Miami Police have arrested a suspect in a recent rash of taxi cab robberies.Christopher Albert Debanos, 21, was arrested yesterday on robbery, burglary, and gun charges in connection to as many as seven stick-ups this summer. Debanos has already confessed to at least one of the robberies, according to police…
Cuthbert Harewood has a dream — a dream that one day even the neighborhood of Liberty City, sweltering with the heat of violence and poverty, will be transformed into an oasis of peace and Pizza Huts.But Harewood’s grandiose vision has a simple beginning: renaming two blocks along NW 71st Street…
A Miami lawyer and a Joe Garcia supporter are suing to kick his opponent, Republican David Rivera, off the ballot for congressional district 25.Lawyers representing Garcia supporter Maria Teresa Pascual and attorney William Barzee gave a press conference on the steps of the Miami-Dade county courthouse at 11 a.m. detailing…
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This summer, Miami Police fatally shot four suspects in Liberty City, Overtown, and Little Haiti, raising questions of excessive use of force and calls for Police Chief Miguel Exposito’s resignation.So Exposito could perhaps be excused for playing up the positive this morning at a press conference marking the end to…
Perhaps it’s just Riptide’s over-familiarity with the adult film industry, but the race for senate is quickly becoming as tired and flaccid as the twelfth take of a Palm Beach porno flick.Take last night’s debate between Governor Charlie Crist, Tea Party boy wonder Marco Rubio, and Kendrick “yes-that’s-me-next-to-Bill-Clinton” Meek at…
With Haiti still in ruins 10 months after a devastating earthquake, it might seem like a strange time to celebrate a Biblical act of destruction.Yet thousands of Haitians filled Notre Dame d’Haiti Cathedral last night to do just that, uniting for the 9th annual Jericho spiritual revival in Little Haiti.”It’s…
John W. Henry, the egomaniac ex-Marlins owner who handed out bobble-head dolls of himself at his own wedding, will likely win control of giant soccer club Liverpool FC later today. But not without fighting off last-minute legal challenges from a pair of cranky old American businessmen first.Either way, the iconic…
South Miami football team wears Kentucky blue but roots for UM
When a 7.0 earthquake hit Léogâne, Haiti on January 12, the shock waves completely destroyed the small town and much of the nearby capital of Port-au-Prince. The damage was horrific: at least 230,000 dead, 300,000 injured, and a million Haitians left homeless.Also crippled in the catastrophe was Haitian-American newspaper Haïti…
Yesterday afternoon, President Obama gazed out over Alonzo Mourning’s yard in Coral Gables, past the brightly painted garden gnomes, and said to himself: What the fuck are giant weather balloons doing here?At least that was the plan drawn up by GetEQUAL, a gay-rights group upset with Obama over his failure…
So much for #1 in Florida. First the Seminoles stomped the U on Saturday. Now it seems even out-of-state teams are taking over the Hurricanes’ home turf.Barely a mile from the University of Miami campus, Palmer Park is smack-dab in the heart of ‘Cane country. But college students working off…
Friday night is a snooze-fest for college football. So instead of nuking a bowl of nachos and watching Oklahoma State vs. LA-Lafayette, get off your fat ass and check-out the best high school football game you will ever see.Miami Central and Northwestern, two of the top teams in the state,…
What do a Christian preschool, a pizzeria, a sod company, and the Tourist Office of Spain have in common?They’ve all been caught shortchanging their staff, according to documents obtained by the New Times. But thanks to the Miami-Dade’s new Wage Theft Program, those and 12 other companies have voluntarily paid…
Miami’s refilled liquor bottle secret
John W. Henry, the geeky hedge fund manager and egomaniac who owned the Florida Marlins for three years, has just bought the sixth biggest soccer team in the entire world: Liverpool Football Club.Around England, the news comes as a shock and a relief. Valued at $822 million dollars but saddled…
In what could be the first test of its new leadership, the Archdiocese of Miami is defending itself against charges it concealed the sexual abuse of at least one altar boy since the late 1960s.In a lawsuit filed this morning, 55-year-old Willard Trent claims he was molested and sodomized by…
Miami is full of fake stuff: from inflated butts and boobs to artificial beaches. But bogus booze?So far this year, state agents have caught five bars around the county serving bottom-shelf liquor from top-shelf bottles. They range from the Booby Trap strip club to a swanky cafe. But waiters say…
If you’re looking for Florida’s most exciting, high-octane offense, forget the Hurricanes, Gators, and Seminoles. And you sure as hell better skip the Dolphins.The most electrifying show in the sunshine state is none other than Miami Central Senior High School. The Rockets have averaged over 50 points per game so…
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