, 2018October 16, 2018

United by a love for the Pixies, Machete was everything that was good about rock music in Miami in the ’90’s and 2000’s. After a […]

Is Venom the Worst Movie of 2018?

Byjitneydriver |October 15, 2018October 11, 2018

I went to dinner before seeing Venom. It was a crummy meal. Even the beer was flat. Venom is a lot like that beer. Based on […]

Florida Is Not That Weird

Byjitneydriver |October 12, 2018October 5, 2018

Pet peeve: People and institutions that celebrate, promote and accentuate Florida weirdness. Florida weird. Weird Florida. It’s a cliché vertical (or keyword) in media outlets, […]

First Man Will Take You to the Moon

Byjitneydriver |October 11, 2018October 11, 2018

First Man seems familiar at first glance. A biography of Neil Armstrong, astronaut and first person on the moon, the movie focuses on the near […]

Stoneman Douglas Alum Wants Your Help with Healing Hearts Project

Byjitneydriver |October 11, 2018October 10, 2018

After hearing about the Las Vegas shootings last year I started to paint hearts. Taking that step and doing something tangible made me feel peaceful […]

Miami Film Festival GEMS Brings Award Worthy Films to Tower Theater Miami

Byjitneydriver |October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

Want to go to the movies but tired of your only choices being comic book adaptations? Miami Film Festival GEMS has your back. This year’s […]

Zombie Prom is back at 1306

Byjitneydriver |October 9, 2018October 9, 2018

When AMC’s The Walking Dead hit in October of 2010, the zombie genre got a sizable mainstream boost. Based on Image’s comic series of the […]

Summer of Seaweed Leads into Fall of Red Tide

Byjitneydriver |October 9, 2018October 7, 2018

We put up with a lot living in Miami. The humidity. The road rage. The mosquitoes. The stupidity. But we always had our ocean. A […]

The Florida Turnpike Makes Me Want to Squeal Like a Pig

Byjitneydriver |October 8, 2018October 2, 2018

The Drummer of Miami Beach: The Story of Joey Wrecked, includes a chapter called Black Flag and the Turnpike Killer which chronicles a particularly harrowing voyage […]