Memorial Day

Miami Beach Memorial Day Weekend 2013: Prepare For More Traffic Loops, DUI Stops, and License Plate Scans

Living on South Beach sometimes feels like hosting a party that never quite ends. Just when all the frat boys from South Bend and Tuscaloosa have stirred themselves from their piles of vomit and slumped out the door, another waive of crazy party kids are snorting your granny's ashes for the sheer fu ... More >>

Super-Duper Bikes

No, That Wasn't a Police Drone Patrolling Miami Beach on Memorial Day Weekend

Blogs like Gizmodo erupted this weekend when a YouTube video surfaced showing a hovering, flashing drone flying above the crowds at last month's Memorial Day weekend in South Beach. The video was all the more eyebrow-raising because the Miami-Dade Police Department actually has a drone and is one of ... More >>

Miami Beach to Blacks: Get Out!

Matti Bower Needs To Do More For African-American Tourists

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 says African-Americans may find a new vacation spot unless attitudes change on Miami Beach.Note to African-American tourists ... More >>

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 >>

Top 15 Memorial Day Weekend Parties in Miami

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 >>

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 >>

Runnin’ Riot

Freedom of Laughter

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Reader mail: Rapist cop Michael Ragusa could have been stopped

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 >>

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

Ultra Music Festival: Be fair to African-Americans

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 >>

Urban Beach Weekend: Luke wants the party

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

Comedy for Fools

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Hip-Hop Weekend is an African-American arrest fest

Remember to Laugh

Klutch Your Cannon

Klutch Your Cannon

An Affair to Remember

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 >>

BBQ For You?

Takin’ It Back to the Old School

Rick the Ruler and his legendary friends take over

Fine Art of Relaxin'

Livin' in a Video

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