Bella Rose in the Miami Herald

Lesley Abravanel shows us some love in her Velvet Underground column:

With snowbirds away, locals will play

Just because hurricane season is two days away doesn't mean you have to batten down your social hatches and stay inside. Now's the time for us locals to take back our city and appreciate the things that throngs of tourists pay good money for. We recommend checking out Bella Rose, the new bar/lounge at 423 16th St. in Miami Beach, where one recent Friday night some of us, ahem, were just mesmerized by the video screens playing old-school Janet Jackson, Biggie Smalls, Snoop Dogg and even SWV. A purely locals' scene, Bella Rose is reminiscent of the days of South Beach before the billion-dollar bottle club came to town. And if you think about it: When was the last time you actually paid attention to a Janet Jackson video?