In other weird news, HoneyBaked has announced it will ham it up in Miami by opening pop-up store. There are currently three locations in greater Miami-Dade, but the new pop-up, to go up in Southland Mall, will give residents of South Miami Heights and Cutler Bay an alternative to Butterball this ho ... More >>
Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Time to bust out another ol' list of best drinking spots in Miami. Every bar is good in our inebriated view, but some have better decor, drink ... More >>
Art sucks. Get drunk. Music sucks. Dance harder. The lights are too bright. Turn them all off and let the bass drown your body till your heart rattles in your ribcage. Throw your phone against the ground, quit paying your internet bill, never trust a wireless modem, and check out these five Se ... More >>
via YouTubeJust ask those French malcontents belting out "La Marseillaise" after they stormed the Bastille -- it ain't a real revolution until you've got good song to rally the masses.Enter local rapper La Guardia, who picked up a mic a few weeks back after catching video of the Occupy Wall Stree ... More >>
Mucho NachoMucho Nacho, where girls rule and boys drool (over their nachos, of course).There's no doubt about it. Even though we wrote a feature about the women of Miami food trucks, this is still a male-dominated scene. Sure, there are women like Giselle Pinto from Sugar Yummy Mama, Nati and Ste ... More >>
Laine Doss Dim Ssäm à GoGo and Sakaya Kitchen's Richard Hales spoke on behalf of food trucks at today's commission meeting.Earlier today, the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners passed a new food truck ordinance by a vote of 7-1. It will affect about half the truck gatherings, inclu ... More >>
GastroPod is featured in a new food truck book.Food Trucks: Dispatches and Recipes From the Best Kitchens, by Heather Shouse, is the first book about the mobile food trend. In it, the food-on-wheels craze is broken down by region and then city. Prominent cities include New York, San Franc ... More >>
Shao RomaThe food truck selection in Miami just got a little more interesting with the addition of Shao Roma today. Shirking the usual food truck clichés of tacos, burgers and sweets, Shao Roma brings fresh and authentic Romanian food to a truck stop near you. At first glance, Shao Roma lo ... More >>
Laine Doss Latin Burger rolling out today.There are two truck roundup locations this evening, so you're sure to find one convenient to you. Tonight's features Harleys in Cutler Ridge and Totally Truckin' Thursday is at Midtown. Put the kids, the dog, your friends, your family, your ... More >>
This is Target, not Publix.Target is in the process of completing its redesign of six stores in the Miami area. The new, wider-aisle layouts for each venue feature a 40% increase in food offerings. Groceries now available include fresh produce (seasonal fruit, baby carrots, and bagged lettuce to ... More >>
The President LeBron (Roofless Records) www.rooflessrex.com I blame my suspicions on authoritative persons based on my pseudo-socialist Latin American upbringing. Did I believe those bozos (namely Hugo "Monkey-Ass-for-Brains" Chavez) when they said they were in charge? No! Do I believe in Junio ... More >>
Jane Jane PollockMichael Arcos is one of Miami's most gifted sons. As a filmmaker he makes movies that make people confused, giddy and sometimes a little upset. As a musician he makes music that elicits the same gut reactions. There's something innocent about him and his art. Sometimes. There's s ... More >>
Open late on weeknights.The days where everyone knew the first name of their local butcher are long gone--unless you count reading Publix employees' name plates. But the Garcia family in Cutler Bay is counting on the fact that many of us yearn for those days. They recently opened Bay ... More >>
The foreclosure crisis hit a fever pitch in Liberty City Tuesday morning, as banks foreclosed on two buildings, causing the eviction of three families.Escorted by several police officers, a bank employee showed up at 820 and 840 NW 70th St. He evicted three families living in the building, which led ... More >>
Musician's Discount Center can seem like it's half way to Key West if you live in downtown Miami, Cuba if you're in NMB, or Argentina if you're in Broward, but for Cutler Ridge, West Kendall, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Florida City, and the whole Down South, the store is pretty much just down the ... More >>
Jesse Jackson was in town for the Super Bowl and decided to engage in his number one hobby: protesting. He marched against high rates of foreclosure and unemployment. [NBCMiami]A truck pulling a livestock trailer jackknifed in Weston. The driver and about 100 of the animals were killed, bu ... More >>
via Miami New Times archives week of September 14 - 20, 1988.Alright Short Ordrians, this week's Archive Diver needs your help. We like repping for South Dade, but damned if we can find anything anywhere on the internet about this place. Matter fact, we can't even figure out if US1 and Wayne Aven ... More >>
Earlier this summer, New Times brought you the story of Roman Vidal, a 54-year-old Cutler Bay resident accused of funneling millions of dollars' worth of black-market cigarettes through the Port of Miami to criminal gangs in Europe.Just before 11 a.m. today, Vidal pleaded guilty to four counts of ... More >>
A few weeks ago, New Times brought you the story of our own black-market cigarette king, Roman Vidal.The feds accused the gray-haired Cutler Bay resident of funneling millions of illegal smokes through the Port of Miami to England and Ireland. Worse, investigators say Vidal's profits went to a group ... More >>
MDC's Wolfson Campus will hold a public screening of the Michael Jackson Memorial today. [Herald]Someone went on a car vandalizing spree in Hialeah. [CBS4]Charlie Crist has a pretty humble net worth for a high-profile politician. [NakedPolitics]Meanwhile, Marco Rubio is $900,000 in debt. [NakedPol ... More >>
image via Miami New Times Archives week of June 22 - 28, 1988 This week Archive Diver takes you to the original Old Cutler Oyster Company and Raw Bar, which was located at 20535 Old Cutler Road.The restaurant has a storied past in the media. The first Oyster Co was destroyed in 1992's Hurrican ... More >>
Courtesy of Miami-Dade Corrections Tyler Weinman, not his class picture but his mugshot. Yes, he's actually smiling.Sometime after midnight this morning, police arrested 18-year-old Tyler Weinman at a party in Coral Gables for the recent string of horrific cat killings that have plagued Cutle ... More >>
via I Can Haz CheezeburgerThe cat killer of Cutler Bay is still terrorizing South Dade neighborhoods, and the brutal killings only seem to get worse. Authorities believe the criminal strikes the cats with an unknown object before mutilating them with a knife. He then leaves the ... More >>
via I Can Haz Cheezeburger The cat killer of Cutler Bay is still on the run, and continues his spree. The Miami Herald reports that three more cats were found mutilated in the past week. Police found two cats at Southwest 173rd Street and 88th Avenue and 165th Street and 92nd Avenue on Mon ... More >>
via I Can Haz CheezeburgerA vicious killer loose in Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay is believed to be responsible for the death and mutilation of over nineteen cats, most of them family pets. The killer mutilates and skins the animals, and leaves them for their owners to find. The Human Societ ... More >>
Local Carnival Cruises is canceling all of its stops in Mexico, because of swine flu. [CBS4] Eugenio Montoya handled the finances of a major Colombian drug trafficking outfit. He was sentenced to 30 years in jail in a Miami court yesterday. [BBC] Cutler Bay, Doral, and Miami Gardens may finally get ... More >>
Feds say Cutler Bay man funded Irish terrorists through Port of Miami scheme.
A Cutler Bay man funneled money to the Irish terrorists who murdered two British soldiers in Belfast on Saturday, federal prosecutors say in a complaint unsealed in Miami-Dade court today and obtained by Riptide.Courtesy Wikimedia CommonsAn IRA mural in Belfast. An IRA splinter group took credit for ... More >>
Monkey Jungle in Cutler Ridge is hosting a Malagasy Feast this Saturday as part of its Malagasy Festival, which is a celebration of Madagascar through the country's food, music, art and animal life.The feast is being prepared by tropical fruit tree expert Robert Barnum and includes Okra Lamb SoupTh ... More >>
"He entered a new country and effectively told the immigration services: 'I don't care about your laws, catch me if you can.'"
The mayor and a sloth at the center of another backcountry feud.
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He's young, lives in Kendall, has a day job, and sells blow at a reasonable price
Robertos Taco Shop
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The Pelican Nest
Islands Bar-B-Que
Pastors in South Dade's black churches have discovered one sure way to attract male membership: Start a choir
Imagine a string of saloons where the barstools are comfy, the conversation giddy, and the drinks are always free
Cutbacks in the state attorney's Worthless Check Division may have given carte blanche to aspiring check bouncers
