Small Business

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Micocos Cafe Shut Down and Clive's Cafe II Briefly Closed By State Health Inspectors

Clive's Cafe II on 5908 NW Second Avenue was briefly closed for health violations on March 28 and Micocos (El Buen) Cafe (2100 Ponce de Leon, Coral Gables) was shuttered March 27 following a citation by state health inspectors for operating without a license and other health violations. Micocos was ... More >>

The Miami Herald ignores smart black voices

Clive's Cafe II on 5908 NW Second Avenue was briefly closed for health violations on March 28 and Micocos (El Buen) Cafe (2100 Ponce de Leon, Coral Gables) was shuttered March 27 following a citation by state health inspectors for operating without a license and other health violations. Micocos was ... More >>

The Miami Herald and Local TV Stations Ignore Smart African-American Voices

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 why there aren't more African-American voices in Miami's journalism scene?When I scan the pages of the Miami Herald ... More >>

Gorge for a Cause

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 why there aren't more African-American voices in Miami's journalism scene?When I scan the pages of the Miami Herald ... More >>

Walmart's Midtown Miami Plan Sparks Anger, Confusion -- and Surprise Support

via IMDB.comEvil empire or jobs creator? Depends whom you ask.​There's nothing quite like the impending invasion of Arkansas's finest low-rent retailer to inspire fiery emotions in an up-and-coming neighborhood. (How many other chains have sparked angry documentaries and legions of dissenting grou ... More >>

VooDoo BBQ & Grill Announces Florida Expansion

VooDoo BBQ & Grill is coming to town.​Louisiana-based VooDoo BBQ & Grill has announced plans to bring its N'awlins "competition style BBQ" to Florida. The fast-casual chain has signed a deal with a local LLC (whose partnership currently includes the management of several Five Guys Burgers ... More >>

Paul's Sub Shop To Slow Food Truck: You're A Dagger In My Heart

Slow Food Truck's Owen Bass (on Left) is surprised to find local opposition to his truck.​Paul Ripa, owner of Paul's Sub Shop in North Miami Beach, was Googling North Miami Beach election results when he found something interesting -- a notice on the City's website announcing Slow Food Truck ... More >>

Miami is the Wireless-Savviest City in America

via​Miami has no use for your antiquated wires. According to a survey of small business owners and employees conducted by AT&T, Miami is the wireless-savviest business market in America. It shouldn't really come as a surprise that Miamians are addicted to their cell phones and other Wi-Fi devi ... More >>

Walk This Gay

via​Miami has no use for your antiquated wires. According to a survey of small business owners and employees conducted by AT&T, Miami is the wireless-savviest business market in America. It shouldn't really come as a surprise that Miamians are addicted to their cell phones and other Wi-Fi devi ... More >>

Alex Sink Supports Permanent Extension of Bush Tax Cuts, Putting Her At Odds With Obama

via MSNBC​Yesterday we noted Alex Sink's tricky new TV ad that put distance between her campaign and President Obama. Today on MSNBC, she explicitly sided with Republicans against Obama on the issue of permanently extending all of the "Bush Tax Cuts." She claims they help small businesses, but the ... More >>

Obama Advisors Can't Even Get Delis Right

Lee KleinObama should have gone with pastrami -- a more assertive meat than corned beef.​It has been widely reported that President Obama and U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek stopped by Jerry's Famous Deli on South Beach after their fundraiser at the Fontainebleau. Never mind that the Prez ordered one of t ... More >>

Screw the American Dream

Lee KleinObama should have gone with pastrami -- a more assertive meat than corned beef.​It has been widely reported that President Obama and U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek stopped by Jerry's Famous Deli on South Beach after their fundraiser at the Fontainebleau. Never mind that the Prez ordered one of t ... More >>

Help Haiti and Find a Positive Groove in Boca This Weekend

Cypress' happy vibes will help a good cause​The jam-friendly sounds of local combo Cypress lead a benefit concert for Haiti relief this Saturday in Boca Raton. The party, presented by Aura Music Events, begins at noon at the North Dixie Shopping Center (500 East Spanish River Blvd.), and runs unti ... More >>

Yelp Changes Some Advertising Policies in Response to Miami Lawsuit

Score one for Miami lawyer Jared Beck and his class-action suit against Yelp. Beck's case, which alleges Yelp extorts small businesses by manipulating the placement of bad reviews in exchange for monthly fees, is still weeks away from a hearing in a California court. But Yelp execs announced th ... More >>

Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin Named President of Chamber; Ethics Rules Reviewed

Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin has accepted a new job as president of the Beach's Chamber of Commerce, Riptide has learned. courtesy Jerry Libbin​Libbin's hiring has prompted a review from the Miami Dade County Ethics Commission to alleviate any conflicts connected to Chamber board me ... More >>

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Ranked Seventh Best Place to Start a Small Business

Or how about a leftorium? ​Want to open that family-owned erotic bakery you've always dreamed of? How about a boutique that specializes in footwear for dogs? A cleaning service that sends maids dressed as the clients' favorite Star Wars character? Whatever the small busine ... More >>

Rage Against the Machine

Or how about a leftorium? ​Want to open that family-owned erotic bakery you've always dreamed of? How about a boutique that specializes in footwear for dogs? A cleaning service that sends maids dressed as the clients' favorite Star Wars character? Whatever the small busine ... More >>

Royale With Cheese, Please

Or how about a leftorium? ​Want to open that family-owned erotic bakery you've always dreamed of? How about a boutique that specializes in footwear for dogs? A cleaning service that sends maids dressed as the clients' favorite Star Wars character? Whatever the small busine ... More >>

Support Gay Pride: Eat, Drink and Be Merry

Or how about a leftorium? ​Want to open that family-owned erotic bakery you've always dreamed of? How about a boutique that specializes in footwear for dogs? A cleaning service that sends maids dressed as the clients' favorite Star Wars character? Whatever the small busine ... More >>

Please, No Terrible Twos!

Or how about a leftorium? ​Want to open that family-owned erotic bakery you've always dreamed of? How about a boutique that specializes in footwear for dogs? A cleaning service that sends maids dressed as the clients' favorite Star Wars character? Whatever the small busine ... More >>

South Florida Actually a Good Place to Start a Small Business

You never would have guessed it, considering we're more or less ground zero for the foreclosure crisis, but the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area is actually the 12th best place to start a small business, according to Biz Journals. The rankings cited South Florida's strong population and job growth. Betwee ... More >>

Bye Bye Saigon

You never would have guessed it, considering we're more or less ground zero for the foreclosure crisis, but the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area is actually the 12th best place to start a small business, according to Biz Journals. The rankings cited South Florida's strong population and job growth. Betwee ... More >>

An Invitation for Eliot Spitzer

He may be history in NY. But Spit boy is just getting started in Miami.

Through The Smoke

He may be history in NY. But Spit boy is just getting started in Miami.

International Fashionistas

Style imported fresh from Colombia

BEST UPSCALE MOM-AND-POP RESTAURANT

Talula

BEST LESBIAN BAR

Anywhere Pandora and Ultra Events throw a party

BEST PHARMACY

Midtown

Chili Challenge

Ready, steady, chili, go!

The People's Bank is Now Open

You're smart and hard-working, but you don't qualify for the loan that could mean success

BEST BABY STORE

La Ideal Baby Store

A Few Good Ideas

Here's what we'd do if I were in charge

Where Did All the People Go?

A once-thriving neighborhood is now a ghost town thanks to Miami's multimillion-dollar housing fiasco

BEST ROAST PORK

Hernandez Meat Distributors

With Enough Money

Ed Hanna has been the driving force in promoting the development of West Perrine. He's done well for himself. Too bad West Perrine can't say the same thing.

Don't Harm the Charm

Residents of tiny Miami Springs are doing battle over their town's future

A Moveable Feast of Lawsuits

In his crusade to force compliance with federal law, Martin Marcus isn't winning many friends, but he is influencing people

The Last Service Station

Why did the big oil companies want to put Ron Gregory and other independent operators out of business? That's right, to pad their profits.

Less for Moore, Part 2

The wheels of economic justice in Miami-Dade County are back in motion

The Power of Samson

A power-crazed mayor, angry citizens, a state attorney's investigation. Is this any way to run a city?

Boxing Banter

An 82-year-old political heavyweight spars with a firefighter half his age, and the fans go wild

Best Indian Restaurant

Anokha

Best Ice Cream Parlor

Whip 'N Dip Ice Cream Shoppe

Best Candidate For Urban Renewal

NW 79th Street between NW Tenth and NW 27th avenues

Best Asian Grocery

PK Oriental Mart

Best Local Girl Gone Bad

Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin

Public Park As Political Feud

The paving of Amelia Earhart Park is all about a political vendetta

Sunken Treasures

The paving of Amelia Earhart Park is all about a political vendetta

Crossing the Bar

When Dade's Chamber of Commerce considered backing FIU instead of FAMU in the fight for a new state law school, they figured it would be a walk in the park