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Miami's Other Electricities Releases Eternal Peasant Compilation Album

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South Florida Web Awards: Meet Your News and Miami Blogging Nominees

To say the web ties worlds together seamlessly with invisible streams of data would be a gross understatement. So New Times is celebrating Miami's greatest with our first annual South Florida Web Awards. We've scoured online media from news, to arts and culture, to food and music, and Twitter and I ... More >>

Four Summer Music Festivals Featuring Local Miami (and Local-ish) Acts

Constant intrascene belly-aching aside, a few local (and local-ish) acts are managing to squeeze out of South Florida geographical isolation this summer for big stages. A number of major national festivals are featuring homegrown talent on the bill. And rightfully so. Here's a quick rundown of ... More >>

Invasive Crazy Caribbean Termites Threaten South Florida

Between Burmese pythons and giant African land snails, South Florida already has enough invasive species to worry about, but now officials have detected a new alien threat popping up in our region: the Nasutitermes corniger termite. These mites are meaner and more threatening then the domestic termi ... More >>

Aiman Aryan, Accused Of Slinging Oxy, Ran Pharmacy In Downtown Government Center

photo by Daniel Christensen via Wikimedia CommonsCounty Hall, oxy central?​In true South Florida fashion, a pill mill that trafficked thousands of illegal oxycodone tablets was operating right in the heart of Miami-Dade County government, the feds say.Recent charges filed against Robert's Drug Sto ... More >>

Miamians Now Too Poor to Be Cocaine Addicts

​The way we snort now: with less frequency and with less potent cocaine. The Miami Herald crunched the numbers (which aren't exactly anything new) and found cocaine use has declined in South Florida. That doesn't mean the War on Drugs has actually worked. Of course not. We're just doing cheaper dr ... More >>

McKay scholarship program sparks a cottage industry of fraud and chaos

Florida's McKay Scholarship Sends $149 Million Into an Unregulated Abyss

​If the phrase private school conjures up mental images of idyllic campuses of ivy and brick, you haven't spent much time slogging through some of the two-bit institutions that are steadily infesting the state. Florida's McKay Scholarship program, which doled out $149 million in the past 12 month ... More >>

NCAA Launching Investigation Into Shady SEC and Big 10 Football Recruiting in South Florida

​Used to be the University of Miami Hurricanes had a lock on recruiting football talents in the "state of South Florida," but over the past few decades other schools have recognized the importance of our local talent hotbed. Now the NCAA is launching an investigation into allegations of shady recr ... More >>

Growing Number of Ob-Gyns Turn Away Obese Female Patients in South Florida

Ob-gyns with similar policies to Peter Griffin are somewhat concerning.​You wouldn't expect an ob-gyn's office to have the same admission policy as a frat house party: as in, "no fat chicks." Yet, The Sun-Sentinel has discovered the a sizable amount of ob-gyns in South Florida have placed a weight ... More >>

Chlamydia and Syphilis on the Rise Amongst South Florida Seniors

​News flash: old people still like to bone. Unsurprisingly, as people who came of age in the wild child, free love era of the '60s and early '70s start to near their golden years the rates of new STD infections amongst the old is skyrocketing. In fact, cases of chlamydia and syphilis amongst those ... More >>

Richard "Kudo" Couto and Miami's Horse Slaughter Epidemic Get the ESPN E:60 Treatment

Ian Witlen​With 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 >>

Ultra Bingo: Water!

​We all know the human body consists of 60- to 70-percent water. And that's why your friendly family doctor suggests that every human being should suck back several liters of water per day. Neglecting your body's need for pure, precious H2O will result in constipation, chapped lips, cold hands, l ... More >>

Miami FC Changing Its Name: Here's Our Five Suggestions

They even tried the giant-jersey-in-the-stands thing.​Miami FC, South Florida's chronically anonymous professional soccer team, has tried everything in its quest to get fans interested. It signed the greatest player ever-- ten years and a thousand mistresses past Romário's prime. It picked up ... More >>

Roots, Rock, Reggae

Sustain, Liberty City Farmers Market, and Ron Zacapa on the Blog Watch

David SamayoaBurger at Sustain​If you haven't visited the Liberty City Farmers Market, you should. It is in a very nice park and has all sorts of local veggies plus Florida meat and eggs. Redland Rambles has more on the market. Guest blogger Chuck Ferrin gives readers a primer on Ron Zacapa o ... More >>

Rick Scott is Governor Because South Floridians Are Too Lazy to Vote

South Florida Cat Forgot to Vote​What the hell did you have going on Tuesday where you couldn't vote? Yes, I'm talking to you, South Florida. Because a stronger turn out in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach which happen to be the most populace counties in the state and all voted super strongly fo ... More >>

Blog Watch: Cupcakes, Bagels and Pumpkin Flan

​Last week in the South Florida blogosphere ...Brickell Life visits a farmer's market in Colombia.All Purpose Dark says goodbye to Fin.Sugar Cave reviews Joy Wallace's Dickey Doo's Kettle Corn.Much love to Coral Bagels from Blind Tastes.Drool over the pumpkin flan at Bitchin' Camero.Taking over Mi ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Zarabanda Band - "Castellano;" Playing Mai Tardi on Thursday

KCC Productions​With all the years that I have spent disseminating the myth of myself as some staunch, drunken rock and roller, I have never forgotten my roots under warm Venezuelan skies, swagging and jiving my wares to the syncopated rhythms of Latin music. That's right, I, Abel Folgar, rock and ... More >>

Blast From the Past: Subliminal Criminal - S/T

Scanner's on the fritz, enjoy Ed's all-knowing visageSubliminal Criminal S/T (Space Cadette Records) If we lived in different times, Ed Matus would be the type of gent who holds doors open for ladies, organizes fox hunts, gardens organically and holds the secrets of the glue that has for some bizar ... More >>

Taser-toting police zap animals and grannies

Blast From the Past: Gay Cowboys in Bondage - We're Not Gay but the Music Is!

​Gay Cowboys in Bondage We're Not Gay but the Music Is! (Self-released)gcib.com I think by now, in these recurring Blasts From the Past, we've arrived at the logical conclusion that South Florida has long been a a breeding ground for fringe acts who are heavy on the humor. Aside from the ac ... More >>

Slayer Megadeth Anthrax at Bayfront Park = Best Metal Show of 2010 in Miami, October 3

Photo by Ben ThackerTom Araya of Slayer last played South Florida at the Mayhem Festival in 2009. The band returns in October, this time to Miami's Bayfront Park Amphitheater.​Last year was especially good for classic metal in South Florida, as all of the big four -- Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Meg ... More >>

High Chance Oil Spill in Gulf Of Mexico Will Affect South Florida

NOAA​Scientists predicted today that the BP oil spill has a 61-80 percent chance of reaching South Florida. Unlike the west coast, which is likely to not be affected at all, the Florida Keys, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami have "a greater probability due to the potential influence of the Loop Current," ... More >>

Head Spins: Scott Blankenship

Buy a Boat, Meet a Mermaid

103.5 The Beat is No More; Spanish Station Super X Takes Over as of Noon Today

​If you are a big fan of 103.5 The Beat and their hip-hop and R&B format, you may have noticed something different when you turned on the radio this afternoon. The Beat's yet another in a slew of stations to be taken over by Spanish radio. Now replaced by "103.5 Super X" as of noon today, they ... More >>

Sweat and Lowdown

Addicted to Speed

SoBe Arts kills Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

Land of the Lost

Tonight! Steel Pulse at Revolution

Just a reminder that Steel Pulse is in South Florida this evening at Revolution. Arielle has more to say about the legendary reggae group here. This morning, we would merely like to mention that Biblical figures "Daniel, King David and Abraham Israel were all black men," which is the crux of Steel P ... More >>

Relive the Old Edge Days This Friday With Return to Planet E at Revolution

​Nothing about Friday night's party at Revolution, presented in part by South Florida rave-scene stalwarts Culture, is forward-looking. Take the party's deliciously '90s-trip-tastic flyer: It boasts, near the top, that  it's "at the old Edge building with the old Edge hours!" For everyone und ... More >>

Three Weeks Into 2010, It's Going to Be a Very Dumb Year: Behold Your Morons of the Week

You see it every new year: South Florida's morons resolve to turn over a new leaf. They promise they will keep their names and mug shots out of news articles with the phrases oddly enough or incredibly idiotic in the headlines. But now, during the third week in January, our heroes are suffering from ... More >>

That's So Fandom

Silicon Beach: December Events

It's the holidays, so expect more socializing and imbibing to wrap-up a busy year in local geekdom. Here are a couple of events going on in the 305:Social Media Club South Florida celebrates the season on Thursday, December 10 at John Martin's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Coral Gables, starting at 7: ... More >>

News Roundup

The recession is "over," maybe nationally thanks to economic growth, but it's still hanging around in Florida. [StPeteTimes]The world's largest boat, a 1,200-foot cruise ship, is on its way to South Florida. [NBCMiami]SportsRay Ray Armstrong and Javarris James join Sean Spence on the Canes injured l ... More >>

Moving Units: Top Five Albums at Local Independent Music Stores

Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to view past top-sellers. Top 5 Albums for the week of October 18 - 24Madonna is still the Queen of Pop with her greatest hits album, Celebration.​Sweat Records, Mi ... More >>

Fusik Brings Back the Funk

Veteran local b-boys revive old-school rhythms.

Can You Smell What Fall is Cooking?

AIWF Invents the "Sand Bake" for Labor Day

The South Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Wine & Food is getting set to present its annual Labor Day weekend "Sand Bake" on Sunday, September 6th, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. The "casual Florida tapas-style affair" will be held at the private Ocean Club at Fairmont Turnberry I ... More >>

John Doe Freestyle Live From Hollywood

Here's a freestyle video from a South Florida based hip hop website called Tha Lot. It features a Hollywood artist/producer by the name of John Doe. He sniffs that Chris Farley and shouts out the PFB.

Jim Camacho

Want to Be a Race Car Passenger?

The Prozac Peninsula

The Heat tries to turn our frown upside down.

International Fashionistas

Style imported fresh from Colombia

Hungry Is the Hunter

Lawmen, developers, and environmentalists have made Everglades hunters feel like an endangered species

Putting the Sir in Sirloin