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Memorial Day

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Memorial Day 2012: Fifteen Best Rap Parties in Miami and South Beach

    See also "Memorial Day 2012: Six Best Electronic Music Parties Around Miami." The Beach is about to get flooded, son. At this very moment, there are 250,000 rappers, DJs, celebs, porn stars, strippers, and regular people packing the Hummer full of champagne, cash money, and 12 changes of clothes. ... More >>

  • Music

    May 24, 2012

    Top 15 Memorial Day Weekend Parties in Miami

    See also "Memorial Day 2012: Six Best Electronic Music Parties Around Miami." The Beach is about to get flooded, son. At this very moment, there are 250,000 rappers, DJs, celebs, porn stars, strippers, and regular people packing the Hummer full of champagne, cash money, and 12 changes of clothes. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Memorial Day 2012: Six Best Electronic Music Parties Around Miami

    Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And "Urban Beach Week" has officially begun. From DJ Khaled's party at Cameo to Young Jeezy's bash at King of Diamonds, there're plenty of opportunities to rub elbows with hip-hop heavyweights, primetime strippers, and porn stars this weekend. But we get it, not e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Ace Hood Talks Barack Obama, Strip Clubs, and Facebook Stock

    See also "Best of the Best 2012: A Five-Part Guide" -- plus "Memorial Day 2012: Fifteen Best Rap Parties in Miami and South Beach." He's socially conscious, believes Mitt Romney doesn't stand a chance against Barack Obama in the general election, and would totally buy Facebook stock despite its sl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Memorial Day Weekend On Miami Beach Is a Gangsta's Paradise

    Luther 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. In this special edition of his column, Luke explains the new security measures for Memorial Day Weekend on Miami Beach.This is a public serv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Memorial Day Grilling Tips From Miami's Top Chefs at Edge, Meat Market, Tudor House and More

    What's Memorial Day without the barbecue? Millions of us will fire up the charcoal and throw some steaks on the grill, beer in hand, as celebration of the unofficial start of summer (and in remembrance of our troops). But how many of us can successfully navigate our way around the fire pit without r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Pitbull Meet-and-Greet at Miami Beach Liquor Store, Costs $121 or Six Bottles of Voli Vodka

    See also "Memorial Day 2012: Fifteen Best Parties in Miami and South Beach." His last album, Planet Pit, peaked at the seventh spot on the Billboard 200 and it was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. But despite his international celebrity, "from the weed to the X, fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Miami Beach Police Deny They Have a 2,000 Person Arrest Quota for Memorial Day Weekend

    Are Miami Beach Police planning to arrest 2,000 people during the notorious Memorial Day weekend parties on South Beach? As in they've actually set a quota regardless of whether or not 2,000 deserve to be arrested. To put that in prospective, the record number of arrests over Memorial Day weekend ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Miami Beach Police Union Rep: "We Have Arrest Quotas Every Memorial Day Weekend"

    The chief of Miami Beach Police is insisting that his officers do not have a 2,000-arrest quota this Memorial Day weekend. But the department's union vice president tells Riptide that he witnessed a major announce the quota at an officer roll call -- and that his department has such quotas every yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Top Ten Unique Barbecue Sauces for Memorial Day: From Bone Sucker to Mango to Mad Moroccan

    Memorial Day in Miami is unlike any other. If you're not joining or dodging the swarms of people in town for Urban Beach Week, you're probably firing up the pit, throwing on a slab of meat, sitting back with a cold beer, and relaxing.This year, spice things up up a bit. Try one of our top ten b ... More >>

  • News

    April 12, 2012

    Reader mail: Rapist cop Michael Ragusa could have been stopped

    Memorial Day in Miami is unlike any other. If you're not joining or dodging the swarms of people in town for Urban Beach Week, you're probably firing up the pit, throwing on a slab of meat, sitting back with a cold beer, and relaxing.This year, spice things up up a bit. Try one of our top ten b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    South Beach Prepares For Memorial Day Weekend: Traffic Loops and DUI Checks on Tap

    ​Congrats, South Beach residents! You've survived the beer-bonging, glowstick-waving trafficpocalypse of spring break and Miami Music Week. Now enjoy the fresh air and (semi)abundant parking while it lasts, because you're only a few weeks away from the massive crowds of Memorial Day weekend.Even w ... More >>

  • News

    March 22, 2012

    Reader mail: Ultra fans don't shoot at cops like Memorial Day partygoers do

    ​Congrats, South Beach residents! You've survived the beer-bonging, glowstick-waving trafficpocalypse of spring break and Miami Music Week. Now enjoy the fresh air and (semi)abundant parking while it lasts, because you're only a few weeks away from the massive crowds of Memorial Day weekend.Even w ... More >>

  • News

    March 15, 2012

    Ultra Music Festival: Be fair to African-Americans

    ​Congrats, South Beach residents! You've survived the beer-bonging, glowstick-waving trafficpocalypse of spring break and Miami Music Week. Now enjoy the fresh air and (semi)abundant parking while it lasts, because you're only a few weeks away from the massive crowds of Memorial Day weekend.Even w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Treat Memorial Day Weekend the Same as Spring Break and Winter Music Week

    Luther 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 wonders when Miami and Miami Beach city officials will crack down on rowdy ravers.The video shows a large crowd gathering ar ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2011

    Urban Beach Weekend: Luke wants the party

    Luther 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 wonders when Miami and Miami Beach city officials will crack down on rowdy ravers.The video shows a large crowd gathering ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Memorial Day Weekend Needs Me

    ​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 announces plans to reclaim Memorial Day Weekend on Miami Beach.Six months ago, a young man died and seven people w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Memorial Day Weekend Fiasco Could Have Been Avoided Long Ago

    Alex Izaguirre​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 explains how his efforts to organize Memorial Day Weekend festivities in Miami Beach were thwarted by cit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Miami Beach's Jerry Libbin Wants An Urban Beach Weekend Curfew

    ​Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin says a curfew imposed for next year's South Beach Memorial Day festivities may be in order.Libbin, in response to two police shootings that left seven injured and one dead early Monday, wrote on his Facebook page that the "mayhem on the streets of Miami Beach ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Ten Movie Blockbusters as Cupcakes

    The Hangover....cupcake edition?​Memorial Day ranks as one of the biggest movie-going weekends of the year. The start of summer blockbuster season, millions of theater-goers run to the multiplex to beat the heat and be one of the first to see what's bigger, faster and funnier this year. Acc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2011

    Fashion Freakouts on Memorial Day Weekend

    ​Out on the streets of Miami Beach during this long Memorial Day weekend, there were some innovative, crazy, stupid, and jaw-dropping ensembles. This year, the hipster look was in full effect and preppy getups were peppered in among more revealing garb. Gender-bending hair was all the rave wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2011

    Crossfade's Guide to Day Two at Best of the Best 2011 With Shabba, the Marleys, and Others

    Throw it back and ball wit' the Diamond Princess.​Yesterday, Crossfade hooked up a guide to the first day of the Best of the Best fest. We got the mob. We got the grub. And we got the booze. But most of all, there's that block party music with rappers like the Boss Rick Ross and Travis Porter, di ... More >>

  • Music

    May 26, 2011

    Best of the Best 2011 at Bicentennial Park May 28 and 29

    Throw it back and ball wit' the Diamond Princess.​Yesterday, Crossfade hooked up a guide to the first day of the Best of the Best fest. We got the mob. We got the grub. And we got the booze. But most of all, there's that block party music with rappers like the Boss Rick Ross and Travis Porter, di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Thursday Night's Top Five Memorial Day Weekend Parties

    Photo by Ivon David Rojas​Memorial Day weekend is officially here. And you know what that means? More ass on the beach than grains of sand, so much liquor you can't feel your face, and so many parties you can't even decide where to wild out without help from Crossfade.Kick your Thursday night of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Ace Hood Talks Hustlin', Best of the Best, and Memorial Day Weekend in Miami

    ​Born and raised in Broward County, Ace Hood knows hard times. But he knows all about winning too. It's pretty simple. Like he barks on his latest hot hit track: "Same old shit, just a different day/Out her tryin' to get it, each and every way/Momma need a house/Baby need some shoes ... Guess w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Crossfade's Guide to Day One at Best of the Best 2011 With Chris Brown, Rick Ross, and Others

    Join the Boss and go ball with the best.​It's almost Memorial Day weekend. And as any backyard playa who's ever organized a badass barbecue block party will recognize, you can't honestly call it a holiday blowout unless you hold strong and fast to the following checklist: (1) The guest list should ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2011

    Comedy for Fools

    Join the Boss and go ball with the best.​It's almost Memorial Day weekend. And as any backyard playa who's ever organized a badass barbecue block party will recognize, you can't honestly call it a holiday blowout unless you hold strong and fast to the following checklist: (1) The guest list should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Nightlife Review: Club Play Memorial Day Weekend 2010 Party with Amber Rose, Mario, Cassie, and More, May 28

    ​Headliner Market Group's Memorial Day Weekend 2010 PartyHosted by Amber Rose, Allen Iverson, Mario, and CassieWith Music by DJ Clue and Stevie J.  Club Play, Miami BeachFriday, May 28, 2010Better Than: Staying at home based on stereotypes about Memorial Day Weekend in South Beach. First ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Memorial Day Weekend 2010 Friday Parties: Young Money, Diddy, Amber Rose, and More

    Photo CC by 2.0, via antonfortunato on FlickrFabolous is scheduled to appear at Dream.​By tonight, the Memorial Day Weekend festivities on South Beach will kick into high gear. If you've got patience, cash to burn, and serious swagger, there's plenty to do tonight. Highlights include a Young Money ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Last Chance Saloon: A Keys Memorial Day Weekend Stop

    Jacob KatelThe only window in the bar.​For lots of South Florida folks an annual Memorial Day weekend pilgrimage to the Keys marks the beginning of summer. Hell yeah. One Dade County stop we recommend on that journey is the Last Chance Saloon in Homestead. On your way south, the adjacent package l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Memorial Day Grilling in Miami

    Photos by Jacquelynn D. PowersGrilled chicken skewers. ​Memorial Day Weekend is upon us and that means it's time to start grilling. Whether you are hosting a barbecue for 30 or just grilling with a few friends, there are a few simple rules for outdoor cooking.

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Memorial Day Weekend 2010 Mix From 10K Islands; ANR and Millionyoung Homecoming Show Tonight at Bar

    ​Everyone and their mother seems to be offering a free Memorial Day Weekend mixtape, but for something with a little more indie-type flavor and hometown, grassroots pride, check out this offering from 10K Islands. The label and blog is the newest spinoff of Honor Roll Music, with a sharper focus o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Man Falls to Death off MacArthur Causeway, Possibly on a Dare

    via Claas_D's Flickr​A young man in his 20s visiting Miami for Memorial Day weekend fell to his death off the MacArthur Causeway this morning.Police say he was in a car with two friends driving toward Miami Beach when they pulled over to the shoulder, possibly to take pictures. That's when he deci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Chaos of Grind Mode Shares "Top 100 Tips To Surviving Memorial Day Weekend In Miami"

    ​Rapper Chaos from local group Grind Mode ("I'm So High") is probably more "Miami" than anybody I've ever met. Last year he gave me his list of the top 100 things to do to survive Memorial Day Weekend in Miami, which instantly became a Memorial Day Weekend classic. While it's a bit raunchy and X-r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Memorial Day Weekend 2010 Alternatives: Classixx, Ess & Emm at Cafeina Sunday

    Classixx bringing Memorial Day Weekend repose.​Not everyone is going to be digging the hip-hop madness that Memorial Day Weekend bring to South Beach. So for those looking for a regular Miami night, the mainland will be your haven.Take for instance Cafeina, the Wynwood lounge-meets-gallery that wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Jersey Shore Officially Leaves South Beach

    ​For those of you who have been in hiding these past months for fear that you'd contract some sort of horrible disease that would turn your skin an off putting shade of orange, poof your hair, and make your fist uncontrollably pump to the sounds of bad techno music, you can come out now. It's safe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Check Out Miami New Times' Memorial Day Weekend 2010 Event Listings

    CC by 2.0, via xxmisa on FlickrBarbie princess Nicki Minaj is all over Miami during Memorial Day Weekend.​Thousands of people will flock to South Beach on Memorial Day Weekend, and there are a head-spinning number of beach parties, pool parties, club parties, concerts, and a seeming million other ... More >>

  • News

    May 20, 2010

    Hip-Hop Weekend is an African-American arrest fest

    CC by 2.0, via xxmisa on FlickrBarbie princess Nicki Minaj is all over Miami during Memorial Day Weekend.​Thousands of people will flock to South Beach on Memorial Day Weekend, and there are a head-spinning number of beach parties, pool parties, club parties, concerts, and a seeming million other ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Remember to Laugh

    CC by 2.0, via xxmisa on FlickrBarbie princess Nicki Minaj is all over Miami during Memorial Day Weekend.​Thousands of people will flock to South Beach on Memorial Day Weekend, and there are a head-spinning number of beach parties, pool parties, club parties, concerts, and a seeming million other ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Klutch Your Cannon

    CC by 2.0, via xxmisa on FlickrBarbie princess Nicki Minaj is all over Miami during Memorial Day Weekend.​Thousands of people will flock to South Beach on Memorial Day Weekend, and there are a head-spinning number of beach parties, pool parties, club parties, concerts, and a seeming million other ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Klutch Your Cannon

    CC by 2.0, via xxmisa on FlickrBarbie princess Nicki Minaj is all over Miami during Memorial Day Weekend.​Thousands of people will flock to South Beach on Memorial Day Weekend, and there are a head-spinning number of beach parties, pool parties, club parties, concerts, and a seeming million other ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    An Affair to Remember

    CC by 2.0, via xxmisa on FlickrBarbie princess Nicki Minaj is all over Miami during Memorial Day Weekend.​Thousands of people will flock to South Beach on Memorial Day Weekend, and there are a head-spinning number of beach parties, pool parties, club parties, concerts, and a seeming million other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Miami Beach Price Gouges, Cages Blacks on Memorial Day Weekend

    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 explains Miami Beach's plans to price-gouge African-Americans and put them in jail during Memorial Day weekend.​Miami ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2009

    Get Desyn

    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 explains Miami Beach's plans to price-gouge African-Americans and put them in jail during Memorial Day weekend.​Miami ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2009

    BBQ For You?

    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 explains Miami Beach's plans to price-gouge African-Americans and put them in jail during Memorial Day weekend.​Miami ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 24, 2007

    Takin’ It Back to the Old School

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2006

    Fine Art of Relaxin'

    Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

  • Music

    May 27, 2004

    Livin' in a Video

    The massive police presence might just add to the thrill of play-thuggin' on Miami Beach this Memorial Day

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