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Showing 23717 - 23738 of 31926Uncle Luke Records Theme Song for ‘Canes Doc; Donna Shalala Must Be Thrilled
Rakontur’s highly anticipated documentary on University of Miami football, The U, premiers on ESPN on December 12, and this latest bit of news has us even more excited: Uncle Luke has recorded the theme song.Luther Campbell, The 2 Live Crew rapper, was persona non grata at UM for a decade…
Balls Out: Miami FC Joins Renegade Soccer League
Depending on how much of a die-hard soccer fan you are, watching South Florida’s pro soccer team Miami FC’s front-office machinations can be more interesting than any of its on-field action. In its effort to survive, the club has tried everything. It’s signed the Barry Bonds of soccer — and…
Why Do Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio Continue To Hide Their Love?
All of Florida is wondering when Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio will come out and make it official. They are totally in political love, but why won’t Jeb put a ring on it by endorsing Rubio over Gov. Charlie Crist in the Senate primary? Years ago, things weren’t so hush-hush. During…
Google Got Us a Holiday Present: Free Wi-Fi at Our Airport!
Google, what have you ever done for us? Besides search, free email, YouTube, Blogger, GTalk, Chrome, Google Docs, etc. That’s nice and all, but they’ve never given us a holiday present, until now. Google will be giving away free WiFi at some of America’s busiest airpots starting now and ending on…
The Florida Government Has Misplaced 18,000 Buildings — Yes, Buildings
Riptide sure hates when we forget where one of our building are. There’s always a bit of panic, and then we retrace our steps trying to remember where we left it. Was it in Kendall? No, how about Hialeah? Then we call up our friends, “Hey, Do you remember where…
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The teen charged with the stabbing at Coral Gables high has confessed, but he didn’t even know his victim’s name, and the fight was provoked by a ‘bad face.’ [CBS4]A bicyclist in South West Dade was killed in a hit and run. [Herald]Tonight, MTV’s ‘The City’ comes to Miami. We’ve…
Miami Judge Rules Bolivians Have Case Against Leaders Of ‘Black October’ Massacre
In January, New Times brought you the story of a handful of indigenous Bolivians who traveled to Miami to seek justice against two well connected former leaders who were in charge during a bloody massacre outside La Paz in 2003. The Bolivians claimed that former President Gonzalo “Goni” Sanchez de…
Jailhouse Knocks: Violence at Miami-Dade Pretrial Detention Center Leads to Jailers
The photo of Calvin Kingcade, inmate 09-9975, shows a fit 25-year-old with a black eye, a broken jaw, and a mouth fastened shut with silver wires. He drools while he talks to his mom at Ward D of Jackson Memorial Hospital. After getting jumped at Miami-Dade Pretrial Detention Center, one-fourth…
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South Florida: Third Most Dangerous Metro for Pedestrians
Using your own two feet as your primary means of conveyance in Florida won’t just get you drenched in sweat most of the year, it’s also more likely to put you in the path of danger.According to Transportation for America’s Pedestrian Danger Index, the top four most dangerous metropolitans in…
Silicon Beach: Miami New Times Tweetup
This year’s fourth tweetup was a blast at Lucky Strike on South Beach, although once again, it was more like a rockin’ party than a proper tweetup. The cute and bubbly sign-in girls were just the start. It was a great time, even if we were all scattered about and…
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‘Tea Party’ Party Officially Established in Florida
Well, the ‘Tea Party’ is an official political party in Florida now. Orlando lawyer Frederic O’Neal registered the new party with the Florida Secretary of State in August, and serves as its chairman. “The current system has become mired in the sludge of special interest money that seeks to control…
Are the Poll Voters Trying to Keep Miami Out of a BCS Bowl?
What’s there to say about Miami’s win against Virginia? It was nice to see the Canes dominate a conference rival who deserved to be dominated during Homecoming, but otherwise *yawn*. Instead let’s bitch about polls and make wild predictions about bowl games!Those lovely AP voters and the BCS’s diabolical computers…
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Hurricane Ida is heading for the Gulf of Mexico. [CBS4]A pilot is dead after crashing his small plane in the Everglades last night. [NBCMiami]PoliticsMarco Rubio’s record in the State House isn’t nearly as conservative as he’d have you believe. It’s almost like it’s difficult to be a true conservative in…
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Miami Dolphins Lose: Hauntingly Familiar
When Vontae Davis started off the game with a leaping interception that can only be described as Fuck Yea!, the consensus feeling was the Dolphins were going to make this one interesting. Maybe even pull off the upset. Alas, it was not to be. The Patriots were able to show…
The Fast Lane: Championship Racecar Driver Will Do Three Years in Ecstasy Case
When it comes to the drug habits of the rich and famous, there’s a thin line between hilarious and disturbing. Championship race car driver Mariusz Malyszczycki’s relationship with ecstasy is something closer to entrepreneurial. The Polish speedster was busted in the middle of a brazen plan to import a boatload…
Miami Dolphins Preview: One Insufferable Fanbase Down, One To Go
When last we saw our Miami Dolphins, they were busy beating the bejesus out of the shitdipping trash-talking New York Jets, and silencing their shitdipping trash-talking fans in the process. It was one of the most satisfying wins in recent memory. Jason Taylor was able to talk some trash of…
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Miami Sports Agent Returns after Cuban Prison Term
When Miami sports agent Juan Ignacio Hernandez Nodar, 51, flew into Miami Friday after spending 13 years in a Cuban jail, he felt a bit like Rip Van Winkle. The small children he had left behind were all grown up and Miami had sprouted a new skyline.Hernandez, who tried to…
The Week That Was: A Beacon of Participatory Democracy
Hey, there were some elections this week. You probably didn’t vote, but we liveblogged them for you, and here are your winners for Miami, Miami Beach and Hialeah. In Miami voters loved name recognition (aka voting for people related to former Mayors), and in Miami Beach the most entertaining local election of…
Glenn Garvin’s “Obama is a TV Space Lizard” Theory Debunked by Actress Who Plays TV Space Lizard
Considering Herald TV critic Glenn Garvin now gets his own right-wing political column every other week, is it asking too much that he keeps pointed, half-baked political theory out of his television reviews? Because all too often the man’s words come off seeming ridiculous.After deciding to attack the National Park…
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Hurricanes Host Cavaliers for Homecoming
Virginia Cavaliers @ Miami Hurricanes, Saturday 12pm on ESPN360.com and 90.5 FM. College football is a ridiculously frustrating thing, and playing in the ACC only magnifies that. Listen, we know the chances of it happening are slight, but if Duke beats NC and somehow knocked off Georgia Tech next weekend they’d…