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Showing 14411 - 14432 of 31931Miami-Dade Commission Gives Support to Dolphins’ Stadium Upgrade Proposal in Non-Binding Vote
The Miami-Dade County Commission has now officially put its stamp of approval on the Miami Dolphin’s plan to seek tax money to provide upgrades to the aging Sun Life Stadium. Only four of the thirteen commissioners voted against the measure…
University of Miami Responds: “Frustrated, Disappointed and Concerned” with NCAA
The University of Miami has finally responded to the announcement of NCAA-ception today, and in her official statement university president Donna Shalala didn’t mince words. She said she was “frustrated, disappointed and concerned” by the developments, and claims the school has been “a model for how institutions should partner with…
Hialeah High Teacher Punched Teen Girl After She Refused to Have Sex With Him
Manuel Cruz, a teacher Hialeah Senior High, has been arrested after allegedly hitting a 17-year-old girl who refused to have sex with him. Cruz did not meet the girl through school, but rather met her at his apartment complex on December 9…
305 Photo of the Day: Bike Trail
Today’s photo comes from Misael Reyes’ Flickr. If you’d like to see your photo here join our Flickr group.Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes…
The Best Twitter Reactions to the NCAA Miami Bombshell
The shocking hypocrisy of the NCAA admitting its own ethical flaps while investigating those of the University of Miami was tailor made for Twitter snark, and the Twitterati didn’t disappoint. Though, it shouldn’t be much a surprise that no one likes the NCAA…
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Miami Hurricanes: NCAA Admits Its Own Improper Conduct in Investigating School
The NCAA was supposed to be investigating the University of Miami Athletics Department for improper conduct, but instead of releasing the results today, the NCAA dropped a bombshell of its own: it admitted its own investigators had illegally obtained evidence during the investigation.Shapiro’s attorney, Maria Elena Perez, “improperly” got information…
Marlins May Face Wrath of the Players Union If They Don’t Up Payroll
Locals aren’t the only ones pissed over the Marlins’ most recent fire sale. The MLB players union is also keeping a close eye on the team’s roster, and apparently has promised to take action if the Marlins don’t do anything about it soon.Well, lo and behold, MLB.com is out with…
While Checking For Terrorists on Disney Cruise, Police Arrest Woman For Stealing Pack of Cigarettes in 1991
While checking the passenger list of a Disney Cruise for terrorists, authorities at Port Canaveral found someone who was apparently almost as dangerous: a woman who stole a pack of cigarettes in 1991 and never got around to paying the measly $85 in court fees…
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Another Bootleg Butt Doc Busted After Krazy Glue Surgeries In South Florida Motel Go Awry
Miami was captivated in November 2011 when a would-be plastic surgeon with a prodigious ass named Oneal Morris was arrested after injecting mixtures including Fix-a-Flat into her patients’ butts. Now it seems like Morris was only the tip of the bootleg butt doc industry in South Florida.A Pahokee man known…
Bizarre Baby Kidnapping Ends In Fatal Car Crash, Baby In Critical Condition
A bizarre baby kidnapping on Monday evening has left one person dead and two critically injured, including the 15-month-old kidnapped girl.According to police, the incident began as an attempt by Mylife Rivera-Vasquez, 20, to forcefully take custody of her daughter, Juliet Rivera. Rivera-Vasquez invited the baby’s step-mom to meet at…
Florida Man Calls 911 Ten Times Asking for a Ride to Mexico
Dear fellow Floridians, 911 is not a prostitution service, a Facebook checker, a dream analysis hotline, or a urination location service.As Alvaro Francisco found out over the weekend, it is also not a Mexican travel agency…
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305 Photo of the Day: Bait and Hook
Today’s photo comes from Claudio Baglietto’s Flickr. If you’d like to see your photo here join our Flickr group.Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes…
It May Soon Be Illegal to Get a Massage at Night in Florida
Hopefully you don’t have a midnight massage habit, because the state of Florida may limit the hours massage therapists can work from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The bill recently passed a state House subcommittee, and if the whole House passes the law, it could go into effect as soon…
Watch LeBron James and Dwyane Wade Sing “Rock With You” and “If I Ever Fall in Love”
So, Shane Battier’s annual celebrity karaoke event went down this weekend at the Eden Roc Hotel, and if you couldn’t afford the $250 tickets to the charity event, don’t worry. Of course some video evidence has leaked…
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz Sat Next to Jay-Z and Beyonce at the Inauguration (and You Are Now Insanely Jealous of Her)
We’re sure it’s an honor just to sit on the steps of the Capitol at the inauguration, but let’s be honest, the hottest seat was next to Beyonce. Which, well, obviously was taken by Jay-Z, but seated directly next to them was South Florida congresswoman and DNC chief Debbie Wasserman…
Frank Haith and Former Miami Hurricanes Coaches to to Be Charged with Unethical Conduct, Reports Say
Though, the NCAA still has not delivered the official notice of allegations to the University of Miami, several details have started to leak out.Frank Haith, the former men’s basketball coach who is now at the Missouri, in particular is said to be charged with “unethical conduct and failure to promote…
Male Dancers at SoBe Club Twist Are Stealing Customers’ Cell Phones, Claim Clubgoers
“Pay for a lap dance, end up getting fucked,” Danny Garcia says.Most of the time, this T&A truism translates to a sticky ending in the back of one of Miami’s seedy strip clubs. But Garcia alleges that for customers at Twist, one of South Beach’s oldest and most beloved gay…
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Photographer Carlos Miller Roughed Up Yet Again By Metrorail Security Guards
Carlos Miller, the photographer and activist behind the “Photography is Not A Crime” blog, feels pretty damn strongly that there’s nothing illegal about shooting photos or video on a taxpayer-funded Metrorail platform. He believes so strongly that he’s already sued the County’s security company over two previous incidents where they…
Rejoice, Miami: Chris “Birdman” Andersen Is Now a Member of the Heat
In a move that’s a longshot to fix the Miami Heat’s rebounding woes but is a surefire, lead pipe lock to fix the lack of hilarious people on the Heat to write about on local blogs, the team has signed Chris “Birdman” Andersen, the heavily tatooed big man last seen…
Australian Filmmaker Turns His Lens On Liberty City, Finds Some Crazy Characters
A word of advice to foreign filmmakers who get hooked on Liberty City: Please stop opening your masterpieces with chintzy B-rolls of tourists frolicking on South Beach and then cutting away to bleak footage of a morbid roadside memorial or homeless people. It’s hackneyed, dammit! Hopefully, Shanks Rajendran takes heed when…
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South Beach Named Best Beach on Earth for People Watching
South Beach may be a beautiful, expansive stretch of sand along the aqua waters of the Atlantic, but it really doesn’t hold a candle to the hotties that come to sun beach on it. So its really no surprise that Travel + Leisure has named South Beach as the best…