Yesterday, state. Rep David Rivera, who is running to replace seat-jumper Mario Diaz-Balart in congressional district 25, made headlines in the Herald for his friendship with Ariel Pereda. Pereda is the principal of the Havana Group, a firm that advises companies on trading with Socialist Cuba. This, of course, is tantamount to…
Dwyane Wade went into his meeting with the New York Knicks today and told reporters he’s in a “New York state of mind.” Shut up, Dwyane Wade. Don’t you even play with our hearts like that. For months, you’ve been telling us you’re probably staying in Miami. You know what happened to…
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At the stroke of midnight on Thursday night, South Florida’s new gambling laws came into effect, lowering the tax on slots, expanding gaming hours, and opening a gusher of cash for Magic City Casino, Calder Race Course, Gulfstream Park, and several other Broward casinos. High-stakes, no-limit poker will also now…
Wow, Miami, you seem to be having a lot of sex. Apparently, you hump like rabbits. So let’s hope you’re familiar with Trojan Condoms, because lots of sex + no condoms + Miami = disaster waiting to happen. The jimmy hat brand recently surveyed sexual hobbyists across the nation and…
Dwyane Wade joined Chris Bosh for a dinner date last night in Chicago. Whenever one of our “friends” has a successful date, we want to know one thing, and this is no exception: Will it lead to getting undressed with each other… in the AAA locker room and then putting…
In today’s roundup of the sins of South Beach and the rest of Miami-Dade: The death of a man in police custody is blamed on desperate cocaine ingestion, two separate shootings are being investigated, a string of car break-ins is being questioned, and a boat fire sends one man to…
As evidenced by the video below, Wednesday night’s first Social Media Day was a big success in Miami. It was an epic celebration of everything social media, and the Miami festivities were the biggest in the Southeast — even bigger than L.A.’s. Miamians have once again proven their digital prowess,…
Michael J. Muzio, one of four co-conspirators in a Ponzi scheme that targeted South Florida Haitian-Americans, has been sentenced to 163 months in federal prison. In April, New Times told you about the $14.3 million scheme, which offered to double investors’ cash in 90 days. Two of Muzio’s cronies have…
Turns out the shooting at the Miami Beach Resort and Spa Saturday had nothing to do with hookers, but drugs. At least that’s what the Miami Beach Police Department is saying. Oh, and that weird smell? It was pepper spray…
At least that’s what we’re reading into the angsty note the flame-themed mascot has pinned to American Airlines Arena. Click through for a larger picture…
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Police have released the name of the victim and information that they’ve made several arrests in connection with last Saturday’s bizarre fatal shooting at the Miami Beach Resort and Spa, but they remain tightlipped about other details. Among those details: a report that the victim was shot by a pimp…
The Republican primary for the governor’s chair is quickly heading toward full-out insanity. Yesterday, billionaire “conservative outsider” Rick Scott attacked his rival, Attorney General Bill McCollum, for supporting “pro-homosexual” Rudy Giuliani. Now McCollum’s campaign has struck back by pointing out that gays use a social networking site Scott had invested in.Yes, it is 2010…
The recruiting saga of offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson, one of the highest-rated players of the class of 2010, is still staggering along five months after national signing day. That means only bad news for the sanction-hit USC Trojans, where Henderson had signed a letter of intent, and could be shaping…
The NBA’s free-agency period began at midnight, which means we can finally start getting some facts to go with all of the insane rumors and mindless speculation. Our Miami Heat, which has basically put all of its eggs in this year’s free-agency basket, is already hard at work trying to…
In today’s roundup of horrible crimes and other assorted sins, a shooting victim is left paralyzed, a man dies while in the custody of the Miami Beach Police, an SUV somehow lands directly atop a Honda, Vanhouston D. Flowers is found floating dead in a canal, and a man pleads…
Mahmood Karzai, meet Gerald Posner.You’re a multimillionaire Afghan “entrepreneur” who happens to be the brother of fabulously corrupt President Hamid Karzai, and you’ve just been accused by the Wall Street Journal of airlifting billions of dollars of U.S. aid out of Kabul under very shady circumstances.He’s a disgraced journalist whose…
Peanut Butter Miracles: Amid Haiti’s chaos, an American pediatrician has made ending child malnutrition her life’s work
A wild parking market is costing the City of Miami big bucks
The only hazard of spray tans is looking like Snooki
Another victim of Tomas Regalado’s botched corruption probe files suit
