Voice Media Group (VMG) announced today it has completed the combination of its South Florida publications, Miami New Times and New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Moving forward, the company’s award-winning editorial coverage and business operations will be handled through Miami New Times, a consolidation consistent with VMG’s nationwide emphasis on expanding…
If you have been around Wynwood for any length of time, you know Jeffrey Cunningham. He used to ride a three-wheel bike to the area to wash cars. Then he bought a van and a high-class steam-cleaning machine. He works hard and plays his music loud. This past Thursday…
Miami New Times is looking for a part-time assistant culture editor. The job entails data entry of upcoming concerts as well as music, art, theater, nightclub, and other popular events. This person will assist the arts and culture editor with the calendar section, music listings, and other projects, including the…
I cried when my millennial daughter walked into the living room and told me, “Hey, Fidel Castro died.” The daughter of a former journalist, she offered her source: “The BBC is reporting it.”
Earlier this month, 16-year-old Jordan Nordelus was fading in and out of consciousness as bleeding that would kill him filled his lungs. Then a hospital visitor piped up that the University of Miami football team had beat Pitt. “He flashed the UM sign,” said his mother, Emma, a health specialist…
Maybe they thought we’d all had a little too much of Donald Trump’s racist banter over the past few months. Or perhaps it just seemed all too real now that the guy who talked in broad strokes about banning Muslims and Mexican rapists is about to enter the Oval Office.
Miami New Times is looking for a part-time clubs listings editor. Qualified candidates will be detail-oriented, will have good knowledge of Miami, and will have some understanding of the nightlife scene. This is not a writing job but involves keeping up a large database of concerts and events. Email resumé and three references who…
There was the time Janet Reno found her mom wrestling an alligator in the kitchen. And there was that propensity to answer calls at home no matter the hour. And of course there was her appointment as perhaps the most prominent official from South Florida in national government.
Charlie Cinnamon died last week, just on the cusp of his 95th birthday. He was the soul of Miami’s theater scene, both a fan and, ever so subtly, a player.
In last night’s presidential debate, Republican nominee Donald Trump said he was “at Little Haiti the other day in Florida….I want to tell you, they hate the Clintons, because what’s happened in Haiti with the Clinton Foundation is a disgrace. And you know it, and they know it, and everybody knows…
A national website this morning ranked Miami the nation’s third best “foodie city” just behind Portland Oregon and two slots ahead of San Francisco. No kidding. Wallethub considered 150 cities across the nation in things like cost of groceries, restaurants per capita and specialty stores per capita. Orlando topped the…
Perhaps the greatest Cuban pitcher of all time was killed at 24 years old in a boating accident early Sunday morning. Jose Fernandez, who was the brightest light on the Marlins and a hero to millions of young baseball pitchers, was expected to pitch this week against the Mets. The 6’2″…
Governor Rick Scott visited the former epicenter of the Zika virus Monday morning to announce the area is now Zika-free, and that a Dine Out Wynwood day will be held September 30 to bring back business. “It’s a great day for Wynwood,” Scott said. Scott was joined by Miami Mayor…
New Times has an immediate opening for a layout editor. This person will produce sophisticated and vibrant layouts for the print and online versions of the paper, produce and supervise interactive and multimedia features for MiamiNewTimes.com and BrowardPalmBeach.com, organize and manage digital assets, and assist and support the art director…
David Holthouse, author of Stalking the Bogeyman, which premiered this past weekend at Gablestage and runs through August 28, is an extraordinary talent. He tells stories like few others — with imagination, drama, and a profound understanding of the twisted side of human existence. His play is a powerful retelling…
Forget Seattle, Portland and Austin, Miami is the most beard-friendly city in America by measure of social media posts and Google searches, according to the nation’s biggest maker of facial trimmers. Wahl Inc, does an annual review of of cities, and Miami barely topped Washington, DC, last year’s winner, in…
“The lesson here,” says recently retired Miami Herald photographer Walt Michot, “is put on your belt when you get out of bed.” Michot didn’t have his belt on yesterday around 8:30 a.m. when he spotted a guy in his backyard. His pants drooped toward his knees as he held a…
New Times Broward Palm Beach has an immediate opening for a part-time copyeditor. We’re looking for a technically savvy editor with superior language and research skills. The ideal candidate will be assertive, efficient and organized, and must thrive in a deadline-driven environment. InCopy and/or InDesign experience is preferred. Top applicants…
The party may finally be started….the soccer party that is. Miami Beckham United, the soccer club that announced three years ago it was ready to construct a stadium and field a team, has finally bought several pieces of land. The club now owns two-thirds of the nine acres it needs…
Call it irony. On the week of President Obama’s visit, during which he talked about freedom and justice, the US Coast Guard returned 58 Cubans to the island, the US Coast Guard reported last night. They came in small boats with homemade sails like the one pictured above. Seven times…
In his historic speech this morning, President Obama praised Miami several times. The most interesting mention was this: In the United States, we have a clear monument to what the Cuban people can build: it’s called Miami. Here in Havana, we see that same talent in cuentapropistas, cooperatives and old…
Opponents of the Midtown Miami Walmart aren’t surrendering. Miami Circuit Court Judge Michael Hanzman yesterday said Miami Planning Director Francisco Garcia should hand over “qualifying emails” related to the construction of the 203,000 square foot, three-story store planned for North Miami Avenue and 29th Street. Though a court found in…
