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Seaport and Harbor Management

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Hector Pesquera, Port of Miami Security Director, Named Puerto Rico's Chief of Police

    ​A decade ago, Hector Pesquera was rumored to be a top candidate for Miami Police chief. Instead, the former FBI man -- perhaps dogged by questionable ties to convicted felons -- embarked on ever more obscure positions: first as head of the Broward Sheriff's Office, lately as head of security for ... More >>

  • Music

    February 2, 2012

    Bruise Cruise 2012 with Fucked Up, King Khan & the Shrines, Thee Oh Sees, and others February 10-13

    ​A decade ago, Hector Pesquera was rumored to be a top candidate for Miami Police chief. Instead, the former FBI man -- perhaps dogged by questionable ties to convicted felons -- embarked on ever more obscure positions: first as head of the Broward Sheriff's Office, lately as head of security for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Step Up 4 Trailer: Can Two Sexy Dancers Find Love In Miami?

    ​The Step Up movies all have essentially the same plot: Boy meets girl. They dance. They fall in love. They live, and dance, happily ever after. But there's something a little different about Step Up 4: It all takes place in Miami.From the looks of the trailer, released this week, the film was act ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Mickey Mouse vs. Micky Arison: Disney Bringing Cruises to Port of Miami

    ​Micky Arison's Carnival Cruise Lines has another Mickey with a cruise empire about to encroach on its turf. Mickey Mouse that is. Disney Cruise Line has announced that beginning later this year, it will be sail ships out of the Port of Miami for the first time.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Port of Miami's 2035 Master Plan Includes Manatee-Displacing Mega-Yacht Marina, Hotels

    Like it or not, the Port of Miami is in for some major changes​If you thought the Port of Miami's deep dredging project was controversial, get a load of this.Riptide has obtained a copy of the port's 2035 Master Plan. It calls for adding three new cruise ship berths, a mega-yacht marina near downt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Dummies Guide To Trashing Taxpayers: The Port Tunnel

    ​This week, Miami New Times published a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for. As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    Armchair Diver

    ​This week, Miami New Times published a guide to the eight of the worst public works projects in Miami-Dade, where bureaucrats and elected officials take pride in wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on crap residents have little-to-no use for. As we reveal each one of these boondoggles on Riptide ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Port of Miami Dredge Project Rankles Even the Rich: Fisher Island Residents Pissed, Could Sue

    Fisher Island Community Association's president worries that the Port of Miami dredge will damage properties​This weekend, Port of Miami director Bill Johnson wrote to The Miami Herald to rebut "naysayers" who just don't understand what an "enviable position" the city will be in once we've blasted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Port of Miami Dredge Project: Environmentalists Plot Lawsuit

    Past dredge work near the Port of Miami​Unlike the giant, post-Panamax freighters that might never arrive, the deep dredging of the Port of Miami approaches with near certainty. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has promised funds, regulators have given a green light, and a Brazilian construction company ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Security at Port of Miami Stepped Up for 9/11 Anniversary

    ​Officials stress there have been no specific threats made against the Port of Miami in relation to the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, but local, state, and federal agencies will step up security at the port this weekend.

  • News

    September 1, 2011

    Port of Miami expansion won't save the city's economy, experts say

    ​Officials stress there have been no specific threats made against the Port of Miami in relation to the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, but local, state, and federal agencies will step up security at the port this weekend.

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Rivers Cuomo and Crew Set Sail From Miami Aboard the Weezer Cruise on January 19, 2012

    Rivers Cuomo wants to cruise with you.​Who would've pegged Weezer's Rivers Cuomo for a cruise enthusiast? But in a YouTube commercial posted today, the emo icon appears ocean-ready (no Buddy Holly glasses) and dressed in a totally Carnival-appropriate outfit (crappy baseball cap and striped, navy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Bruise Cruise Festival 2012 Dates and Initial Lineup Announced

    via myspace.com/ohseesBruise Cruise vets Thee Oh Sees.​Good news for anyone who missed the chance to rock out ironically while simultaneously creeping out sunbathing Midwesterners this past February ... As our sister blog County Grind reported earier today, Bruise Cruise Festival organizers have a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Bruise Cruise Travel Tip: Don't Smuggle Drugs Onto the Ship

    Torben Bjorn Hansen, Flickr ​The Bruise Cruise sets sail from the Port of Miami on Friday. And while there's plenty of dope coming through Dodge Island, y'all better think twice about sneaking some out; narcs like to prey on unsuspecting travelers, especially theme cruise passengers. In January, ... More >>

  • Music

    February 3, 2011

    The more Rick Ross lies, the more we love him

    Torben Bjorn Hansen, Flickr ​The Bruise Cruise sets sail from the Port of Miami on Friday. And while there's plenty of dope coming through Dodge Island, y'all better think twice about sneaking some out; narcs like to prey on unsuspecting travelers, especially theme cruise passengers. In January, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2010

    Florida Power & Light "Hid" Document, Settles with Longshoreman over Port of Miami Accident

    FPL "hid" a document to avoid liability in a serious accident, according to a Miami-Dade judge​For a company that's in the business of providing light, FPL apparently likes to keep some things in the dark.Last month a jury found Florida Power & Light partly responsible for an accident at the P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Man Dies After Eating Cruise Ship Food

    ​In today's surprisingly light roundup of horrible things and various crimes that happened over the weekend in our fair metropolis: The Epic cruise ship is forced back to the Port of Miami after a man dies after eating food, a greyhound bus is attacked by a gunman, and the city's bond status ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Port of Miami Tunnel Project Could Be South Florida's Big Dig

    Miami-Dade CountyTrucks waiting at the Port of Miami​Trucker Jose Martinez heads to the Port of Miami every day on his 40-foot white Freightliner. By the time he gets downtown, traffic is a breeze. "It's like going from the bed to the kitchen," he says.Twenty years ago that wouldn't have been poss ... More >>

  • News

    April 8, 2010

    Luke's Gospel: Legalizing marijuana will fix the economy

    Miami-Dade CountyTrucks waiting at the Port of Miami​Trucker Jose Martinez heads to the Port of Miami every day on his 40-foot white Freightliner. By the time he gets downtown, traffic is a breeze. "It's like going from the bed to the kitchen," he says.Twenty years ago that wouldn't have been poss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Legalizing Pot Will Fix the Economy

    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. Up this week, Luke makes the case for legalizing marijuana across the nation, beginning in Miami-Dade County.Off the bat, I am not a weed he ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2010

    Scrum Bags

    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. Up this week, Luke makes the case for legalizing marijuana across the nation, beginning in Miami-Dade County.Off the bat, I am not a weed he ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2010

    Cutler Bay man smuggles cigarettes through the Port of Miami and goes to prison

    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. Up this week, Luke makes the case for legalizing marijuana across the nation, beginning in Miami-Dade County.Off the bat, I am not a weed he ... More >>

  • News

    March 19, 2009

    Irish Blood

    Feds say Cutler Bay man funded Irish terrorists through Port of Miami scheme.

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Feds: Miami Man Funneled Money To Irish Terrorists Behind This Weekend's Attacks

    A Cutler Bay man funneled money to the Irish terrorists who murdered two British soldiers in Belfast on Saturday, federal prosecutors say in a complaint unsealed in Miami-Dade court today and obtained by Riptide.Courtesy Wikimedia CommonsAn IRA mural in Belfast. An IRA splinter group took credit for ... More >>

  • News

    December 18, 2008

    Bet on Norman Braman

    Miami's most cantankerous billionaire could win by TKO.

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Tons of Weed and Nobody to Smoke It

    Miami's most cantankerous billionaire could win by TKO.

  • Calendar

    May 31, 2007

    Hooray for Goombay

    Miami's most cantankerous billionaire could win by TKO.

  • Music

    October 19, 2006

    Hustlin' Flow

    Unconstrained by crunk, unconfined by law, Rick Ross defines only himself

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2006

    Blog of the Day

    Unconstrained by crunk, unconfined by law, Rick Ross defines only himself

  • Music

    August 17, 2006

    Rick Ross

    Port of Miami (Def Jam)

  • City Life

    May 13, 2004

    BEST DEFENSE AGAINST TERRORISM

    Haiti and Cuba

  • News

    March 6, 2003

    The Cuban Kong

    What's $28 million a year and added jobs for the poorest American city mean next to big cubanismo, bro?

  • News

    October 12, 2000

    The Children's Museum, Inc.

    New Times gives a tour of the Miami Children's Museum and its corporate exhibitisements -- for kids of all ages!

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the issue of September 28, 2000

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    Spoiled Island

    With no public input whatsoever, Miami officials have put together a deal to trade waterfront park land for massive cruise ship terminals and a lovely parking garage

  • News

    September 7, 2000

    A Hole So Foul

    Somehow no one noticed that a monstrous gash was illegally being dug into the bottom of Biscayne Bay

  • City Life

    May 11, 2000

    Best Defense

    Somehow no one noticed that a monstrous gash was illegally being dug into the bottom of Biscayne Bay

  • News

    March 30, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from the issue of March 30, 2000

  • News

    March 20, 1997

    Goo Grief

    There's a million cubic yards of toxic sludge on the bottom of the Miami River and you may as well get used to it

  • News

    January 29, 1992

    HoJo's To Miami Motorsports: No Prix Fee for Thee!

    Grand Prix poobah Ralph Sanchez went to the downtown Howard Johnson's with his hand outstretched. And an ultimatum.

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