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Being Bettie

The Notorious Bettie Page never quite pins down the pinup

A League of Their Own

The Notorious Bettie Page never quite pins down the pinup

Faux Jest

The Notorious Bettie Page never quite pins down the pinup

Footlights and Fancy-Free

Theatre League of South Florida

The Great Largo Gumbo Limbo Imbroglio

When 350 trees fall in a protected North Key forest, they make a very loud noise

Major League

When 350 trees fall in a protected North Key forest, they make a very loud noise

Do You Detect a Draft?

Undeterred by Miami's history of hops flops, local microbreweries unleash a new round of beer pressure

Ban on Gay Marriage Got the Black Vote

Amendement 2 oppresses another minority.

Go, Ricki!

Amendement 2 oppresses another minority.

Bouncing and Behaving

Amendement 2 oppresses another minority.

The Hilliard’s Alive ...

How can someone with such a background be getting taxpayer money?

New Times's Top DVD Picks for the Week of January 16, 2007

How can someone with such a background be getting taxpayer money?

Café con Retché

Little Havana struggles to reinvent a once-growing arts scene

Renaissance Swamp Man

Lucky Cole likes nudes. Who doesn't?

Pay Fray

“Are they going to fire us all?”

Letters from the Issue of January 5, 2006

Readers get their war on

This Week's Day-by-Day

Readers get their war on

Leif Blower

Is the return of Leif Garrett a sure sign of the Apocalypse?

Drive My Clean Car

"Tomorrow's Cars Today"

What, Them Worry?

As Mad celebrates its 400th issue, its editors wonder how to stay funny in a world gone mad

DeFede: Deconstructing Alex

He billed himself as a reformer, but a close look at Alex Penelas's record reveals a politician more in tune with ambition than innovation

Cue Up for Ribs

The Pit

School of Hard Rocks

From his wheelchair Doug Burris runs the show, loud and proud, at Miami Beach High

Crude Motives

Members of the Collier family want to explore for oil in the nature preserve they helped create

Shooting Blanks

Members of the Collier family want to explore for oil in the nature preserve they helped create

The Rise and Fall of Miamiland

Way back in 1998 the citizens of Dade County rose up and declared themselves an independent republic. Then the hangover hit.

Calendar for the week

Way back in 1998 the citizens of Dade County rose up and declared themselves an independent republic. Then the hangover hit.

It Isn't Easy Being Green

Homestead Air Force Base is a crucial natural habitat for a rare plant. But don't worry, they'll develop around it.

A Brief History of the Miccosukees

Homestead Air Force Base is a crucial natural habitat for a rare plant. But don't worry, they'll develop around it.

Playing With Fire

That roaring inferno you see was started intentionally, and if it can be kept under control, it'll do more good than harm

The (Kind of) Magnificent Seven

That roaring inferno you see was started intentionally, and if it can be kept under control, it'll do more good than harm

Judgment Day

After two years of litigation, a libel lawsuit against New Times is tossed out

Putting the Country in Country Club

What better place than a golf course to hold an environmental conference?

Forgotten but Not Gone

The last of the FEMA trailer occupants are now rehoused. The question is: For how long?

Reservations Recommended

Dirty dishes. Spoiled food. Cockroaches roaming the kitchen. At some local restaurants the proof is in the pudding -- literally.

Basil Wainwright

Dirty dishes. Spoiled food. Cockroaches roaming the kitchen. At some local restaurants the proof is in the pudding -- literally.

How Green Was My Condo Rec Room

They're parks, all right. The county says so. Never mind that most people can't actually use them.

Silicon Beach: Recession-Friendly Twitter for Miami

Bargain hunter Teresa Mears at her recession-friendly Twitter account.​Social media that makes life easier is a thing of beauty. Miami on the Cheap (@miamicheap) is just such a thing, making it a snap to find the best deals this side of the swamp. Teresa Mears is the publisher, author, and editor ... More >>

In a Democratic Wet Dream, We'd Belong to the State of the Everglades

​It's not exactly uncommon to hear someone floating around the political fantasy of South Florida becoming its own state. Not to say it'd ever actually happen, but c'mon, we all know the rest of Florida is holding us back. Well, a new political map that redraws the United States with the idea ... More >>

Miami-Dade Ranked 11th Healthiest County in Florida; #1 in Category That Takes Risky Sexy, Drinking into Account

​Well, here's something slightly counter-intuitive. Miami-Dade county is apparently the 11th healthiest out of Florida's 67 counties. What's more is that we ranked the healthiest in the state in "Health Behaviors," a category that takes into account smoking, binge drinking and risky sex.CountyHeal ... More >>

Did Priest Sex Scandal Lead Miami Archbishop to Resign Early?

The AP reports this morning that the pope has accepted the resignation of Miami Archbishop John Favalora, who has led the Catholic Church in Miami, Broward, and Monroe counties since 1994. Rev. Neil Doherty was accused of drugging and molesting dozens of boys in Miami.​Favalora's move ... More >>

Governor Crist Declares State of Emergency in Miami-Dade Due to Oil Threat

NASAA satellite view of the oil spill taken by NASA​On news that some oil had begun leaking into the Loop Current, Governor Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency for Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Collier, Lee, Charlotte and Monroe counties. A state of emergency had already been decla ... More >>

The Average Miamian Makes $36,357 Per Year

​The Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis has released its county-level estimates of per capita personal income (total personal income divided by population) for 2009, and apparently the people of Miami-Dade brought in $36,357 each on average. That's a much smaller figure than most of our neighbori ... More >>

Jacqui Colyer Resigns as Regional Head of DCF Months After Barahona Murder

​Jacqui Colyer, the Miami regional director for the Department of Children and Families, has resigned just a little over two years since taking the job. Her department and handling of the job came under fire after the body of 10-year-old Nubia Barahona was found stuffed in a bag, covered in chemi ... More >>

Hatuey Beer Returns as a Microbrew

The new Hatuey is close in spirit to the original.​The new Hatuey (pronounced ah-TWAY) Beer returned to bars, restaurants and liquor stores in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties this past summer. The original Hatuey was first produced in Santiago de Cuba around 1927. By 1959 it was Cuba's favorite cer ... More >>

Medical Marijuana's Unlikely New Florida Savior Is 64-Year-Old Larcenia Bullard

via Florida SenateThe new face of Florida pot reform.​If you'd told Larcenia Bullard 35-years ago - back when she was teaching school kids for a living -- that she'd one day use her lofty platform as a Florida state Senator to advocate for marijuana reform, she would have banished you to the princ ... More >>

Poll: Obama Leads Romney 62-29 in Miami Area

We know you're tired of polls. Mitt Romney has taken a commanding lead in Florida primary polls, and will all but certainly beat his rivals. After that, Florida polls are likely to show a neck and neck battle between Romney and Obama. This Tarrance Group poll conducted for the Everglades founda ... More >>

Medical marijuana's unlikely Florida hero is 64-year-old Larcenia Bullard

We know you're tired of polls. Mitt Romney has taken a commanding lead in Florida primary polls, and will all but certainly beat his rivals. After that, Florida polls are likely to show a neck and neck battle between Romney and Obama. This Tarrance Group poll conducted for the Everglades founda ... More >>