Unless Pam Bondi or Rick Scott say otherwise, Floridians should be able to vote on medical marijuana in November. Karen Goldstein, the director of NORML in Florida, told us that a petition campaign by United for Care has collected more than 700,000 valid signatures, which was confirmed by the Florida…
Ed Cobin loves Quaaludes. He hasn’t had one in about three decades, sure, but he remembers the drug fondly. About fours years ago, the 65-year-old retiree made a shirt for his friend that featured the prescription pill bottle’s iconic logo. It was a hit. The friend got compliments everywhere he…
Subhanna Beyah has made more than a million bucks on her looks, if police reports are to be believed. Yesterday, New Times published a story about how she’s been accused of picking up men in bars, taking them home, and stealing their valuables. Although the woman who went by “Crystal”…
Alex Inman runs a high-end head shop in Westchester about 20 blocks from Florida International University. Casa de Cristal is one of a handful of places in Florida that sell Mothership brand glass items, the Holy Grail of the water pipe world. The company bills its products as “elite functional…
Scott Rosen thought he had sealed the deal when the pretty blond 20-something got up to use the bathroom. The 55-year-old with a receding hairline and freshly pressed shirt downed a $12 vodka cranberry as he waited for his target to slink back to the wicker sofa he occupied on…
Father Jose Antonio Fortea, author of a famous treaty on demonology, spent about an hour with the press at Miami’s Archdiocese on Friday. He framed the conversation around the idea that people are turning toward secular solutions or other faiths to overcome spiritual obstacles. Fortea, who is from Spain, said…
Alex Inman runs a high-end head shop in Westchester about 20 blocks from Florida International University. Casa de Cristal is one of a handful of places in Florida that sell Mothership brand glass items, the Holy Grail of the water pipe world. The company bills its products as “elite functional…
In Florida, it’s practically impossible to escape one’s poor decision thanks to dozens of websites that exist to repost mugshots and charge offenders to take them down. The effect of this cottage industry on vulnerable offenders is well-documented, and it can cost thousands of dollars to clear one’s Google search…
Julio Sanchez began planning his daughter’s quinceañera almost three years in advance. One of the things the Cuban-American loved about his daughter Janessa was her thoughtfulness, and she decided a small, inexpensive get-together would do just fine when the time came. Nothing like the elaborate, $20,000 blowouts some of her…
Demetrick Cooks told the stripper she might as well get into the car because he planned on following her wherever she went. A week earlier, on New Year’s Day, he had gone to the Central Florida bar where she worked, but the exotic dancer had eluded him. After that incident,…
Prior to yesterday, most Floridians’ experience with the Richter scale was limited to the former Universal Studios attraction, Earthquake: The Big One. At around 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon, a rare, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck outside Cuba leaving residents of the seismically stable country — and some South Floridians — slightly confused…
Andrea Herrera slides headphones off her sleek black mane and steps out of a recording booth. Wearing a tight blue dress and pumps that are a half-size too big, she’s anxious as she leans against a nearby pool table — or at least as anxious as one can be after…
Andrea Herrera slides headphones off her sleek black mane and steps out of a recording booth. Wearing a tight blue dress and pumps that are a half-size too big, she’s anxious as she leans against a nearby pool table — or at least as anxious as one can be after…
If you’re a working stiff like us, you might have noticed a slight change in your routine this morning. You hopped out of bed ready to take on the day, your planned outfit of cut-off shorts and flip-flops neatly arranged atop your dresser. Next, you sat at your computer and…
Raymond Rivera needs to take the bus. Say what you will about Miami’s byzantine public transportation system, but this 39-year-old Army veteran uses it to take his daughter to school, attend VA appointments and buy groceries. With the Patriot Passport, Rivera resident should be able to ride for free. Last…
Florida Man and his wife, Florida Woman, are anonymous superheroes whose only powers are to shock and amaze. Their existence is a phantasmagoria; they are nowhere and everywhere all at once and can cause shenanigans in both Panama City and Pasco within the same 24-hour news cycle. Although very little…
Only in Florida. Every week, so many Americans mutter those words while marveling at the latest insanity to come from our state that Tallahassee really ought to put the phrase on license plates. At Miami New Times, at least a third of our work is done by those crazies. Although…
Only in Florida. Every week, so many Americans mutter those words while marveling at the latest insanity to come from our state that Tallahassee really ought to put the phrase on license plates. At Miami New Times, at least a third of our work is done by those crazies. Although…
Jermaine Dupri was cruising South Beach with his boys when cops noticed the black Lincoln Navigator’s tint was so dark that they couldn’t identify the race, sex, or number of passengers inside the SUV. Police pulled over the party to see who was headed north on Washington Avenue at 3:24…
It’s tough to grow up in Florida. Things seems alright until you hit 16 and realize that shuttling between stucco strip malls leaves a little to be desired. But for Tyler Hadley, living in Port St. Lucie was so boring that he would do anything for a good time. At…
Police say the two had been arguing since September but that a particularly heated argument caused a Florida teen to murder his mother Christmas Eve. Brandon and Sharon Aydelott had apparently spent several hours in a war of words before the stabbing occurred. Brandon Aydelott loved baseball. He was a…
For Trey Radel, anything must seem possible. He’s already performed the insane mental gymnastics required to re-imagine Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” as a conservative anthem. And he was able to withstand the cognitive dissonance that must come from being a narcotics abuser and alcoholic who insists that food stamps…
