Miami New Times’ annual Best of Miami issue lands online this morning. For hundreds of our staff’s picks on the finest places to eat and drink and the most notable people and personalities who defined South Florida over the past year, check out the full issue. Here’s a quick preview of our pick for Best Politician: Coral Gables Mayor Raul Valdes-Fauli.
Mark Zuckerberg has been busy this month tweaking Facebook so its billions of users see more good local content, including the daily journalism produced right here at Miami New Times. Here are a few easy steps to make sure you’re still getting the best stories, videos and slideshows from New…
The holidays are over and with it comes a whole new year of live music, concerts, and club shows in Miami. Live music starts on day one of the new year, with a set from Slushii at E11even if you’ve got any energy left over after New Year’s Eve, or Tal Cohen at Lagniappe if you’re just looking to lounge while you listen to some great music.Retro crooner Derek Fein’s music has been called a modern day blend of Lana Del Rey and Elvis Presley’s sensibilities. He’ll play a free show at the Wynwood Yard on Thursday night, and if you’re feeling refueled by Saturday, a wild set by Hymn for Her will get you dancing at Lagniappe.
This was the year when Miami politics went full drunken circus. Donald Trump repeatedly gave prime seats to a notorious former Miami cult member who once stood trial for murder. His top adviser had a secret South Florida history tied to drug dealers and mystery apartments. And Marco Rubio continued to be a spineless embarrassment.
Life in 2017 means grappling with the knowledge that manmade climate change is, at most, a few decades away from flooding Miami. Wedged between a threatened Everglades and a warming Atlantic Ocean and jeopardized by rising seas, salty water tables, and strengthening hurricanes, the Magic City is at the center of environmental news that’s impossible to ignore.
Now that you’ve unwrapped your gifts, it’s time to plan for the biggest night of the year. Miami has seemingly endless ways to ring in the New Year, so whether you want to feast in a multicourse gourmet meal or celebrate with friends at a pub, here are the best places to toast to 2018.
This year was a hell of a lot better than 2016. Alabama Democrat Doug Jones overcame a child molester to win a spot in the U.S. Senate. Harvey Weinstein and his misogynist colleagues from Hollywood to Miami are on the run. The stock market is surging. And the new Star…
The final full week of 2017 is here, and there’s just enough time for a few more live performances to close out the year.
From long-lost cocaine lords found hiding in Orlando to steroid-slinging gym owners to a truly Satanic plot to robocall millions of phones with spam messages, 2017 ended up as a 1. FCC Fines Miami Man $120 Million for Making 96 Million Robocalls in Three Months Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission…
Are you team Katy or team Taylor? This week, Katy Perry’s fans, affectionally called KatyCats, will rally behind the pop singer at American Airlines Arena. Perry’s on tour for her latest album, Witness, which has been met with a tepid response by American audiences since its release this summer. Even the Taylor…
In a year where a semi-Florida Man took the White House and preceded to bring lasting and great shame to the state where he spends half his year hacking and gold balls and schmoozing random Mar-a-Lago members, it was another local political son who dominated Miami headlines for his awful…
All in all, 2017 was not a glorious sports year in South Florida. The Marlins and Panthers were awful, the Heat needed a second-half surge to go from dreadful to mediocre, and the less said about this season’s Dolphins squad the better. The only good news comes from Coral Gables,…
Christmas comes early this week when Y100’s Jingle Ball takes over the BB&T Center Sunday for a festive celebration of pop music. You’ll find acts like Demi Lovato, Logic, Fifth Harmony, and Nick Jonas ready to spread some holiday cheer. However, make sure not to skip out on pop royalty when…
This year, Miami New Times exposed child molestation allegations against the founder of Florida’s largest megachurch and domestic violence charges against one of Miami’s most recognizable reality TV stars. We told the tale of the worst Florida Keys murder in three decades and got inside a booming purple drank ring tied to the biggest names in hip-hop. Our writers investigated an only-in-Miami invention patent marketing scheme and the handful of politically tied companies set to make a fortune off medical marijuana. And millions of readers came along for the ride.
There’s barely a month left in 2017, but Miami is heating up musically as the event season kicks into high gear. This weekend, Riptide Music Festival will take over Fort Lauderdale Beach Park with two days of music, each with its own distinct flavor. The first day will present Weezer, Cage the Elephant, Portugal the Man…
Things are a little quieter this week thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday — but it’s not completely dead. Right before you’re set to chow down on some turkey and pumpkin pie, Trap Circus is bringing hip-hop’s reigning queen, Cardi B, to the RC Cola Plant. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper shot…
Exactly 30 years ago, Miami New Times was born in a tiny office on South Beach. One of the aims of its founders was to publish long-form, narrative stories that would make a difference and provide a voice for the community. Surprise! It worked. Scores of writers of magazine-length stories…
After making its live debut in Miami in 2013, Grizzly Bear returns for another show. The band had been performing long before its appearance here four years ago and had released its debut album, Horn of Plenty, in 2004. Grizzly Bear is touring in support of its fifth LP, Painted Ruins. Catch the quartet at the Fillmore Miami Beach this Thursday.
Miami New Times is celebrating its 30th anniversary by assembling a list of 30 writers who have gone on to author books about everything from terrorism to baseball to Prince to Gander, Newfoundland. They have won Pulitzer Prizes, become foreign correspondents, and written tomes that will endure. Yesterday, we published…
Miami New Times, celebrating its 30th anniversary, has employed scores of writers since it began publishing in 1987. It has evolved from a small, scrappy weekly into a web-focused news and culture phenomenon that equals and often bests all other local media (even you, Mother Herald!) in reporting, writing, and…
Jay-Z’s 4:44 Tour finally makes it to Miami this Sunday. It’s in support of his 13th album of the same name, which, like Magna Carta Holy Grail, wasn’t teased with any singles before release. But then again, when you inhabit the upper echelons of superstardom like Shawn Carter does, you don’t have to bother with singles.
If you are unaware who up-and-coming rapper Lil Peep is, don’t feel too bad. His internet-grown fan base skews young, but they are definitely a faithful bunch. With over 100 million streams, the emo rapper seems to come out of nowhere to most people. But after a series of successful…
