Mississippi thug, David Banner, is in Miami working on his next album: The Greatest Story Ever Told. In Stores June 3rd. We drove around Miami together on a recent Saturday night. I met up with him at Emeril’s on Miami Beach. After some drama with a valet, who locked my…
Most of this weekend was probably a blur, and it wasn’t just because yesterday was 4/20. There were enough shows and concerts going on to make sure that most folk didn’t see their bed until late Sunday night. The Miami Beach Convention Center housed a porn convention, a bike show…
To commemorate 4/20, I’d like to start a campaign to change Florida’s nickname to the “Grow Me State” based on the latest marijuana harvesting data from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. But state lawmakers have something else in store for pot heads. — Francisco Alvarado…
Click here to see what the volunteers dragged from the waters. Under a bright blue sky Saturday morning, hundreds of volunteers cleaned up Biscayne Bay at 27 different sites around the county. Riptide stopped by the Morningside Park cleanup, where folks fished plastic water bottles, grimy styrofoam and even lawn…
“Oh, I stopped going there a while ago. I wasn’t impressed with the results,” said my college friend. “I just don’t like their method,” said my co-worker, wrinkling her nose in disdain. “I went once and never went back.” They were both warning me about their experiences at popular local…
Pope Visit – Pope Benedict XVI visited the U.S. Tuesday in what is deemed to be a historic a visit. He said he is ashamed of “pedophile priests,” but some catholics are demanding more action. Delta, NWA Merge – Delta and Northwest Airlines settled on a deal to merge that…
With the way the economy is going and magazine and newspaper readership on the decline, it is understandable that the print media are scrambling to find new ways to increase revenues. But selling out to the proportion that the Official XBox Magazine has done is pretty damn ridiculous. According to…
Hello, Kitty I’m in a relationship with a guy who works long hours and is often called to go out of town on short notice. I understand that this is part of the job and has been forever, but the problem is that he talks to one of his female…
According to FoxSports, there’s a rumor going around that Michigan OT Jake Long doesn’t want to be a Dolphin (ah, well, fuck him then!). Long’s agent and the Dolphins, however, continue to hash out a contract. The guy next in line IF Jake decides to cross-dress in another city could…
First, Cappadonna took Studio A’s money and disappeared, then someone got shot at a Studio A hip-hop party, and yesterday, the kickoff to the Miami Hip-Hop Arts Festival was cancelled for undefined reasons. I believe that neither hip-hop nor its purpose is dead, but something is holding it back. “Hip-Hop…
Click here to see the slide show presentation given at the meeting. FIU President Modesto Maidique spoke about priorities. He placed the schools of education, and journalism below the, yet to be open, school of medicine and the school of hospitality management. At the meeting yesterday, Maidique revealed that schools…
Bay of Pigs Museum (Kinda) Moves Forward Miami-Dade officials begrudgingly cleared the Bay of Pigs Museum & Library Monday to inch forward in its pitch to build a new center on a public slice of downtown waterfront. They did so with marked reservation. Last fall, museum supporters asked the county…
Elvis Ramirez Where: Mi Peru, 1760 Miami Gardens Drive, Aventura, (305) 940 9404. What $15 Gets You: A big plate of chaufa with meat and a drink. For those who lump Latin cuisine into a category consisting of rice, beans and some sort of meat, Mi Peru in Aventura is…
Elvis Ramirez Where: Mi Peru, 1760 Miami Gardens Drive, Aventura, (305) 940 9404. What $15 Gets You: A big plate of chaufa with meat and a drink. For those who lump Latin cuisine into a category consisting of rice, beans and some sort of meat, Mi Peru in Aventura is…
Jose D. Duran Click here to see a slide show of the galleries. Under the soft hum of the street lamps, hundreds still flock to the industrial wasteland of Wynwood for the visual delight of the second Saturday Art Walk despite the absence of Art Basel. It is still a…
Ivon David Rojas Click here to see a slide show of the concert. A vociferous crowd nearly blew the roof off the building Saturday night with an impromtu, pre-concert rendition of Juanes’ Me Enamora that shook American Airlines Arena. Over 20,000 voices sang along to a skit on dual video…
There was plenty to do this weekend, and plenty of places to escape the sweltering heat (and it’s not even summer yet), although there was certainly no place to escape the crowd. So if you stayed home to dodge the hassle (and who could blame you), here’s what you missed:…
Omar Vega ‘Bows were thrown all night long at the inaugural BBF match at Mansion Thursday night. Alonzo and Tracy Wilson Mourning hosted the extravaganza, which raised $250,000 for Zo’s charities. Click here to see a slide show of buff brokers beating each other up. While Paris Hilton was in…
More Flight Cancellations To Come – After the FAA issued orders to airlines to reinspect their planes, American Airlines canceled thousands of flights nationwide. Now Midwest Airlines also began canceling flights affecting flyers across South Florida, although to a lesser extent than it has in other regions. Penn Leaves Post…
Jenny Laura was thrust on stage to sing Gloria Estefan’s ‘Mi Tierra’ minutes after arriving at CocoWalk in Coconut Grove Wednesday night for a quick sound check. But her crystal clear chops did more than put a smile on the sound engineer’s face – they also helped the Columbian singer/songwriter…
Seth Browarnik/Red Eye Productions Dwyane Wade is celebrated by Ocean Drive’s Jerry Powers and others with a private dinner party and late-night Mokai fiesta Wednesday, April 9. A special, notorious MIA somebody’s night kicked off being showered with love at a private dinner party hosted by Ocean Drive’s president Jerry…
Tracy Block DJ Khaled supports his new investment, Ace Hood, We The Best Records’ first official artist at a tasty Miami Live Wednesday, April 9. “It’s not a party, it’s a vision,” Prince Markie D confirmed as a full house floated into the back room of Santo on Lincoln Road…
