Section of the Ceiling at the Fontainebleau Hotel Collapses

We aren’t entirely sure what has happened, but Twitter updates from Cocaine Cowboys producer Alfred Spellman indicate that a piece ceiling in the Fontainebleau’s lobby, near the entrance to LIV, has caved in. The area has been roped off and sandbagged presumably in order to prevent water from rushing into the downstairs…

Well, How About This Thunderstorm?

New Times is not known for its weather coverage, but, God dang, it is raining like a mothaf*cker right now. Currently our offices are out of power (but somehow we still have Internet!), and according to CBS4, 2,600 other people in Miami-Dade have also lost power. The site also claims there…

Keep Banning Those Bags

The tide may be turning: Wal-Mart has recently announced that it will offer customers reusable bags made from recyclable materials. And, want more evidence that plastic is bad for marine mammals? Just ask Pamela Sweeney of the Marine Animal Rescue Society here in Miami. She missed the deadline for this…