A press champion This week in Cuba: Cuban officials have declined to renew a reporting visa for a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, Gary Marx, saying that his stories have been “negative.” The reporter has been ordered to leave Havana pronto. And…bedridden dictator Fidel Castro has received a press freedom…
Melissa Etheridge Where does Britney stack up? It seemed like just last month that Britney Spears’ only shaved head was between her legs. The upside about her rehab-induced mental tailspin? We got a five minute respite from the Anna Nicole baby’s daddy saga. The bad news? Britney Spears finally ruined…
palm this tree For decades, Biscayne Boulevard was a regal stretch of road, a tropical gateway to paradise. Visitors were greeted with smooth asphalt, clean family-friendly motels and towering palm trees. Today, of course, it’s mostly commuters that flow into Miami via Biscayne, and they are assaulted daily by never…
“We’re paying for their exorbitant rent!” my uncle Al bellows whenever I take him to dine in a pricey South Beach restaurant. Obnoxious, yes, but he’s got a point. The Ghetto Gourmet is a counterpoint. The Oakland-based group is, in essence, an underground supper club, meaning they find hip spaces…
“We’re paying for their exorbitant rent!” my uncle Al bellows whenever I take him to dine in a pricey South Beach restaurant. Obnoxious, yes, but he’s got a point. The Ghetto Gourmet is a counterpoint. The Oakland-based group is, in essence, an underground supper club, meaning they find hip spaces…
Superman retires Tom Fiedler may not be Ben Bradlee, but he remains a newspaper warrior, nonetheless. Earlier today, the Miami Herald’s soon-to-be-former executive editor received two standing ovations from the crowd attending the Miami Herald Media Co.’s annual meeting at the Radisson Hotel in the old Omni International Mall. “No…
El dictador Today’s Associated Press poll regarding Fidel Castro that was printed nationwide and in the Miami Herald wasn’t particularly newsworthy. Sixty-four percent of Americans have a “very or somewhat unfavorable” opinion of the island’s dictator. Yawn. What was really interesting, though, is how young Americans view Castro. According to…
Phallic? No! Miami is sexy. Prince is sexy. So why is everyone surprised that his show at the Super Bowl on Sunday had phallic imagery? Here’s CNN’s take on this, well, extraordinary phenomenon. And here’s a non-sex related post on Prince’s Super Bowl performance. This explains why The Purple One…
Blow wind, blow! At approximately noon today, a tornado spilled onto Biscayne Boulevard at NE 28th Street. There were a dozen City of Miami cop cars, two Florida Highway Patrol cruisers, a pair of K-9 patrols and a helicopter. They were chasing a suspect who had slipped away from officers…
Watch out, he’s got a gun! I was grilling zucchini in my backyard, of a Saturday night, and having a damned fine time doing it. But then, the silhouette of a black rat rustled out of the bushes. “I think I’m going to shoot it,” I told my cousin, reaching…
As you might expect, the Super Bowl brought a wide cast of characters to town. Some were looking to score tickets, get drunk or get lucky. Some are looking for redemption. In town to work a private security detail at Dolphin Stadium over the weekend, Ed Figueroa spent a weekday…
Come back, Jeffrey! “It was a small dog, a Japanese breed. His name was Lulu. He was allowed to sleep in the Emperor’s great bed. During various ceremonies, he would run away from the Emperor’s lap and pee on dignitaries’ shoes. The august gentlemen were not allowed to flinch or…
Come back, Jeffrey! “It was a small dog, a Japanese breed. His name was Lulu. He was allowed to sleep in the Emperor’s great bed. During various ceremonies, he would run away from the Emperor’s lap and pee on dignitaries’ shoes. The august gentlemen were not allowed to flinch or…
The enlightened mind Seven monks. Five days. Millions of grains of sand. In the end, there was nothing to show for the 40-plus hours of work. The monks of the Drepung Gomang Monastic College of South India are on a U.S. tour to promote peace and raise money for their…
The tattoos are picante! The hike up to the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise isn’t an easy one for southern-dwelling Miamians. But we slogged through ridiculous rush hour traffic to see the last show of the Red Hot Chili Peppers/Gnarls Barkley tour, and for the most part, the traffic sufferation was…
willie for prez Willie for president! No, seriously, to hell with Obama and Hillary. Vote for Willie Nelson: – He feels your pain (the IRS went after him in 1990 for $16.7 million in back taxes) – He’ll end the “war on drugs” madness (he is co-chair of the National…
Note the collar At first glance, six-foot-tall Albert Cutie looked quite at home this past Saturday night at Nikki Beach’s tenth-anniversary bash. He showed up fashionably late with the ubiquitous white haired figure of G. Jack Donahue (who has run a nightclub, served time for dealing drugs, worked as a…
Varela at work Jose Varela, the disgruntled and former El Nuevo Herald cartoonist, won’t serve any jail time for his brazen takeover of One Herald Plaza this past November 24. During his three-and-half hour standoff with Miami Police, Varela demanded the resignations of El Nuevo editor Humberto Castello and Miami…
On March 1, 56 activists for gay rights will gather in Minneapolis and board two buses, one destined for the East Coast and the other for the West. In the bus traveling toward the Pacific will be Delfin Bautista, a 25-year-old social worker born and raised in Miami . Inspired…
Lessee him get out of this one It’s been just over two weeks since Key West escape artist Michael Patrick left the slammer. He’d served 60 days after being found guilty of a second-degree misdemeanor, following his greatest escape to date: Announcing it was the 80th anniversary of Harry Houdini’s…
“Botero, do you know that guy?” During the commission’s regular meeting this past January 25, Miami-Dade Commissioner Dorrin Rolle didn’t care much about a possible $16 million interest-ree loan to help defray the Carnival Center’s construction costs. No, Rolle had a bigger bone to pick with the center’s chief executive…
This morning’s story about Shaq’s most recent “police work” led me to stop and reflect. I remember, shortly after 9-11, when Shaq volunteered to help run baggage checks at LAX with TSA. Since then, things appear to have gotten slightly out of hand. . Sure, this story is pretty innocuous…
