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  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Craft Beer Weekend Starts Tonight at The Federal; Three Events Around Town

    American Craft Beer Week is a little half way over, and there are several more events around Miami worth checking out for the beer-loving warrior. Before the week is finished, make an effort to attend and sip, or chug, some fine and local hand-crafted beersRemember Brews & Bellies at The Federal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Haitian Beer Prestige Takes Gold Medal at World Beer Cup Competition

    "Local" import Haitian beer Prestige won a gold medal yesterday for Best American-Style Cream of Ale. It took category #42 at the winners banquet for the World Beer Cup competition in San Diego.Miami is not considered part of the Caribbean, but Prestige was as close Florida got to receiving any awar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    New Times Brew at the Zoo: Local Beers and Music This Saturday

    Miami New Times and Zoo Miami are teaming together once more to bring you beer and music right next to jungle cats, giant primates, and cute creatures of the forest - at the third annual New Times Brew at the Zoo. This Saturday, April 28 from 7 to 10 p.m, enjoy plenty of beer, food, and live music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Surveillance Nation: Five Companies in Florida That May Help the Government Spy On You

    ​Earlier this month, New Times reported on how South Florida cops routinely track people through their cell phone signals without getting a warrant first. Like cops around the country, they can do so thanks to a Melbourne, Florida-based company called Harris Corp. that makes cell phone spying devi ... More >>

  • News

    February 16, 2012

    Cell-phone tracking: Miami cops know where you are

    ​Earlier this month, New Times reported on how South Florida cops routinely track people through their cell phone signals without getting a warrant first. Like cops around the country, they can do so thanks to a Melbourne, Florida-based company called Harris Corp. that makes cell phone spying devi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Pool, Poker and Pain Creator Talks Gambling and Fighting

    ​A waft of stale Coors Banquet and Camel cigarette smoke smacks you like a schoolyard sucker punch, temporarily clouding your vision and watering your eyes. A generic blend of 1970s Americana shuffles through the jukebox as 40-something-year-old divorcee waitresses deliver greasy baskets of cheese ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Florida's Drunkest Cities? Not Miami, But Old People Meccas

    ​U.S. News and World Reports has unleashed a top ten list of America's drunkest cities. Florida dominates the list with whopping three cities on the top ten. Surely, Miami, America's nightlife capital, would make the list? Or perhaps Fort Liquordale or Ernest Hemingway's favorite booze-drenched is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Alimony Bill Would Let Rich Dudes Who Cheat on Their Wives Off Easier

    ​Ritch Workman, the Republican state representative from Melbourne who has already introduced a bill to legalize dwarf tossing, is back with another stunningly stupid and controversial bill. Just eight days after Workman finalized his own divorce, he introduced a new piece of legislation that woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Jennifer Lynn Hearn Killed Husband, Buried Him In Hog Pen, Lied On Facebook, Police Say

    via Brevard County Sheriff's OfficeJennifer Lynn Hearn​Six weeks ago, Jennifer Lynn Hearn started bragging on Facebook that her husband had left her, but she'd already found a new man: "Wow. I am so glad one person walked out of my life so others could walk in," she wrote.Turns out, her husband, C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Voice of the Valley Noise Rally 2011: Crossfade, Bleeding Palm, and Laundry Room Squelchers' Vision Quest

    Lead the way, Rat!​Last night, noise swami Frank "Rat Bastard" Falestra appeared to Crossfade in a strange dream.He didn't say anything. But even if he did, it would have been drowned out by the sound of his hands (which were, uh, made of broccoli) forcing his four-string telecaster to cry out in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Ramon Buchanan, UM Linebacker, Suspended Over Felony Arrest in Coconut Grove UPDATED

    via University of MiamiRamon Buchanan​With Randy Shannon at the helm, the University of Miami's football team may not have won any titles -- but it did keep its nose clean, with zero player arrests since 2007. That's one record that new coach Al Golden's regime has already shattered.Ramon Buchanan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    America's Next Great Restaurant: A Quick Review

    The judges.​Quick impressions on last night's episode of America's Next Great Restaurant: I didn't catch the beginning of the show, because frankly I had no intention of watching it. Just happened to turn a channel and there it was.Bobby Flay, Steve Ells (CEO of Chipotle), Melbourne chef Curtis St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Cut Copy's Ben Browning Talks Zonoscope, the Perils of Isolation, and Karaoke Bars

    Photo by Timothy SaccentiSome of Cut Copy's best friends are geometric objects.​Australia's Cut Copy began as the solo production extension of Dan Whitford, a DJ in Melbourne. The project then expanded to a trio concurrent with the release of 2004's Bright Like Neon Love, which cemented the group' ... More >>

  • Music

    January 20, 2011

    Dirty South at SET January 23

    Photo by Timothy SaccentiSome of Cut Copy's best friends are geometric objects.​Australia's Cut Copy began as the solo production extension of Dan Whitford, a DJ in Melbourne. The project then expanded to a trio concurrent with the release of 2004's Bright Like Neon Love, which cemented the group' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    Naked Tourist Tripping on LSD Tased in Florida Keys

    Richard Gervasi was tased in the nude. ​Running into traffic naked almost never ends well, does it? A man visiting the Florida Keys was tased by a Monroe County Sheriff's Officer after he stripped down to nothing, took a jog through oncoming cars, and yelled he was "the King of the World." This ap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    International Noise Conference Announces Another Bout of Chaos February 10

    Photo by Mike NunnGet yr noise with Clang Quartet.​Hey noiseniks, it's almost time again to put your auditory system through those 72 hours of awesome sonic abuse commonly known as the International Noise Conference. As always, Rat Bastard and Laundry Room Squelchers will be helming the whole th ... More >>

  • Music

    September 9, 2010

    Miami Horror at LIV

    Photo by Mike NunnGet yr noise with Clang Quartet.​Hey noiseniks, it's almost time again to put your auditory system through those 72 hours of awesome sonic abuse commonly known as the International Noise Conference. As always, Rat Bastard and Laundry Room Squelchers will be helming the whole th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Video: Miami Horror Releases Music Video for "I Look to You;" Playing LIV September 15

    Oh, the horror! Miami Horror isn't really from Miami, but they'd like for you to think so.​In all of our efforts to track down the best in local music, sometimes we just land upon little gems that hardly have anything to do with Miami, but we still can't help but share. Granted, Miami Horror is no ... More >>

  • Music

    June 3, 2010

    Dirty South

    Oh, the horror! Miami Horror isn't really from Miami, but they'd like for you to think so.​In all of our efforts to track down the best in local music, sometimes we just land upon little gems that hardly have anything to do with Miami, but we still can't help but share. Granted, Miami Horror is no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2010

    Dirty South Hits Mansion This Saturday, June 5

    Dirty South's methodical mixing skills can, perhaps, be traced back to the DJ's humble beginnings. Born Dragan Roganovic in Belgrade, Serbia, the encroaching unrest in then-Yugoslavia sent his family packing to Melbourne, Australia when he was 13 years old. Already a budding music nut, young Roganov ... More >>

  • News

    May 20, 2010

    Hack Pack

    The biggest identity theft case ever. Right here in Miami.

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Miami is World's Seventh's Most Livable City, Says Askmen.com

    Local pride took another hit today. Fresh off that embarrassing #4 party school ranking from Playboy, Askmen.com has named Miami the seventh most livable city in the world. Ranked above Magic City: Cape Town, South Africa, and Melbourne, Australia. That's right, the former ground zero of apartheid a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    It's a Beer Bonanza at Cervezas

    ​Two Saturdays ago, a beer bar with a no-bullshit name opened up in the shadow of the Shops at Sunset. From its trio of giant booze fridges, Cervezas (5835 Sunset Dr., South Miami) serves up an international selection of bottled brews, including Canada's Labatt Blue, China's Tsing Tao, and Britain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Video: Jim Morrison Interview in Miami, 1970, Talking About The Doors' Miami Incident

    Lizard King Jim Morrison, one of the most influential American rock singers ever, was born in Melbourne, Florida on December 8, 1943.He went to UCLA film school, graduated, and hung out on Venice Beach, where he and Ray Manzarek started The Doors.There's a famous incident that took place at Dinne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    News Roundup

    Hank -- a 2,000-pound, 20-foot-long, 47-year-old crocodile -- was found dead in his Jungle Island home. [NBCMiami]Teens who take the GED will no longer receive the standard diploma. [TBO]State officials have some questions about the proposed airport slot machines. [Sentinel] "A Central Flo ... More >>

  • Music

    October 9, 2008

    Blowfly

    Live at the Platypussery (Steel Cage)

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    SXSW so far (I think): Black Angels, Van Morrison, Roky Erickson, Cut Copy, Tough Alliance

    Live at the Platypussery (Steel Cage)

  • Music

    November 8, 2007

    Muscles

    Guns, Babes, Lemonade (Modular)

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2007

    I came, I saw, I got totally nude!

    Guns, Babes, Lemonade (Modular)

  • News

    August 23, 2007

    Letters from the Issue of August 23, 2007

    "You publish this garbage here because you can"

  • Music

    July 26, 2007

    Chris Fortier

    As Long as the Moment Exists (EQ Recordings)

  • Calendar

    July 19, 2007

    Traveling Without Moving

    As Long as the Moment Exists (EQ Recordings)

  • Calendar

    July 5, 2007

    Charcoal and Cocktails

    Show us your etchings at Sunset Tavern

  • News

    March 15, 2007

    Axing the Property Tax

    Potamkin’s homestead has a market value of $21 million.... Raul Masvidal owes $33,639 in taxes for his four-bedroom residence.

  • Music

    August 12, 2004

    Station to Station

    From Austin to Australia, Ozomatli spreads its world funk message

  • News

    June 3, 2004

    Letters from the Issue of June 3, 2004

    The Best of Miami backlash is as good as it gets

  • News

    October 16, 2003

    Letters from the Issue of October16, 2003

    The Best of Miami backlash is as good as it gets

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    A Cabbie's Crusade

    Javier Peña is a maverick cabbie on a mission to turn the notorious Miami taxi industry into a respectable profession. So far he's been threatened, shot at, fined, and fired. In other words, he's making progress.

  • News

    December 12, 2002

    Cashed

    Labors to legalize bud in Florida have gone sour as week-old bong water

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    All God's Children (Except Some)

    Rev. Tommie Watkins knocked on the church door but no one answered

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the issue of September 21, 2000

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    News of the Weird

    From the issue of September 21, 2000

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    News of the Weird

    From the issue of September 21, 2000

  • News

    April 24, 1997

    Flipper's Revenge

    They're cute. They're cuddly. They're smart. And as the fiasco at Sugarloaf Key shows, they make humans do crazy things.

  • News

    February 6, 1997

    News of the Weird

    They're cute. They're cuddly. They're smart. And as the fiasco at Sugarloaf Key shows, they make humans do crazy things.

  • News

    March 31, 1993

    King Con Returns

    A bumbling justice system has allowed self-proclaimed AIDS miracle worker Basil Wainwright to continue peddling hope -- with harrowing results

  • Music

    February 3, 1993

    Prisoners of Rock and Roll

    Cell 63 free themselves from the retro morass

  • Music

    July 8, 1992

    Rave New World

    Raindance could very well shine as the event of the summer. Maybe even the event of peace.

  • News

    June 10, 1992

    Program Notes

    Raindance could very well shine as the event of the summer. Maybe even the event of peace.

  • News

    December 25, 1991

    Program Notes

    Raindance could very well shine as the event of the summer. Maybe even the event of peace.

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