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Feature
In the Name of the King
The leader of a church that's drawn presidential hopefuls and the devout is enveloped in scandal.
By Gus Garcia-Roberts
Published: August 13, 2009
It's Sunday morning in the heart of Liberty City, and the rain-dampened sidewalks are empty. The last of the weekend's slouching corner boys and listing streetwalkers slunk...
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Night&Day
When in Doubt, Go Higher
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: August 13, 2009
Caddyshack golf legend Ty Webb never kept score, so when Judge Smails asked him how he measured himself against other golfers, the six-foot-four Webb replied, "My...
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Night&Day
Adam, Welcome Eve to Your Garden
By Raina McLeod
Published: August 13, 2009
It was 1969 when a dairy farm in Bethel, New York, transformed into the coolest place on Earth. To think that a spot where cows chewed cud and got their utters yanked would be...
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Night&Day
Snowflake Returns
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: August 13, 2009
Here we go, Dol-fans! Or should we say Parrotheads? Forget the $7 million that owner Stephen Ross could have had if he’d given LandShark Stadium naming rights to MetroPCS...
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Night&Day
Celebrate Another Win for Score
By Dan Renzi
Published: August 13, 2009
In South Beach, nightclubs come and go faster than Alex Rodriguez picks up new girlfriends. But a few good ones have stuck around for a while. This Sunday marks the 11th...
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Night&Day
Rent-a-Johnson
By Chris Joseph
Published: August 13, 2009
Just before the deadline, the Florida Marlins traded for Washington Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson. When the Fish trade for a player, he’s usually some useless aging...
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You Won’t Find These on iTunes
By Carlos Suarez De Jesus
Published: August 13, 2009
If you’ve been itching to tap your tootsies down memory lane, hoof it to the Mayfair Antique Market, where you might score some classic vinyl LPs. The monthly confab is a...
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Night&Day
SoBe, So Soul
By Ernest Barteldes
Published: August 13, 2009
Given the area's vibrant Latin vibe, South Florida is an unlikely location to celebrate soul music, but that’s exactly what Vintage Soul will do this Saturday. Coming...
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Night&Day
Would You Like a Song with That Steak?
By JOE LAPIN
Published: August 13, 2009
Jazz, Latin, and Afro-Cuban bands anchored by a window-shattering voice have produced countless superstars: Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Celia Cruz, Sarah Vaughan, and, if...
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Night&Day
Outside the Box
By JOSE D. DURAN
Published: August 13, 2009
No band has risen more quickly to the top of Miami’s indie scale than Radioboxer. The relatively young group seemingly came out of nowhere in 2008 and amassed a following...
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Night&Day
Cue the Drama
By PENN BULLOCK
Published: August 13, 2009
In 1896, William Selig founded the first film studio in Hollywood, California, then a sleepy farming town, in order to escape Thomas Edison's Eastern cartel. But what he...
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Night&Day
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: August 13, 2009
After a 2003 New York Times article criticized Bill Clinton for not showing his face enough in the neighborhood around his Harlem office, Jamaica-born, New York-bred artist...
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Night&Day
Fresh to Mos Def
By Raina McLeod
Published: August 13, 2009
When we say “mos def” in casual conversation, it means we most definitely agree with whatever you’ve just said. When thousands of fans scream it, that means...
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Night&Day
Supper Is Cool Again
By Raina McLeod
Published: August 13, 2009
Hard-core partiers like to hit four or five spots in one night. But a place that serves cocktails, dinner, and music is the 7-Eleven of luxe nightlife. The Bancroft Supper Club...
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Lively Up Yourself
By AMANDA MCCORQUODALE
Published: August 13, 2009
It’s time to chase those crazy baldheads out of town. Catch the Florida premiere of RiseUp, a film that pays homage to Jamaica’s rich reggae tradition, this Friday at...
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This Party Kicks Ice
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: August 13, 2009
As Arnold Schwarzenegger, AKA Mr. Freeze, says in Batman & Robin, the definitive database of cold-weather-related puns, "Tonight's forecast: A freeze is coming." Tonight being...
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Night&Day
This Mic is Open
By ERICA K. LANDAU
Published: August 13, 2009
For more than eight years, the hipster hangout DaDa Restaurant and Lounge has hosted poets, musicians, singer-songwriters, and just about anyone who has something to say or...
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Riptide
Slumlord Millionaire
Lawsuit claims landlord pocketed thousands while tenants died.
By Tim Elfrink
Published: August 13, 2009
Residents at Opa-locka's Gardens Apartments — perhaps the city's sketchiest property — endured 5 murders, 656 assaults, 34 robberies, 25 shootings, and 80 stolen...
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Riptide
Save Jaws
A local victim of a shark attack — oops, a shark accident — defends the beasts on Capitol Hill.
By Gus Garcia-Roberts
Published: August 13, 2009
Miami Beach dive-boat captain Michael Beach has always admired sharks as a primordial link to a lost age. "They're so primitive, so unevolved, and so unchanged," he explains....
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Riptide
Big Money on Top at Miami-Dade County Hall
When in doubt, pay the chiefs and forget the workers.
By Francisco Alvarado
Published: August 13, 2009
Facing a $427 million shortfall in this year's county budget, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez has proposed a 5 percent salary cut for all county employees, including himself....
