The Sun-Sentinel is
erecting a pay wall on April 9, so expect a mass exodus of
readers who don't want to pony up five bucks a month for mostly routine local news.The once proud Fort Lauderdale-based d...
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The Miami Marlins chief munchkin wants to show South Florida what a tough little Ironman he is. Team President David Samson is going to run 50 miles on April 27, from Pompano Beach to Coral Gables, in...
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A prominent African-American builder
just got a sweet bailout from Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and the
county commission. On March 20, commissioners quietly approved
Gimenez's request to pay off $...
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In an off-season filled with godawful
personnel moves, add dissing former first-round pick Vernon Carey to
the list of Miami Dolphins blunders. During eight seasons with the
Dolphins, Carey started 10...
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A
pharmacist
who ran a pill mill from the lobby of the Miami-Dade County
Government Center is pleading guilty for his
role in a $55 million medicare scam involving prescription pain
killers. Aima...
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Ah, remember the days when Kimbo Slice was making people go bazonkers for his vicious beatdown videos on YouTuber Today, after washing out as a professional mixed martial artist, Slice's fighting care...
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When New Line Cinema decides to make a
sequel to the movie Horrible Bosses, studio executives should use
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Robert Maler for inspiration. The
33-year county veteran, who over...
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On Feb. 14, Marc Sarnoff was on the
witness stand, being cross-examined by the attorney representing Reid
Welch, the Coconut Grove resident whom the Miami city
commissioner and his wife are trying to ...
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Last week, we told you about Medley Councilman Gerardo Silva Jr. hogging out on his town-issued credit
card, charging more than $2,500 on personal stuff -- including a
$688 iPad2 and $230 on shoes fro...
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Former county mayoral candidate and current Miami New Times columnist Luther Campbell has a new gig. Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones has appointed the former 2 Live Crew frontm...
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When he was 5 years old, Rodolfo Roman's dad took him down to the studio of defunct AM
station, Union Radio, where he learned the hard knocks of running
your own radio show. Union Radio was the spot w...
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Medley Councilman Gerardo Silva Jr.
went ham on his town-issued credit card, racking up more than $2,500
in personal charges since he took office in November 2010. His
purchases included $500 in disco...
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Our favorite civic antagonist has a new
target. This time Fane Lozman is going after a property management
company in charge of his girlfriend's condominium on Miami Beach.
Back on Jan. 13, Lozman tel...
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Say it ain't so Jimbo! WPLG reports that Miami's favorite low rent sea-side hang-out is finally shutting down after surviving through several hurricanes, a fire, and the city's draconian bureaucracy. ...
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Eight years ago, Xavier Saurez lost a
county commission race to the man who now occupies the mayor's seat
on the 29th floor of Miami-Dade County Hall. But defeat
has never stopped the X-Man, who last ...
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Former nightlife impresario Chris
Paciello's triumphant return to South Beach just got a kick in
the pants. This week, Miami New Times chronicles how the
ex-club kingpin joined the ranks of other famo...
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Less than one month since a bill that would have paved the way for three destination casino resorts in South Florida died in Tallahasee, the owner of Hialeah Park is tweaking his plan to introduce slo...
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City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones is looking for vindication at the expense of the
city's top law enforcement official. According to a Feb. 14 letter
her civil attorney sent Katherine Fernandez ...
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools have a
security problem -- and we're not talking bad locks on the local
elementary school's front door.Student information has fallen
repeatedly into thieving hands, a...
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rYesterday, law enforcement officials finally busted the criminals behind one of the most brazen real estate scams in the state that has the second-most cases of mortgage fraud in America. Ayda ...
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It was an Only-In-Miami scam first reported by New Times. Three women promised local and out-of-state investors luxurious homes in foreclosure at super awesome discounted prices by claiming they had i...
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One word describes Fane Lozman perfectly: Pugnacious. Today the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the ex-U.S. Marine pilot's appeal that the City of Riviera Beach unlawfully removed his "floating home...
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