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Thomas Jefferson

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Sleepy Miami Commissioners Pass Budget Deal at 3 a.m., Don't Really Know What's Inside

    ​Faced with a massive $62 million gap in city finances, angry unions and an increasingly hostile commission, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado did what any good leader would do: He kept commissioners up so late they didn't know what they were voting on.It worked! Just after 3:30 this morning, they voted ... More >>

  • Film

    June 16, 2011

    The Tree of Life: Better than a masterpiece

    ​Faced with a massive $62 million gap in city finances, angry unions and an increasingly hostile commission, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado did what any good leader would do: He kept commissioners up so late they didn't know what they were voting on.It worked! Just after 3:30 this morning, they voted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2011

    The Dallas Mavericks: Hometown Heroes of the Most Backward State in the Union

    Jason Kidd, circa 1987​For game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Mavericks, the Miami Heat will be going on the road and into unpleasant territory. Not just unpleasant for opposing professional sports teams -- we're talking bad for everybody.There has been plenty of good-natured trash talk bouncing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Ten Really Overpriced Miami Restaurant Dishes

    ​There are overpriced dishes, and then there are really overpriced dishes. And the tough part wasn't finding ten such sucker deals, but whittling down the list to only ten. Once you peruse a hundred or so Miami restaurant menus, it becomes clear that there are bad deals to be had across the spectr ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 21, 2010

    Competitive eating, pickle style

    ​There are overpriced dishes, and then there are really overpriced dishes. And the tough part wasn't finding ten such sucker deals, but whittling down the list to only ten. Once you peruse a hundred or so Miami restaurant menus, it becomes clear that there are bad deals to be had across the spectr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Blowfly for President Is an Ode to Patriotism, Chitlins, and Birth Control

    Blowfly says: "Vote!"​ Blowfly Blowfly for President (Oops! Records) myspace.com/blowfly Well, it was about time that we reared our ugly, record-collecting, pretentious-asshole heads on the one and only Clarence Reid, otherwise known as Blowfly! Over the last eight years or so, Blowfly's been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    The Tea Baggers Are Coming! The 5 Angriest Speakers At Doral's 'Taking America Back' Conference

    via Huffingtonpost.comDo not be confused if this woman accosts your car in Doral today.​If your daily commute takes you through Doral -- and may god have mercy upon your soul for that -- you may notice some usual sights around the exclusive Doral Golf and Spa Resort this morning: grown men dressed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    Election Day: Presidential Food Fetishes

    ​ ​ brownpau via flickr Exit polling says cake wins.​Famous French gastronomer Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin once said, "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you what you are." On today, primary day, we offer this message: You can often tell the true measure of a politician more by what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Chef Jeff McInnis Interview, Part One

    How many pecks of pickled peppers... ah, forget it. ​Some of us have a big crush on Chef Jeff McInnis, partly because of his boy-next-door good looks, partly because he's just so damn down-to-Earth (is he so polite because he was born in Niceville, Florida?). But the number one reason is tr ... More >>

  • News

    March 4, 2010

    Letters from the issue of March 4, 2010

    How many pecks of pickled peppers... ah, forget it. ​Some of us have a big crush on Chef Jeff McInnis, partly because of his boy-next-door good looks, partly because he's just so damn down-to-Earth (is he so polite because he was born in Niceville, Florida?). But the number one reason is tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    South Florida According to Brooklyn: My Pod Mondays

     Yes, it's no secret I hang out at the Poorhouse in Fort Lauderdale a lot. But here's a new event worth mentioning at the bar: My Pod Mondays. It started a few weeks ago and is hosted by the place's legendary bartender, Mr. Jon Owens. People interested in putting their iPods up for scrutiny mak ... More >>

  • News

    May 15, 2008

    Johnny Charles, Angel of Death

    Local accused of being the most prolific serial killer in Miami history.

  • News

    June 7, 2007

    Brawls to the Wall!

    New Times salutes Miami's finest fisticuffs of the past year

  • Culture

    December 8, 2005

    Exiles in Never-Never Land

    Tales of displacement when there's no place like home

  • Home Entertainment

    October 27, 2005

    Cameron Crowing

    Tales of displacement when there's no place like home

  • Music

    January 15, 2004

    Immortal Technique

    Revolutionary Vol. 2 (Viper)

  • News

    April 3, 2003

    Legal Indifference?

    Cournisha DeMonick's killing in North Miami recalls the slow pace of justice for Haitians

  • News

    March 20, 2003

    Black Kids in Grove Need Roller Hockey!

    Johnny Winton and some white boys say so

  • News

    November 14, 2002

    M.O.B. (money over bitches)

    Thug life ain't no good life, but it's my life.

  • News

    September 19, 2002

    Kafka in a Guayabera

    He may be across the ocean, but Czech Pres. Havel's Cuban-exile headaches have already begun

  • Dining

    July 18, 2002

    Emperors of Ice Cream

    South Florida offers a veritable world tour of frozen goodness

  • Calendar

    February 21, 2002

    Strawberry Statement

    Ripe, strawberries, ripe, now at Fruit and Spice Park

  • Culture

    May 3, 2001

    Rebel with a One-World Cause

    Or, The Life of the Underappreciated Man Who Brought Us Life and Liberty

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    Art Imitates Life

    Ask a group of North Miami middle schoolers to tell a tale and you'll hear about guns, vodou, theft, and cops.

  • Culture

    July 22, 1999

    Jefferson in Virginia

    Twilight at Monticello: An Evening with Thomas Jefferson

  • Culture

    November 12, 1998

    Shtick Shift

    Twilight at Monticello: An Evening with Thomas Jefferson

  • Music

    August 20, 1998

    Seven Inches to Salvation

    Twilight at Monticello: An Evening with Thomas Jefferson

  • News

    August 20, 1998

    Letters

    Twilight at Monticello: An Evening with Thomas Jefferson

  • News

    June 12, 1997

    Free to Speak Her Mind

    Twilight at Monticello: An Evening with Thomas Jefferson

  • News

    April 3, 1997

    Heat Offensive

    Twilight at Monticello: An Evening with Thomas Jefferson

  • Music

    February 27, 1997

    Talking Columbus Blues

    Twilight at Monticello: An Evening with Thomas Jefferson

  • Music

    September 19, 1996

    Punk Rock Jukebox

    Twilight at Monticello: An Evening with Thomas Jefferson

  • News

    June 20, 1996

    Raising Pain

    Glenn Terry thinks a salary hike is the answer to Miami's commission woes. Others insist it's money for nothing.

  • News

    January 25, 1996

    Our Garbage, Ourselves

    Scaling Mount Trashmore, sorting through the clues to the mystery of everyday life

  • Music

    December 28, 1995

    Sonic Reducers

    Scaling Mount Trashmore, sorting through the clues to the mystery of everyday life

  • Music

    October 19, 1995

    Rotations

    Scaling Mount Trashmore, sorting through the clues to the mystery of everyday life

  • Music

    September 14, 1995

    Rotations

    Scaling Mount Trashmore, sorting through the clues to the mystery of everyday life

  • News

    February 16, 1995

    Swelter 44

    Scaling Mount Trashmore, sorting through the clues to the mystery of everyday life

  • News

    May 11, 1994

    The Need for Weed

    It's a unique source of fiber, a natural painkiller, a valuable fuel source. So when Jack Herer talks about legalization, there's a method to his reefer madness.

  • Culture

    September 23, 1992

    The Party of Man

    It's a unique source of fiber, a natural painkiller, a valuable fuel source. So when Jack Herer talks about legalization, there's a method to his reefer madness.

  • News

    July 15, 1992

    Coral Gables Officials to See Red

    A federal judge says yes to colorful newsracks

  • News

    March 4, 1992

    Inside Feature

    A federal judge says yes to colorful newsracks

  • News

    October 9, 1991

    That Was Miami, This Is Managua

    A federal judge says yes to colorful newsracks

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