Tara Solomon

Miami-based writer and pop-culturist

As 2012 came to a close, the city's holiday parties seemed to be as crazily, wonderfully fractured as Miami these days -- from an old-school dance party in gritty Wynwood to the requisite Ugly Sweater Party at Miami Beach's trendiest hotel du jour.

Paul Iorio

Freelance writer/reporter; his work has appeared in almost all the major U.S. newspapers.

In pop culture history, Led Zeppelin officially dethroned The Beatles on May 5, 1973, at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida. I attended the show as a 15-year-old high school student.

Tara Solomon

Miami-based writer and pop-culturist

Who doesn't love a good house party, particularly when it's for Make-A-Wish Southern Florida?

Steven Kurlander

Political and communications strategist; Former Columnist for 'Sun Sentinel' and 'Florida Voices'

If you ever want to pick a fight with someone who lives or has resided in New York City, all you have to say to them is that the bagels or the pizza is better elsewhere. Be prepared for an intense argument.