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    May 23, 2012

    Justin Beiber Announces Believe Tour, Wrapping Up in Miami on January 26, 2013

    OK, Justin Bieber may be an uneducated twerp-derp who barely graduated high school. But damn, he's traveling all over the world and making more money every day than we'll ever see in our entire freaking lifetime. And just to run this fact in our face, the Biebster brat just announced his Believe t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Miami Named America's Fifth Buggiest City

    This shouldn't be much of a surprise since our climate makes us a mosquito heaven, but Miami has been named America's fifth buggiest city. That's according to a survey compiled by OFF! insect repellent, who of course have a bit of a stake in deciding such things.

  • Calendar

    April 26, 2012

    Motor City

    This shouldn't be much of a surprise since our climate makes us a mosquito heaven, but Miami has been named America's fifth buggiest city. That's according to a survey compiled by OFF! insect repellent, who of course have a bit of a stake in deciding such things.

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Wilco Announces Southeast U.S. Tour With Concert at Fillmore Miami Beach on May 15

    ​Can you handle The Whole Love? 'Cause Wilco's ready to give it to you. Earlier today via wilcoworld.net, the Chicago alt-country crew announced its intention to lay the "Art of Almost" and "Standing O" on six cities across the Southeast U.S., including stops in states like Arkansas, Alabama, Mi ... More >>

  • News

    January 26, 2012

    Victoria Jackson's excellent Tea Party adventure

    ​Can you handle The Whole Love? 'Cause Wilco's ready to give it to you. Earlier today via wilcoworld.net, the Chicago alt-country crew announced its intention to lay the "Art of Almost" and "Standing O" on six cities across the Southeast U.S., including stops in states like Arkansas, Alabama, Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Jacuzzi Boys Headed to Europe for 26-City Tour

    ​Admittedly, we were nervous about Jacuzzi Boys' upcoming European tour. But we quickly changed our tone when Hardly Art assured us it'd be a land-based trek. Phew, what a relief. European tours can be a real bummer. Shitty guides recklessly leading you into dangerously shallow waters, shoddy sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Rick Ross Suffers Second Seizure Aboard Private Jet, Admitted to Alabama Hospital

    ​Looks like the Bawse should've stayed under doctor's supervision. At approximately 12:55 p.m. this afternoon, a Delta flight carrying Rick Ross was grounded in Fort Lauderdale when the rapper suffering a seizure. He was immediately treated by EMT and taken to the hospital. Less than four hours ... More >>

  • News

    March 31, 2011

    Coach Bernard Wright's talent trap

    ​Looks like the Bawse should've stayed under doctor's supervision. At approximately 12:55 p.m. this afternoon, a Delta flight carrying Rick Ross was grounded in Fort Lauderdale when the rapper suffering a seizure. He was immediately treated by EMT and taken to the hospital. Less than four hours ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Turbo Fruits' Jonas Stein Talks Bruise Cruise, Hair Metal, and Free Socks

    via facebook.com/turbofruits​Jonas Stein is a very busy guy. Not only does his band Turbo Fruits tour regularly, but he's also co-organizing the Bruise Cruise, leaving from the Port of Miami this Friday. The Nashvillian was first introduced to an international audience as the fresh-from-high-scho ... More >>

  • News

    February 17, 2011

    Krop's basketball coach skirts recruiting rules

    via facebook.com/turbofruits​Jonas Stein is a very busy guy. Not only does his band Turbo Fruits tour regularly, but he's also co-organizing the Bruise Cruise, leaving from the Port of Miami this Friday. The Nashvillian was first introduced to an international audience as the fresh-from-high-scho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2011

    Shakey Situation: Krop High Shouldn't Have Escaped Disqualification

    Steve SatterwhiteBernard Wright (center, standing) flanks coach Shakey Rodriguez during their FIU days.​This news story will appear in Wednesday's issue of New Times. It includes reporting that was published last week on our news blog, and which was referenced without attribution in this weeke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2011

    ACLU Chief Howard Simon Recalls MLK and Bloody Sunday

    Photo by Jacob KatelHoward Simon​American Civil Liberties executive director Howard Simon took part in the last century's most significant freedom march with Dr. Martin Luther King. Then he was part of lawsuits that indicated our own government might have played a role in one of the civil rights m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Crocodiles Cancel Its November 3 Show at Grand Central and Rest of US Tour

    Photo by Alexandra Kacha​Only this morning, Crossfade hyped the upcoming Crocodiles concert at downtown cool kid club Grand Central with a hyperactive blurb about the San Diego band's recent single "Kill Joe Arpaio" and the Arizona sheriff's angry, Twitter-driven counterattack. This evening, thou ... More >>

  • News

    May 28, 2009

    Rush to Justice

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

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    NKOTB Concert in West Palm Beach is Canceled

    NKOTB - so close, yet so farOh, this brings back memories of 1990, when New Kids tickets were impossible to get and the meanest girls in elementary school bragged when they could snag 'em. Tickets for NKOTB's 2009 comeback tour were easier to buy, and lawn tickets for their Cruzan Amphitheatre date ... More >>

  • News

    July 31, 2008

    The Paul and Young Ron Experience

    These radio dudes live and play hard.

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2008
  • News

    January 3, 2008

    Pastor Targets Corruption

    Simon Graves wants to dunk crooked pols.

  • News

    August 23, 2007

    A Fish-Stomping Spree

    "Somebody stomping on a fish — it doesn't make sense how she would perceive that as abusive"

  • Music

    May 4, 2006

    13ghosts

    Cicada (Skybucket)

  • News

    August 4, 2005

    Letters from the Issue of August 4, 2005

    Response to "Tales of Teele," published July 28, 2005

  • News

    July 15, 2004

    High & Mighty

    What do you do when some morons criticize you in a news report? If you're the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the top federal cop, the answer is easy: You blackball the news reporter

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    All God's Children (Except Some)

    Rev. Tommie Watkins knocked on the church door but no one answered

  • News

    August 27, 1998

    News of the Weird

    Rev. Tommie Watkins knocked on the church door but no one answered

  • News

    November 20, 1997

    News of the Weird

    Rev. Tommie Watkins knocked on the church door but no one answered

  • News

    June 26, 1997

    A New Kind of Old Heave-Ho

    For one local gay Coast Guardsman, military justice was not an oxymoron

  • News

    September 12, 1996

    News of the Weird

    For one local gay Coast Guardsman, military justice was not an oxymoron

  • News

    August 22, 1996

    Other People's Money

    For one local gay Coast Guardsman, military justice was not an oxymoron

  • News

    July 13, 1995

    Dialing Your Dollars

    You say you haven't got a cellular phone? Heck, you own hundreds of 'em! And right now some local bureaucrat is using one to make a hairdressing appointment.

  • News

    July 6, 1995

    Punt

    Sure, Miami has an empty stadium. And sure, Bruce Frey has pigskin on the brain. But that's no excuse for the Canadian football league.

  • News

    February 16, 1995

    Black in the Red

    Everyone expected Charles Howze's Z Mart to be a model for minority-run businesses in Dade. In a sad way it was: It went bankrupt.

  • Culture

    October 20, 1993

    Consider Yourself...Washed Up

    Everyone expected Charles Howze's Z Mart to be a model for minority-run businesses in Dade. In a sad way it was: It went bankrupt.

  • Music

    September 15, 1993

    Load Trip

    Four angry young drunks drive to the top of the local rock heap

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