Dolphins’ New Beginning Starts Off With Old Familiar Ways

Okay, so the Dolphins lost their pre-season opener 17-6. But winning or losing is not necessarily the objective of pre-season. It’s all about evaluation. And it’s about football season finally being here, dammit! Dolphins fans had been waiting since December to get the rather objectionable taste of a 1-15 season…

Last Night: Bad Company at Seminole Hard Rock

Bad Company Friday, August 8, 2008 Seminole Hard Rock Live, Hollywood Unless you’re a devoted fan – or you listened to a lot of radio during the ‘70s and early ‘80s — the prospect of a Bad Company reunion wouldn’t necessarily inspire the same kind of crazed anticipation that accompanied,…

Booze Hound – Doraku

Elyse Wanshel Doraku’s bar, located at Lincoln Road near Alton, serves up old favorites with an Asian twist. I’ve got nine bucks in my pocket, it’s a Wednesday night and I’m on Lincoln Road. Most people would say I’m screwed — I mean, what could one possibly get on Lincoln…

Trailer Park Art

Natalie O’Neill William Vallenilla stands outside Christine’s mobile home at the Little River Mobile Home Park. Inside the Little River Mobile Home Park, William Vallenilla is pointing to an insipid trailer in the afternoon sun. “Ooooh, maybe we’ll have an orange door,” he says enthusiastically. “And a brown stripe in…

Maison d’Azur d’Closed

The periwinkles have packed their bags and gone back to the Riviera: After less than a year in operation, Maison d’Azur is out of business. The gorgeous seafood brasserie, set in the stunning Angler Resort on South Beach, served sensational seafood from the Mediterranean; their créme brûlée was finer than…

Matthew Dear at Boutique August 16

Matthew Dear returns to Miami Saturday, August 16, at Boutique. Avant-garde electropop artist/producer Matthew Dear, also known as Audion, returns to Miami next Saturday, August 16 at Boutique (NE 13th Street & First Court, Miami) — er, you know, Pawn Shop Lounge’s Boutique Room. I know! It’s still open! Who…

Pelosi disses Obama in the Gables

You wouldn’t have noticed it Wednesday night unless you listened closely, but House speaker Nancy Pelosi waited 40 minutes to mention Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. It was a major diss. It hurt. The reason: Pelosi was speaking in Coral Gables to an audience of about 1,200 wealthy Floridians –…

Sushi & Sake 101 at SushiSamba

Want to take a stab at possible food poisoning at home? Then why not learn how to make fresh sushi at home? Lincoln Road restaurant SushiSamba dromo has brought back its monthly Sushi & Sake 101 classes, taught with the help of executive sushi chef Shoyo Iida. According to the…

Video: Dead Prez at Rock the Bells 2008

So in continuation with yesterday’s post, today we bring you our sit down with Tallahassee duo Dead Prez. They chat to videographer Jacob Katel about “the white man,” Al Sharpton and throw a rhyme or two our way. Check it out! – Jose D. Duran…

Rappers or Republicans?

In May, we posited that southern hip-hop and Fox News share much in common. Possessing both an anti-intellectual streak and a populist one, they’re beloved by red-staters and hated on by the coastal elites, be they liberals, hipsters, Ghostface or Nas. The piece concluded: If you’re still not convinced that…

Dan Marino on Dancing With The Stars?

In Touch reports that legendary Hall of Fame Dolphin quarterback Dan Marino is going to be a contestant on Dancing With the Stars this September. In a related story, I’m reporting that my childhood has been crushed into a fine powder. Former Fin Jason Taylor just got done wrapping up…

Craze and Dave Nada at The Vagabond August 14

Local turnable deity Craze will be stopping by The Vagabond (30 NE 14th Street, Miami) for its weekly Thursday night Money Shot party on August 14. Freshly off of Kanye West’s Glow In The Dark tour (or How I Completely Ripped Off Daft Punk’s Live Show and Called It My…

Video: B.o.B. and Playboy Tre’ at Rock the Bells 2008

Rock the Bells came and went, but we still have plenty of extra goodies to share with you, including some sit-down discussions with some of the performers that videographer Jacob Katel was able to document. In the first video, New Times catches up with Georgia MCs B.o.B. and Playboy Tre’…

Bike Blog – Survey Says… Part 1

The last few weeks have been important for the drafting and solidification of the Master Plan for the Bicycle Action Committee. Amidst conceptualizations and revisions, a solid plan is in development to make sure that Miami is on an effective path to Bicycle Friendliness. An important factor for its development…

Pretty in the City – Danielle Knox Loves to Play Pretty

Longtime Miami residents remember the stunningly gorgeous Danielle Knox from the TV news – Knox was the morning news anchor at CBS4/My33 in Miami. Even in that buttoned-up role, you could tell that Knox was a beauty with brains. When she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy in March,…

Last Night: Rock the Bells 2008 at Bayfront Park

Justin Namon Nas performs at Rock the Bells at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami. Click here to view the full slide show. Last Night: Rock the Bells 2008 featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Method Man & Redman, Mos Def, etc. Saturday, August 2, 2008 Bayfront Park, Downtown Miami Better…