Rep. Erik Fresen’s IRS debt and alleged nepotism
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You can bet that whoever let The Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi into increasingly unpopular Gov. Rick Scott’s press conference today is going to get a dressing down tonight. The comedian, who we’re assuming is preparing an upcoming piece on Scott for the show, asked the governor to pee in…
Marlins Will Make Jose Reyes Cut His Dreads
Good thing the Marlins are the only team in the MLB with an official barber, because newly signed Jose Reyes will have to sit down in Hugo Tandron’s chair soon. Reyes has sported shoulder length dreadlocks for the better part of his career with the Mets, but the Fish have…
Spurrier Urban Wiley: Gator Mom Wants to Change Son’s Name After Urban Meyer Takes Ohio State Job
Don’t question University of Florida graduate Jen Wiley’s commitment to the Florida Gators. She’s such a fan of the team that she named her kid Spurrier Urban Wiley after two of the team’s most (or really only) notable football coaches. However, now that Urban Meyer has decided to take the…
305 Photo of the Day: Get in the Sunrise
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Could Jeb Bush Still Enter the GOP Presidential Primary?
The Confederacy of Dunces that emerged to vie for the GOP presidential primary certainly must have some could-have-been candidates rethinking their decision. After the swift, and often surreal, rises and eventual falls of Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain, the race is pretty much down to Newt Ginrich (at…
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Make Your Own Paper Plane With This Week’s New Times Cover: Here’s How
This week, we have a New Times premiere: our very first interactive cover! This isn’t quite the magnitude of Esquire’s E Ink cover, but it’s pretty awesome if you are bored or just wanted to annoy someone.Though it might look a bit complicated, it’s pretty simple to fold up this…
Franken-Artist Enrique Gomez De Molina Pleads Guilty to Animal Smuggling
Like a whimsical Dr. Frankenstein, Miami artist Enrique Gomez De Molina created stunning sculptures made up of a mix of taxidermied parts from different animals. Problem was he was illegally importing parts from endangered species and was arrested on the charges in late November. This morning De Molina plead guilty…
Nick Saban Stepped Over a Convulsing, Collapsed Dolphins Star While in Miami
With the Miami Dolphins having another odd season and former head coach Nick Saban once again headed to a BCS championship game with Alabama, you’d be forgiven for wondering what could have been if Saban didn’t sneak out of town with pants firmly on fire in 2007. Though, maybe we’re…
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Full Miami Heat Schedule Released, Celtics Coming to Town for Home Opener
Thanks to the lockout, there are 16 games fewer than usual, but the NBA has finally released the schedule for its shortened, 66-game season. As everyone already knows, the Heat will open with a Christmas Day rematch against the Dallas Mavericks. The Heat’s home opener will go down two days…
Are Seaquarium Animals Harmed by Excessive Partying?
After two dolphins died at a Swiss marine park following a “techno party” across the street, Miami Seaquarium is taking a good, reasoned look at whether hosting late-night parties is putting its animals in danger. Just kidding! But putting a stop to such parties is the new rallying cry of…
Rick Scott Hits New Poll Low at 26 Percent; More Now Believe in Ghosts Than Gov.
Boy oh boy does everybody hate, hate, hate Rick Scott. Everybody! Well, more than seven in ten Florida voters can’t stand the guy, at least, according to a new poll out this morning from the Public Policy Polling firm.Scott’s 26 percent approval rating is so dismal, it got us at…
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Elian Gonzalez Turns 18, Calls ‘Cuban Five’ Spy To Celebrate
Elian Gonzalez is all growed up! Miami’s favorite raft-boy turned Cuban propaganda machine turned 18 last night, and in proper Revolutionary fashion celebrated not with a pack of cigarettes or a bottle of rum from his parents liquor stash but with a phone call to Rene Gonzalez, a “Cuban Five”…
Whole Foods Sued by Feds for Firing Miami Beach Poop-Leak Whistleblower
If you were shopping at the Miami Beach Whole Foods on November 1, 2009, you might have been subjected to the powerful stench of a raw sewage leak. Management tried to ignore the problem and covered the smell with air freshener, but as New Times reported later that month, an unnamed…
Antoine Walker Sentenced to Five Years Probation for Failing to Pay Gambling Debts
In 2007, Antoine Walker was a key part of the Miami Heat’s championship roster. Today, he’s perhaps most notable for being the ex-fiance of Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada, last played for a D-League team and has now been sentenced to five years probation for failing to repay hundreds of…
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Naked Boat Thief Darrel Horne to Police: “Taser Me, Bro”
Back in 2007, University of Florida student Andrew Meyer delivered the ultimate stun gun catch phrase when he pleaded with police, “Don’t Tase me, bro.” Four years later, another Florida 20-something, Darrel Horne, asked police to “Taser me, bro” while naked and on the run after stealing a boat. Unlike…
305 Photo of the Day: O, Manatee
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LeBron James Finally Admits “The Decision” TV Show May Have Been a Mistake
LeBron James has finally admitted the obvious: announcing his decision to play for the Miami Heat on an over-hyped ESPN special was a public relations nightmare. Obviously, for Heat fans the show was a monumental feel-good moment, but it only served to fuel the hatred and intense scrutiny on the…
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Former ‘Cane Jeffrey Brown Takes Plea Deal in Sexual Assault Case
Jeffrey Brown, a 19-year-old former redshirt freshman defensive lineman with the Miami Hurricanes, has accepted a plea deal in a case involving his alleged rape of a female University of Miami student in a dorm room. As part of the deal Brown will face no prison time and will not…
Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson May Star in Michael Bay’s New Times-based Movie
Well, we guess it only makes sense that two men who launched to stardom by being muscular in tight briefs would team up to star in a movie about body builders. Variety reports that Mark Whalberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson are currently in talks to star in Pain and…
Albert Pujols Offered 10-Year Contract by Marlins
SEC probes and baffling aesthetic choices aside, the Miami Marlins really do deserve credit for keeping good on their promise of upping their payroll and making the team a serious contender. A day after adding prized shortstop Jose Reyes, ESPN is reporting that the Fish have made a 10-year contract…
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Port of Miami’s 2035 Master Plan Includes Manatee-Displacing Mega-Yacht Marina, Hotels
If you thought the Port of Miami’s deep dredging project was controversial, get a load of this.Riptide has obtained a copy of the port’s 2035 Master Plan. It calls for adding three new cruise ship berths, a mega-yacht marina near downtown, and a seven-story “multi-modal center” with hotels, retail, entertainment,…