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Spec's Records & Tapes Demolished to Make Space for a Chase Bank

"Specs," a note posted to the recently closed Coral Gables music shop's front door read. "A piece of Miami, a piece of history, never to be forgotten, nor replaced! Especially by some lousy bank." Consider that Spec's Records & Tapes' epitaph. Because the Dade County landmark -- a 64-year-old purve ... More >>

Miami International Airport is Actually America's Least Crowded Major Airport

People may call Miami International Airport a lot of nasty things, but apparently "crowded" shouldn't be one of them. According to a new analysis of airport capacity from Forbes.com, MIA came out as the least crowded major airport in America.

Miami Heat Worth $625 Million: Sixth Most Valuable in the NBA

The Miami Heat are worth a cool $625 million, according to the latest NBA team valuations by Forbes.com. That's up 307 percent since last year, or almost $200 million since 2012 when the team was valued at $427 million. Apparently that championship made a big difference.

Deadmau5: EDM Is Commercial Crap, Just an Acronym for "Event-Driven Marketing"

EDM is a massive crap pile of commercialism. Or, that is to say, EDM superstar Deadmau5 thinks it might be totes lame now. And he's talking about it on the Internet ... Again. In a recent interview, the longtime hater and overpaid button-pusher told Billboard that he thought the industry had becom ... More >>

Vote Buying: South Florida's Richest Are Calling the Shots in This Election

World's Most Powerful Women in Pop: From Gaga to J.Lo and Shakira, Madonna Snubbed

See also "The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre" -- plus "Ten Richest DJs: From Pauly D to Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex, and Tiesto." These days, Elton John isn't the only one treating Madonna like a "fairground stripper." Despite the 53-year-old p ... More >>

Forbes: Dolphins Are the 22nd Most Valuable Team in the World, Way More So Than Heat

The Miami Heat might be the most successful team in town right now, but the Dolphins still reign supreme in terms of most valuable franchise. Forbes.com has listed the world's most valuable sports teams. The Fins came in 22nd overall, but the Heat didn't even make the cut.

The Winner of the Miami Mascot Madness Tournament: Sebastian the Ibis

​Eight of South Florida's finest sports mascot entered the tournament. Close to 600 voters decided the final, and in a stunning landslide, the University of Miami's Sebastian the Ibis has won the title of Miami's Favorite Mascot.

The Miami Mascot Madness Tournament Final: It's Hurricane vs. Hurricane

​The time has come: we've now reached the grand championship match-up of our Miami Mascot Madness Tournament. Despite some close calls in Round One, the match-ups in Round Two were both total blowouts. In fact, when we started this tournament we would have never seen this coming: It's Sebastian th ... More >>

LeBron James Now Only America's Sixth Most Hated Athlete!

​Good news for LeBron James! He's now only the sixth most hated professional athlete in America! That's down from second place on Forbes.com's list last year. Hell, as we've previously noted, he's no longer the most hated player in the NBA. That title now belongs to that guy who had exclusive acce ... More >>

Forbes Ranks Miami as America's Most Miserable City

​We're number one, and there's nothing to get excited about. Using criteria that included violent crime, political corruption, foreclosures, and unemployment, Forbes.com has ranked Miami as America's single most miserable city. We're up from second place last year.

Celebrity Chefs' Million Dollar Mansions: Look What Cooking Can Buy

​Nearly all celebrity chefs have one thing in common -- a fairytale-like rise from poverty and obscurity to fame and fortune.Paula Deen (who just announced she has type 2 diabetes), was a young bank teller in Savannah, Martha Stewart used to babysit for New York Yankees' kids, and Guy Fieri's big ... More >>

Miami Workers Are the Happiest Workers in America According to Some Sort of Study

​While it may be increasingly difficult to actually secure employment in Miami, those of us who have seem to love our job. That's according to a new study by CareerBliss.com that analyzed more than 43,000 employee reviews across the country. It's actually the second year in a row that Miami took t ... More >>

Miami Herald Has Less News Aggregation Ethics Than Huffington Post Miami

​There's a media fight brewing in Miami between the old paper giant and the new local iteration of a quickly growing Internet media monster. Random Pixels blogger Bill Cooke, ever the keen-eyed instigator, noticed that the recently launched Huffington Post Miami was cribbing quite liberally from M ... More >>

Fisher Island is Still America's Richest Zip Code, According to Forbes

​For years Miami's most exclusive enclave, Fisher Island, reigned as the country's most expensive zip code. Falling real estate prices have knocked it down a few pegs on that list in recent years, but the people who call the insular island home, many of whom probably bought their homes at the heig ... More >>

Miami is the Worst City in America to Find a Job

​Looking for a job? Maybe you should also be looking for a new place to live outside South Florida. Not one, but two job listings sites have run the numbers and declared that the Miami metro area is the worst place to find a job in America. Sure, there may be places with higher unemployment, b ... More >>

Co-Owner Matthew Glazier Dishes on Kane Steakhouse Changes

Photo by Laine Doss​What was the impetus behind the departure of executive chef Daniel Ganem from Kane Steakhouse in South Beach? Matthew Glazier, president of The Glazier Group and co-owner of Kane, candidly told Short Order, "We weren't happy with what was coming out of the kitchen. We saw the ... More >>

Jay-Z and Eminem top Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and Drake

Jay-Z Is King of the Hip-Hop Throne

Luther "Luke" Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke declares the best MCs in hip-hop.After listening to the new Jay-Z and Kanye West album, Watch the Throne, I was left ... More >>

Miami Is the Sixth Most Expensive City to Visit in America

The pool at the Mondrian hotel​Want to have an out-of-town friend who is strapped for cash pay you a visit sometime soon? Well, you better offer your futon, because according to a new ranking from Forbes.com, based on average hotel room price, Miami is the sixth most expensive city to visit in Ame ... More >>

Miami Ranked in Top Five Cities for Minority Entrepreneurs

​Forbes thinks that one of the best ways to lead America out of it's mounting debt is to spark long-term financial growth, and they think encouraging entrepreneurship among minorities is one of the best ways to generate that growth. Of course, like everything Forbes.com does, they've accompanied t ... More >>

Back in Black History

LeBron Increased Value of Heat by 17%, Dropped Cavs' by 26%

​The Miami Heat may be the most talked about NBA team this season, but they aren't the most valuable. However, the signing of LeBron James and Chris Bosh saw the team's value increase by 17 percent since last year, according to Forbes.com. That's the biggest increase in value over one year in the ... More >>

Miami Named Third Worst Job Market in the Country by Forbes

​It's not a particularly great time to be unemployed in America right now, a fact far too many of us know first hand, and if you're looking for a job in South Florida things aren't looking too good. Forbes.com has ranked Miami as the third worst job market in the country. Though, the site cites an ... More >>

Jay-Z in Miami Tonight (via Satelite) to Discuss "Decoded"

Ben Baker/Redux via Forbes.comJay-Z's gonna be a Forbes-rated billionaire.​The Miami Music Festival (yawn) came to a close on Sunday, as the Miami International Book Fair kicked off its week-long series of literary events with George W. Bush (read about it). But tonight via satellite from the New ... More >>

Miami Ranked Sixth Most Stressed City

via​Miami is a popular travel destination for those looking to let loose of stress -- what, with our beaches, dance clubs, and plentiful cocktails. But apparently locals need some de-stressers a lot more than most tourists. According to the latest Forbes.com listicle, Miami is the sixth most stres ... More >>

Miami Ranked Ninth Coolest City by Uncool Forbes Poll

via Robot Academy​Forbes.com has decided to rank America's "coolest" cities (and they don't mean by temperature) using the decidedly square methods of polling. Miami made the top ten, so we're not exactly complaining, but somehow our Sunshine State sister Orlando came in three places higher, which ... More >>

Migration Data Shows Northeasterners Continue to Invade Miami While Miamians Move North to the South

via Forbes.com​Forbes.com has a fascinating interactive map up that uses IRS data from 2008 to show the migration of Americans on a county-to-county basis. Above is that data for Miami-Dade. Red lines represent migration patterns where more Miamians moved to a county than people from that county m ... More >>

Miami Ranked 69th Best City for Moms (Giggity), Hialeah Ranked Worst in South Florida

Fictional Miami mothers from Meet the Fockers. Yeah, it was either this or The Golden GirlsThe Daily Beast is beginning to rival Forbes.com for the number of inane city rankings list, but why should we complain? It gives us easy blog fodder. In honor of Mother's Day, Tina Brown's Internet conce ... More >>

Marlins rip out the Teal Monster to make a few bucks

Can The Marlins Sink Any Lower To Make A Buck? Yes They Can!

Marlins fans, that proud clan of several hundred clad in teal and black, didn't spend their off-season dreaming of free-agent fire-throwers. Just because zillions of your tax dollars are paying for their new stadium doesn't mean the Marlins plan to stop winning the World Series of Cheapskatery ... More >>

Miami Tops Forbes List of U.S. Cities in "Free Fall"

a piece by Li Wei​Forbes.com is always busy making their lists, and Miami has finally taken the number one spot on one. Unfortunately it's called "Ten U.S. Cities In Free Fall."Miami boasts a popular South Beach club scene, Art Deco Architecture, and perhaps the best Cuban food in the country ... More >>

Miami Is the Sixth Most Miserable City in America

​We dreamed a dream in time gone by. When hope was high and life worth living. But the corrupt politicians come at night with their voices soft as thunder. As they tear your mortgages apart and they turn your job to shame.Yes, we here in Miami are apparently les misérables. So miserable, in fact, ... More >>

Dems Compliment Charlie Crist on his "Good Hair and Nice Tan," Blast Him on Everything Else

Charlie Crist is such an upbeat fellow that I'm sure he'll appreciate the fact that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee just sent out an email touting the Gov's silver fox-ish good looks citing his "Good Hair and Nice Tan." He might be a little sad that it comes as part of a compliment sand ... More >>

Virtual Book Tour Hits Books & Books

Has your favorite author visited Miami for the last time?

The Fall of a Titan

A downtown Miami firm allegedly helped build an $8 billion Ponzi scheme. It could have been stopped.

South Florida Mom Wins Dream Dinners Recipe Contest

Dream Dinners, "the original dinner assembly store," is a company with franchises in 31 states that has appeared on the Dr. Phil show, in the pages of the New York Times, on Forbes.com and in more momazines than you can shake a spatula at. Dream Dinners provides you with the means to put together a ... More >>

US News Names Manny Diaz One of America's Best Leaders

From the amount of buzz Manny Diaz has generated in the past year, you'd think he was the greatest mayor ever. Sure, he's amazing in comparison to some of the other wackos who have held his job, but damn, this city still has a lot of problems. US News & World Report's annual "America's Best Leader ... More >>

Miami is Clean???

Snares Trap

Venetian Snares gives New Times his first U.S. interview in two years.

No Garden Party

Killings and slum conditions are just the beginning

The Fat of the Lens

From man-breasts and money comes a local documentary film star

On the Block

In an act of audacious short-sightedness, Miami is offering its finest bayfront property to the highest bidder

DeFede

The Real Micky Arison

Bull in the Market

South Florida philanthropist Richard Bronson built his fortune on the shady side of Wall Street

Ten Questions for Micky

Ivy League Hucksters!

Moments in Time

Cops, firemen, dogs, the circus: Photographer Jill Freedman deftly documents life's little happenings

Letters for the Issue of November 23, 1995

Bedia

As one of the most acclaimed Cuban artists of his generation, Jose Bedia is already in the spotlight. But the illumination he's looking for is something slightly different.