A group of witches gathered in a Cleveland radio station yesterday with a voodoo doll, some pig bones, a pentagram and a fake human skull to perform a ritual to curse the Heat’s LeBron James. This might explain the Heat’s opening night loss to the Celtics. It might explain why…
It was just last week when noted website Gay Patriot (“the internet home for the American gay conservative”) held Marco Rubio up as the prime example of Republican hottie. Surely, that singular “American gay conservative” and plenty of right-leaning housewives across Florida have at least once dreamed about what lies…
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David Rivera may have spent the last eight years filing the shadiest disclosure forms this side of Tom DeLay, but that doesn’t mean Miami-Dade voters shouldn’t have a chance to vote for the guy. So says Judge Jerald Bagley, who just dismissed a lawsuit to remove Rivera from the ballot.Bagley…
Burger King’s new Brazilian owner, 3G Capitol, just officially took control of the company days ago, and they’ve wasted little time in cleaning house. At least seven high-level executives at the Miami-based fast food chain have been laid off. The move is surely a sign of changes to come in…
Yesterday, we told you that Hollywood’s Whiskey Tango All-American Bar & Grill would pick up patrons’ bar tab, up to $25, when/if the Heat suffered their first loss…
Who is Miami supposed to root for in the World Series when it’s not one of those weird years when the Marlins somehow manage to wind up winning it? The city’s important risqué men’s underwear industry is apparently lining up behind the San Francisco Giants. Papi, a Miami-based brand of…
Nestor Kirchner, the former president of Argentina and husband of current president Cristina Kirchner, has died this morning due to heart failure at the age of 60. The leftist-Peronist politician was widely expected to mount another presidential campaign in 2011…
So last night’s Heat game against the Celtics was a painful thing to watch. Granted, if that was the Heat playing at its worst against one of the league’s other premier squads in very hostile territory, we probably don’t have anything to worry about this season. That’s what we’ll tell…
Police are searching for suspects in two separate firearm attacks that occurred overnight in North Miami-Dade. One was fatal; the other victim is not expected to survive. A 25-year-old man was found shot to death near his black SUV near Barry University in Miami Shores. In the other shooting, a…
Engadget leaked pictures of an alleged PlayStation phone late last evening that has generated more buzz than a PS3 controller vibrates.According to their website, the Sony Ericsson phone will likely run on the Android 3.0 operating system, features a screen anywhere between 3.7 and 4.1 inches, and support microSD cards…
The race for county commissioner in District 2 isn’t just historic, it’s historically ugly.At an NAACP political forum last week, Dorrin Rolle — who could be the first incumbent to lose his seat on the board in 16 years — likened his rival to blind musician Stevie Wonder for ignoring…
As part of our project delivering Cleveland’s unwanted LeBron James jerseys to Miami’s homeless, we also announced an open call for “Dear LeBrons” — missives from jilted Clevelanders bidding adieu to their high school sweetheart…
Have no one to watch tonight’s Heat-Celtics NBA season debut with? You do have someone to watch it with but they don’t provide the same award-winning, rapier-like wit banter you find here on your friendly neighborhood Miami New Times blog?Well, have no fear! Because the Riptide 2.0 Heat vs. Celtics…
California and New York are in the midst of colorful gubernatorial elections, but Florida’s race hasn’t been getting much national attention. That’s amazing considering an unfit, self-financed, crooked businessman hell-bent on stirring up divisive issues might become the next governor of the fourth most populace state. Forget that, though — the national…
Liberty City native and Cincinnati Bengals star Chad Ochocinco has been tweeting up a storm about the bizarre saga of his pregnant pigeon. He even expressed frustration upon learning that pigeons lay eggs and do not give live birth. Today he tweeted pictures of the newly hatched pigeon babies. Problem…
In this week’s New Times, we lay out four reasons you should support billionaire Norman Braman’s efforts to recall County Mayor Carlos Alvarez. We’re obviously not alone in believing the measure has merit — Braman announced last night that more than 90,000 folks in Dade County have already signed the…
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After an off-season that can be described only as batshit, the NBA regular season is finally upon us as LeBron James makes his long-awaited debut as a member of the Miami Heat. Never in the history of mankind has someone been so reviled for choosing to move from Cleveland to Miami Beach. Yes,…
Oh, girl, who knew Dolphins players could get so catty? And not just wild catty. Ricky Williams showed up at the team’s Halloween bash last night dressed as former teammate Jason Taylor. Poking fun at Taylor’s run on Dancing With the Stars, Williams wore a getup that included a giant…
The NBA regular season kicks off tonight with the Miami Heat taking on the Boston Celetics. Those 82 games seem to be just a formality for the Heat, because AccuScore’s jocky computers have declared that without even 0.1 percent of a doubt, the team will make the playoffs. Though AccuScore doesn’t seem…
Anders Gyllenhaal has been executive editor of the Miami Herald since 2007 and shepherded the once-great paper through some of its darker times. Though the economy certainly played a heavy role, it’s difficult to pinpoint what part of his performance made him deserving of a promotion. Yet the paper’s parent…
