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12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Miami News
Thomas Kramer's South Beach Story Ends With $200 Million Court Judgment Red-eyed with exhaustion, Thomas Kramer slumped behind his empty desk. The real estate tycoon had been up all night worrying about how to break... More >>
Metro
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Miami News
Michelle Braun: Notorious L.A. Madam's South Florida Adventure In the waning afternoon light, the five-foot-nine blond with Tina Turner lips and Pamela Anderson breasts opened the doorway of her cramped... More >>
Luke's Gospel
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Miami News
Investigate Sports Agent Drew Rosenhaus It's time for the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) to investigate North Miami native and sports agent Drew Rosenhaus. For too long, the league has... More >>
Riptide
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Miami News
UR1 Festival Still Hasn't Refunded Ticket-Holders For a week last October, Hurricane Sandy spun a trail of destruction through cities in seven countries. From Jamaica to New Jersey, the superstorm... More >>
Riptide
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
Miami News
Miami Chiropractor Forced Scientology on Employees, Feds Allege Sales is a tough job. Those widgets ain't moving themselves. And everyone knows what happens at the weekly sales meeting: First prize is a... More >>
Riptide 2.0
4:54 pm
May. 22, 2013
Miami News
Florida Members of "Crazy White Boy" Gang Arrested for Bragging About Gang Membership on Facebook How crazy is that Crazy White Boy gang? So crazy members brag about being in gangs on Facebook and, get this, they don't even give a fuck. Whatever. Whatever. They do what they want. Or they did... More >>
Riptide 2.0
4:02 pm
May. 22, 2013
Miami News
Marlins Park Could Host College Bowl Game Marlins Park is already home to one troubled sports organization, so why not another? The American Athletic Association, more popular known as the sad, tattered remains of the football schools i... More >>
Riptide 2.0
3:15 pm
May. 22, 2013
Miami News
Florida Woman Arrested for Leaving U-Haul Full of Animals Outside Publix When Hernando County Sheriff's deputies came out to investigate an abandoned U-Haul left outside a Publix in Spring Hill, Florida, they could already hear screaming before they opened the door. On... More >>
Riptide 2.0
3:05 pm
May. 22, 2013
Miami News
305 Photo of the Day: Lightning Strikes Today's photo comes from LostInMia's Flickr. If you'd like to see your photo here join our Flickr group. Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes. ... More >>
Riptide 2.0
2:24 pm
May. 22, 2013
Miami News
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Takes Aim at Urban Outfitters for Drug Merchandise Don't expect Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to make a shopping spree at Urban Outfitters anytime soon. Bondi has joined 22 other state AGs in criticizing the entry-level hipster clothing chain... More >>
Riptide 2.0
11:45 am
May. 22, 2013
Miami News
Family of Raymond Herisse, Man in 2011 Memorial Day Shootout, Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Nearly two years to the date of his death, the family of Raymond Herisse has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against both the Miami Beach and Hialeah police departments. Back in 2011, during Miam... More >>
Riptide 2.0
9:37 am
May. 22, 2013
Miami News
Swedish Architects Want to Build Gigantic, Sun-Shaped Casino Right In Front of Bayfront Park Remember that massive, sail-shaped casino that Malaysian gambling giant Genting wanted to build downtown before it was rejected as an all-around terrible idea? Well, those designs now look pret... More >>
Riptide 2.0
8:38 am
May. 22, 2013
Miami News
Zoraida Abreu Pleads Guilty in $2.4 Million Real Estate Scam Two years ago, Miami New Times was the first media outlet to report on a crew of scammers who swindled $2.4 million out of 15 real estate investors who believed they were getting sweetheart deals... More >>
Riptide 2.0
8:30 am
May. 22, 2013
Miami News
Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers: Eastern Conference Finals Preview A year ago the Indiana Pacers gave the Miami Heat quite the scare. The Heat found themselves down 2-1 and without Chris Bosh, who left with an abdomen injury early in game 1, in addition to a bang... More >>
Riptide 2.0
3:13 pm
May. 21, 2013
Miami News
Miami Loses Both Super Bowl L and LI Bids This had been pretty much all but guaranteed after the Dolphin's aggressive plans to secure public money to renovate Sun Life Stadium fell through, but now it's official. Miami has lost both its b... More >>
Riptide 2.0
3:05 pm
May. 21, 2013
Miami News
305 Photo of the Day: Big Boats, Bigger Buildings Today's photo comes from Yankis' Flickr. If you'd like to see your photo here join our Flickr group. Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes. ... More >>
Riptide 2.0
12:53 pm
May. 21, 2013
Miami News
Florida Man Arrested for Pretending to Be Cop to Get Into Strip Club for Free If a man is pretending to be a cop in a strip club it's usually because he's scheduled to perform on a stage à la Magic Mike. But when Darren Philip Walker showed up at a Florida strip club with f... More >>
Riptide 2.0
12:42 pm
May. 21, 2013
Miami News
Dwyane Wade on Marriage: "I Was Probably a Terrible Husband" Dwyane Wade's ongoing custody battle has been one of the most glum personal stories in the NBA, and one that has largely been played in public through court records. Wade however recently opened u... More >>
Riptide 2.0
11:13 am
May. 21, 2013
Miami News
Ronald Poppo, Miami Zombie Victim, Releases Video Message It's been almost exactly a year since Ronald Poppo literally had his face eating off near the MacArthur Causeway in Downtown Miami. Since then doctors at Jackson Health System have done their best... More >>
Riptide 2.0
10:01 am
May. 21, 2013
Miami News
Homestead Mayor Steve Bateman Gets Put in His Place At last week's May 15 Homestead City Council meeting, Mayor Steve Bateman got testy with local business owner Michelle Pederson, prompting her husband Kevin to call hizzoner out. The back and for... More >>
Riptide 2.0
8:00 am
May. 21, 2013
Miami News
Drew Rosenhaus Has Corrupted Football Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke says its time to investi... More >>
Riptide 2.0
7:30 am
May. 21, 2013
Miami News
Occupy Miami's Overtown Safehouse Now Owned By Non-Profit, But Neighbor Complains Conditions are "Worse Than Ever" Miami is full of strange structures with odd stories, from foreclosed upon mansions to ancient burial grounds -- not to mention $2 billion baseball boondoggles. No building boasts a bio as bizarr... More >>
Riptide 2.0
5:07 pm
May. 20, 2013
Miami News
Miami Police To No Longer Participate in The First 48 Miami Police department homicide detective's time in the reality TV spotlight may be over. For years producers of the popular A&E program The First 48 have followed local detectives during the fir... More >>
Riptide 2.0
3:05 pm
May. 20, 2013
Miami News
305 Photo of the Day: Storms a Brewing Today's photo comes from Sateshdirect's Flickr. If you'd like to see your photo here join our Flickr group. Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes. ... More >>
Riptide 2.0
12:34 pm
May. 20, 2013
Miami News
Lincoln Diaz-Balart's Son Dead at 29 Lincoln Gabriel Diaz-Balart, the 29-year-old son of former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and a member of one of Miami's more politically powerful and connected families, passed away over the weekend. ... More >>

From the Print Edition

Thomas Kramer's South Beach Story Ends With $200 Million Court Judgment Thomas Kramer's South Beach Story Ends With $200 Million Court Judgment

Red-eyed with exhaustion, Thomas Kramer slumped behind his empty desk. The real estate tycoon had been up all night worrying about how to break the news to his employees. As… More >>

Michelle Braun: Notorious L.A. Madam's South Florida Adventure Michelle Braun: Notorious L.A. Madam's South Florida Adventure

In the waning afternoon light, the five-foot-nine blond with Tina Turner lips and Pamela Anderson breasts opened the doorway of her cramped apartment on Boca Place Drive and began to… More >>

Investigate Sports Agent Drew Rosenhaus Investigate Sports Agent Drew Rosenhaus

It's time for the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) to investigate North Miami native and sports agent Drew Rosenhaus. For too long, the league has looked the other way when it… More >>

UR1 Festival Still Hasn't Refunded Ticket-Holders UR1 Festival Still Hasn't Refunded Ticket-Holders

For a week last October, Hurricane Sandy spun a trail of destruction through cities in seven countries. From Jamaica to New Jersey, the superstorm killed 285 people and caused more… More >>

Miami Chiropractor Forced Scientology on Employees, Feds Allege

Sales is a tough job. Those widgets ain't moving themselves. And everyone knows what happens at the weekly sales meeting: First prize is a Cadillac, second prize is a set… More >>

Miami Drivers Need to Go Back to School

Sunshine State Cult An anti-cult message: People who join cults like Kashi Ashram ("Brainwashed," Terrence McCoy, May 16) get what they deserve. It is Darwin's Law of Evolution in action. CheckpointCharlie73 Weird… More >>

Kashi Ashram: Claims of Rape, Child Abuse, and Kidnapping Kashi Ashram: Claims of Rape, Child Abuse, and Kidnapping

The night the dark-haired guru declared herself greater than God, the chanting started at dusk. Scores of sweaty followers squeezed around a platform and closed their eyes. Their features slackened, and… More >>

Miami Man Offers Burials at Sea for $500 Miami Man Offers Burials at Sea for $500

A white '80s Dodge Ram work van idles near the public boat ramp at Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove. The ride has no windows, giving it a Silence of… More >>

Kiera Wilmot Is the New Trayvon Martin

In Bartow, Florida, public school and law enforcement officials are committing a horrible injustice against an exceptionally gifted African-American teenager. By all accounts, 16-year-old Kiera Wilmot is a model student.… More >>

A$AP Rocky's Bodyguards Say Miami Beach Police Stole Their Expensive Guns A$AP Rocky's Bodyguards Say Miami Beach Police Stole Their Expensive Guns

Eric Rowe had a bad feeling. It was the night of November 8, and the bulky bodyguard had been hired to protect A$AP Rocky during his concert at the Fillmore… More >>

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