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Horse Rape, Cocaine, and Armed Robbery: Ten Crazy Incidents at Calder

Read the New Times investigation: "Cheaters Prosper at Calder Race Course"This week's feature story focuses on horse doping and fraud allegations at Calder Race Course, Florida's biggest and most lucrative track.During our two-month investigation, we also got our hands on more than 600 pages of city ... More >>

Maybach Music's Gunplay Talks Rick Ross, Triple C's, and Medellin

Gunplay: How Miami's Coke-Sniffin', Po' Pimpin' Maniac Joined Rap's Power Circle

As recently as a year ago, Miami rapper Gunplay was better known for a clip of him snorting cocaine outside a restaurant in Medellín than he was for his music. In recent months, however, the co-founder of Rick Ross's Carol City Cartel (AKA Triple C's) has flipped his image as an unhinged goon. Hi ... More >>

Wynwood Radio's Fourth of July Party: Free Booze and Rare Grooves at Wood Tavern

Who wants more than cheap beer and Lynyrd Skynyrd on Independence Day? Well, Wynwood's Wood Tavern will be hosting a special Fourth of July edition of Backyard Boogie featuring cocktails, food, and lots of tunes, all to benefit Wynwood Radio and the work of local groundbreakers like our city's loc ... More >>

Giotto Pizza Is A Fresh Find

Giotto Pizza opened on West Avenue in South Beach about a year ago, but I just made it in for the first time this past weekend. The storefront is bookended between a Starbucks to the left and the kosher West Avenue Cafe to the right. Outdoor tables of the three venues line up side by side, those of ... More >>

Miami Rapper SpaceGhostPurrp Releases Debut The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp June 12

Chico Trujillo, Chilean Party Band, Making Miami Debut at PAX on June 13

Between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean on that long, narrow strip of South American land named Chile, there are hundreds of excellent fiestas going down. And nine men collectively known as Chico Trujillo claim to be providing "the soundtrack to every Chilean party from Santiago to Valparaiso." In ... More >>

SpaceGhostPurrp on Releasing Chronicles LP and "Fightin' Against Fake Motherf$&#ers"

Shrouded in all-black swag, SpaceGhostPurrp can be a seriously mysterious dude. And from the very moment he began haunting the Internet's music blogs in the late winter of 2011, this enigmatically spooky Miami rapper has been carefully cultivating a cryptic mystique. His rhymes sound like the sudd ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo Events in Miami: Food Trucks, Markets, Fiestas

Cinco de Mayo is this Saturday, and that means it's time for margaritas and mariachis. True, the holiday has turned into a bigger party in the States than in Mexico, and it's really not a celebration of Mexico's Independence Day (which, by the way, is September 16). But who cares? It's a reason to c ... More >>

Marlins Park Scores Big With Unusual, Gourmet Twists on Ballpark Cuisine

Six Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

WWLD--What Would Laz Do? We've been asking ourselves that question since DJ Laz severed ties with Power 96, a radio station he helped build into what it is today, Miami's true party station... if you're party's in Kendall or Hialeah. Nevertheless, Lazaro Mendez's voice will be sorely missed. S ... More >>

Top Five Places for Brew With a View

​The following compendium is not to be confused with our Top Five Restaurants for Outdoor Dining. The former isn't concerned with how good the restaurant is overall, and just having outside seating doesn't cut it. The great outdoors on this list has to come with something lovely to look at, and th ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2012 Announces Live YouTube Stream, Rave Naked at Home

​Ultra Music Festival sold out months ago. So unless you're wiling to drop $7,500 on a VIP package or purchase ridiculously marked-up General Admission scalper tickets, quit bitching and accept the fact that you're not going to catch Tiësto in his (second) hometown. Instead, settle for second b ... More >>

Teen Arrested for DUI Manslaughter Wants to Do Community Service... at Ultra

​Ivanna Villanueva, the 19-year-old who struck and killed a 68-year-old woman last October while allegedly under the influence, wants to do community service. The hitch: She wants to do it at Ultra Music Festival next weekend, and the family members of her victim are none too pleased.

Blue Collar Miami: A working-class joint wins with American comfort food and just plain comfort

Otis Wallace, Florida City's "mayor for life," is corrupt with power

Miami Super Bowl: Six Coolest Places to Watch the Big Game

​Watching the Super Bowl in Miami does not have to mean going to a sports bar and having your $700 Prada loafers stick to the floor. This is Miami, after all. The home of excess.Sure you want to pay attention to the game (you may even have a hefty sum riding on the Giants ... or the Patriots), but ... More >>

Altamare's Shark and Fries Explained By Chef Simon Stojanovic

Chef Simon Stojanovic​Chef Simon Stojanovic, AltaMare's head chef, likes big fish. "Growing up in New South Wales," Stojanovic says, "I used to love eating a big bundle of fish and chips -- the fish always being local shark." It was his idea for AltaMare's new happy hour special: $10 Fish and Chip ... More >>

The Rapture's U.S. Tour Stops at Grand Central October 17

​When we last saw the Rapture, it was at Nocturnal, of all places, alongside the Miami Heat's DJ Irie and electro icon Felix Da Housecat. Odd lineup? Definitely. It was one of those liquor-sponsored events that took over the 11th Street nightclub on a weekday for the sole purpose of creating "br ... More >>

Drink for a Good Cause: Brickell Bar Crawl Is This Saturday

​Do you ever get pangs of remorse after a long night of drinking? Swear that you'll never drink again, only to do it all over again the next night? Here's an excuse to actually drink without feeling bad. You'll still have a hangover, but it'll hurt a bit less, kind of. Join fellow lushes this Satu ... More >>

The Dining Room in SoBe is a dandy

Sweatstock and Record Store Day at Sweat Records April 16

Save the Music! Celebrate CDs, Vinyl, and the Local Scene With Sweatstock 2011

Fight for your right to collect records with Beings and Sweat.​See Sweatstock 2011's full lineup and set times. Thanks to Napster, Steve Jobs, and the overlords of the Internet, we all live in an increasingly immaterial world where the only acceptable way to package, market, and consume music is ... More >>

Trip to Ultra Land! Crossfade's 15-Act Itinerary for Ultra Music Festival 2011

Trip to Ultra and rip your hair out with Rusko.​Let's be prepared, beat freaks. There is absolutely no reason to wait till we're trapped at the bottom of a 1000-foot k-hole to start planning our Ultra Music Festival itinerary. So before digging out our dosage, stripping down to our rubber unde ... More >>

Sweatstock 2011 at Sweat Records With Beings, Panic Bomber, Lil Daggers, and More

​If you missed out on last year's Sweatstock, Sweat Records' birthday bash and Record Store Day celebration, you're gonna want to make time for this year's event. The Little Haiti store has announced the first phase of the lineup for its April 16 bash. The outside stage returns this year -- ... More >>

Steve Berke: Comedian for Miami Beach mayor

ANR Celebrates Stay Kids Release at Eve This Saturday

ANR is getting better with age.​Last year, ANR released its latest album, Stay Kids, via the Something in Construction label. Bad news: It was only released in UK. Where's the stateside love, ANR?The Miami duo are finally showing it when Stay Kids sees its U.S. release this month (March 15 digital ... More >>

Carnaval On The Mile Has Food, Fun, Free Stuff

The Brassaholics will be performing and all you want is an arepa and a beer.​The party is in the Gables this weekend as the annual Carnaval On The Mile kicks into gear. The event on Miracle Mile features paintings, sculptures, photography and crafts. Live musical groups, , including jazz ba ... More >>

Super Super Bowl Keg Options for Miami Drinkers

Dustin Askins​Don't be a snob about renting a keg. No one's going to think you're Van Wilder's older, uglier brother. You're just thrifty. Providing libation for your closest 40 alcoholic buds during the Super Bowl can get pricey. In a crappy economy, the smartest way to go is with the money-saver ... More >>

Tonight: $5 Craft Beers at Books & Books Café in Coral Gables

​The Café at Books & Books is holding a happy hour tonight featuring its new menu of craft beers. Starting at 4 p.m., Heineken and Amstel Light types will cost $3, while craft beers such as Magic Hat # 9, Holy Mackerel Panic Attack, Lagunitas Pale Ale and Brooklyn Brewery Winter Ale, will sel ... More >>

Gatsby Goes South Beach

RSVP for the Roots and an Open Bar at Next Saturday's Private Hennessy Party

​There's probably nothing we love more than a private party with open bar. Well, maybe our families or something, but not much else. So when we heard that Hennessy was following in Heineken's footsteps and launching a Hennessy Artistry bash with free booze, we jumped out of our seats.We didn't get ... More >>

Floridian Beer Evolution, Part Two

​As we learned last week in the Floridian Beer Evolution Part 1, the regular beer drinker is familiar with Heineken, Corona, Budweiser and Presidente. But what he or she likely doesn't know is that Florida brewers are chipping in on the beverage side and creating fun, whimsical brews full of c ... More >>

Marijuana-Food Pairings: 10 Questions With Denver Pot Critic William Breathes

From Amsterdam​After recently writing a goofy post about imaginary pot-food pairings, I received an email from the pseudonymous William Breathes, one of two medical marijuana critics for our sister paper Westword, in Denver, Colorado. He expressed gratitude for being mentioned in the post and disa ... More >>

DJ Rony Seikaly, former Miami Heat center, spins the jams

Ecco Pizzateca & Lounge on the Happy Hour Hunt

​Pizza usually provokes images of the following: greasy deliciousness, Ninja Turtles, chain commercials, late night munchies & movie nights, or indigestion. Rarely does society associate pizza with sexy. That concept was altered (at least locally) when Ecco Pizzateca & Lounge showed up dow ... More >>

Ford Commissions Borscht to Make a Zombie Film About a Car

Jason LeivaShhh, it's just a few flesh wounds.​If mega-corporations insist on jamming their brands down our throats, then please let them continue doing it with a culture chaser. Recently, Heineken brought Miami a free Cold War Kids concert and a few months back, Diesel gave us a gratis performanc ... More >>

Around Town: Cold War Kids, Hold Steady, Cuba Nostalgia, and Yann Martel

Straws are fun. So are the ladies of Black Blondie.​What's the plan this weekend? Huddle up. Club kids, make a beeline for Space's 10-year Anniversary party. Hipsters, stampede the Cold War Kids/Hold Steady concert then barter your labels at Swap Miami. Older Cubans, flip through old yearbooks and ... More >>

The Hold Steady clinks bottles in the Design District

Miami Free Times: Cold War Kids, The Hold Steady, Daisy Martinez

Mark SeligerThe Hold Steady tries to get you to drink Heineken on Friday.​This week, the music gods have looked down upon thee and deemed you all worthy of a smattering of free live shows. Oh, and the usual gratis art and book events are in here too. Monday: While some artists are putting their he ... More >>

Yuppie Rambo Richard "Kudo" Couto takes on the C-9 Basin, Miami-Dade's most lawless outpost

Luna Star Cafe is a Good Beer and Live Music Mecca

​Luna Star Cafe's menu opens with "We do not sell Budweiser, Coors, Heineken or Amstel Light. Instead, allow us to guide you through the intriguing world of beer as we know it." But where other places with massive beer selections lay out a tiny-print list with price and country of origin, Luna Sta ... More >>

Local Vibes at Jada Coles on the Happy Hour Hunt

Jada Coles2224 Coral Way, Miami305-456-9242/ jadacoles.com​The Deal: Monday-Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., half off everythingLocated directly on Coral Way right off 22nd Avenue, Jada Coles blends just enough comfort to be deemed "laid back" with just enough quirkiness to be deemed charming. Couches ar ... More >>

New Times Broward-Palm Beach Picks Community Property as Beerfest 2010's Opening Act

No, YOU win, Community Property​It is with great pleasure -- and a bellyful of hops -- that we announce that Fort Lauderdale rock and soul masters Community Property will open up Beerfest 2010.As you may have heard, New Times Broward-Palm Beach teamed up with Revoution Live to host a Battle of th ... More >>

Mex Texts: Beer at Salsa Fiesta, Tequila (and Michelle) at Clarke's, Taco Bell in San Bernadino, and El Scorpion in Tuscany

Photo by Lee Klein​SoFi AgaveThe transformation is complete: Starting today, the old Tuscan Steak space is El Scorpion Mexican Kitchen Tequila Bar. Ownership includes group that runs Maxim Prime Steakhouse in Atlanta,  Jeffrey Chodorow, and son Zach Chodorow -- said to have a heavy influenc ... More >>

New Times Broward-Palm Beach Haiti Benefit Event on Saturday at Bierbrunnen

​Suck down as much beer as you can at the Bierbrunnen-New Times Help for Haiti event on Saturday, because half of the profits from sales of Corona, Heineken, and Miller will go to the American Red Cross. Gold Coast Beverage Distributors Inc. is donating the beer and New Times' Street Team will pro ... More >>

Dogfish Head Beer Dinner at Pacific Time and Interview with Indie Guru Claus Hagelman

via dogfish.comEverybody get your drinking hats on.​People have been getting drunk for centuries, hell, thousands of years. American craft brewers Dogfish Head are putting on an Ancient Ales beer dinner at Pacific Time on December 17, and get this, the beers are modern formulations of ancient reci ... More >>

Ain't No Party Like a Horse Meat Party

​In Coral Gables, it's wine and cheese. Along Calle Ocho, it's mojitos and arroz con pollo. In SoBe, it's vodka-Red-Bull and air. Deep in the farmlands of South Miami, apparently, they get down with Heineken and horse meat. On July 3, an anonymous tip alerted Miami-Dade cops to this bin sittin ... More >>

Boca's Not Just for Fogies: Flanigan's Seafood Bar & Grill in Boca Raton

​Night Watch is a regularly-occurring nightlife column by Tara Nieuwesteeg.Boca is not renowned for much except its manicured shopping plazas, delicious lunch spots, and its armies of early-bird-special-seeking Q-tips who make the roads a little less safe and the frozen yogurt shops a little more ... More >>

Green Graziano's, Crazy Pianos, Interactive Menus, and a New Chef at Loftin's

Crazy Pianos Tuning UpThe new dueling piano bar, restaurant, and late night entertainment venue in Coconut Grove (second floor of CocoWalk at 3015 Grand Avenue) is offering brunch from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every Sunday. Also: two-for-one drink specials Thursdays 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.  Craz ... More >>