City of Miami Sgt. Robert Laurenceau is having his Taser moment. On Thursday morning, the latest issue of Miami New Times hit the streets with a story about cops facing off in a traffic stop gone wrong this past fall. Laurenceau played a prominent role in the odd tale of…
I recently got hold of an (advance?) copy of the March Miami Monthly —in fact, it was lying on the floor of the Men’s locker room at the Sports Club LA. I must say, I was shocked and chagrined. Published by Mass Media Enterprises, which on its web site touts…
Isn’t everyone getting sick of reading about every fucking phone call and gift-giving session that takes place between Castro and Chavez? Last time I checked, picking up a phone is not a sign of stable health. If Fidel really wants to strike fear into the hearts of the American Military…
Will there be moonlight over Miami? Will the weather gods smile on us this weekend? After a week of bizarre wind events and hail as far south as Hollywood, our fingers are crossed for a calm, clear-skied two day respite. The rain can recommence on Monday, so long as we…
Every film festival wants to be mentioned in the same breath as Sundance. After spending five years trying to earn the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) the kind of global recognition it takes to attract the best in world cinema, festival director Nicole Guillemet now leaves the MIFF closer than…
I see blue people It’s a roady’s wet dream: massive, pyrotechnic multimedia displays, a hard-rocking band with no less than three drum sets, all manner of technical doodads (like mic’d PVC pipes), electrified outfits, and no end of scrolling screen imagery. The Blue Man Group rolled into town last night…
Local beach blanket reggae musician Fitzroy, a.k.a. Jason Jeffers, dredlocked Barbados transplant, ex-Miami Herald reporter, and man about town, has posted his first music video on YouTube. The video is shot in Barbados and Jeffers says it is the first in a series telling the story of the album. He…
Say what you will about radio personality (a weak description, I know, but aren’t you tired of the term “shock jock?”) Howard Stern: These days, he’s looking positively wholesome compared to his doppelganger, Anna Nicole Smith paramour Howard K. Stern. Stern was in Miami over the weekend, having recently popped…
Head Vagina Head Vagina L Powers is very concerned about women’s issues. Very, very concerned. Ask this theatrical activist about the state of women’s issues here in Miami, and she can easily talk about the dangers of date rape for a good eight minutes straight. “You see, there’s a big…
Conquering the world, one cup at a time The good people at Starbucks — otherwise known as Home Of The $5 Coffee — want you to know it’s okay to hold up the line and order an extra-hot, tall, lite-foam, half-caf, extra sprinkles, non-fat, mocha-capp. In fact, they encourage it…
Approximately two decades after it hit New York City, the great cupcake baking trend appears to have finally made its way to Miami, the bottom of America’s funnel. While the editorial staff at New Times are partial to the vegan creations of staff writer Tamara Lush (who modestly deflects credit…
Approximately two decades after it hit New York City, the great cupcake baking trend appears to have finally made its way to Miami, the bottom of America’s funnel. While the editorial staff at New Times are partial to the vegan creations of staff writer Tamara Lush (who modestly deflects credit…
Who thought Democracy in action could be so entertaining? On Tuesday night, Miami’s Urban Environment League held a quaint-sounding discussion on the future of Overtown as part of its ongoing “dinner series” at the Miami River Inn. After a wine reception and a hearty pasta dinner, fireworks ensued. “I might…
As we drove down Okeechobee Road toward Club Rancho Grande last Saturday, my friend started recalling the last time she was there: She got stuck in traffic for an hour, she remembered, because a gunshot victim was being airlifted from the rancho next door. That was Rancho Gaspar, site of…
Back up the Brinks truck, baby, it’s budget-busting time: Readers of this morning’s Herald can be forgiven if the dollar signs in their eyes distracted them from the finer print. First, the lead story asked this tantalizing question: “Could Florida end the homeowner property tax?” The answer: Well, maybe, but…
Good to the last drop The Cocounut Cup annual homebrewing competition came to its boozy finale at the Titanic Restaurant and Brewery this past Saturday around five in the afternoon. Judging began at nine in the morning (the fourth consecutive day of heavy judging/boozing for most present) with Belgian entries,…
A close shave Miami was just one missed flight away from being the city of Britney Spears’ meltdown. People magazine is reporting that Britney almost missed her flight from Miami to L.A. on Friday, but a kind gate agent allowed her on at the last minute: Come to think of…
Tastier than it looks Ryan Sproulee sauntered into the New Times office Friday afternoon, yet another vendor in town for the boat show. The chipper, silver haired man produced three black milk-carton sized boxes containing the equivalent of 12 bottles of wine —the finest box wine, Sproulee conteded, in the…
Hanse, solo Miamarina at Bayside was relatively quiet Wednesday night, as a small squad of handlers put the final coats of wax on the sailboats in preparation for this weekend’s Miami International Boat Show, which is expected to draw more than 200,000 visitors this weekend. On the way out to…
On a recent night, I was out on the beach, pickling my ginger a bit with an oversized bottle of High Life, when I saw two men walking towards me across the sand. I had just stashed the bubbly when they got to me and asked for a cigarette in…
No trans-fatty fries allowed The Miami Dade School Board voted last night to become the first district in the nation to ban trans fats in food – not that you would know it by reading this morning’s Herald, which buried the news in the last graf of a story on…
No trans-fatty fries allowed The Miami Dade School Board voted last night to become the first district in the nation to ban trans fats in food – not that you would know it by reading this morning’s Herald, which buried the news in the last graf of a story on…
