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March 5, 2012
Mexican Death Match: Ex-New Times Reporter Covers Life, Death, and Fútbol in Ciudad Juárez
"The bodies slump on the ground next to a car parked in the store's drive-through lane. The car is a white Dodge Intrigue with Colorado plates like mine and a soapy For Sale sign scribbled onto its tinted back glass. Two bullets flew through the passenger-side window, one for each person in the car. ... More >>
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March 1, 2012
Reader mail: Jeremy Lin could get laid anytime
"The bodies slump on the ground next to a car parked in the store's drive-through lane. The car is a white Dodge Intrigue with Colorado plates like mine and a soapy For Sale sign scribbled onto its tinted back glass. Two bullets flew through the passenger-side window, one for each person in the car. ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Mavericks charter schools don't live up to big promises
"The bodies slump on the ground next to a car parked in the store's drive-through lane. The car is a white Dodge Intrigue with Colorado plates like mine and a soapy For Sale sign scribbled onto its tinted back glass. Two bullets flew through the passenger-side window, one for each person in the car. ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Ozzie Guillen Kissing Dog on ESPN Mag Cover (Sort of Like One of Our Most Notorious Covers)
New Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen hasn't been in town for that long, but is it possible he's been looking through past Miami New Times covers for photo shoots? He's pictured on the cover of the newest edition of ESPN The Magazine in a full on kiss with his pet dog, and it looks quite simila ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Shaquille O'Neal wages war against a Miami computer geek
New Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen hasn't been in town for that long, but is it possible he's been looking through past Miami New Times covers for photo shoots? He's pictured on the cover of the newest edition of ESPN The Magazine in a full on kiss with his pet dog, and it looks quite simila ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
Who Wants Free Tickets and a Four-Night Hotel Stay for the Deluna Fest?
Swim for free with the Shins at Deluna.Now and again, the average music fan needs to escape the humdrum realities of daily life by fleeing to some alluringly exotic locale (say, uh, Pensacola), sucking back loads of intoxicants (only legal shit, of course), and vibing out to a cross-genre cluster ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Tomas Regalado Compares Himself to Bill Clinton
In today's Miami Herald, you'll find an article by Miami City Hall beat reporter Charles Rabin that blathers on about Mayor Tomás Regalado's allegedly unflappable resiliency. Rabin, late to the game by a week, notes Regalado is facing a recall threat from the police and fire unions as the c ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
Recall Tomas Regalado
In today's Miami Herald, you'll find an article by Miami City Hall beat reporter Charles Rabin that blathers on about Mayor Tomás Regalado's allegedly unflappable resiliency. Rabin, late to the game by a week, notes Regalado is facing a recall threat from the police and fire unions as the c ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Simon Bowker's Chicken & Stuffing
Fontainebleau Miami BeachIn our interview with Chef Simon Bowker of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, we learned what's it like to work in a high pressure Michelin rated kitchen, and where he gets "naughty" in his down time. Today we present his formula for chicken and stuffing, a long-winded ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Here Are the 13 Libraries Carlos Gimenez Wants to Close
Wikimedia Commons user Tony HudsonNo books for you!Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez yesterday proposed cutting the county's operating budget by $350 million. That includes whacking the library system's $50 million budget to $24.5 million.It seems 13 libraries will be shut down.Riptide co ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
Popular Liberty City Park Contaminated
By Theo Karantsalis If your child has visited a popular Liberty City park, the county suggests a lead poisoning test may be in order. Lead levels that are more than 200 percent higher than normal have been found at the 6.5-acre Olinda Park at 5100 Northwest 21st Ave., according to the Env ... More >>
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July 4, 2011
Last Night's Rock N' Roll Beer-B-Que: Free Guitars, Fine Grub (Pictures)
All photos by Alexandra Leon We tasted every cut, savored every sauce, and guzzled shot after shot of free beer. After sampling the waes of the 20 featured restaurants and a similar number of brew stands at the Seminole Hard Rock/New Times first annual Rock N' Roll Beer-B-Que ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
$20 0ff Seminole Hard Rock Rock 'n' Roll Beer-B-Que on July 3 (updated)
Looking to celebrate July 4 early, complete with booze, barbecue and fireworks? Hollywood's Seminole Paradise and New Times will host the Seminole Hard Rock Rock 'n' Roll Beer-B-Que on Sunday, July 3 from 5 to 9 p.m. Thirty of South Florida's top barbecue restaurants will compete in categories li ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Best of Miami Food Truck Rally This Saturday, Food Truck Roundups This Weekend
Photo by Michael McElroy Mmmmmmm.....food trucks!To celebrate their amazing wins, the Best of Miami food trucks are holding a rally Saturday, June 18 in Wynwood. The invitation-only roster features all the food trucks that won a category in our Miami New Times Best of Miami 2011: The R ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Miami Importer of Chinese Drywall Hit With $55 Million Ruling
Banner Supply Company was ordered Tuesday to pay hundreds of Florida homeowners $55 million dollars for selling them Chinese drywall that emitted sulfurous gases, according to Reuters. The gas smells horrible and is believed to have damaged wiring and appliances and caused illnesses in the homes ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
I Cheated My Way Through High School Last Week
And yes, my legal first name is Geoffrey.Like thousands of local students, I graduated from high school last week. But I cheated -- by having elementary and junior high school kids do my work for me. Two Thursdays ago, I called the phone number -- 305-716-0909 -- listed on a sign, reading simpl ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
Vote Luther Campbell for mayor
And yes, my legal first name is Geoffrey.Like thousands of local students, I graduated from high school last week. But I cheated -- by having elementary and junior high school kids do my work for me. Two Thursdays ago, I called the phone number -- 305-716-0909 -- listed on a sign, reading simpl ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
Richard "Kudo" Couto and Miami's Horse Slaughter Epidemic Get the ESPN E:60 Treatment
Ian WitlenWith E:60's feature on Dada 5000 and back-yard brawling, Outside the Lines' investigation of gambling on South Florida pee-wee football, and now an E:60 doc about the horse-meat black market in the sticks of Miami-Dade County, ESPN's reporters appear to have been camped out in our ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Everyone Running for Miami-Dade Mayor
Candidates running for Miami-Dade Mayor in the special May 24th election to replace recalled Carlos Alvarez had to register by 5:00 pm today. There's very few surprises in the list of candidates (read: no last-minute Alex Penelas filing), but here's a look at who you'll get to chose in a coup ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
Mugshots Friday: Let's Play Guess Where the Drunk Tourist Is From!
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intr ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Luther Campbell Calls For Special Election
Michael McElroyMayoral candidate and Miami New Times columnist Luther Campbell wants to get it on. At the ballot box. Not the champagne room. Now that voters have shown Carlos Alvarez the exit door, the onetime raunchiest man in hip-hop is calling on the County Commission to set a date for anothe ... More >>
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March 11, 2011
Food Trucks Can't Roll, New Law Coming, Says Miami-Dade Zoning
Laine DossThere may be more and bigger problems ahead for food trucks. The trucks cannot legally roll down the street and serve up lunch at a busy corner, says Hilda Castillo, a spokesperson at the Miami-Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning. "Food trucks are not permitted to conduct sa ... More >>
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March 8, 2011
Poll: How Will You Vote in Tuesday's Recall Election of Carlos Alvarez and Natacha Seijas?
North Africa and the Middle East are not the only places feeling the intoxication of mass rebellion. Why here in good ole Miami-Dade County, voters have been turning out in droves for early voting in the recall elections of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and County Commissioner Natacha Seijas. A ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
Krop's basketball coach skirts recruiting rules
North Africa and the Middle East are not the only places feeling the intoxication of mass rebellion. Why here in good ole Miami-Dade County, voters have been turning out in droves for early voting in the recall elections of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez and County Commissioner Natacha Seijas. A ... More >>
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February 13, 2011
Shakey Situation: Krop High Shouldn't Have Escaped Disqualification
Steve SatterwhiteBernard Wright (center, standing) flanks coach Shakey Rodriguez during their FIU days.This news story will appear in Wednesday's issue of New Times. It includes reporting that was published last week on our news blog, and which was referenced without attribution in this weeke ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
New Times' Best Quotes of 2010
George Rekers, quote machine.Here at New Times, people say all sorts of crazy shit to us. Then we hand-pick only the craziest shit and sift it into a giant grinder, which pumps out the little sparkling quote nuggets you find in your newspaper every week. They are designed to make you cry, giggle ... More >>
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November 26, 2010
Museum of Science Closed After New Times Investigation Found Asbestos in Planetarium
Miami's Museum of Science has been closed after a New Times investigation led to the discovery of asbestosA New Times investigation into an ex-employee's complaints of asbestos in the Miami planetarium has led the Museum of Science to shut down temporarily.
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November 16, 2010
Archdiocese of Miami Sued Over Alleged Sexual Abuse by Coral Springs Music Teacher
Michael MillerArchbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski gives a press conference after a recent trip to CubaThe Archdiocese of Miami is getting hit with yet another lawsuit claiming sexual abuse by an employee of the Church.A lawsuit filed this morning in Miami-Dade Circuit Court alleges that Miguel Cala ... More >>
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November 12, 2010
Calling Writers-For-Hire! Crossfade Needs Latin Music Experts
Yeah, you know Shakira. But do you know Guerrilleros de Nadie?Did you know that according to 2006 census data almost three quarters of Dade County residents speak either Spanish or some variant (i.e. Spanglish)? And most of those people also sing en Español. That's partly why we here at Miami Ne ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
LeBron jerseys for Miami's homeless, courtesy of New Times
Yeah, you know Shakira. But do you know Guerrilleros de Nadie?Did you know that according to 2006 census data almost three quarters of Dade County residents speak either Spanish or some variant (i.e. Spanglish)? And most of those people also sing en Español. That's partly why we here at Miami Ne ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Immokalee Workers Win $$ for Farm Laborers
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Pacific Tomato Growers, one of the biggest U.S. tomato firms, has agreed to pass on a penny per pound surcharge to workers.McDonald's and others had offered to pay the charge after federal authorities compared the lot of Central American workers in tomato ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
Frodnesor Responds to Cobaya Post
Frodnesor, a damn good food blogger whose work I respect, published a lengthy response to a post of ours yesterday. He accused of us of censorship because his comment wasn't published.Note to Frodnesor: We don't censor. Never. No how. Unless something is libelous an ad hominem attack, of course. Wha ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Letters from the issue of September 30, 2010
Frodnesor, a damn good food blogger whose work I respect, published a lengthy response to a post of ours yesterday. He accused of us of censorship because his comment wasn't published.Note to Frodnesor: We don't censor. Never. No how. Unless something is libelous an ad hominem attack, of course. Wha ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Socavivor's Dag Talks Madhouse, Big Pun, Elephant Man, and the Future
South Florida's 21st century dancehall, soca, and hip-hop party scene can be described in one word: Madhouse. That's the name of the weekly party started on Key Biscayne in the early millennium and keeping the bashment going even today via Friday nights at Opium Hard Rock.The teams behind the mov ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Charges in Yet Another Ponzi Scheme Targeting South Florida Haitians
Miami-Dade Corrections2001 mugshot of Jean Fritz Montinard, now age 40, accused of orchestrating an $8 million Ponzi scheme.They are a hard-working immigrant group with virtually no financial wriggle room. Whatever money can be scrimped together is often sent to relatives still living in their im ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Posner Plagiarizes Again
Miami-Dade Corrections2001 mugshot of Jean Fritz Montinard, now age 40, accused of orchestrating an $8 million Ponzi scheme.They are a hard-working immigrant group with virtually no financial wriggle room. Whatever money can be scrimped together is often sent to relatives still living in their im ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
How George Alan Rekers and his rent boy got busted by New Times
Miami-Dade Corrections2001 mugshot of Jean Fritz Montinard, now age 40, accused of orchestrating an $8 million Ponzi scheme.They are a hard-working immigrant group with virtually no financial wriggle room. Whatever money can be scrimped together is often sent to relatives still living in their im ... More >>
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May 11, 2010
Q&A with Astari Nite, Opening for the Ettes at Bardot Thursday
Kara StarzykAstari NiteNew Wavers Astari Nite named their band after Vincent Van Gogh's famous "Starry Night" painting... or at least that's what some band members will say. The Cure-influenced, Placebo covering indie rockers landed their opening act gig for the Ettes at Bardot with some old fash ... More >>
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April 14, 2010
What to Drink During Community Property's Beerfest Set
Photo by Kristian RodriguezCommunity Property's musical ability is even better than its taste in publicationsAs any seasoned tippler will tell you, it's best to start a long session of drinking with the delicious stuff -- your taste buds won't care if you dip them in turpentine after a few hours ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
Gerald Posner plagiarized New Times, PBS, and many others
Photo by Kristian RodriguezCommunity Property's musical ability is even better than its taste in publicationsAs any seasoned tippler will tell you, it's best to start a long session of drinking with the delicious stuff -- your taste buds won't care if you dip them in turpentine after a few hours ... More >>
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March 31, 2010
100 Favorite Dishes: Omakase, Chef's Choice, at Sushi Deli
Jacob KatelChef Michio Kushi, owner of Sushi Deli, holds chopsticks.As a countdown to New Times' "Best of Miami" 2010, Short Order is serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. Send your nominations to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.
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March 30, 2010
More Gerald Posner Plagiarism in Miami Babylon, From New Times, PBS, and Many Others
Back on March 16, Riptide broke the news that South Beach-based author Gerald Posner's latest book, Miami Babylon, had stolen eight passages from Frank Owen's 2003 work Clubland. photo by Bill Cooke New Times and a doctoral student have found more than a dozen new instances of plagi ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
Weekend Blog Watch: Buy Local, The Good Life, Topless Photo, Smoked Out
Jacob KatelStay tuned....tomorrow Short Order goes Behind The Line at Gibraltar on Grove Isle.It's been too long since we've highlighted recent posts from other local food blogs, eons in web time, so here's a roundup from just some of Short Order's many contemporaries.New farmers market in the he ... More >>
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February 4, 2010
Get 'Em While They're Hot: Artopia Tickets!
Arted-up Ladies from Artopia 2009We all had that rich friend growing up, the one with an elevator in his house, a pet tiger, and the parents who rented a Ferris wheel for his birthday parties. Well, that spoiled brat is all grown up, and he keeps throwing outrageous soirees. This year, he's hired ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
A Taste of Artopian Decadence
Arted-up Ladies from Artopia 2009We all had that rich friend growing up, the one with an elevator in his house, a pet tiger, and the parents who rented a Ferris wheel for his birthday parties. Well, that spoiled brat is all grown up, and he keeps throwing outrageous soirees. This year, he's hired ... More >>
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January 20, 2010
New Times Broward-Palm Beach Haiti Benefit Event on Saturday at Bierbrunnen
Suck down as much beer as you can at the Bierbrunnen-New Times Help for Haiti event on Saturday, because half of the profits from sales of Corona, Heineken, and Miller will go to the American Red Cross. Gold Coast Beverage Distributors Inc. is donating the beer and New Times' Street Team will pro ... More >>
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January 12, 2010
Video: Surfer Blood Covers Neutral Milk Hotel's "Two-Headed Boy"
>Haven't gotten enough Surfer Blood between New Times' recent feature on the band, its homecoming shows at both the Vagabond and Propaganda, and its places on a bunch of year-end best-of-2009 lists? Can't wait until the Palm Beach County boys open for Monotonix at Respectable Street on the 27th? ... More >>
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January 7, 2010
A Rose by Any Other Name
>Haven't gotten enough Surfer Blood between New Times' recent feature on the band, its homecoming shows at both the Vagabond and Propaganda, and its places on a bunch of year-end best-of-2009 lists? Can't wait until the Palm Beach County boys open for Monotonix at Respectable Street on the 27th? ... More >>
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December 29, 2009
New Times' Dirty Dozen of 2009
Illustration by DerfDirty Dozen 2009 inductee Romero Britto.Every year, the New Times editorial staff picks the people who brought a certain amount of shame to our city. Trust us, we're never in short supply of morons who we wish would move elsewhere. We contemplated in making this a baker's doze ... More >>
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December 4, 2009
Sneak Review: Stone Grill 95
A short preview of next week's New Times Cafe review:There are certain things that rookie restaurateurs can do to increase their odds for success. For instance, having a workable phone number can be surprisingly helpful. When we dialed the month-old Stone Grill 95 in Surfside in order to make reserv ... More >>
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