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Over The Weekend - Bikes, Blue Men, Teen Rock Idols and A Film Festival

Nonpoint Announces U.S. Headlining Tour, But Skips South Florida

BEST PLACE TO PLAY SHUFFLEBOARD

North Shore Park and Youth Center

Black Grove Feature

North Shore Park and Youth Center

There Goes The Neighborhood

North Shore Park and Youth Center

Where Have All the Spikers Gone?

The pros have packed up their volleyballs and split Miami Beach.

Program Notes

The pros have packed up their volleyballs and split Miami Beach.

All That Teacher-Student Sex in Florida Gets National Shout Out

Via Gina, Flickr CCTime Magazine has a burning question: What's up with all the horny female teachers in Florida? The publication ran a story a couple days ago, inspired by Maria Guzman Hernandez. You know, the 32-year-old Hialeah teacher who was arrested for allegedly seducing a 15-year-old boy las ... More >>

Know Yourself

, America's best accordion- and kazoo-based band begins its Travels

Mustang Sally

How to turn your trivia knowledge into fabulous prizes

The Wages of Skin

David Ruffner got the tatoo, but his old man is the one who's really needled

Everything Is Relative

Dade and its municipalities have more sister cities than you can shake a nightstick at

Flyer of the Week: Citrus Circuit Tour, at Tobacco Road June 25 and Propaganda June 26

Prior to the advent of astro-drink Tang and its evil twin Sunny D, Florida was the undisputed Bordeaux of the breakfast drink game. These days though, our prime regional product isn't O.J. alone. We've been forced by circumstance (a.k.a. evil, artificial orange drinks) to diversify into such th ... More >>

If Looks Could Kill

Back-alley plastic surgery sent Donnie Hendrix to jail. Finally, she talks.

Salvia Sucks

A newly illegal drug takes us on a short, bumpy trip.

The Water's Fine!

Or is it? With the budget ax hovering, we might never know.

Booze Ban in Babylon

What’s wrong with a cold one and a lap dance?

Breakaway

Against long odds and even longer distances, a group of Miami-Dade teens competes for a shot at hockey glory

The Steelband Panorama Jamboree and J'Ouvert Parade

Against long odds and even longer distances, a group of Miami-Dade teens competes for a shot at hockey glory

Lost in Translation

Suffering from a stifling case of Wynter blues

The Dead Only Quickly Decay

Suffering from a stifling case of Wynter blues

Hysterical Blindness

Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits are casting off old illusions, so why is U.S. policy stuck in the past?

God Help Us

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of hip-hopness

Anatomy of a Party

How do you prepare for a holiday bash with 400,000 guests? Very, very thoroughly.

Sex and the Single Raver

DJ porn? Yes, the world of dance music has changed somewhat -- from righteous to raunch

Bastard Out of Miami

Dirty South documents the triumph of down-home hip-hop

Socialism or Suntan

Miami's revolutionaries may not be plentiful but they're persistent

All God's Children (Except Some)

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

Blues Power

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

Get Shorty

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

Sex & Cars & Rock & Roll

I entered the Rolling Stone Rock & Roll Bowl on a whim. How'd I do? Just call me Johnny Ca$h.

The Lord Works in Mysterious Ways

Bible thumper Norman Hickey believes the Day of Judgment is at hand. Which ought to make him a shoo-in for Miami Beach city manager.

Head Spins: DJ M.Dot

​First things first: M.Dot's name has nothing to do with either Michigan's or Maryland's Department of Transportation. But it could, especially when you consider this DJ's moniker does, in fact, have something to do with moving large groups of the public. In fact, it might take the DOT from both s ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ M.Dot

The sportiest DJ in South Florida.

Volusia County GOP Censures Charlie Crist

​Some of the county-level Repulican party organizations have been mumbling not-so-nice things about Gov. Charlie Crist, but yesterday the Volusia County GOP passed a motion censuring him. Among Crist's crimes: Appointing Democrats to political positions, appointing so-called liberal ... More >>

WTF Florida: Pet Snowballs and Attack of the Pizza Fliers

Bay News 9​There's more than enough weird things that happen here in Miami-Dade, but sometimes it seems we're downright sane compared to the rest of Florida. WTF Florida is our new weekly survey of all the weirdness our Peninsula has to offer. Florida's Oldest SnowballIt rarely snows here in ... More >>

Martorano and 660 Expand, Chowhound Splits, Nobu Goes On The Road

​Bet On This Being A WinnerSteve Martorano of the famous Café Martorano on Oakland Park Boulevard, brings his brash Italian fare to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino this February with the opening of Martorano's -- a 7,400-square-foot restaurant with inside and outside seating for approxi ... More >>

Rappers Have A Right To Bear Arms

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Up this week, Luke explains why famous rappers such as Lil Wayne and T.I. get caught with illegal guns.Earlier this month, Lil Wayne began a ... More >>

Rappers like Lil Wayne and T.I. have a right to bear arms

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Up this week, Luke explains why famous rappers such as Lil Wayne and T.I. get caught with illegal guns.Earlier this month, Lil Wayne began a ... More >>

More Hardcore News: Skarhead at Ballers Rock Bar, May 7

via iscreamrecords.com​The '90s were full of bands who put the "hard" in "hardcore," but Skarhead, repping the outer boroughs of New York City, gave many of them a run for their tough-guy money. The band started originally as a side project, formed by members of Madball and Subzero, along with not ... More >>

Technology at Helm of Putting the Blind Behind the Wheel

Photo by gadget.co.zaSensors that eliminate blind spots set the basis of a concept that would make driving for the blind possible​Yes, you read right: The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech have just announced that they're working together to build a car that a blind person can dri ... More >>

Hungre Rapper, a Roofer, Hip-Hop Artist, and Wannabe Reality Star, Has a Plan So Nuts It Could Work

via hungrerapper.comThe Hungre Rapper hopes to hunt hurricanes, fix roofs, and film it all for a reality show. Want to invest?​The signs went up about a month ago, stapled high on light posts along I-95, the Julia Tuttle Causeway, and Biscayne Boulevard. They're nothing more than a hand-scrawled m ... More >>

Hungre Rapper seeks $100,000 to hunt hurricanes

via hungrerapper.comThe Hungre Rapper hopes to hunt hurricanes, fix roofs, and film it all for a reality show. Want to invest?​The signs went up about a month ago, stapled high on light posts along I-95, the Julia Tuttle Causeway, and Biscayne Boulevard. They're nothing more than a hand-scrawled m ... More >>

Proposed Miami skate park pits skaters against preservationists

via hungrerapper.comThe Hungre Rapper hopes to hunt hurricanes, fix roofs, and film it all for a reality show. Want to invest?​The signs went up about a month ago, stapled high on light posts along I-95, the Julia Tuttle Causeway, and Biscayne Boulevard. They're nothing more than a hand-scrawled m ... More >>

Miami Ranked 10th Most Dangerous Spring Break Destination

​It's that time of year when college students across the country take a break from their busy schedules of binge-drinking in hoodies and sweatpants in dorms and frat houses to change it up and binge-drink in bikinis on beaches. Yes, it's spring break. As always, South Florida attracts its fair sha ... More >>

Tomatoland: Barry Estabrook Describes Why Florida Sucks at Agriculture

Apparently, when it comes to agriculture and civil rights, Florida just can't do anything right. In the new book, Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit, journalist Barry Estabrook traces the history of the tomato and discusses the ecological and human co ... More >>

A notorious Miami football recruiter has a new "diploma mill"

Apparently, when it comes to agriculture and civil rights, Florida just can't do anything right. In the new book, Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit, journalist Barry Estabrook traces the history of the tomato and discusses the ecological and human co ... More >>

Another Tourist Run Over on Florida Beach by Police Vehicle

via WSVN​Just imagine the possible tourism campaign: "Visit Florida's Beaches: The nicest places to get run over in the world."Yes, for the second time in a month, another tourist visiting the state has been run over by a public vehicle. This incident occurred in Daytona and involves a part-time l ... More >>

Daytona Man in Assisted Living Facility Stabs and Chokes Caregiver Over Cable TV

​Justina Threadgill, the owner of an assisted living facility in Daytona Beach, Florida, found herself the victim of a vicious, near-fatal attack all because she talked with an accent and refused to fix the cable TV in one of her client's rooms.  49-year-old Thomas Clifton Wilkes now faces ch ... More >>

Larry Klayman, Conservative Wingnut Lawyer, Gets Reprimanded By Florida Bar, Is Broke

​What with all of his insane lawsuits against the Clintons, Facebook, Rachel Maddow, President Obama, and his own mother, conservative Florida activist and lawyer Larry Klayman is pretty damn busy. Too busy to defend his real clients, apparently. The Florida Bar has issued a public reprimand ... More >>