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  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Carrot Express: Wholesome Food (And a Car Wash?)

    "Eat hummus and get gas" might be an appropriate marketing slogan for Carrot Express, a health food counter located in the Texaco station at Alton Road and 18th Street in South Beach. Or maybe not. Some might misinterpret this as a reference to the gastro-intestinal effects of garbanzo beans, as opp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the Bay of Pig's Feet

    Since America began closing mental institutions in 1955, the streets have been deluged with mentally unbalanced individuals unable to care for themselves. (Blame JFK for that guy you see on your way to work every morning, who sits at the curb mumbling about spacemen and radioactive jelly beans.)As I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    U.S. Inspectors Approve Cuban Oil Rig 70 Miles Off Florida Coast, Ros-Lehtinen Slams Obama

    When it comes to Cuba, President Obama can do little right in the eyes of exilio politicians. When he eased travel restrictions to the island, for example, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen accused him of undermining democracy on the island. Now she's slamming Obama for his decision to order U.S. inspectors ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Eliu Gonzalez, Florida City Sea Hustler, Pleads Guilty to Defrauding BP Out of Oil Spill Funds

    We're betting this is what Gonzalez looks like.​BP was recently ripped off to the tune of six figures by an enterprising hustler named Eliu Gonzalez. The 37-year-old Florida City resident was indicted in April for forging documents to claim $110,116 in lost fishing income due to the Deep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Rick Scott Supports Oil Drilling in Everglades

    ​What the hell sort of strange Pandora's box did Michele Bachmann reopen by suggesting she'd support drilling for oil in the Everglades. Now, Governor Rick Scott is dipping into the Tea Party's hive mind, and has said he's support some drilling for oil in the Everglades as well. Its ludicrous ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2011

    Marx Media

    ​What the hell sort of strange Pandora's box did Michele Bachmann reopen by suggesting she'd support drilling for oil in the Everglades. Now, Governor Rick Scott is dipping into the Tea Party's hive mind, and has said he's support some drilling for oil in the Everglades as well. Its ludicrous ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Oil Reportedly Washes Up on Key Biscayne

    ​Just a year after the BP oil disaster in the Gulf and just in time for Earth Day there are reports of oil washing up on the beach at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne. Oil has also been spotted on the shores of John U. Lloyd Beach State Park in Dania Beach.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Today's Oil Spill Anniversary Is Last Chance to Sue Companies Responsible

    Last chance to sue Transocean, at least until the next environmental disaster.​Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 rig workers and released 206 million gallons of crude into the ocean. And while the oil spill undoubtedly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Taxis Adding $1 Surcharge Due to Rising Fuel Costs

    ​With gas prices slowly creeping once again to $4 for a gallon of regular, transportation is getting more expensive for us all. Even citizens who jet about town in taxis will start feeling the pain as cabs in the Miami area will start charging a $1 surcharge due to the recent rising fuel costs.

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    LeBron James' Polls Worst Than Everyone in Person of the Year Voting Except for BP's Tony Hayward

    Remember how LeBron James' was included on Time magazine's teaser poll leading up to their annual "Person of the Year" honor? Well, he just found out about it and he's absolutely humbled. "I just heard that. It's pretty cool. It brings a smile to my face," he told reporters. That smile might tu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Gulf Oil Spill Sticking With Us: Top Five Things We Thought Went Away But Really Didn't

    Taint gone: the oil spill is with us for years to come, whether we like it or notYesterday scientists at the University of California, San Francisco published a report on the dangers to humans and wildlife still posed by the gigantic Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. To the cha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Tony Hayward Kiss-off: Top 10 "You're Fireds" in U.S. History

    Peter Souza on Wiki Commons "If you talk bad about me, your'e gone." Not since Beelzebub was dumped from heaven by the big guy himself has somebody been so deserving of losing their job as BP's CEO Tony Hayward. The greasy executive will be officially stepping down Oct. 1 and his departure go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Lobster Miniseason Begins Tomorrow

    Florida Lobsters. ​Lobster enthusiasts should gas up their boats. Lobster miniseason begins tomorrow. Or tonight at 12:01 a.m. to be exact. The two-day lobster hunt is an opportunity for novice fishermen to be out on the water, drink, and, of course, catch lobsters.If this is your first time on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Oil Finally Stops Gushing Into Gulf, Says BP

    ​It took those fucktards at BP nearly three months, but they've finally stopped the leakage of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. So they say. The company says all valves have been shut on a new cap, thus stopping the flow at exactly 2:25 p.m. today. Gee, and only 4,200,000 gallons of oil managed to spi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    High Chance Oil Spill in Gulf Of Mexico Will Affect South Florida

    NOAA​Scientists predicted today that the BP oil spill has a 61-80 percent chance of reaching South Florida. Unlike the west coast, which is likely to not be affected at all, the Florida Keys, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami have "a greater probability due to the potential influence of the Loop Current," ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Spain’s One-Armed Bard

    NOAA​Scientists predicted today that the BP oil spill has a 61-80 percent chance of reaching South Florida. Unlike the west coast, which is likely to not be affected at all, the Florida Keys, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami have "a greater probability due to the potential influence of the Loop Current," ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Spain’s One-Armed Bard

    NOAA​Scientists predicted today that the BP oil spill has a 61-80 percent chance of reaching South Florida. Unlike the west coast, which is likely to not be affected at all, the Florida Keys, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami have "a greater probability due to the potential influence of the Loop Current," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Oil Spilling Bad Guys Charged With Polluting The Ocean (Nope, Not BP, Sadly)

    One leaky oil boat down! One gushing, horribly out of control well to go.They wantonly spilled oil into the ocean, lied to federal regulators and bent the rules, prosecutors say. Now they're looking at serious prison time for their crimes against the environment.Yay! Justice at last for the BP spill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Photo: Hands Across the Sand South Beach Protest From the Sky

    Photo by Alissa Christine​This past Saturday, about 1,500 people held hands on South Beach, spanning ten blocks, to protest offshore drilling. Partially a response to the BP oil spill devastating the Gulf Coast, the protesters also promoted a clean energy future. We just got this awesome aerial ph ... More >>

  • News

    June 24, 2010

    Naked on bikes for the BP spill

    Photo by Alissa Christine​This past Saturday, about 1,500 people held hands on South Beach, spanning ten blocks, to protest offshore drilling. Partially a response to the BP oil spill devastating the Gulf Coast, the protesters also promoted a clean energy future. We just got this awesome aerial ph ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    "Naked" Bike Ride a Symbol of Community Activism

    Photo by Justin Namon/WorldRedEye.comProtesters talk with the local media.​Click here to view photos from this event.Saturday afternoon about 100 people gathered outside the BP gas station on NE 10th Street and Biscayne Boulevard. For one hour, a horde of social activists, students, artists, cycli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Alex Sink Recruits BP Critic, Clinton Consultant James Carville For Governor Race

    Alex Sink is pulling out the big guns for her flailing gubernatorial campaign: swampthing James Carville. Sink campaign e-mail​While her campaign has seesawed from bad  to "who's that?" since it kicked off, things have recently taken a turn for the worse. In this month's Quinnipiac poll, she ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Around Town: World Cup Parties, Naked Bike Rides, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Passion Pit

    It's all about balls this weekend.​Thanks to our proximity to South America, Miami cares a little bit more about the World Cup than most U.S. cities. Still, it's no England, where half of all workers bees are expected play hooky from their day jobs to watch a little footie at the pub. On the other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Scientists: Oil Could Reach East Coast in Weeks

    ​BP has yet to cap the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and as millions of more gallons of oil rush into the waters as new National Center for Atmospheric Research predicts that spill could start affecting the Atlantic Coast in a matter of weeks with Miami's shores some of the first hit.Six powerfu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    BP Protest in Downtown Miami Looked to Bring Awareness

    Protester at the BP station at NE 10th Street and Biscayne Boulevard.​I wanted to organize a lil' protest against BP and offshore drilling. It had been exactly one month since the oil spill began. One month of non-stop poison continuously flowing into the Gulf, making its way toward the Loop Curre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    More Oil Spill Reactions From Miami Seafood Chefs and a Fisherman

    via http://www.flickr.com/photos/18773952@N00/292143657Dead fish.​Now that the BP Oil Spill has hit the Mississippi Delta and toxic seas lap at unprotected marsh, Miami's eyes are on the slick with greater fear for our coastline than even before.We spoke to more local chefs, a restaurant owner, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Oil Spill Reactions From Miami Seafood Chefs and Owners

    via U.S. Coast Guard​A shark can smell a single drop of blood in one million drops of water.Twenty-nine days later, and oil continues to flow from a hole 5,000 feet below the ocean's surface. BP's actions continue to threaten the Gulf and maybe the Atlantic's commercial fishing industry. Today, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Don't Panic! (Yet) Those Tar Balls In Key West Didn't Come From The BP Oil Spill

    As you can see above, a pretty solid freak-out hit Duval Street yesterday when upwards of 50 tar balls turned up in the ocean and on beaches around Key West. But not to worry! Turns out these floating blobs of disgusting petroleum didn't come from the massive BP gusher in the Gulf. Which is, we gu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Area 31's Menu Unaffected by Gulf Oil Spill... For Now

    Area 31 not yet feeling the effects of the oil spill.​Wondering whether that ungodly oil slick off the coast of Louisiana is going to spoil your next seafood feast at Area 31 Restaurant, located on the 16th floor of the Epic Hotel. Well rest assured, BP's big mess shouldn't stop you from enjoying ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Jon Stewart Takes on Rekers' "European Gaycation" on The Daily Show

    ​The George Rekers and the rent boy scandal is at once very, very sad but also very, very hilarious. Following the mixed results of Jay Leno and Stephen Colbert, last night Jon Stewart took on the scandal on The Daily Show in a segment titled "European Gaycation."In the clip below starting at abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Pitchfork Captures Surfer Blood Playing "Floating Vibes" in a Sunoco Station

    Surfer Blood's "Floating Vibes" clip, filmed by Pitchfork and currently streaming here, could be an official video judging by its multiple camera angles and gratuitous product placement. No pajama shots like their last one, though. Read a liveblog of the thrilling action in the garage (did Weezer ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Europa Cafe, Upscale Coffee Shop Stashed in a Gas Station on Biscayne Blvd

    Jacob KatelShot from Southeast corner of Biscayne and 61st street.​ Quickfast breakfast options from the Biscayne corridor south through Buena Vista, Little Haiti, Wynwood, and Omni are severely limited. The offerings open up around downtown, but other than that the market is wide open for a cheap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Patty King's Gas Station Jamaican Patty

    Jacob Katel"Red Dot" Jamaican patty, that means spicy beef.​Plastic cube, metal tongs, yellow pies with colored dots. Gas station patties are a South Florida staple. We picked this one up at an Amoco on 34th and Biscayne. It is a Patty King meat pie. Their product is pretty much everywhere and we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2008

    Crazy Homeless Guy With A Rock Gets the Drop on Miami PD

    Jacob Katel"Red Dot" Jamaican patty, that means spicy beef.​Plastic cube, metal tongs, yellow pies with colored dots. Gas station patties are a South Florida staple. We picked this one up at an Amoco on 34th and Biscayne. It is a Patty King meat pie. Their product is pretty much everywhere and we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2008

    World Bank: Biofuels Caused Food Prices to Soar 75%

    Jacob Katel"Red Dot" Jamaican patty, that means spicy beef.​Plastic cube, metal tongs, yellow pies with colored dots. Gas station patties are a South Florida staple. We picked this one up at an Amoco on 34th and Biscayne. It is a Patty King meat pie. Their product is pretty much everywhere and we ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2008

    Can You Canoe?

    Jacob Katel"Red Dot" Jamaican patty, that means spicy beef.​Plastic cube, metal tongs, yellow pies with colored dots. Gas station patties are a South Florida staple. We picked this one up at an Amoco on 34th and Biscayne. It is a Patty King meat pie. Their product is pretty much everywhere and we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    Fun With Headlines

    Jacob Katel"Red Dot" Jamaican patty, that means spicy beef.​Plastic cube, metal tongs, yellow pies with colored dots. Gas station patties are a South Florida staple. We picked this one up at an Amoco on 34th and Biscayne. It is a Patty King meat pie. Their product is pretty much everywhere and we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2006

    Texaco Transformation

    Jacob Katel"Red Dot" Jamaican patty, that means spicy beef.​Plastic cube, metal tongs, yellow pies with colored dots. Gas station patties are a South Florida staple. We picked this one up at an Amoco on 34th and Biscayne. It is a Patty King meat pie. Their product is pretty much everywhere and we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2006

    Texaco Transformation

    Jacob Katel"Red Dot" Jamaican patty, that means spicy beef.​Plastic cube, metal tongs, yellow pies with colored dots. Gas station patties are a South Florida staple. We picked this one up at an Amoco on 34th and Biscayne. It is a Patty King meat pie. Their product is pretty much everywhere and we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2006

    Shell Game

    Jacob Katel"Red Dot" Jamaican patty, that means spicy beef.​Plastic cube, metal tongs, yellow pies with colored dots. Gas station patties are a South Florida staple. We picked this one up at an Amoco on 34th and Biscayne. It is a Patty King meat pie. Their product is pretty much everywhere and we ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 1, 2002

    The Teté Offensive

    And the trend continues -- five-star prices for three-star quality

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    The Last Service Station, Part 2

    As Big Oil forces out the last independent gas station dealers, the era of truly giant oil begins

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    The Last Service Station

    Why did the big oil companies want to put Ron Gregory and other independent operators out of business? That's right, to pad their profits.

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    Elian Nation

    Scenes from a splintered city

  • News

    September 23, 1999

    A Skid Row Sleepover

    Wherein our intrepid writer attempts to pierce the veil of sleaze on Miami's main street

  • News

    April 15, 1999

    A War of Addition

    A legal battle between developer Ron Bloomberg and Beach officials over the fate of the city's cultural campus has both sides fuming

  • News

    July 16, 1998

    News of the Weird

    A legal battle between developer Ron Bloomberg and Beach officials over the fate of the city's cultural campus has both sides fuming

  • News

    February 6, 1997

    Life Sentences

    Forget Hiaasen, Balmaseda, and Steinback -- the Herald's weird, wacky "Police Report" is the prose by the pros

  • News

    September 5, 1996

    News of the Weird

    Forget Hiaasen, Balmaseda, and Steinback -- the Herald's weird, wacky "Police Report" is the prose by the pros

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