West Miami

Marco Rubio Got an $800,000 Advance on His Book, Finally Paid Off His College Loans

Throughout his rocket-ship ride to the top of the GOP, Marco Rubio has fought to keep some financial skeletons from tumbling out of his closet. There were thousands in questionable credit card charges, a six-figure student loan debt, the Tally house (shared with David Rivera) that went into foreclos ... More >>

Marco Rubio, Who Bragged About Living In "Working Class" West Miami, Is Selling His $675,000 House

Marco Rubio -- the Tea Party's wunderkind, GOP's great not-too-white hope, and water's most awkward chugger -- had his moment in the national spotlight last night, delivering a rebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union speech in both English and Spanish. The reviews are in, ranging from the D ... More >>

Marco Rubio is Selling His Miami Home and Moving His Family to D.C.

Say bye, bye to Marco Rubio. He'll no longer be your neighbor. The superstar junior Senator has decided to sell his Miami home, and will move his wife and kids to Washington, D.C. according to The Daily Caller.

Dwarves, Drunks and Horses: Odd Facts About the Foundings of 10 Miami-Dade Towns

To the rest of the world, everything in Miami-Dade County is known as simply "Miami," but the actual City of Miami is one of the smallest main municipalities of a major American metro area by both size and population. That's because historically the area has a flare for incorporating new towns and c ... More >>

33. Mussels Josephine at Bonefish Grill

It's that time of year when we count down to New Times' Best of Miami 2012 issue in June. Until then, Short Order will serve up 100 of our favorite dishes in the 305. If you have any nominations of your own, please send them to cafe@miaminewtimes.com.37. Mussels Josephine at Bonefish GrillWe here ... More >>

Marco Rubio Receives "Credible" Threats, Police Watch Miami House and D.C. Office

Marco Rubio at the moment is trapped in that strange limbo -- let's call it the Biden Zone -- where half of America assumes he's going to be a vice presidential nominee but nothing is official yet. That means despite daily national press and a starring role this week sharing a stage with the GOP's n ... More >>

Five Tips For Avoiding Real Estate Scam Artists In Miami-Dade County

​Yesterday, law enforcement officials finally busted the criminals behind one of the most brazen real estate scams in the state that has the second-most cases of mortgage fraud in America. Ayda Young, Yohany Garcia, Zoraida Abreu and Johnny Bou-Nassar were criminally charged in a multiple-count ra ... More >>

Drunken Llamas, Beer, and Tits at Seven Seas Karaoke Night in West Miami

Photo by Jacob Katel​Any bar with a rifle on the wall next to some kind of furry decapitated llama head wearing a Dolphins hat is fucking awesome in our book. But Seven Seas, the great Red Road dive has more to offer. Namely karaoke, which the joint does three nights a week. Here are some pict ... More >>

Miami-Dade May Name Street "Marco Rubio Way"

​Senator Marco Rubio has only been in office for a few months, but Miami-Dade County may soon name a street in his honor. Commissioner Rebecca Sosa is sponsoring a resolution that would rename a stretch of Southwest 15th Street between 57th Avenue and 67th Avenue as "Marco Rubio Way."

Miami-Dade commissioners are rich!

Ben & Jerry's Truck Hits Miami Streets Today: Tweet for Free Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's The Ben & Jerry's Scoop Truck is in Miami for a six-week tour.​Ben & Jerry's, the Vermont-based ice-cream company that features flavors named for hippies, rock stars, and talk-show hosts, is bringing its ice-cream truck to Miami for a six-week tour. Beginning today ... More >>

Doral Mayor J.C. Bermudez Announces He Exists, Will Run For County Mayor

​Doral, that place out there to the west with the fancy golf resort, some strip malls, and some other stuff, probably, has a mayor. His name is J.C. Bermudez and he wants to be your next county mayor. Bermudez announced his entrance into the crowded field of contestants jockeying to repl ... More >>

Marco Rubio, Tea Party pretty boy

Cesar Carasa Convicted of Sweet Talking Ladies On Taxpayer's Dime

Cesar Carasa's smooth tongue didn't do him any good in court. Late yesterday, a Miami-Dade â€‹jury found the former West Miami mayor guilty of exploiting his official position. The loquacious Cuban American politician ran up more than $70,000 in calls to women in the Dominican Republic on his c ... More >>

Miami-Dade Republicans Name Drop Ronald Reagan

Paul Crespo ​Last night's monthly meeting of Miami-Dade Republicans was an entertaining respite from the LeBronomania enveloping the county. As promised, congressional candidate Paul Crespo demanded that David Rivera, the Republican frontrunner in the U.S. congressional race to replace Mario Diaz- ... More >>

With dozens of fatal accidents, Miami-Dade is Florida's deadliest county for bikers

Southwest Miami Pot Grow House Goes Up in Smoke, Second in a Month

​Don't you just hate it when your grow house gets discovered by firemen putting out a blaze in your home. Jorge Guzman and Yvette Garcia are the latest homeowners who suffered such a fate. According to property records, they own the house at 24644 SW 114th Court which was the scene of a house ... More >>

Woman Gets $2 Million After Street Sweeper Runs Over Her

​Twenty-year-old University of Miami student Bianca Milov was crossing a street in Coral Gables at 1 a.m. September 11 last year when she was run over by a street sweeper and ejected out the other end. She racked up more than $1.25 million in medical bills, and now the City of Coral Gables has agr ... More >>

Gather Around Your Morons of the Week

It's once again that time of the week-- when a bearded, wild-eyed Riptide climbs down from that mountaintop hoisting stone tablets bearing the names of the last seven day's most elite numbskulls. Without further ado, your morons of the week: 5. The city of Haikou It's being called the "Miami of Chin ... More >>

Murder Miami Style: West Miami Woman Found Dead, Cops Seek Boyfriend

Yesterday, a little after 2 p.m., a woman went to visit her friend in her new home, a squat, pastel-painted ranch on a quiet block of SW 5th Terrace just off SW 8th Street in West Miami.via Miami Police DepartmentPolice are looking for this man, Alexander Ferra Bruzon, after his girlfriend was found ... More >>

Cuban-Americans Snub Compadre for Meek

​Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek's last campaign report had some surprising names in it. Yeah, he snagged some usual suspects as donors: Swampthing James Carville, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee Terry McAuliffe, and, um, Don King.But he also scored a constituency that woul ... More >>

Cops Kill Dog To Save Ecstasy Dealing Suspect in West Miami

A narcotics bust in West Miami took a wild turn last night, with a high speed chase leading to a foot race leading to undercover cops slaying a neighborhood dog to save a suspect in an ecstasy ring. ​It all started around 7 p.m., says Officer Kenia Reyes, a spokeswoman for City of Miami police ... More >>

Cesar Carasa loves His Women Dominican Like His Coffee

Cesar Carasa defense is that he was never told that he had to pay for all his calls to women he met in the Dominican Republic​For a story in this week's Miami New Times, I dialed up a few of the ladies suspended West Miami Mayor Cesar Carasa befriended during his sojourns to the Dominican Republic ... More >>

Publix Headquarters in Lakeland Protested by 500 for Farm Workers' Rights

Jacob KatelSunday, November 8, 2009, West Miami​This past Sunday, more than 500 voices rang out strong in Lakeland at Publix headquarters. Students, farm workers, religious leaders, and concerned citizens came together to protest the supermarket company. It has refused to align itself with the Coa ... More >>

Weekly Wrap Up: The Friday Lord's Prayer

Jacob KatelWhen life gives you lemons....go to a restaurant, enjoy a meal, and have lemon curd for dessert. ​Though work's not gone, thy week is done, in the city, the suburbs, and rurals. Give us this our daily blog. And go get us some wings, as we go get us some pitchers. And lead us not into an ... More >>

Part One of Dining Out with Coral Gables Mayor Slesnick: A Top 10

Jacob Katel No tax payer dollars were used, nor special favors called upon, in the making of this series"The New Times never calls me," Mayor Don Slesnick grumbled to a certain food writer one evening not long ago.  And if can I recall correctly, that same food writer quickly replied, "T ... More >>

West Miami Mayor's Cell Phone Bill Would Make a Teen Girl Blush

The city of West Miami has a relatively modest population of approximately 6,100. The mayor, Cesar Carasa, has racked up charges on his city-owned cell phone to the tune of $68,000. That's about $11.15 for every citizen in town. The city has a deal with Sprint that includes ten free city cell phones ... More >>

The Dead Among Us

One week of living and dying in Miami-Dade.

¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.?

José El Rey weighs in on the best after-club, late-night snacks.

¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.? The Best Late-Night Snacks

I like an afterparty as much I like playing Ms. Pacman. But, just like Ms. Pacman, afterparties have no ending. I love Ms. Pacman, but level after level, ghost after ghost -- they just keep on, until I die. Afterparties are cool but hour after hour, smoke after smoke -- they just keep on, until I le ... More >>

Bargain Bait

Bonefish Grill reels in diners with low prices, and keeps them with fine fish.

The Deadly Road Through Mexico

When Cubans leave their homeland, things can get lots worse.

Sticky Lingers

"The streets look horrible. Everybody I talk to is like, ‘You’re right, man; gum is disgusting."

Peru Peru

Salmon Salmon has spawned quite a following

Letters from the Issue of December 22-28, 2005

It's all about your religious beliefs, you agnostic, you!

BEST COMIC BOOK SHOP

A & M Comic Books

You Are Cordially Invited

So you weren't among those lucky few who dined with the king and queen? Consider it a compliment.

Haul of Shame

Waste dumps, illicit lobbying, paid supporters, hidden agendas. Or politics as usual in Miami-Dade County.

Kulchur

Gov. Jeb Bush declares war on raves

Life Sentences

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

Big Wheel Keep on Turnin'

Outgoing U.S. Attorney Kendall Coffey has a little farewell soiree, at which everyone remains fully clothed

Your Tax Dollars at Work (Hiccup!)

The City of Miami's upstanding leadership had a swell time at a swanky centennial party. Who paid? You did, of course.

24 Hours a Stray

The Humane Society's animal rescue drivers work hard to save the wounded, to rescue the sick and abandoned. But usually the endings are not so happy.

Everything Is Relative

Dade and its municipalities have more sister cities than you can shake a nightstick at