A Pasta Bar finally sets its Sunset Harbour opening
Handmade pasta in Sunset Harbour, soul and bomba at the Bandshell, and a plaque for Big Art.
For nearly two years, the A Pasta Bar sign on West Avenue has been a tease for Sunset Harbour. On Oct. 21 it finally pays off, with 17 counter seats right in front of the cooks.
A Pasta Bar opens Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 1784 West Ave., in the room Sushi Garage used to fill. It is the family-owned New York favorite's first expansion since opening in SoHo almost a decade ago, and its pitch is pasta made in-house and cooked where you can watch. The open question is whether carbs can sell in a neighborhood of Pilates studios and workout clothes. Co-owner Andrea Pedrazzoli's answer is what he calls "A Pasta Bar 2.0": more seafood and crudos, plus whole-wheat, vegan, gluten-free and protein-enriched pastas that took six months to get right. His pick is a saffron tagliatelle you can only get in Miami, topped with bone marrow at the table. The 4,700-square-foot room centers on a backlit marble pasta bar, with 17 chef's-counter seats facing the cooks. Dinner runs 5 to 11 p.m. every night. The first two hours double as an aperitivo, with spritzes and small sandwiches meant to echo the happy hour that once packed Sushi Garage.
A plaque for "Big Art"
Miami Beach Police have placed a memorial plaque outside their athletic headquarters for Arthur Martineau, the former officer many called "Big Art." He spent years on the force and mentored many children while running the Miami Beach Police League. He died in January 2025. "He was all heart. Like, the rest of us have bone and muscle. He was all heart," said Commissioner Tanya K. Blatt. Deborah Martineau, who leads the Police Athletic League, called him "a humbling public servant to this community."
Les Greene & The Swayzees bring 1960s soul to the Bandshell
- When
- Oct. 15 · Doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m.
- Where
- Miami Beach Bandshell
- Price
- Free
Entry is free on Thursday, Oct. 15, when North Beach Social, the city-backed monthly music night, hands the Bandshell stage to a six-piece band that mixes Motown, doo-wop, R&B and rock 'n' roll. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the music starts at 8 p.m. Frontman Les Greene, a Baltimore native, sang as Little Richard on the Grammy-nominated Elvis soundtrack and won a 2024 Ameripolitan Award. The band also made the Top 5 in NPR's 2026 Tiny Desk Contest. Two local pop-ups, Denim & Archives and Sleepy Silver Jewelry, will be selling, and a photo tent lets you grab a souvenir shot. Rhythm Foundation produces the series with support from the city. Free entry doesn't mean free parking: the city lot at Collins Avenue and 73rd Street, across the street, now charges $2 an hour, and street parking is the backup once it fills.
Festival de Bomba y Plena returns for a third year
- When
- Oct. 25 · Doors 4 p.m., show 5 p.m.
- Where
- Miami Beach Bandshell
- Price
- Free
Doors open at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, the music starts at 5 p.m., and admission is free for any age. Since launching in 2024, the festival has drawn more than 1,000 people each year, organizers say. The open bombazo is the hook: instead of sitting back, the audience gets pulled into the music. Artisan vendors, cultural demonstrations and family programming fill out the evening, and Afro Borinken Roots Performing Group produces it. Parking works the same as at North Beach Social: the paid city lot at Collins Avenue and 73rd Street, across the street, or street parking if it fills.