The effects of Tropical Storm Bonnie are ripping through Miami, and while we here at New Times are no meteorological experts, we’re projecting that the storm will be a “major pain in the ass” until this afternoon and then will be downgradeded to “mild annoyance” the rest of the weekend. …
Little did you know, but that guy who made your extra-skinny mochachino this morning in Miami Beach might be sniping South American drug runners in his spare time. And that creepy guy in overalls down the block who moves his lawn three times a week? Straight-up CIA.At least that’s the…
Michael Beasley, once billed as the Heat’s promising next star, is now playing for the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves, and the GM for that team offered an explanation for why Beasley never delivered on his promise with the Heat: He was smoking too much pot. But don’t worry, “He’s hired people…
In today’s roundup of crime and assorted horrible things: Thieves in South Miami-Dade slash your tires and then snatch your cash, a mysterious ocean bacteria can kill you, seven men hold up an Office Depot, and giant ad towers are probably coming to downtown. …
Rapper Flo Rida and a mess of South Florida hip-hop’s usual suspects — Yes! Lyrikill.com’s on the track! Who the hell is Ball Greezy and could somebody get him some Gold Bond? — have thrown together a song that captures the sentiment buoying every Miami basketball fan. The hook to their…
Miami Dolphins defensive end Phillip Merling’s off-season of misfortunes has gone from bad to worse. Merling was arrested in May for punching his pregnant girlfriend, and just this week he was formally charged with felony battery for the incident. Now comes news that Merling suffered an Achilles tendon injury that will force…
Remember when we told you about that social media scavenger hunt you’d have to go on to get tickets to a social media fiesta with booze provided by @SmirnoffMiami, music by @RkmyKeny, and everything live-tweeted by your Twitter jockey, @ManuGabaldon? Well, we have an even easier way for you to win passes…..
Is the Tea Party racist? The NAACP thinks so. And the Council of Conservative Citizens, a white pride group, agrees. Of course the Tea Party is racist, crowed a blog post on the Council’s website yesterday — and it would be proud of its racism if it weren’t wussy…
A group of researchers from Harvard and Northwestern Universities have compiled three years worth of data from Twitter to take a snapshot of the mood of the nation over the course of the day. The results are visualized state-by-state, and what seems striking is that compared to the rest of…
Another stellar performance from Josh Johnson, another blown lead by the bullpen. Another pinch-hitter, another walk-off win for Florida. Such are the misadventures of your Florida Marlins, who took game four of their series against the Colorado Rockies this afternoon with a 3-2 win. As for JJ’s chance at another…
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Scott Galvin has served for years on the North Miami City Council and came out publicly in 2004 with little consequences and was re-elected. Now he has set his sights on a congressional seat and is running in the district Kendrick Meek is vacating. He’s the only openly gay and white candidate seeking the Democratic nomination, but…
Elegant Elliot Offen, the Howard Stern sidekick whose bodacious body earned him 20 hours in a Miami jail cell, is still fighting the local hotel he says had him “falsely imprisoned.” But now the hotel is trying to get the case thrown out, leaving Offen’s $21 million lawsuit hanging by…
The Notre Dame and University of Miami rivalry is finally, officially back on! Sources have confirmed rumors of a renewed series kicking off October 6, 2012, at Chicago Field. Sure, by that time, the majority of the players on the field will not have even been born the last time the two…
Cue the breathless local TV announcers and the runs on milk, bread, and stout whiskey at Publix: Miami is officially in line to get hit with its first tropical storm of the season.The National Hurricane Center just issued a tropical storm warning for Florida’s East Coast from Golden Beach south…
[jump] A hearing- and speech-impaired woman was sexually assaulted near a Metrorail station. Police say the attack happened around 2 a.m. in a parking garage stairwell at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza Metrorail station at 6205 NW 27th Ave.Police used sign language to communicate with the woman, in her…
Raquel Regalado has no school board experience but plenty of dough
DJ Rony Seikaly, former Miami Heat center, spins the jams
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department’s Donald Richard arrested for stealing tools
Los Afganos asesinan a Louis Maxwell: Segunda Parte
On L.A.’s Skid Row, a generational war over how to teach the American children of illegal immigrants
Marco Rubio, Tea Party pretty boy
