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The Sweet Life

E-Cigarettes: Danger or Healthy Alternative?

Marissa Karp Murder: Father's Decade-Long Investigation Pays Off

Haunted Attractions: From House of Horror to Fright Nights

Stripped: The Show at the Village of Gulfstream Park's Martini Bar August 29

Oiled-Up Hunks of Stripped: "If You're Looking to Get Sticky and Oily, It's the Place to Be"

See also "Stripped: The Show Brings Bulging Dong Slings Dangerously Close to Your Eyes on August 29" The trouble with oiled-up hunks is they're rarely naked and thrusting their crotches in your face. Not Rike Mambo, Orlando, and Eduar. These beefcakes are The Strippers Del Mambo. And as stars of ... More >>

Stripped: The Show Brings Bulging Dong Slings Dangerously Close to Your Eyes on August 29

Sometimes, it seems as though half of the people we here at Crossfade meet are dudes. And yet very few of them are oiled-up studs, shaking their bulging dong slings in our face. Chin up, though. Because Stripped: The Show is coming to the Martini Bar at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach. And the ... More >>

Darden Buys Yardhouse Restaurants for $585 Million

As if restaurant giant Darden needed any more popular eateries in its catalogue, the good folks at the world's largest full-service restaurant group have just agreed to purchase  Yard House Restaurants, including four in the South Florida area for a steep $585 million. It adds the loc ... More >>

Reader Mail: The TSA Is a Modern-Day Nazi Goon Squad

Florida Business Sues Marlins, Says It Bought Team For $10 Million at Charity Banquet

​Somewhere in Florida there is a business named Omeranz & Landsma whose owner, whoever he or she may be, has just the worst sense of humor in all the Sunshine State. Even worse than Connie Mack's campaign manager!Omeranz's owner attended a charity auction hosted by Marlins president David Sams ... More >>

Gambling Industry Fueling Next Year's Election Season

In the past year, parimutuel and casino companies have contributed over a million dollars to state legislators and Republican political action committees as the gambling industry gears up for a combative legislative session in 2012. The stakes are high. State Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff and Rep. Erik Frese ... More >>

Santa's Enchanted Forest's Owner Offends Limo Workers

Occupy Miami: Guerrilla Gardening and Extreme Healthy Cooking

​It's not anything close to a five-star restaurant, but Occupy Miami feeds its campers (mostly) healthy, hearty and free, vegetarian meals. After all, occupiers gotta eat too!Food mostly comes by way of donations. There's also a vegetable garden with tomatoes, peppers, beans, onions, sunflowers, p ... More >>

Sunny Isles Beach gangster Jason Eibinder brags on Facebook

Man in Ed Hardy Shirt, Fanning Self With Cash, Winking, Might Not Have Gotten That Money Through Legal Means

​Whatever happened to the stoic Eastern European mobster? You know, the Viggo Mortensen type who communicates via grunts, cryptic tattoos, and the bludgeoning end of a fire extinguisher? Meet 22-year-old Sunny Isles Beach luminary Jason Eibinder, arrested in January for his role in a massive Rom ... More >>

Thirteen Arrested in Miami in Massive Mafia Crackdown

​Organized crime is still alive in Miami, but after a crack down today not so well. Thirteen people throughout South Florida have been arrested and charged with ties to an organized crime syndicate. The arrests were part of a larger crackdown on a group called the Armenian Power gang. 100 people t ... More >>

Puppies R Love: Readers Share Their Horror Stories From The Puppy Mill

Gia, Gisela Sonera's gravely ill Shih Tzu puppy.​We received a ton of reaction to last week's story on Puppies R Love, the Miami pet shop which has been repeatedly sued for selling sick and dying pups. Something about this one line from reader Jennifer Nunez forced a sad groan out of us:

Nitzer Ebb at Grand Central November 13

Skateboard Marathon Saturday: Rare Chance to Kick New Times' Ass at Athletics

longtreksonskatedecks.comCan you go the distance? We can't either, but we're trying.​We are a sickly lot here at the New Times. Our desks are covered with asthma inhalers and antibacterial gel. We are still wearing surgical masks 16 months after swine flu ended. Hell, we even have to bathe in SPF ... More >>

Cadillac Ranch at Gulfstream on the Happy Hour Hunt

​The place: Cadillac Ranch921 Silks Run, Hallandale Beach954-456-1031cadillacranchmiami.comThe hours: Monday through Friday, 4 to 8 p.m. The deals: Get half off wells and drafts. Cadillac features a $5 happy-hour bar menu with dishes such as fried ravioli, chicken satay, and Thai lettuce wraps. Se ... More >>

Babies left in hot cars: Accident or crime?

Some parents are never prosecuted. Antonio Balta got 20 years.

Nitzer Ebb Grants Goth Dreams at Grand Central November 13

​It's every '90s goth dream come true! English industrial trio Nitzer Ebb is coming to Miami. Unfortunately, we were just a glimmer in our daddy's eye back when the band formed, but their tour archive says the last time they were in South Florida was '92 at Hallandale Beach's Button South. (Here's ... More >>

Surfside Masturbator John A. Posse Finally, um, Busted

The police officers of the sleepy hamlet of Surfside usually spend their days hiding in bushes trying to trap drivers going 37 MPH. But for the last year, they've had a real whodunit on their hands. More specifically, a who-jacked-it.

Man Shot at Miami Lakes Home, Body Discovered by His Brother

A man, identified by a neighbor as "Enrique" and possibly in his 40s, was shot to death by robbers in Miami Lakes last night. The murder took place around 7 p.m. near the Palmetto Expressway and NW 67th Avenue.When the man arrived home, two men were waiting near his house and demanded something. The ... More >>

Uncle Luke talks sex at the strip club

Luke Spreads the Truth About Stripper Hoes

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 confirms the champagne room is used for more than sipping bubbly in many Miami-Dade strip clubs after speaking with several ... More >>

Scoop on Doug Rodriguez's Ocean Coming in Waves

Two sources have confirmed that Chef Doug Rodriguez, AKA D-Rod, AKA the "Godfather of Nuevo Latino cuisine," is planning on another Miami restaurant opening in the wake of his new D. Rodriguez Cuba in Miami Beach and OLA Cuba, coming soon to the Village at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach. W ... More >>

Top 10 Moments in Black Music History at the Palms in Hallandale

public domain image via Florida Guy 128 on wikimedia commons.Hallandale Beach at Sunset​The image above is of the sleepy-looking beachside town called Hallandale, Florida and gives no indication of the city's Black musical history. But the Palms in Hallandale, just north of Miami, otherwise known ... More >>

Miami-Dade con man Karl Thompson swindled an ex-cop and got caught

Made Off Too: A Retired Aventura Cop Gets Conned and Fights Back

Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein bilked investors out of $1.2 billion, but at least he didn't Miami-Dade CorrectionsKarl Thompson stole $1.2 million from a retired police officer.​bamboozle a poor one-armed handyman like Karl Thompson did.The 40-year-old scammer defrauded friends and business associa ... More >>

Three Weeks Into 2010, It's Going to Be a Very Dumb Year: Behold Your Morons of the Week

You see it every new year: South Florida's morons resolve to turn over a new leaf. They promise they will keep their names and mug shots out of news articles with the phrases oddly enough or incredibly idiotic in the headlines. But now, during the third week in January, our heroes are suffering from ... More >>

Florida Marlins pitcher Renyel Pinto gives the finger to Broward County cops and a jilted agent

Ten Under $10 For the Weekend of July 31 - August 2

photo by Ian WitlenStonefox plays the Poorhouse on Saturday.​Friday, July 31*Miami space-electro-rockers the Waterford Landing come out of hiding for a rare live performance tonight at the Vagabond. Admission is free before midnight, $5 after. Click here to visit the Vagabond's web site. *Jazz bas ... More >>

Flashback Diner of Hallandale Serves Up St. Patrick's Deal

Flashback Diner Hallandale from MiamiNewTimes.com on Vimeo.Flashback Diner in Hallandale Beach has been serving the 24-hour eating needs of South Florida for a long time. The guy in the video, John Pozzi, says he's been eating there 40 years, since before it was Flashback. Pozzi was sitting at the ... More >>

New Times Groove On Battle Of The Bands Finals Tonight

Tonight are the finals for the Miami New Times Groove On Battle Of The Bands. If you haven't been following the action, one band will be flown to and put up in an NYC hotel and booked a show in the city for a Live Nation event.Tonight's finals bring you the siren-and-the-scientist-electro-sound-mach ... More >>

To the Victor Go the Spoils

Strip Club Dining Guide

South Florida is Babylon, strip club paradise, the lap dance capital, champagne room headquarters. And you can get a steak with that shake. Here's Short Order's first-ever strip club dining guide. Tell us what you think and what you think is missing.Cheetah Hallandale Beach100 Ansin Blvd, Hallandale ... More >>

Invasion of the Amazon Women

Big girls, little guys, lots of fun.

Hey, Everybody, We’re All Gonna Get Laid!

Well, some laid-back golf, that is.

Boom & Bust, Part 1

On this foreclosure tour, the mortgage crisis is just another money maker.

Wait, Let Me Change Hats

Senator Geller does costly deals but shuns the L word.

Haitians Sent Home

Refugees fled slavery, slaughter, and starvation, and got rejected.

The Farting Preacher

In the Kids' Corner

"They were talking about how they survived by drinking salt water mixed with toothpaste."

Letters from the Issue of March 30, 2006

“An up or down vote is all we ask”

BEST ARGENTINE RESTAURANT

The Knife

Staying Alive

Spring Bling

Talking jibber jabber with Bling Bling in the indie rock parking lot

Side Dish

Carmen the dynamo and the Eager Latina

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