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The TruStory of the Scrilla Shooting: "The Way They Got MLK, They're Trying to Get Us"

When Miami rapper Young Scrilla was shot in Overtown while making a music video a couple of weeks ago, details trickled out like a weekend baller trying to make it rain with Wingstop coupons. Now, in a Crossfade exclusive, Dave and LT of TruStory Entertainment -- the bosses who threw last year's Ri ... More >>

Red The Steakhouse Has Kobe From Japan: Is It Worth The Expense?

Peter Vauthy, chef/partner at Red the Steakhouse, greets me with the usual hellos, then asks the question that looms like a giant invisible bovine in the room. "Want to see my meat?" Vauthy isn't being fresh. He just knows I came to Red to see and taste his Kobe beef.What's all the fuss? Any steakho ... More >>

Hialeah Gardens Cop Lawrence Perez Shows How Drugs Can Corrupt Police

Florida Doctor Arrested for DUI, Spits Blood on Trooper, Goes Insane on Video

Dr. Zachary Bird, 41, was driving along a Central Florida road early Sunday morning, likely under the influence, when his car nearly sideswiped a Florida Highway Patrol captain's car. That's horrible enough, but it was Bird's outrageous actions caught on videotape after his arrest that are making ne ... More >>

Food Not Bombs fights to give away food in parks

Paulina Rubio Arrested After Screaming "All of You Miami Cops Are Abusive"

​Singer Paulina Rubio has continued her string of alleged odd behavior. The Mexican singer was involved in a car accident this weekend in Little Havana, which lead to an arrest after a hysterical confrontation with police. However, she was let go in order to go home and breastfeed her young son.

Burger Beast Blogger Gets Cease and Desist Email From Miami-Dade

Burger Beast Sef Gonzalez (right) -- just in it for the burgers.​In another episode of our regularly scheduled program about Miami-Dade government -- titled Hey, Miami, What the F**k? -- Burger Beast blogger and all-around hamburger fan Sef Gonzalez was sent a "cease and desist" email yester ... More >>

New Career Options For Carlos Alvarez and Natacha Seijas

​Today is it for Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and County Commissioner Natacha Seijas, who are on the verge of becoming the first county elected officials to get recalled since the '70s. An official poll and our informal poll show the two politicians are going down for the count, victims of citi ... More >>

Recall Election for Alvarez and Seijas Set for March 15

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez and County Commissioner Natacha Seijas better beware the Ides of March. Voters will take to the polls on March 15 to decide whether they want to recall the beleaguered politicians, the County Commission decided today. The decision to hold both elections on the ... More >>

Charlie Murphy Discusses His Brother, Bitch-Slaps, and the Death of Chappelle's Show

​What exactly was Charlie Murphy doing before he got famous for slapping the shit out of Rick James on Chappelle's Show? "Well, I was in movies. The last 20 years, I've been writing movies, being in movies. Between that and just hustling... I was a martial arts instructor for a couple years. I did ... More >>

County Mayor Carlos Alvarez Bids on a Sweet New $60K Beemer

Sure, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez is king of a county where the hospital is bankrupt, one in ten residents doesn't have a job, and mortgage fraud is the only growth industry.photo by Kai Mork, via Wikimedia CommonsIt's easier to ride through decaying neighborhoods of unemployed constituents ... More >>

Miami International Film Festival 2010 goes for the little guy

Lithium from Bolivia could reshape Miami and the world

Golden Beach Mayor Sticks By His Man, For Now

Miami-Dade CorrectionsGolden Beach Town Manager Alexander Diaz's Job is safe for the time being​Golden Beach Mayor Glenn Singer says he has no intention of dumping town manager Alexander Diaz, who was recently arrested in Miami Beach for driving under the influence of alcohol. At least n ... More >>

Golden Beach Manager Gets A Dewey For Christmas

Miami-Dade CorrectionsGolden Beach Town Manager Alexander Diaz Arrested on DUI Charge​Golden Beach Town Manager Alexander Diaz was a very naughty boy this past December 25. Miami Beach police officers arrested the 31-year-old small city bureaucrat for driving under the influence of alcohol. Accord ... More >>

Ridin' Dirty

Miami-Dade County execs drive expensive cars on the taxpayers' dime.

Sean Casey Responds To New Times Article

Alex Izaguirre​Last week, I reported about Sean Casey, a 35-year-old Boston native who is currently serving a 12-and-a-half year prison term for allegedly running down and killing an elderly woman on Harding Avenue in Miami Beach, and then fleeing the scene, back in 2001.While awaiting trial, Case ... More >>

Rush to Justice

Miami Police hurry to investigate the murder of a gay meth dealer. Blame reality TV.

Bet on Norman Braman

Miami's most cantankerous billionaire could win by TKO.

Cuban Ballet in Exile

Some of the world's best dancers hang out at Costco, then perform Swan Lake.

In Orbit

Satellite fairs feed off the frenzy

Thrice Stolen

Buy fancy stuff and you just may lose it

Koi Crazy

It's expensive, exotic, hard to breed, and here

Jesus Redux

They're waging a war on organized religion, they bring in millions of dollars, and defectors say they're a cult

A Profusion of Corpses

Former Miami homicide detective Nelson Andreu's memories are etched in blood

Lotus-Eaters and Literati

Novelist Bret Easton Ellis has skewered the demimonde of Los Angeles and New York City. So what about South Beach?

Night&Day

Excess Hollywood

Some interesting horror flicks, a couple of relationship movies, and plenty of action save summer from sequels

The Bitch

Tiffany > Timoney

The Million-Dollar Question

How did José Cancela manage to spend so much money and get so little in return?

La Schwette Vedette

Nicole Guillemet has proved that she can direct the Miami International Film Festival; maybe next year we'll be talking about the movies

Old Jack City

There's no place like Miami for the car insurance runaround

Wonder Boy?

Nick McDonell, son of Terry, has floored the literary world and caught Hollywood's eye. Now he's ready for college.

Psychographic Baiting

Rev. Sharpton scolds urban marketers -- and they love it!

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of August 16, 2001

Queen of the Oldies

Josefina Carbonell, Miami's queen of viejo politics, goes to Washington

No Dogs Allowed

Racoon is a chill, ultrahip electronic duo from Italy -- really

Acting Ting

Wyclef goes Jamaican on stage and screen

You Go, Joe

What's a nice Jewish boy like Joe Weinberger doing in a nasty business like rap?

Buck Teeth

Chuck & Buck is sweet and funny, but its underlying edginess may not be for everyone

Kulchur

Taking aim at the fashion industry

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the issue of February 10, 2000

Pain & Gain, Part 3

A wealthy couple disappears, the slumbering Metro-Dade Police Department awakens, and the ghastly deeds of Miami's Sun Gym gang at last come to an end.

Growing Miss Daisy

Keith Moss doesn't wash his car. He waters it because plants are growing out of it. Isn't that crazy?

Dead Zone

Never Say Tomorrow Again

The Graduate

After ten years as city manager, Cesar Odio is still catching flak about his college education. Give the guy a break. Better yet, give him a diploma.

Slackers Bite

Repel A Law

Foxes