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Restaurant Comings and Goings

Lifestyles of the Rich and Paranoid

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A jury convicted 21-year-old Guillermo Zarabozo for his part in the Joe Cool murders. He'll likely spend the rest of his life in jail. [AP]A 28-year-old man fell to his death from a traffic sign catwalk onto the Palmetto Expressway, possibly while attempting to spray-paint graffiti. [Herald]Could So ... More >>

In Surfside, tennis is the people's sport

Wikimedia CommonsDon't let this guy scare you away.Like its sister past-times of golf, polo, and hedge fund fraud, tennis has always been rank with the stink of exclusivity. But while it is usually played by guys named Nigel who tie their sweaters around their chests, once you take it out of the cou ... More >>

Familiarity Breeds Contentment

Wikimedia CommonsDon't let this guy scare you away.Like its sister past-times of golf, polo, and hedge fund fraud, tennis has always been rank with the stink of exclusivity. But while it is usually played by guys named Nigel who tie their sweaters around their chests, once you take it out of the cou ... More >>

Letters from the Issue of April 2, 2009

"It is harder and harder to find live pigs in Miami for tasty traditional Cuban cooking."

Ten Bucks, Good Food

Top eats near home.

Slime and Schemes Simmer in Surfside

John Davis is a cop who won’t stop

The 'Tude Gang

A new Surfside eatery’s aim is off

Political Slime in Surfside

Personal overwhelms political in tiny town

Kite-Crazed Dudes

This wet, hot extreme sport combines the thrill of flying with the threat of grievous bodily harm

BEST KOSHER RESTAURANT

Bissaleh Café

BEST TOLLBOOTH

Broad Causeway

Cells Out

Broad Causeway

Chronicle of a CocoWalk Death Foretold

Goings-on in the Grove and the passing of Sheldon's

Surfside Kosher Chic

Got a hankering for vegetarian kosher Italian food prepared by a French chef? We got the place.

Letters from the Issue of March 7, 2002

More debate about "Strings Attached"

Tricolore Beach

Specchio Café

Side Dish

Intrepid new eateries

Stanley Whitman's Wonderful Life

He was born to wealth, he built the wildly successful Bal Harbour Shops, and he always seems to get what he wants -- no matter what

Here's Cooking at You

Moroccan Nights

Best Sushi

Sushi Republic

Get Your Filthy Rich Buttinskis Outta Here!

Indian Creek Village and Surfside engage in some respectful civic discourse

Smoke Gets in Your Eats

Indian Creek Village and Surfside engage in some respectful civic discourse

Life Sentences

Forget Hiaasen, Balmaseda, and Steinback -- the Herald's weird, wacky "Police Report" is the prose by the pros

Talkin' Trash

More good news for Miami: Surfside knows the secret of good garbage

Copping an Excuse

Faced with evidence their cop shop is in disarray, town fathers practice some first-rate denial

All My Bambinos

Faced with evidence their cop shop is in disarray, town fathers practice some first-rate denial

Wipeout! Part 2

Two citizens corroborate allegations by Surfside patrolmen that police reports were falsified

Metro Dade Firefighters Battle For Their Jobs

Adrien Cegora stood outside Miami Beach City Hall yesterday with a crease in his brow. The fit firefighter wore a red Metro-Dade T-shirt, along with about 50 of his co-workers. They hoped to send city commissioners a message: Indian Creek and Surfside? That's our territory. "Miami Beach is trying t ... More >>

Letters from the Issue of September 24, 2009

Adrien Cegora stood outside Miami Beach City Hall yesterday with a crease in his brow. The fit firefighter wore a red Metro-Dade T-shirt, along with about 50 of his co-workers. They hoped to send city commissioners a message: Indian Creek and Surfside? That's our territory. "Miami Beach is trying t ... More >>

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 >>

Stone Grill 95 in Surfside has a rocky start

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 >>

Letters from the issue of February 25, 2010

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 >>

Weekend Blog Watch: New Chinese, Beer, Grits, Ribs, and Farms

Chinese food alá fresh-and-local on it's way to Surfside. [PowerRankings]Novecento Sam Adams beer dinner coming on April 14th. [SoFloBeerBlog]Genuine Cart video recap from art walk, [GenuineKitchen], and a user review, [MiamiBro]Miami goes Alabama, eats ribs, fried green tomatoes, oyster po boy, an ... More >>

Can Anybody in this Town Make a Real Freakin' Iced Coffee?

Cold coffee. Ice. It should be simple.​An iced coffee should consist of two things: (1) Ice. (2) Refrigerated coffee. Not hot coffee, because that melts the ice and invariably turns the drink into a watered-down, 2 Girls 1 Cup-style gag-inducing experience within fifteen minutes.It's simple, ... More >>

A Sticky-Note Jihadist Zings the Herald in Surfside

​We were walking our dog around Surfside this Sunday when we spotted this enraged missive stuck to a Miami Herald box. Click through for a close-up. P.S. We took this photo at noon, and the box was still empty. A Damn Lazy Shame, indeed.

Surfside Masturbator John A. Posse Finally, um, Busted

The police officers of the sleepy hamlet of Surfside usually spend their days hiding in bushes trying to trap drivers going 37 MPH. But for the last year, they've had a real whodunit on their hands. More specifically, a who-jacked-it.

Surfside Cop Maximo Moreno and Tremont Driver Busted For Towing Bribery Scam

​Surfside is one of those three-block hamlets that subsists entirely on the hundred-dollar fines slapped on drivers unlucky enough to crawl through a hair over the limit. Surfside PD doesn't exactly have a lot of CSI-worthy affairs to spend their time on (although they did fine work tracking that ... More >>

Did Surfside Cop Maximo Moreno, Arrested for Bribe Scheme, Also Enjoy Stalking His Lady?

Maximo Moreno, alleged lady stalker. Was anybody surprised by the allegation that two brothers-- one a Surfside police officer and one a Tremont Towing driver-- were involved in a bribery scheme? Tiny Surfside is historically scandal-ridden, and this year another cop there was cuffed for a scheme ... More >>

First in the Top 100 Dishes: Dumplings at Chow Down Grill

This is the first dish in a countdown to New Times' Best of Miami 2011. From now until June,  Short Order will be serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.Photo by billwisserphoto.com​ ... More >>

Little Men, Big Beers

This is the first dish in a countdown to New Times' Best of Miami 2011. From now until June,  Short Order will be serving up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305 in random order. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.Photo by billwisserphoto.com​ ... More >>

Lynn Dannheisser, Surfside Town Attorney, Gets Her Boyfriend a Taxpayer-Funded Job

​Surfside town attorney Lynn Dannheisser gets paid royally for her work representing the tiny hamlet just north of Miami Beach: $177,656 a year plus an automobile allowance, full benefits, and a pension. She's required to work only three days a week, and she's allowed to use her town hall office a ... More >>

Surfside town attorney Lynn Dannheisser hires boyfriend's firm for $250 an hour

​Surfside town attorney Lynn Dannheisser gets paid royally for her work representing the tiny hamlet just north of Miami Beach: $177,656 a year plus an automobile allowance, full benefits, and a pension. She's required to work only three days a week, and she's allowed to use her town hall office a ... More >>

Lynn Dannheisser, Surfside Town Attorney, Compares Bloggers Critical of Her to the KKK

​Surfside town attorney Lynn Dannheisser has been on a bit of a Charlie Sheen-esque multi-media rampage recently. In March, we wrote that Dannheisser, who makes more than $177,000 a year, successfully recommended her boyfriend, Gerald Houlihan, for additional legal representation for the town. Blo ... More >>

Lynn Dannheisser Confuses Italian-Named Law Firm With Her Favorite Pasta Joint

​Lynn Dannheisser, the royally paid Surfside town attorney who has declared a bizarre war on bloggers -- comparing them to the KKK at a recent commission meeting -- is fast becoming Riptide's favorite public official. It's her unhinged quality that makes her so entertaining. Surfside is like her v ... More >>

First Look at Chow Down Grill South Beach

Chef/Owner Josh Marcus of Chow Down GrillGood news, South Beach, Chow Down Grill is coming to the neighborhood next week. No longer will you need to trek to Surfside to get your fill of homemade noodles and dumplings. The new location is much larger, features a full bar and extensive cocktail menu, ... More >>