In what looks like the largest crime of its type, Albert Gonzalez, a 28-year-old Miami man, was indicted on charges of hacking into computer networks and stealing information from more than 130 million credit and debit card accounts. Gonzalez — who also goes by the hacker names “segvec,” “soupnazi,” and “j4guar17″…
from Emilio Labrador’s Flickr…
Look at this sharp Dwyane Wade. His perfectly manicured chin strip. His exquisite pencil mustache. His multi-carat princess-cut diamond earrings. Those snazzy little lines in his hair. His shiny lips? Wait a second. Is Dwyane Wade wearing… lip gloss? Crunk & Disorderly seems to think so. There’s nothing wrong with getting in touch with your feminine side (it didn’t seem to…
Miami-Dade Police found a young Hialeah man dead this morning outside of the Days Inn Miami International Airport Hotel. He was identified at 3:30 a.m. as 21-year-old Raudel Sanchez. The noisy, hotel is located on NW 11th Street on the southwest side of the airport. Not much is yet known about Sanchez…
Republicans almost always win the agriculture commissioner, so this might or might not be earth-shattering, but the Democrats’ leading candidate, conservationist Eric Draper, has dropped out of the race. Instead, he’ll return to concentrating on his work with Audobon of Florida. So now the Democrats are without down an AgComm candidate and, more…
The recession might have you feeling poor, but the Miami/Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area is still the 10th richest in the nation in terms of combined personal income. Buffalo Business First analyzed personal income for the top 72 markets in America based on salary, interest payments, dividends, rental income, and government checks, and South Florida…
“You must remember that… half of the population is dumber than average,” Bob Garfield, a writer for Advertising Age, tells the Washington Post. You don’t have to remind us, Bob — we watch Miami Social every week. Star Ariel Stein, who’s cast in the role of making all the other Socials…
Roll Call and Naked Politics present a pretty thrilling scenario for the game of political musical chairs that could be set off if Gov. Charlie Crist appoints Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart to Mel Martinez’s U.S. Senate seat. Mario Diaz-Balart, Lincoln’s brother, might have had his district specially drawn for him, but it’s fast becoming…
The Archdiocese of Miami has finalized plans to close 13 Catholic churches in Miami-Dade and Broward, owing in part to the recession. [Herald]The season’s first hurricane, named Bill, took shape in the Atlantic, though it seems to not have its eye on Miami. Tropical Storm Ana, on the other hand… [Herald]A father…
Bitchy celebrity blogger Perez Hilton made a name for himself drawing cocaine boogers on photos of movie stars. That, and spreading hateful — OK, kind of hilarious — morsels of Hollywood gossip. So, what in hell is he doing on the August cover of The Advocate? That’s what readers of the…
The Palm Beach Post is reporting that Governor Charlie Crist has sent out a document entitled “Questionnaire for Senate Appointment,” to three men [link to pdf]. The first two names have been mentioned widely before: former Secretary of State Jim Smith, and former US Attorney Bob Menendez. But the third…
Remember Betty Castor? She’s the lady that lost to Mel Martinez in 2004 by about a percentage point after Martinez hammered her with accusation she failed to fire a “terrorist” in 1996 while president of USF. I kind of wondered what she felt when Mel Martinez announced his resignation from the…
“I’ve just been to hell folks and it’s called Miami airport,” say British comedian Paul O’Grady who rose to fame as his drag alter ego Lily Savage.O’Grady was on his way back to Britain from a holiday in Peru, and had a stop over at Miami International Airport where he was detained…
This showed up on Flickr tagged with “Miami” recently, and I thought it looked nice. So, there you go. It’s from JustSimplePhoto’s Flickr…
Regarding the woman who set herself on fire yesterday at the Mall of the Americas, this isn’t exactly surprising: The woman’s husband said she had been to Jackson Memorial Hospital three times recently for psychiatric help and has a history of mental problems, according to Miami Herald news partner WFOR-CBS 4.Her…
The closing of Irene Marie Models in February was a milestone moment in the steady decline of Miami’s modeling industry. Other agencies have since scaled back, and the amount of money the industry has brought to the area has dwindled from about $40 million in 2002 to $12 million last…
He’s not running from South Beach or Wilton Manors (where he could probably win on that photo alone), but from somewhere in Hillsborough County, where he was a one-term commissioner. Blair is a former professional wrestler who fought on a tag team called the Killer Bees (named for the Miami Dolphins’…
Earlier this summer, New Times brought you the story of Roman Vidal, a 54-year-old Cutler Bay resident accused of funneling millions of dollars’ worth of black-market cigarettes through the Port of Miami to criminal gangs in Europe.Just before 11 a.m. today, Vidal pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud,…
Last year, we dubbed Damon Weaver “the best political reporter in South Florida,” and after a long quest, the 11-year-old finally got to do yesterday what most political reporters only dream of — sit down for a one-on-one interview with the president of the United States. Dreams do come true!…
Commissioner Marc Sarnoff thinks Miami 21 might make a repeat appearance this fall. [SFBJ]A Miami man was shopping at his local Publix (5715 NW Seventh St.) when some idiot managers thought he stole some eye drops. So they made him go into the bathroom and take off his clothes. I don’t…
When the NFL suspended Cleveland Browns receiver Donte’ Stallworth yesterday for the full 2009 season, he issued an official statement with all the right sentiments about the drunken March 14 crash that killed a man on the MacArthur Causeway.Stallworth promised to “use the period of my suspension to reflect, to…
Say what you will about Rev. Gaston E. Smith, the Liberty City pastor who faces felony theft charges and is the subject of this week’s New Times feature, “In the Name of the King”. One thing is indisputable: The man can preach. We’ve received a couple of emails looking for videos of…
