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Umami Burger to Open This Friday

Umami Burger, the California chain with an impassioned fan base, is opening the doors to its first Miami Beach location at 1080 Alton Road this Friday, May 10 at 11 a.m. This Umami will not only be the first in South Florida, it will also be the first Umami on the east coast. Umami was voted "Bur ... More >>

Marco Rubio Takes Rap Obsession to Senate Floor, Quotes Wiz Khalifa, Jay-Z in Filibuster

Marco Rubio has never been shy about his rap fandom, telling GQ that Tupac's "Killuminati" is among his favorite songs and offering Spotify playlists packed with Kanye, Pitbull, and Flo Rida.But last night probably marked the first time Rubio took his hip-hop love to the Senate floor, where he quote ... More >>

Marco Rubio Loves Tupac and Terrible EDM

Beyonce Announces Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013, Coming to Miami on July 10

Bey is back. After a publicity tour touting her hot post-Blue Ivy bod on the covers of dudely mags like GQ (and despite scandalizing America by lip-syncing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Obama's inauguration), Beyonce made her big return last night at Super Bowl XLVII. She rocked a supertight, swe ... More >>

Rick Ross Shooting: Rapper Hires 24-Hour Armed Security Team

Not long after becoming the target of a foiled drive-by murder plot, Rick Ross issued a musical warning seemingly directed at his would-be assassins: "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe." "Wishing death on you niggas, we never see eye to eye," Ross roars on the track. "Somehow I pray for you niggas at the ... More >>

Umami Burger To Open On South Beach

Umami Burger may not be a familiar name to us here in Miami, but the California chain has been named "Burger of the Year" by GQ magazine. It is also frequented by celebrities and has even been featured on a Saturday Night Live skit.Umami's founder and CEO has been looking into expanding the brand in ... More >>

How to Do Art Basel Miami Beach Week Like a True Local

It's that time of year when the global art world elite descends upon our fair city and has its way with it for a week. Unfortunately, Miami-Dade County has not yet declared this as a weeklong work-free holiday, and for us locals, it's easy to get either overwhelmed or way too lost in all the highbro ... More >>

Rick Ross Officially Recognized as "Bawse of the Year 2012"

Who's the motherfuckin' Bawse? To Crossfade, it's always been Rick Ross (government name William Leonard Roberts II), the 300-pound football-lineman-turned-corrections-officer-turned-street-rapper-turned-Maybach-mogul. He taught us to play 4-3 formation. He always emphasized the importance of hust ... More >>

Rihanna Gets Naked for GQ, Five Other Sexy Pop Star Cover Girls

Wearing little more than a bad decision (read: underboob Iris tattoo) and a black, unzipped leather jacket draped over her bare shoulders, a nearly naked Rihanna will grace the cover of GQ's Men of the Year issue. According to the magazine, "men straight lost their minds over" Rihanna in 2012, esp ... More >>

Mugshots Friday: Hot Beefcake Edition

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that ... More >>

Is Rick Ross the Latest Celebrity Face of Jenny Craig?

It was about as unexpected as a Chinese sinkhole -- a hip-hop heavyweight and, well, a former heavyweight. Last night, Rick Ross and Mariah Carey, together in a Miami recording studio with Jermaine Dupri and DJ Khaled. "Rozay and MiMi," Ross tweeted at around 1 a.m. Attached to the late night me ... More >>

Jeff Rubin, troubled advisor to Terrell Owens, faces drug charges and lawsuits

Jeff Rubin, T.O.'s Maligned Financial Adviser, Faces Litigation and a Criminal Probe

​A recent GQ profile of once-high-flying NFL star Terrell Owens -- who's now close to broke despite earning more than $80 million -- has shined a national spotlight this month on his South Florida agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and financial advisor, Jeff Rubin. T.O. has lambasted Rosenhaus's management a ... More >>

Superagent Drew Rosenhaus should give back to Miami's black communities

Drew Rosenhaus Is the Gordon Gekko of Sports Agents

​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. This week, Luke expresses his anger at the guy who inspired Jerry Maguire.So-called sports superagent Drew Rosenhaus has made millions of ... More >>

Pitbull Makes GQ's "Least Influential" List, But Not Ours; Meet Miami's Five Least Influential

​​In the December issue of GQ magazine, our hometown boy Pitbull is the only Miamian to make the list of the "25 Least Influential People Alive." Tim Pawlenty claimed the top spot and others on the list with less clout than the Cuban-American rapper include actress Gwenyth Patrow, deposed E ... More >>

Dwyane Wade Tells GQ He Paints His Toenails Black

​If you happen to see Dwyane Wade's bare feet, don't make the same mistake LeBron James made and assume D-Wade has some sort of nasty toenail infection. He just likes to paint his toenails black.MV3 discusses his preference for noir foot digits and his other fashion habits in the latest issue of G ... More >>

Adam DelGiudice, Florida Room Bartender, Voted Most Inspired in Miami

Courtesy of Nike CommunicationsAdam DelGiudice wins the title of Most Inspired Bartender in Miami​Adam DelGiudice of the Florida Room was announced as Most Inspired Bartender by the United States Bartender's Guild in Miami last evening at Haven in South Beach.DelGiudice won for his Rangoon Rising ... More >>

Bryan Ferry Brings His Shamelessly Stylish Olympia Tour to the Fillmore September 29

Photo by Kimberly Greer via facebook.com/bryanferryBryan Ferry is handsomer than thou.​When 65-year-old glam god and gentleman pop star Bryan Ferry packs his bags, he doesn't just bring sheet music. Really, go steal a quick glance at the Facebook photos from the first few weeks of his Olympia wo ... More >>

Interpreting LeBron James and Dwyane Wade's Post-Game Outfits

​First off: Is there any better evidence that the Miami Heat's Big Three is really a two-headed beast than the fact that Dwyane Wade and LeBron James always hold a tandem press conference with Chris Bosh later speaking to reporters alone? If this team is a circus, Wade and LeBron are the tight ... More >>

Mario Batali is Hiring on Monster.com

Mario Batali wants you (if you speak Italian and know Microsoft Office)​Back in the day when I was unhappy with my previous 80-hour-a-week job, I submitted my resume to Monster.com. This morning, I received a rather curious email stating "Celebrity Chef Mario Batali is looking for a motivat ... More >>

Jacuzzi Boys vs. Frank Zappa and Three Other Fantasy Covers for 2011

Fantasy covers sonic cage match requests!​How awesome would it be if the Jacuzzi Boys met Frank Zappa in a sonic cage match and they all emerged after three minutes, hugging each other, laughing at little private jokes, and humming beautiful music? Well, even if it's impossible, that's a battle (o ... More >>

Dwyane Wade Comes First in Poll of NBA's Best-Dressed Players

​After last night's humiliating loss, it's hard to muster evidence that the Miami Heat is number one in much of anything right now, but it might be the best-dressed team in the NBA. No, we're not talking about the uniforms. Sports Illustrated polled 137 current NBA players as to who has the best o ... More >>

Jesse Marco at SET February 24

Five Predictions for Drake's New Year's Eve Party at WALL Lounge

Photo by Ian WitlenDrake on tour in Miami. ​It's Drizzy, baby! and he's declared Miami his new home. He opened his tour here, celebrated his 24th birthday at Arkadia and King of Diamonds, and now he's hosting a New Year's Eve Party at WALL Lounge. It's been a hell of year for everyone's favorite b ... More >>

The Miami Heat Ban Esquire Writer Scott Raab for Calling LeBron "The Whore of Akron"

​The Miami Heat continue to take pages right out of the Hugo Chavez playbook when it comes to working with members of the press. If you write anything the organization doesn't particularly like you're pretty much banned. New Times itself has suffered such a fate, and now we welcome Esquire magazin ... More >>

Weber Does Little Haiti

Adrian Grenier Uses His Celebrity for Bluefin Tuna

Entourage hottie, Adrian Grenier, is putting his celebrity to good use. He, Oceana, GQ's Gentlemen Fund, and Nautica have joined forces to fight extermination of the bluefin tuna in the Atlantic. The population of these huge creatures has been reduced by nearly 82 percent as a result of overfishin ... More >>

LeBron James and crazy quotes

Dumb things people have said since the baller signed with the Heat.

Interpol's gig at the Fillmore stirs up Terrors from drummer's past

Inception, a self-important picture, tries to get inside our heads

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reign of terror becomes state policy, thanks to Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce and Gov. Jan Brewer

Kim Kardashian's Body Guard Accused of Attacking Paparazzi

photo via GQ​The Kardashian sisters aren't exactly known for being paparazzi-shy, but an incident with a photog yesterday on Miami Beach led to the police visiting Kim Kardashian's hotel room, TMZ reports.Kim and sister Kourtney were getting out of their car when a photographer claims he got a bit ... More >>

If Toto Were from Harlem

Flashback: Brüno in Miami Beach

For a movie we're all probably going to see anyway, the promotion for Brüno is kind of getting annoying and ubiquitous. From landing ass up on Eminem at the MTV Movie Awards, to appearing nude on the latest GQ cover, to showing up in Barcelona yesterday in an anatomically correct bull suit, you'd t ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Self Born

From South Side to South Beach.

Author Philip Smith's Family is Weirder Than Yours

Eat Shit and Die

Exactly what do chickens and cows eat before we eat them?

Euroflash

It’s Tony Parker’s world. We just buy his jersey.

Never Read with a Monkey

Talking Tradition

Drama fuels discussion

Beat It

Only band fans need stand in the Drumline

Revolting

The New Guy offers the same ol' dopey crap for kids

Out of Focus

Bruce Weber wrestles with the fashion beast he helped to create

Third-Degree Burns

Our Hero the Drug Dealer

The feds call Rickey Brownlee one of South Florida's biggest narco-traffickers. His friends and neighbors in Opa-locka call him a valiant victim.

Paradise Found

British author Alexander Stuart exiled himself to South Beach before writing the aptly titled Life on Mars

Swelter

Maybe the South Beach restaurant boom reflects this region's rich cuisine. Or maybe it's just another get-rich-quick scheme.

Am I Black Or Am I White?

Ask yourself, then ask them