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Metro
Johnny Charles, Angel of Death
Local accused of being the most prolific serial killer in Miami history.
By Tamara Lush
Published: May 15, 2008
Johnny Charles is five feet five inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He is 24 years old and has almond-shaped eyes the color of inky black pools. The Miami native is behind...
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Night&Day
Hot and Sticky
Pour some sugar on the hot ladies at SweetHeat Miami.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: May 15, 2008
It’s apparently every guy’s fantasy to watch hot chicks make out with each other, but guess what, frat boys? Not every hot chick aspires to be Tila Tequila. We hate...
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Night&Day
The Pygmy Pimp
Katt Williams packs big jokes in a teeny package.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: May 15, 2008
We kid Katt Williams about his diminutive stature, but we’re hardly the first to make such jokes. Hell, the internationally successful comedian cracks wise about it...
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Night&Day
Beachy Keen
By KAILA HEARD
Published: May 15, 2008
Quick, list the best cool, funky beaches of South Florida. Did you mention North Beach? Nope? North Beach knows it is still undiscovered (meaning there’s still parking...
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Night&Day
Gimme Some Love In
Rock out like it’s the Sixties at Greynolds Park.
By KYLE MUNZENRIEDER
Published: May 15, 2008
Being an also-ran from the Sixties British Invasion means you’re always going to be in the shadow of the established greats, but it has its perks. The Spencer Davis Group...
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Night&Day
Bake My Day
Treat yourself at the Great American Bake Sale.
Published: May 15, 2008
The aroma of butter- and sugar-laced confections tickles your nose, alerting you to the fact that baked goods are nearby. So you do what any soul with a mouthful of sweet teeth...
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Night&Day
Sneaking Spirituality
By BRYNA GREENLAW
Published: May 15, 2008
Mixing spirituality with music is a delicate thing. The peak of success for bands that attempt the feat is usually thousands of weeping, arm-waving teenagers swaying to a...
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Night&Day
Funky-Fresh Floral Fest
All the hothouse flowers are at the Fruit and Spice Park.
By Raina McLeod
Published: May 15, 2008
Each morning you step out of the shower smelling so fresh and so clean-clean, but if it weren’t for that swipe of Speed Stick, your body would probably end the day on a...
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Night&Day
All Right Now
Drop everything, Marlins fans. Super Saturdays are back!
By Chris Joseph
Published: May 15, 2008
The Florida Marlins’ plan to get you to the ballpark worked so gloriously last season — a league low in total attendance — they’re doing it again! The...
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Night&Day
Nothing “Hammy” About It
Tigertail’s fiesta isn’t anything like the Denny’s sandwich.
By Raina McLeod
Published: May 15, 2008
As a platform for avant-garde poetry, dance, music, and film, Tigertail Productions is always giving us fabulous bites of art and culture to chew on, and it's high time we...
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Night&Day
Hit Me with Music
The Haitian Compas Festival drums up beats and island support.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: May 15, 2008
On Bob Marley’s heavy track “Them Belly Full (But We Hungry),” the reggae legend implored listeners to “forget your troubles and dance.” It often...
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Night&Day
Hewwo, Baba Wawa
Hear the legendary TV journalist’s view up close and personal.
By Dan Renzi
Published: May 15, 2008
On Tuesday, Barbara Walters is coming to Temple Judea for a book signing of her newly released memoir, Audition. And what a memoir it must be: She tells the tales of her...
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Night&Day
Satisfy Your Soul
Kick off your week with some rootsy reggae vibrations.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: May 15, 2008
Sundays are traditionally the de facto day for reggae music. We suppose the concept is to chillax to the max just before the workweek starts, and there’s no better way to...
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Night&Day
The Soccer Blues
By Chris Joseph
Published: May 15, 2008
The Miami FC Blues dropped another heartbreaker last week with a 1-0 loss to the Carolina Railhawks. The game remained deadlocked at 0-0 for the entire game (soccer is...
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Night&Day
Shine On, You Crazy Diamond
Anthony Pappa serves hot beats at the Shelborne.
By Eric W. Saeger
Published: May 15, 2008
Hey, you know what you have that Paris Hilton doesn’t (aside from a healthy adult’s sense of shame)? A free pass to Shine this Friday. Florida residents get into the...
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Night&Day
Sad but Mostly True
Riveting indie flick Holly makes its local premiere.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: May 15, 2008
If all you know about prostitution is what you catch on HBO’s Cathouse, honey, you’ve got so much more to learn. The premier cable channel program paints a colorful,...
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Night&Day
Mothership Connection
Past is present, and rum rules.
By Carlos Suarez De Jesus
Published: May 15, 2008
During Cuba’s golden age, the island’s Carnival season drew multitudes into the streets for a raucous celebration that delivered revelers to the outer limits of joy....
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Night&Day
Wok This Way
And pass the sesame oil at Eleanor Hoh’s interactive class.
By Raina McLeod
Published: May 15, 2008
Putting food to mouth is something you can handle, but transforming the goods from raw to yum is where you foul up. You bungle the baking, ruin the roasting, and slip up with...
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Night&Day
That’s Edutainment
Take an educational approach at the hip-hop conference.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: May 15, 2008
It’s official. Hip-hop is no longer the “CNN of the streets,” as Chuck D. labeled it back in the heyday. We’re in a postbling era, when Lil Wayne quips he...
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Metro
Love Is No Contract
A litigious Pinecrest man sues his ex-honey, and it's not the first time.
By Isaiah Thompson
Published: May 15, 2008
Lance Stelzer is, by his own account, a "single, honest, 'nice Jewish boy' lawyer." He likes sports, religion, and rare orchids — his flowers have won prizes. But his...
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