This past July, New Times published “Scared Straight,” an article about Worthy Creations, a local ministry that shepherds gay men and women toward heterosexuality. The Fort Lauderdale based group operates under the spiritual umbrella of the “ex-gay” movement, which uses reparative therapy to purportedly rid homosexuals of same-sex attraction. Documented…
Ishq, the contemporary Indian restaurant whose opening at 530 Ocean Drive, South Beach, has been “highly anticipated” (re:long delayed), will finally start cooking this Friday (September 14). Owners Sham and Kavita Kamlani promise “Bombay street fare in an oceanside setting” and a menu of traditional dishes (samosas, masalas, tandooris) complemented…
What better way to start the weekend than with a little splash of Miami Vice and Frank Zappa? Courtesy of Youtube: –Francisco Alvarado…
Good Friday All kinds of end-of-the-week news on the Bike Blog. First off, if you’re peddling around South Beach this weekend you might notice a new bike lane on 16th street. It’s been there just a week or so, according to Miami Beach Transportation Coordinator Christine Leduc. The Bike Blog…
Last week, I was contacted by Richard “Virgin Dick” Paris, a member of the Miami/Fort Lauderdale chapter of the Hash House Harriers – the self-described “drinking group with a running problem.” Put simply, hashing works like this: hashers meet (once a week, here) and one or two of them, called…
In 1994, Two Chefs was a combination cooking school and gourmet retail outlet in South Miami. Two years later chef/owners Jan Jorgensen and Soren Bredahl opened the cozy, 100-seat restaurant at the same site. Soren has since returned to Denmark, the wine list has expanded, prices have gone up a…
It’s fall, and you know what that means: another new courtroom reality show that follows in the footsteps of the timeless classic, “The People’s Court.” On Sept. 10, our very own Judge David Young will preside from the bench on daytime TV. (Locally, his show will be aired at 1…
Watch an audio slideshow of Erol Josue leading a Little Haiti Vodou ceremony. Chantal Louis is a 42-year-old Haitian immigrant who lives in suburban Hempstead on Long Island. She’s a mother of three and a computer technician who can flash a megawatt smile. She lives in a two-story white colonial…
The area around downtown Miami has been infiltrated by renegade outdoor advertising. Murals on buildings appear quickly and quietly; a crumbling façade on an Overtown corner becomes a two-story-tall ad spot for Skyy Vodka; three floors of an office building south of Flagler transform into a giant space to promote…
Bon Voyage, Manuel Filed under: News Manuel Noriega’s swarthy, acne-scarred mug will be missed in our fair city when he is released from prison Sunday. Where else does a corrupt, militant South American cocaine trafficker really belong anyway? Certainly not France. All of his friends are here. The Federal Correctional…
Long ago Humberto Aguilar was a thief, a rich one with a Mercedes-Benz SL650 and a slew of designer Italian suits to show for it. He specialized in laundering millions of dollars pumped from the cocaine trade. Now the plump 54-year-old with a baritone voice and a Tom Selleck mustache…
Since we didn’t post one last week, we’ve got two for you today: one is happy, one aint. Here’s the first, taken on a recent Critical Mass (the Saturday one) ride. The group, which promotes safety in numbers via mass bike rides, meets this Saturday, 10:00 AM at University Metrorail…
Ebony is a professional. She has a master’s degree from a large East Coast University, two kids, and a nice car. She works as a counselor by day, catering to Miami’s sick and stressed at a medical facility. She is a big woman: five foot one, weighing in at two…
Here’s Miami Schools Superintendent Rudy Crew on Monday’s “>News and Notes, a nationally syndicated radio show broadcast on National Public Radio and locally on WLRN-FM (91.3): “In Miami for example, we have the Latin Builders Association, (which) provides everything from bicycles for youngsters at the holiday season to knapsacks for…
Enter here, vegans As any meat-free Miamian knows, there is a dearth of vegetarian dining options in the Magic City. But according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), there’s one area where we excel at being meatless: the ballpark. PETA named Dolphin Stadium (home of the Florida…
Take your pick Next month Market Grill, an Argentine-style “boutique meat market” and food shop will open in the Blockbuster Plaza at 1539 Alton Road. The signature offering will be a “Pre-Selected Parrillada,” where you’ll be able to tell the butcher the amount of people expected at your BBQ, and…
From El Nuevo Herald. The chasm between the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald couldn’t be more evident than in the way the two publications cover Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Rudolph “Rudy” Crew. In the Issues & Ideas section of August 26’s Sunday Herald, reporter Tania deLuzuriaga does a full-page…
Welcome to Fall! What’s the difference between an Independence Day barbecue and a Labor Day barbecue? Around these parts, about five degrees. Seriously: Why are two distinct holidays held in different seasons celebrated via the same menu of hamburgers, hot dogs, and the like? Thanksgiving has its turkey, Easter its…
It’s the Friday before a three-day weekend, and you’re either toiling away at your computer trying to compensate for the workday you’re gonna miss next week, or you’re surfing the web, planning your weekend. Thought so…..just in case you didn’t find anything on our calendar that grabs your eye, here…
It’s Friday, amigos, and you know what that means: another wave of Fidel death rumors! It would be so darned convenient if Raul and Co. announced El Maximo Lider’s death today, wouldn’t it? We’ve got a three day weekend, perfect for 72 hours of freedom-loving fiestas. Let’s take a look…
During college, I boycotted mega stores linked to exploited workers and supported Ralph Nader. After college, I cavorted with wealthy Republicans and shamefully ducked in to Wal-Mart Supercenter from time-to-time. Hopefully, the idealism of the 100-some college students traveling to Miami for a protest at Burger King headquarters Friday will…
Maybe our school system’s obsession with test scores has gotten out of hand, or maybe our standards have simply dropped. The Miami charter middle school Florida International Academy has posted “Proud to be a B school” in the front of their small building on Biscayne Blvd. Sure the Academy has…
