Is Publix anti-gay? Two weeks ago, we reported that the LGBT community had taken issue with the supermarket chain over its lack of policies to protect gay employees. One activist called the company “shockingly conservative.” Publix denied the accusations. Meanwhile, supporters of the supermarket wrote New Times to argue that…
The Warriors unleashed unholy three-point terror on the Heat Thursday night, raining long balls aplenty in a 123-114 win. Stephen Curry was unconscious all night long, scoring 36 points on 8-15 from three to go along with his 12 assists. Former Florida Gator David Lee constantly killed the Heat inside,…
Not since notorious job-skipper Lou Saban quit the Hurricanes for Army in 1978 amid controversy has any head football coach left the University of Miami directly for another school. They’ve all either been handed a pink slip or a head-coaching job on the pro level. It was for years one…
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Charlie Crist, the man of a thousand stances, recently sat down for his first interview with the gay press. While a Republican Governor in 2008 he publicly backed Amendment 2, which banned gay marriage and civil union in Florida. During his ill-fated 2010 Senate run he held firm on that…
Hate crimes in Florida were up 22 percent in 2012, according to information just released by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office. In all, there were 170 instances of people being charged with a hate crime in Florida, up from 139 in 2011. That’s also the highest number since 2008…
Marcelo Cicuta said he recently turned down a $30,000 offer for his award-winning French bulldog. But when Cicuta returned to his home, he found the dog and 15 of its newborn puppies gone…
Florida Man and his wife, Florida Woman, are anonymous superheroes whose only powers are to shock and amaze. Their existence is a phantasmagoria; they are nowhere and everywhere all at once and can cause shenanigans in both Panama City and Pasco within the same 24-hour news cycle. Although very little…
The year 2013 brought us some of the most unimaginable sports moments ever, and some we wish were only in our imagination. From Ray Allen’s Game 6 three pointer to tie Game Six, to a FG snap hitting Brandon Fields square in the face, 2013 had a little bit of…
Normally, the first few days of the new year are a time to look forward, make resolutions, vomit up any vestigial alcohol, or go on a diet. But we have to take a moment to salute a local hero whose actions in the dying moments of 2013 made our New…
Though the conditions of this sun-soaked December afternoon hardly called for it, Ericson Harrell was happy to fetch his mask. In the past year, since this North Miami Beach cop “evolved” into something he calls an “oath keeper,” he’s always had his mask at hand — just in case. “There’s…
Only in Florida. Every week, so many Americans mutter those words while marveling at the latest insanity to come from our state that Tallahassee really ought to put the phrase on license plates. At Miami New Times, at least a third of our work is done by those crazies. Although…
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Miami New Times has never had a year quite like 2013. In January, we dropped a bomb on Major League Baseball when our Biogenesis investigation revealed a massive doping scandal in Coral Gables. In April, Michael Bay released “Pain & Gain,” a major production with the Rock and Mark Wahlberg…
Welcome to 2014, and the first day of your New Years resolution. Whether it be stopping smoking, losing weight, or making this the year you refuse to let the Dolphins trick you into thinking they will stop being mediocre — we all have something we could improve in our lives…
Ever since news hit yesterday that Dwyane Wade fathered a child with a mystery woman, the internet has been dabbling in amateur detective work trying to figure out who the lady is. Well, TMZ Sports reports the woman is 30-year-old Aja Metoyer, who also happens to have two kids with…
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A Florida couple went to the local Walmart to pick up some beer on a five-finger discount, but when they pulled out of the parking lot they had some extra cargo in the back of their pickup truck: a Walmart manager. The couple then drove nearly 15 miles at high…
Having trouble trying to sell your home? Too bad it’s not a $1 million mansion. Properties in the seven figure range were selling like hot cakes this year. In fact one out of every five homes sold this year in Miami-Dade county carried a price tag at $1 million or…
We all deluded ourselves into thinking that Lincoln Road could become some sort of quirky subversion of the suburban mall shopping experience. That the uniquely Miami culture the strip once exemplified could survive peacefully alongside giant corporations’ fast fashion mega-stores. Sure, for a while it was a place where you…
LeBron James celebrated his 29th anniversary of winning the DNA lottery with 26 points, six rebounds, and 10 assists, in a 97-94 Monday night road win over the Denver Nuggets. Newly minted Eastern Conference Player of the Week Chris Bosh chipped in 17 points and five rebounds, while Michael Beasley…
Dwyane Wade recently got engaged to long-time girlfriend Gabrielle Union and his two sons and a nephew helped out in the adorable Christmas-time proposal. But, according to gossip reports, Wade had another son who wasn’t present. Gossip Cop and E! News reports that another woman gave birth to Wade’s third…
