State Sen. Aaron Bean has a dream. It’s a dream so kitschy it makes socks with sandals look classy. A dream so sick it could be stolen from only one place: South Carolina. Bean wants to string a giant fake suspension bridge over all the interstates leading into our fair…
These are trying times at WLRN. All media companies are struggling to shake off the death grip of declining ad revenue (New Times being no exception). The past year has been particularly turbulent for South Florida’s public radio station, however. WLRN’s best-known host, Phil Latzman, was canned in mid-July. A…
These are trying times at WLRN. All media companies are struggling to shake off the death grip of declining ad revenue (New Times being no exception). The past year has been particularly turbulent for South Florida’s award-winning public radio station, however. WLRN’s best-known host, Phil Latzman, was canned in mid-July…
Miami Beach’s “starchitect”-designed convention center is dead. And we have killed it. Well, technically, it was new Mayor Philip Levine and the equally new city commission who killed it. But it was a death foretold last November, when Miami Beach voters overwhelmingly backed opponents of the $1 billion project. The…
When the first shadow skittered across the counter, Chad kept quiet. But as he reached into the cardboard crate to pull out flattened boxes of Stovetop stuffing, the dark shapes swarmed. They crawled over his hands. They scampered up his arms. And they weren’t shadows. They were cockroaches. Chad —…
In the 12 months since New Times broke the Biogenesis story, details of Alex Rodriguez’s doping habits have slowly emerged. This week, however, the sordid picture suddenly snapped into sharp and absurd relief. On Monday, Rodriguez filed a federal lawsuit to overturn the 162-game ban handed down two days earlier…
Why are politicians so eager to close Club Madonna but not the porn companies filming underage girls being statutorily raped on camera?
When the first shadow skittered across the counter, Chad kept quiet. But as he reached into the cardboard crate to pull out flattened boxes of Stove Top stuffing mix, the dark shapes swarmed. They crawled over his hands. They scampered up his arms. And they weren’t shadows. They were cockroaches…
Remember how Charlie Crist was going to write a tell-all book about breaking up with the Republican Party? Well, it’s here. The Tampa Bay Times got an early copy and apparently it contains some juicy stuff, including an anecdote about Karl Rove calling the then GOP gubernatorial candidate “chickenshit” for…
Over the past two weeks, half a dozen current and former Publix employees have contacted New Times to complain that the company discriminates against gay workers. One went as far as to say he’d been treated like a “second-class” citizen by the supermarket chain. Publix denies the allegations. But there…
George Saunders has never been to Miami. But when he arrives on Thursday to discuss his latest book, he will likely immediately recognize it. That’s because Miami is almost identical to the creepy, dystopian, sci-fi landscape conjured up in his short stories. “I’m very class anxious and have been my…
Is Publix anti-gay? Two weeks ago, we reported that the LGBT community had taken issue with the supermarket chain over its lack of policies to protect gay employees. One activist called the company “shockingly conservative.” Publix denied the accusations. Meanwhile, supporters of the supermarket wrote New Times to argue that…
Normally, the first few days of the new year are a time to look forward, make resolutions, vomit up any vestigial alcohol, or go on a diet. But we have to take a moment to salute a local hero whose actions in the dying moments of 2013 made our New…
Publix might be great for deli sandwiches, but it’s bad for gay employees, according to the Human Rights Campaign and several local LGBT activists. Publix does not provide benefits to domestic partners, they point out. Nor does it have nondiscrimination policies in place to protect LGBT employees. “I think it’s…
The jockstrap arrived at 2:31 a.m. like a foul-smelling firebomb. Jorge heard the glass shatter and pedaled over. The gray-haired security guard pulled up on his Huffy just in time to see a Ford Bronco disappear in a cloud of burnt rubber. A fat, pale middle finger wagged out the…
Publix Super Markets: great for deli sandwiches. Bad for gay employees. That’s according to the Human Rights Campaign and several local LGBT activists. Publix does not provide benefits to domestic partners, they point out. Nor does it have non-discrimination policies in place to protect LGBT employees. “I think it’s still…
Miami-Dade County Public Schools and WLRN are both making serious cuts to part-time employee hours, supposedly because of Obamacare. The cutback will affect “several hundred” school employees, including substitute teachers, custodians, and security guards, according to an MDCPS spokesman. Also seeing their hours slashed are part-time WLRN employees, some of…
Well, that didn’t take long. The dust hasn’t even settled yet on this year’s Art Basel but already accusations of broken promises and unpaid bills are emerging. Los Angeles-based fashionistas Flaunt Magazine, for instance, hosted a much-hyped party at Wynwood’s Mana warehouses featuring Kendrick Lamar. But locals say Flaunt founder…
For 92 years, Miami Beach Community Church’s courtyard has been a sanctuary. The small, shaded square was one of the only clean spots back in the ’80s as South Beach spiraled downwards. And in the past 10 years, as Lincoln Road has roared back to life, the courtyard has remained…
The Wire is widely considered one of the greatest television series of all time. David Simon’s bleak depiction of Baltimore corruption was based upon his years as a crime reporter in that city. So it’s no surprise that a recent court case provides a near word-for-word, real-life re-enactment of the…
Come next Tuesday, Miami will likely be one step closer to getting its first real Major League Soccer team (sorry, Fusion, but Fort Lauderdale doesn’t count). That’s when county commissioners will vote on whether to allow Mayor Carlos Gimenez to identify possible stadium locations and enter talks with private developers…
Rosa de la Cruz has been on a bit of a tear lately. On Thursday, she sent the Miami art world into a mid Basel tizzy with an interview claiming that the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) was moving. Now she’s not only doubling down on her remarks but also…
