On Friday, New Times published a three-month investigation into Miami Beach Fire Rescue (MBFR). It showed that MBFR leaders and other city officials ignored evidence of corruption. Millions of dollars in permit fees mysteriously went missing. And the two employees who did complain were forced out.It now seems as if the…
Three months ago, Michael Stec could bench-press 275 pounds. Now the 56-year-old struggles to walk, gripping tightly to the parallel bars at Mercy Hospital, his legs buckling underneath him like broken stilts.Most people never know how they get sick. But Stec says he can pinpoint the exact moment. He even…
Karlie Tomica is currently the most reviled person on Miami Beach. According to police, the Nikki Beach bartender and self-described “party princess” ran over chef Stefano Riccioletti outside his Collins Avenue eatery on Monday morning. As Riccioletti lay dying on the street, Tomica allegedly sped away in her car.But a…
Dan Marino has a seven-year-old love child. The Dolphins legend and CBS football analyst had an affair with a production assistant in Manhattan back in 2005, according to the New York Post.Marino, a mild-mannered family man with the personality of an egg timer, has apparently admitted to the affair.See also:- Chasing…
Giant Squid Captured on Film for First Time Thanks to South Florida’s Triton Submarines
How badly do some people want Hugo Chávez to die? Badly enough to splash a phony photo purportedly portraying the Venezuelan president’s last moments on newspapers and websites around the world.The fake photo was quickly debunked. But who was the poor bastard whose intubation was met with glee from Doral…
Last night, on the season finale of the Discovery Channel show Curiosity, the world got its first look at one of the most elusive and mysterious creatures on the planet: the giant squid.The kraken’s cameo would never have been possible, however, if not for the futuristic submarine used to film…
Jorge Gonzalez hasn’t been seen or heard from in nearly seven months. That was July 8, when the then Miami Beach city manager stepped down amid public outrage over seemingly rampant corruption on the island.Now, however, Gonzalez is mulling a remarkable return to Miami Beach politics.”I may run for mayor…
Dancers at SoBe Gay Club Twist Accused of Phone Theft
A bizarre baby kidnapping on Monday evening has left one person dead and two critically injured, including the 15-month-old kidnapped girl.According to police, the incident began as an attempt by Mylife Rivera-Vasquez, 20, to forcefully take custody of her daughter, Juliet Rivera. Rivera-Vasquez invited the baby’s step-mom to meet at…
“Pay for a lap dance, end up getting fucked,” Danny Garcia says.Most of the time, this T&A truism translates to a sticky ending in the back of one of Miami’s seedy strip clubs. But Garcia alleges that for customers at Twist, one of South Beach’s oldest and most beloved gay…
How do you know when your immigration system is truly messed up? When people pay $16,000 to be smuggled more than 10,000 miles just to end up in jail and on the wrong side of an STD joke in South Florida.That’s exactly what happened to some poor Brazilian bastards who…
Cutler Bay Teen on 5 a.m. McDonald’s Run Falsely Arrested for Driving High, Lawyer Says
Despite winning it all last year (suck it Thunder), doubts remain about the Miami Heat. The team has lost three of its last four games, Dwayne Wade is currently cranky about playing time, and our most devoted fans remain of the blow-job-giving variety.On top of all that, a local lawyer…
It may be the strangest DUI arrest report ever. It lists the male subject as just 5-foot-6 and 137 pounds. Occupation: Miami Killian High School student. And under last meal: “Seasonal/turkey, rice, mashed potatoes/Thanksgiving.”Meet Steven Wilson Duque: 14 years old and charged with driving while high on Turkey Day. Stranger…
When Miami Beach cop Derick Kuilan ditched his police ATV for some drinks at The Clevelander, his superiors were none the wiser (although maybe they should have been). As a result, Kuilan drunkenly jumped back on his ride with a bride-to-be and nearly killed a couple of beachgoers.Now cops are…
Norman Braman is arguably the most powerful man in Miami-Dade. He sits atop $1.6 billion, owns the city’s largest auto dealership, recalls county mayors as if they were unruly children, and funnels small fortunes to political candidates. In short, the octogenarian practically rules this town. But one of Braman’s ex-employees…
On Friday afternoon, two small-time criminals entered a CVS pharmacy in Kendall and allegedly began pocketing some of the goods. By the time Miami-Dade Police officers arrived, Yolanda Thomas and Xavier Johnson were already pulling out of the parking lot and making their getaway.Cops pursued the shoplifting suspects for 20…
Norman Braman is arguably the most powerful man in Miami-Dade. He sits atop $1.6 billion, owns the city’s largest auto dealership, recalls county mayors as if they were unruly children, and funnels small fortunes to political candidates. In short, the octogenarian practically rules this town.But one of Braman’s ex-employees is…
Hugo Chávez is in “severe” condition with what Venezuelan officials say is a “respiratory deficiency” following months of cancer treatment.The statement has led some to predict that the leftist president is on life support and will pass away imminently. But here in Miami — where el exilio has been waiting…
Miami Beach’s Corrupt Projects: From Bathrooms to Frozen Yogurt Stands
Last year Florida witnessed some crazy sh*t, most famously “Miami Zombie” Rudy Eugene tearing the face off of Ronald Poppo before dying in a flurry of bullets.Well, 2013 isn’t starting out any more sane.A naked burglar was arrested this morning after allegedly breaking into a yard in Little Haiti, choking…
