Something like that Exercising is a lot like white stretch pants and Hollywood — it ain’t for everybody. Sure, sweatin’ to the oldies sounds fun, but doesn’t chillin’ to Top 40 sound just as tempting? But as relaxing as the gradual atrophy of your bones and muscles can be, physical…
Kentward Forbes is in trouble with the Florida Elections Commission, but he doesn’t have to worry about the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office coming after him. The FEC recently found probable cause that the Redland community activist broke state law governing political campaigns…
Within a span of two months, the bodies of two women were found stuffed into suitcases in Broward County, leaving no question in detectives’ minds that a serial killer was on the loose.
A pretty woman with fake Dior sunglasses, skintight clothes, and sharply arched, penciled-in eyebrows strode into a pawn shop at NE Second Avenue and Tenth Street. Her name was Joy, she said warily, and she was there to make a deal. Her face looked younger than its 41 years, but…
It’s the nation’s grossest national product: Americans collectively produce an estimated 39.4 billion pounds annually. That’s 108 million pounds each day, 4.5 million pounds every hour. And in the fifteen minutes or so it will take to read and digest this expertly written piece of cutting-edge journalism, Americans will pass…
See the World, One Couch at a Time Filed under: Flotsam Want to cross oceans, continents, and cultures, but lack the necessary scratch for a room in a sleazy hostel, let alone a tony hotel? Thousands of financially challenged would-be voyagers have found a way. Enter the Couchsurfing Project: an…
The guy knows his bikes The other day, I was griping to Mr. Bike on the phone about how much crap I had hauled to work on my bike that morning. “Have you thought about getting a trailer?” he asked. “Most people find that once they start using their bikes…
When One Ninety Restaurant premiered on 46th Street in Buena Vista East some four years ago, it was the first hip, bohemian-style restaurant in the area. Locals flocked to the place for the carefree environment, live music, and tasty, affordable fare. Enter greedy landlords. Exit One Ninety. Last month, after…
Sasha Issenberg is a younger guy than I had envisioned while reading his book, The Sushi Economy. I could see the youth in his face as he approached the podium at Books & Books in Coral Gables on Saturday afternoon. Then he started his talk by stating that he’s been…
Those of you out there who missed the Greater Miami Area Chamber of Commerce’s Hurricane Preparedness Dog Fair may want to watch this. God only knows what’s really going on in this video, but it would appear that this is the group of people in Miami Dade County who will…
Bebel Gilberto’s Myspace page has a background of waves in black and white. It’s appropriate considering the sonic timbre of the voice that belongs to the daughter of Brazilian bossa nova legend Joao Gilberto. It is a swoon-inducing, cosmically breathy thing that moves like water over smooth river stones. It’s…
When I learned a gay porn website had set up only two blocks away from the New Times office on Biscayne Boulevard, I devised a plan to get inside the two-story red brick house where all the action at cocodorm.com takes place. I decided to apply for a job as…
Three major restaurant openings are pegged for the coming month. I am all too aware that reality rarely matches hype in the restaurant biz, but this trio truly appears to hold some promise. * On May 30th, the smartly re-designed Tides South Beach hotel will premiere its new dining establishment,…
From mullets (before, above) to crew cuts (after, below) Think of cop cars as haircuts. The former incarnation of Miami Beach patrol cars were like mullets: somewhat business oriented and vaguely patriotic but with more than a hint of party. Mostly white, the cars sport a playful red squiggle that…
Ouzo’s Greek Taverna & Bar has announced plans to open their second venue, to be located in the former Madiba space on South Beach’s west side — just down the block from another Mediterranean favorite, Sardinia. I’ve always enjoyed the North Miami Beach Ouzo’s, and explained why in my review…
Richie Kohler is a professional wreck diver. Actually he’s the Tiger Woods of wreck divers. The 45-year-old has discovered German U-boats, hosted the program Deep Sea Detectives on the History Channel, and recently dove the Britanic (the Titanic’s sister ship), which sits 400 feet below the surface of the Aegean…
New News in the World of Not News We here at Riptide just can’t get our news fast enough. So we were pleased as pudding when the Miami Herald came up with an idea that means we no longer have to read — goodbye headaches! Now the day’s five most…
It’s 10:00 on a Saturday night, and Yaron Yemini is live on the air with Ashraf, in Cairo, Egypt. The guy has been almost shouting for twenty minutes now, his Arabic accelerating to such a furious pace that it seems impossible the host will let him continue. But Yemini just…
Lucy Delgado’s American Dream is about to die. The petite, talkative mother of four, together with her husband, Ervin, moved to Miami from Managua, Nicaragua, in 1990. After two years of saving, the family bought a home — an $8000 trailer at Blue Lake Mobile Home Ranch on West Flagler…
This week the New Times kicks off our gallery of graffiti and other street art from around the city, StreetWorks. Each week we’ll comb the area for new samples of urban art. View the first StreetWorks slideshow here…
Well, it’s been about two weeks since the Great Rickenbacker Fiasco made landfall, and it shows no signs of letting up. Last week, the Bike Blog reported on a number – we still don’t know how many — of accidents on the Rickenbacker as a result of repaving that left…
Damn pizza thieves! In case you were wondering, the Midtown Miami welcome wagon is in business. And Pizzafiore, server of amazing Italian food and just one of many new fast-food joints that has popped up near the New Times offices, has received the first dose of reality that often comes…
