World Cup 2010: Hat Tricks and Fiestas!

Argentina 4, South Korea 1: As expected, Argentina has come out with guns blazing in this World Cup with two impressive wins thus far. None more than yesterday’s 4-1 drubbing of South Korea. Striker Gonzalo Higuain scored three goals while Lionel Messi wreaked havoc with his usual feats of awesome,…

Marco Rubio and David Rivera’s Tallahassee House Faces Foreclosure

Long before Marco Rubio and David Rivera became two of the highest profile Republican candidates in Florida, the Miami politicos shared a nice shady suburban house in Tallahassee, a few miles from the state capitol, just off the Apalachee Parkway.Presumably, the scene inside Real World GOP Tally included plenty of…

Around Town: Lil Jon, Comics Convention, Paulina Rubio, and Father’s Day Hogs

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Best Outdoors Store Jet’s Florida Is Closed

Just in case you haven’t noticed, the 172-page golden tome otherwise known as the Miami New Times Best of Miami 2010 hit streets today. It’s huge. It’s awesome. It’s invaluable. One caveat: Ignore the entry for Best Outdoors Store because Jet’s Florida and its bushwhacking salesmen have gone AWOL. In…

Rick Scott Has Business Connection With Mexican Playboy

Suddenly surging Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott has so, so much money we really can’t expect him to know what he has done with it all. Though, surprisingly for a guy who has built a sizable portion of his platform on adopting Arizona’s controversial immigration laws, which some people see…

Charges in Yet Another Ponzi Scheme Targeting South Florida Haitians

They are a hard-working immigrant group with virtually no financial wriggle room. Whatever money can be scrimped together is often sent to relatives still living in their impoverished and disaster-devastated homecountry. As a demographic, they can least afford to lose their savings– and yet South Florida’s Haitian-Americans community is increasingly…

Luxury Auto Theft Ring Uncovered

Police have put a stop to a massive luxury car theft ring. The elaborate scam targeted rental cars, and in an investigation yesterday police recovered more than $250,000 in stolen vehicles from an undisclosed warehouse somewhere in North Dade.”These are high-end vehicles, so they’re worth a lot of money. This…

Best of Miami 2010: New & Improved!

Tired of the old? Ready for something brand-spanking-new? The pages that follow include 361 descriptions of the best Miami has to offer. There’s a bar hidden away on Virginia Key, and Turkish baths in Miami Beach. Or try our suggestion for the top brunch — the Palace on Ocean Drive;…