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March 26, 2009Throwback Tuesdays: Phil Spitalny - "What's the Use?"
Today's throwback comes from wayyyy back in the way-back machine's gears: 1930, when Phil Spitalny's orchestral jazz compositions were pop hits. It's hard to imagine a time before popular music was splintered into a thousand different subgenres, but think about it: Beyond classical and real folk traditions, there was basically just music. Now they have a creaky charm, but Spitalny's songs probably powered the classy nightclubs that occupied South Beach's art deco buildings before they were ret
June 2, 2009Catwalks and Perp Walks
March 26, 2009Rev Pedro Martinez Leads HOPE in Miami Beach, Feeds Homeless
Rev Pedro Martinez Founder and President of H.O.P.E. in Miami Beach Ever wondered why there aren't more social events for homeless people? You know, like places where they can congregate, have a good meal, get some dental care, a new i.d. card, an AIDS test, and just hang out as an invited guest?Rev. Pedro A. Martinez, the founder and president of H.O.P.E. in Miami Beach, a non-profit, faith based organization aimed at reducing homelessness in Miami Beach, has worked toward that goal since 2002.
June 3, 2009Miami Beach Musician Scores the Most-Played Video On... CNBC?
Normally, posts about locally based musicians gaining national prominence with music videos being played on cable channels go up over on our music blog, CrossFade. But usually, those videos are being played on BET or MTV, not CNBC. Such is the case with Miami Beach resident Bill Zucker, whose "The TARP Song" is apparently a big hit on the financial network. That's TARP, the Troubled Assets Relief Program, AKA "the bailout." Here's the video Zucker shot around Miami Beach. Believe me, it's a lot
January 23, 2009Jackie Mason Allowed to Wander Around Lincoln Road Kvetching About Obama
"How do you do? You see all this shrubbery in the back round here? This is one of the most beautiful atmospheres in the world. You might think I'm in ...some kind of an island somewhere far off everyplace where's this some kind of unbelievable resort area a thousand miles or a million miles from New York. But you want me to tell you where I am? Miami Beach. When you go to Miami Beach you think 'Well it's nothing,' So happens, this is one of the most beautiful areas in the world, and as a resor
January 28, 2009B-52's to Return to South Florida, This Time at the Fillmore Miami Beach on Feb. 7
Funplex, released last year, is the B-52's' first album in 16 years. It pumps up the volume, cranks the guitars, and rocks harder than anything the veteran group has done since its 1979 debut. There's nothing here as sweet or as catchy as "Roam" or "Love Shack," both of which made these unlikely new-wave rejects global stars at the end of the Eighties. But the playful bounce of the grooves and the heavenly harmonies of Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson propel this party-starter, while nasal-voiced F
January 29, 2009House 101 Sundays at Black Sheep Bar
The folks from Gooshie House Promotions are now hosting the exciting new "House 101" night every Sunday at Black Sheep music lounge in Miami Beach. Each night features 3 select DJs from the South Florida house music scene, in an innovative format that encourages participating DJs and producers to collaborate on music selection, mixing techniques, promotional tactics, networking, and much more. Drop by the Black Sheep this Sunday, February 1 for exclusive DJ sets by locals Aladdin, Aaron Feld
January 30, 2009News Roundup
Oh, look, an update from our old friends the sex offenders under the bridge. It's nice to hear from them every once in a while. [NBC6]It is going to get really, really cold this weekend. [CBS4]Fidel Castro wants Obama to give back Guantánamo Bay. [NBC6]Some dumb kid accidentally shot his friend in the leg on a bus. [CBS4]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was in Miami Beach talking up the stimulus package. [Herald]DJ Laz's morning show has helped raise $50,000 to cover funeral costs for three young
January 30, 2009Leggo My Demo to Expand with New Knight Foundation Grant
Launched in 2007, Leggo My Demo is a Miami Beach-based demo competition aiming to expose and promote distinguished new electronic music productions from around the world. Each month they select new demo submissions, providing winners with network exposure and a feature at their monthly events in Miami Beach. Leggo My Demo announced last week that it will use a $30,000 two-year matching grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to expand it's internet-based community platform sh
February 2, 2009Eco-Bloggers Take Aim at SoBe's Precious Patio Heaters
If you're a local, for those four or so weeks in Miami when it is generally sweater weather, the cold can be a bitch, even if the rest of the country is experiencing blizzards and freezing temperatures. But it's really not that big of a deal to take out a nice cardigan or a Slankent or avoid the outdoors. Not so for the tourists who pack only tank tops and flip-flops. The tourist bazaar known as Ocean Drive is, of course, ready to do anything to keep alive its dedication to showing a lil' skin,
February 2, 2009Beach High Rock Ensemble Rock School Auditorium
Rock and roll will never die. Here's a video of the Miami Beach Senior High School Rock Ensemble playing "Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers at a recently uploaded performance in the high school's auditorium. Good to know that with all the talk about budget cuts and elimination of arts programs and this and that and that type of stuff that at least somewhere in Dade the youth are being encouraged to rock out.Does this type of stuff go on all over the county? Leave a comment if you know.
June 4, 2009Opium Group Releases WMC Lineup: Boys Noize, Benny Benassi, Bob Sinclar, Calvin Harris and More
Boys NoizeNow that Ultra's lineup has finally been unveiled, it's time to move on the what the local clubs will be putting on. There are certain things we are concerned about for this year's Winter Music Conference: Are there going to be enough people in town this year to support all the events that usually take place during the week? How will the nightclub industry handle the sudden economic downtown? We aren't sure everyone is going to come out winning this year during WMC, but we are just bra
February 16, 2009Things Get Hairy Wednesdays at LIV
Image via MySpaceThings will get hairy with Kid Sister Febrauary 25 at LIV.Call us nightlife anthropologists, because our assessment of downtown's nightlife set being courted by glitzy South Beach continues to be reinforced. We wonder if we can present this as a thesis for our doctoral research?The ever-expanding Poplife, plus Overthrow (Alexis Mincolla and Sam Baum) and Vice Versa (Xavier Burt), have join forces for Dirty Hairy, a new Wednesday night party at LIV that might just give Miami Beac
February 17, 2009News Roundup
A Miami Beach man is facing "federal pimping" charges for running a prostitution ring that exploited immigrant women. [Herald]Restrictions on travel to Cuba may soon be eased. Cuban-Americans will be able to visit family once a year for any time period and spend up to $170 a day. [NBC6]Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart just flew back from Iraq, and boy are his arms tired.[JustNews]The trial of former Miramar city commissioner Fitzroy Salesman for pulling a gun on a teenager begins today. He's also seeking
February 24, 2009The cruel injustice of buses that don't stop when you run after them
Public buses that don't stop when we run to try to catch them always struck us as a unavoidable fact of life. Jeffrey Bradley, a sometime blogger for Miami Beach's Alliance for Reliable Transit, haughtily disagrees with that concept. We were copied on an e-mail Bradley sent to Miami-Dade Transit director Harpal Kapoor decrying the injustice of being left in the exhaust dust when he, like, really wants to be on that bus. He brags up his fancy transit blogger "connections" and demands a "soothing
March 10, 2009News Roundup
Local:The VA hospital, which might have accidentally exposed some of its patients to infectious diseases, gave itself a clean bill of health in January. [Herald]In some Homestead zip codes, as many as 25 percent of the houses are in foreclosure. The AP says it is the biggest disaster to hit the area since Hurricane Andrew. [AP]Henry Johnson, a former Miami Beach planner, is heading to jail for taking bribes. [Herald]Sports:The Miami Heat just got straight-up embarrassed by the Chicago Bulls, 106
March 27, 2009Miami Social Still Set To Rot Your TVs
Miami Social, a weekly documentary about just how hard it is to be rich, tan, buff, and connected in the third world country of Miami Beach seems to finally be making its way to Bravo's airwaves, despite some gossip suggesting otherwise. It took a long time to get there though --well, by quickly produced reality television standards-- it was first announced almost a year ago, and is finally set to air. At least that's what Bravo said today at their up fronts in New York. Here are the kind words
April 14, 2009Ahoy, Spectators
March 5, 2009The SunPost Is Setting
March 5, 2009Strap ’Em On
February 5, 2009Get Your Artsy Groove Back
February 5, 2009Moving Pictures
January 29, 2009Long, Hard, and Full of Seamen
April 16, 2009Pride Goes Afloat
April 16, 2009Over the Weekend: Aterciopelados and Miami Beach Gay Pride
While our sister paper celebrated Beerfest north of the county line, we kept a low profile this weekend. Well, maybe it's the city that's keeping a low profile. We definitely think things have slowed down since Winter Music Conference, and with the low season only a month away, we don't see things picking up until the fall.But before the summer heat rolls in, here is what you missed over the weekend:Aterciopelados and Curumin at the TransAtlantic FestivalBen ThackerColombian rockers Aterciopela
April 20, 2009Gay Pride Parade Attracts Copious Happy People, One Homophobe
There were a thousand little reasons to cheer -- or laugh or cry -- at the first Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade this past Saturday. To name a few: A sweet-faced elderly couple carried a sign that read "George and Peter. Together 65 years." Then there was the tight-bodied pack of beautiful women in bikinis gyrating to house music on a giant papier-mâché cheeseburger float. Not to mention the appearance from Miami Beach City Commissioner Victor Diaz, who openly snuggled with a windswept blond fe
April 20, 2009Magic City Kitty - My Cashflow Sucks, So No Woman Will
Hello, Kitty I am a divorced Caucasian/Jewish straight dude, new to Miami Beach, and I have a problem. I am in my late 40s -- an age when men are supposed to be making serious dough. But I changed careers a few years ago and have a couple of years to go to finish my professional training and make decent money. In the meantime, I have enough money after child support is taken out (yeah, there's that too) to live on and go out, but on a tight budget. South Florida women, includin
April 30, 2009These Jobs Only Kinda Blow
May 7, 2009Metro Dade Firefighters Battle For Their Jobs
Adrien Cegora stood outside Miami Beach City Hall yesterday with a crease in his brow. The fit firefighter wore a red Metro-Dade T-shirt, along with about 50 of his co-workers. They hoped to send city commissioners a message: Indian Creek and Surfside? That's our territory. "Miami Beach is trying to take over our turf," Cegora says. "For us, it's gonna mean layoffs." Commissioner Victor Diaz lead the city commission discussion. The question: Should Surfside and Indian Creek be allowed to contr
May 14, 2009Cocaine Waterboys
June 11, 2009The Lead is Online
We were going to lead with a "You're starting a newspaper...in this economy?" type statement, but the publishers letter in the inaugural issue of The Lead Miami Beach beat us to it. Yep, the whole thing is online now. Basically, it's a redux of The SunPost circa 2008, which isn't necessarily a bad thing or much of a surprise considering much of the staff was responsible for The SunPost circa 2008. There's the same Miami Beach City Hall coverage mixed in wi
June 11, 2009305 Photo of the Day: The Collins Bridge
Back in the glory days of 1913 there was a bridge between Miami and Miami Beach that you could safely walk on with out fear of being hit by the Bentley of NFL player. You might have had to dodge a few moguls in Model Ts though. The Collin Bridge was over 2 1/2 miles long and was torn down in 1925. Today, the Venetian Causeway follows a similar path. Previously Miami and Miami Beach were only connected by Ferry service. [via Wikipedia]
June 11, 2009Miami Beach Offers an All-Access Card to Get Access to Your Wallet
Miami Beach residents have a new reason to wake up at 4 in the afternoon -- the all new Miami Beach INcard! Released yesterday, the free sliver of black plastic issued by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce gives residents discounts at clubs, museums, hotels, restaurants and shops. And since that sounded pretty generic and as appealing as shit on your shoe -- how do slashed prices at the Agua Spa, Sassoon Salon, Loews Hotel and over 60 other Beach businesses sound? Though the card is less presti
June 16, 2009News Roundup
Local In Miami Beach, a police officer shot and killed Husien Shehada, suspecting he had a gun. Then the cop arrested his brother, but family and friends think the reasoning doesn't line up. [Herald] A class-action lawsuit filed in Miami asks that "phantom fees" be returned to Bernie Madoff's victims. [SFBJ] OK, the alleged cat killer actually had his bail set at $250,000 and is on suicide watch. [CBS4] But hey, at least there's a Facebook group devoted to freeing him. [CBS4] State Rep. Marcel
June 16, 2009Itsy-Bitsy Art
July 9, 2009Video: Miami Beach Castle Burns
One of Miami Beach's most eccentric homes, a 10-bedroom, two-story mansion built in 1925 in the style of a medieval castle -- complete with moat, draw bridge, gargoyles, and turrets -- caught fire this morning. Firefighters got the blaze under control, but the AP's YouTube channel has this video of the blaze. The home has been unoccupied for the past two years.
July 17, 2009The Week That Was: Miami Social Makes Us Want to Burn Down a Castle
JipsyCheck our Swim Week photo collection here.Something purporting to be a television program called Miami Social infected airwaves this week. We introduced you to the cast, and they proceeded to do nothing. Though, the show seems to be less infectious than Swine Flu. Also, Glenn Garvin made a funny joke, that makes us love him, that is until he writes his next weird libertarian political missive.The County may just cut there entire arts and culture budget, because it's not nearly as important
July 17, 2009Airport Shuttle Passenger Dies After Crash with Police Cruiser
An airport shuttle collided with a Sunny Isles Beach Police car, killing a shuttle passenger early this morning in Miami Beach, police said.via CBS4.comTo view a CBS4 report of the fatal traffic accident, click here.The intersection of 71st Street and Abbott Avenue was closed from the time of the crash at 3:50 a.m. until rescue crews cleared up the wreckage at 10 a.m, the Miami Herald reported.En route to Miami International Airport, the SuperShuttle van was on 71st Street, and the police crui
July 21, 2009Baila Me
July 30, 2009Escape from Porncatraz
July 30, 2009News Roundup
Efraim Diveroli, the 23-year-old Miami Beach arms dealer who illegally supplied Chinese-made ammunition to Afghanistan, has pleaded guilty. He face five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. [Reuters] Mitch McConnell and John McCain are confirmed to be at that health-care forum today in Hialeah. [Herald] Yesterday a man walked into a Miami Beach Police station and admitted to killing a mother and daughter. [CBS4] Charlie Crist struck a new gambling deal with the Seminole tribe yesterda
September 1, 2009The Upward Dog
September 10, 2009Deco Retrospective
September 10, 2009Head Spins: DJ Ruen
​Sometimes you just want to have fun, without some egghead turntablist letting his noggin interfere with your nightlife. And you don't need no stinking holier-than-thou white label purist insisting that you worship every nuance of a track's rarity. You want to hit the club, and you want to dance -- that's it. But just because you're into the fun stuff doesn't mean you want the DJ to dumb things down. Hell, you know full well that even the stupidest-sounding set takes a bit of smarts to pull o
September 14, 2009Protesters at Loews Hotel Have Two Reasons to Wave Signs
via flicker ccIt keeps happening in Miami Beach. Cops pull up, tell demonstrators to put away their bullhorns, and to stop banging those drums. Then an officer whips out a small pad of paper and writes a noise code violation. That's how it went on three occasions in front of Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Each time, the ticket got more expensive and the sign-wavers got more pissed off. The protesters are Miami-Dade carpenters --men with thick biceps, mostly -- who have been there for two mont
September 16, 2009Miami Beach Will Improve Its Gay Rights Ordinance
​When it comes to gay rights in Florida, the Miami Beach is an island of awesomeness. It's almost like discovering a San Francisco in a sea of Alabama. In 1992, city commissioners were among the first to advocate protecting LGBT folks from workplace discrimination. This past Wednesday, the commission unanimously passed a first reading to improve the ordinance. Sponsored by Miami Beach Commissioner Victor Diaz, the improvements will sharpen the ordinance's existing language. It will clarify de
October 16, 2009Archive Diver: Ray Charles at Woody's on The Beach in 1988
Miami New Times archives week of November 2 - 8, 1988​Ron Wood is one of the world's most famous bass players thanks to his tenure with the Rolling Stones. But did you know that back in the '80s he was part owner of a live music venue on Miami Beach called Woody's? Well, it's true. Woody's Miami Beach was a live music venue, bar, and club located at 455 Ocean Drive on Miami Beach, and according to the ad we pulled for this week's Archive Diver, Ray Charles was booked for a show there way back
November 3, 2009Miami Beach Election Results: Incumbents Win, Open Seats Heading for Runoffs
The most heated races on Miami Beach will head to runoffs later this month, but Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Commissioner Jerry Libbin win easy re-election.Former Commissioner Michael Gongora will head to a run-off in his bid to return to government, but against who is still unclear. Miami Beach Mayor: Matti Herrera BowerMiami Beach Commissioner Group I: Jerry LibbinMiami Beach Commissioner Group II: Jorge Exposito and Maria Mayer will head to a run-off with about 38% of the vote each.Miam
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