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  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Top Ten 4/20 Parties in Miami

    Oye, burnout! Did you know that 4/20 isn't just a day for getting stoned? It's also that time of year when millions of human beings all around the world light a plant on fire at the same time, fewer people get killed, and more food is cooked. Yes, the world is a much chiller place for 24 hours. C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Free 4/20 Music: Nag Champayons Release "183 St Flea Market" For Weed Day

    See Crossfade's top ten 4/20 parties in Miami. In the days before ganja, Planet Earth was a boring expanse of mountains, flatlands, and water. But on the fourth day, there was weed, and it was good, and after 20 hits off the burning bush, man was hungry, and he filled his soul with music. The Nag ... More >>

  • Music

    April 19, 2012

    Top Six 4/20 Parties in South Florida April 20

    See Crossfade's top ten 4/20 parties in Miami. In the days before ganja, Planet Earth was a boring expanse of mountains, flatlands, and water. But on the fourth day, there was weed, and it was good, and after 20 hits off the burning bush, man was hungry, and he filled his soul with music. The Nag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Fane Lozman's Houseboat Case Going to The U.S. Supreme Court

    ​One word describes Fane Lozman perfectly: Pugnacious. Today the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the ex-U.S. Marine pilot's appeal that the City of Riviera Beach violated his first amendment rights when it towed his "floating home" and all his possessions in 2009 from the city's marina as retali ... More >>

  • News

    January 12, 2012

    Miami New Times writer fights for freedom of the press

    ​One word describes Fane Lozman perfectly: Pugnacious. Today the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the ex-U.S. Marine pilot's appeal that the City of Riviera Beach violated his first amendment rights when it towed his "floating home" and all his possessions in 2009 from the city's marina as retali ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    All Mug Shots Should Be Public, New Times Freelancer Argues In Case U.S. Supreme Court May Hear

    Theo Karantsalis, a soft-spoken librarian who teaches research classes at Miami Dade College between freelancing for Miami New Times and the Miami Herald, has become an unlikely central character in a hotly contested federal case that has free-speech advocates ready to clash with top D.C. officials. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Liberty City Seven Denied A New Trial Despite Juror Shenanigans

    photo by Tim ElfrinkNaudimar Herrera, who was cleared of charges in the Liberty City Seven case. His co-defendants' appeal was denied.​Next time someone argues that justice is the end result after a trip through American courts, here's the only rebuttal you need: "Liberty City Seven." The informan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Psystar, Miami Computer Company Fighting Apple, Loses In Appeals Court

    Photo by C. StilesRobert Pedraza​Two years ago, a tiny, Doral-based computer firm called Psystar challenged Apple with a legal question its two 20-something founders believed had never really been answered in court: Can Steve Jobs legally force consumers to use Apple operating systems only on Appl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2011

    Shall We Earthdance?

    Photo by C. StilesRobert Pedraza​Two years ago, a tiny, Doral-based computer firm called Psystar challenged Apple with a legal question its two 20-something founders believed had never really been answered in court: Can Steve Jobs legally force consumers to use Apple operating systems only on Appl ... More >>

  • News

    June 2, 2011

    Deaths at Strax raise questions about the safety of cheap nips and tucks

    Photo by C. StilesRobert Pedraza​Two years ago, a tiny, Doral-based computer firm called Psystar challenged Apple with a legal question its two 20-something founders believed had never really been answered in court: Can Steve Jobs legally force consumers to use Apple operating systems only on Appl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    "Black October" Case Against Bolivian Leaders Back In Miami Court Today

    Ex-Bolivian president Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada​Two years ago, New Times brought you the story of a handful of indigenous Bolivians who have taken to federal court in Miami to seek justice against their nation's former leaders, who they say engineered a bloody massacre of protestors outside ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Full Schedule for Afro Roots World Music Festival 2011

    Ghana's soul rebel Rocky Dawani.​Can you hear that slow-building beat rumbling through the streets? It doesn't matter whether you're downtown, over in the Design District, or holed up in the Grove. There's no avoiding it ... You can feel it in your feet, your knees, and your gut. For the 13th ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Carlos Alvarez Recall Certified By Harvey Ruvin, Likely Headed To Voters Next Year

    ​Miami voters are one big step closer to a vote on whether to strip County Mayor Carlos Alvarez of his office, as Clerk Harvin Ruvin officially certified billionaire car dealer Norman Braman's recall effort this afternoon.Braman managed to collect more than 95,000 valid signatures in favor of the ... More >>

  • News

    December 9, 2010

    Crash Course: 411-PAIN network will line their pockets with your insurance money

    ​Miami voters are one big step closer to a vote on whether to strip County Mayor Carlos Alvarez of his office, as Clerk Harvin Ruvin officially certified billionaire car dealer Norman Braman's recall effort this afternoon.Braman managed to collect more than 95,000 valid signatures in favor of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Police Officer Who Shot at Downed Suspect 14 Times Wins Appeal in Excessive Force Case

    ​You're a suspect in an armed robbery. Your get away car has just crashed after you've lead police on a high speed chase. You get out of the car and pull an "unknown object" that may or may not be a gun on an officer. You're shot. You're down. You're incapacitated. Does the officer then have the r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2010

    Otto Von Schirach, Tokimonsta, and Eprom at Trinumeral Festival's First Night

    The Trinumeral Festival With Otto Von Schirach, Tokimonsta, Eprom, Panic Bomber, and More Friday, October 8, 2010 7th Circuit Stuidos Better Than: The actual day when the digits align in auspicious numeric sameness? When we arrived Panic Bomber was on the stage, dressed in the tightest black leath ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Eprom Drops Digi-Chaos on the Crowd at the Trinumeral Festival Tonight

    ​Drink a case of Red Bull. Stay up for 36 hours straight. And then go listen to the overamped and fucked-up digital noise that soundtracks Eprom's days and nights. How do you feel? Weird? Scared? Awesome? Like you're falling into a partially pixilated reality where Wario or some other evil boss ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2010

    Trinumeral Festival with Big Boi, Blackalicious, and Tokimonsta, October 8 to 10

    ​Drink a case of Red Bull. Stay up for 36 hours straight. And then go listen to the overamped and fucked-up digital noise that soundtracks Eprom's days and nights. How do you feel? Weird? Scared? Awesome? Like you're falling into a partially pixilated reality where Wario or some other evil boss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Porn Site Cocodorm Loses Latest Round of Legal Battle With City of Miami

    ​The latest judgment in the ongoing legal battle between Cocodorm and the City of Miami is a bit of a boner killer for your friendly, local gay porn voyeur site.Cocodorm owns a house on 27th Street east of Biscayne Boulevard, a short walk from New Times HQ, where several men, primarily African-Ame ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Over the Weekend: Afrobeta, Taschen, and Golden Gals Gone Wild

    It seems this weekend was the quiet before the WMC storm as people stayed in preparing for the onslaught of the 24/7 party mayhem that starts tomorrow. Still there were a few events that gave people a reason to come out of hiding. But in case you hunkered down, here is what you missed over the weeke ... More >>

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    Head Spins: Sevim Abaza, South Florida's queen of metal disco

    It seems this weekend was the quiet before the WMC storm as people stayed in preparing for the onslaught of the 24/7 party mayhem that starts tomorrow. Still there were a few events that gave people a reason to come out of hiding. But in case you hunkered down, here is what you missed over the weeke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Afrobeta Do You Party? EP Release Party at 7th Circuit Studios Friday

    Photo by Karla GarciaAfrobeta​Afrobeta has a very important question for you: Do you party? If we only have a nickle for every time we've been asked that in Miami's club bathrooms. (Answer is YES!) We'll the duo, compromised of Cuci Amador and Smurphio, are releasing their new EP, Do You Party?, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Hank Adorno is a Bad Man

    A judicial referee says Hank Adorno isn't entitled to a $2 million in taxpayer money​Every night, before he goes to sleep, Hank Adorno must get on his knees, fold his hands, and thank Papa Dios that he hasn't lost his license to practice law.Last year, the Florida Bar found that the civil attorney ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    Let the John Timoney Boot Party Commence!

    Whitney Roux​Well, that didn't take long. WSVN and the Miami Herald report John Timoney is hanging up his Miami Police uniform. He'll be gone by the beginning of the new year. Esquire once dubbed him "America's Best Cop." Miami New Times crowned him the nation's worst cop. But rest assured, T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Cuban Five Member Has Sentence Reduced, Could Be Out of Jail in Seven Years

    Antonio Guerrero​Antonio Guerrero, a member of a group of men collectively known at the Cuban Five, has had his sentence reduced from life in prison to 21 years and 10 months. Taking into account time served and good behavior, Guerrero could be out of jail in seven years, his lawyer says.Guer ... More >>

  • News

    October 8, 2009

    FBI tries to deport Muslim man for refusing to be an informant

    After Imam Foad Farahi declined to become a federal informant, the government tried to destroy him.

  • News

    June 4, 2009

    Spies in the Magic City

    The Supreme Court will decide whether to reconsider conviction of the Cuban Five.

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Cuban Five Takes it to the Supreme Court

    Lawyers for the Cuban Five, Castro's group of convicted spies, today filed a petition with the Supreme Court asking the body to throw out their conviction and order a new trial. All five men were convicted in 2001 in a Miami court, though the defense argues that a fair trial was not possible in Miam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    Cuban 5 Convictions Upheld Again. Next Stop: Supreme Court

    Lawyers for the Cuban Five, Castro's group of convicted spies, today filed a petition with the Supreme Court asking the body to throw out their conviction and order a new trial. All five men were convicted in 2001 in a Miami court, though the defense argues that a fair trial was not possible in Miam ... More >>

  • News

    November 9, 2006

    Letters from the Issue of November 9, 2006

    "Murder millions in Allah’s name?"

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2006

    More on those nasty immigration judges...

    "Murder millions in Allah’s name?"

  • News

    October 19, 2006

    Mock Trial

    Miami’s immigration judges are not interested in your problems

  • News

    August 24, 2006

    Lowest Forms

    Boo hoo! Some writer we’ve never heard of made fun of us! Boo hoo hoo!

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2006

    Feed the Red Goddess

    Boo hoo! Some writer we’ve never heard of made fun of us! Boo hoo hoo!

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    Ear to the Ground

    Be aurally adventuresome

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2005

    House's New Home

    Chug Red Bull and party till dawn

  • News

    December 9, 2004

    Judge Not

    Leslie Rothenberg wasn't fit for the bench once before, and she's not fit now

  • News

    January 10, 2002

    2001: A Billboard Odyssey

    Last year much was learned about Miami's illegal signs, including the fact that they're still standing and still lucrative

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from the issue of June 1, 2000

  • News

    May 6, 1999

    Small Town, Big Hell

    Election time in Sweetwater is just another pretext for this rancorous city to go nuts

  • News

    July 2, 1998

    Wheels of Fortune

    Why are the county's Metrobus drivers such a happy lot? Maybe because some earn more than $90,000 per year.

  • News

    August 28, 1997

    Letters

    Why are the county's Metrobus drivers such a happy lot? Maybe because some earn more than $90,000 per year.

  • News

    May 15, 1997

    When Vicki Met Syl, Part Two

    Accused of bribery and public corruption, this power pair finds that love and justice prevail

  • News

    October 19, 1995

    Count the People Who Count

    A trio of exile groups mounts a new challenge to monopoly control of local Spanish-language radio

  • News

    July 6, 1995

    Lock a Block

    An appeals court nudges convicted orangutan smuggler Matthew Block a little closer to prison

  • News

    May 4, 1995

    The Seven Year Bitch

    The homeless story that won't go away still won't go away

  • News

    February 23, 1995

    Still Homeless After All These Years

    The Pottinger case returned to Judge Atkins's courtroom, and both sides came out firing

  • News

    March 16, 1994

    Mad Dog Bites No More

    In the latest twist to the Bangkok Six orangutan-smuggling case, Matthew Block's flamboyant defense lawyer takes his own life

  • News

    April 28, 1993

    Gorilla Warfare: Part 2

    Ape trader Matthew Block has been sentenced in the case of the Bangkok Six. But the monkey business continues.

  • News

    May 13, 1992

    Program Notes

    Ape trader Matthew Block has been sentenced in the case of the Bangkok Six. But the monkey business continues.

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