Rappers’ Slight Filed under: Culture Despite reaching number one and generating the greatest one-week digital sales in Billboard history with his hit “Low,” Carol City native Flo Rida gave a recent free appearance at South Miami’s AMC Theatres Sunset Place that was a bit of a bust. The movie theater…
From the H-bomb’s’ front page yestserday: “It’s about 1:30 in the morning, and the college crowd at Apples Martini Bar in Coconut Grove is majoring in shaking some serious booty.” Run that by me one more time? “majoring in shaking some serious booty.” Majoring in what now? “. . …
Well everyone, everything I know about political science was thrown out the window this morning by the election results. Eager Brian Beasley took Marie-Birts Cooper’s seat despite superior signage. Moreover, Velma Palmer, who appeared to only have a pickup truck with one big banner tied to the back, won by…
Last Saturday, Miami bicyclists riding with Emerge Miami’s Critical Mass were afforded a rare opportunity to engage their elected officials when the ride came upon Commissioners Joe Sanchez, Marc Sarnoff, and Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, schmoozing with locals at the recently-established Legion Park Green Market. The politicians greeted the over…
Hey everybody, If you’re like me, then you’re getting sick of trying to figure out all this primary stuff –words like “caucus” make my head hurt and I have a deep phobia about colored maps. I long for the simpler, stupider realm of small-town politics, where the success or failure…
Some people do it on Saturday. A pair of Miamians preferred Sunday morning on an outdoor AC unit at the woman’s grandmother’s house in an upscale Naples neighborhood. Residents on the other coast were scandalized by a bout of what looked like outdoor sex on their quiet streets last weekend…
Since his election on November 21, 2006, Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff has cast himself as the do-gooder reformer on the commission dais. He sponsored legislation that requires outgoing city commissioners to seek approval from their colleagues when doling out last minute bonuses to their staff. He also authored the…
The Dolphins have cut Trent Green, Marty Booker, LJ Shelton and Keith Traylor, among others today. They also cut Anthony Alabi, Anthony Bryant, Marion Dukes and Joe Toledo. Toledo — the guy everyone thought was a Nick Saban draft day steal even though his knees were made of glass, gone…
Normally, orange is a color that is best reserved for citrus fruit, but this guy actually doesn’t look abominable in it. He is however one black pair of pants away from being a Halloween decoration. The jeans were a good choice…
Photo By Manny Hernandez Kimora Lee Simmons poses with some signature products from her new “Fabulosity” line, the latest launch in her scheme to take over the commercial world. Miami’s American Airlines Arena was packed with fans and industry professionals for a weekend-long event featuring two divalicious ladies in town…
According to Pro Football Talk, NFL Network’s Adam Schefter is saying the Dolphins could take Virginia Defensive End Chris Long with the number one overall pick. “The widespread thinking is that the Miami Dolphins will ultimately regard Chris Long as entailing the least risk in return for a contract that…
Namco Bandai blamed the Wii for the closing of 50 arcades in Japan. They cited it as the main reason for the closures according to a report by Reuters. When I read this all I thought was, “Why on earth do the Japanese still play at the arcades?” It was…
A few weekend events are listed below (email the Bike Blog if you’d like your event posted). But first, we wanted to address this comment, left on the New Times website regarding our recent feature on biking in Miami: Ken Murray wrote: “I have been commuting on my bike since…
Romney Calls It Quits – Mitt Romney, after spending millions of his own money on his campaign, has decided to drop out of the race for presidential candidacy leaving McCain with a clear nomination for his party. Romney stated that running his campaign against McCain would allow Clinton or Obama…
The blue bandwagon got heavier yesterday, in a little room at the West Kendall Best Western. Democratic party Chairman Joe Garcia took the stage with his wife and child amidst crashing chants of “Go, Joe, go!” Garcia’s mother, Carmen, and father, Joe, sat beaming in the front row. “I’m happy…
Unbenownst to some, there was a Wynwood before Art Basel and Midtown. But working-class families worry that the neighborhood’s mounting visibility could lead to them being bumped out. The upspring of condos, shops and galleries makes Carmen Pichardi uneasy. The 36 year old sat with her 9 year-old son one…
Today’s big local story is the news that Miami attorney Ben Keuhne, the Democratic Party hero who represented Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election, was indicted on six counts of money laundering, money laundering concealment and obstruction of justice. The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing the bow-tie loving…
Mitt Romney pulled out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday. This is how the Stormin’ Morman explained his exit: ”If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that…
David Adams, the St. Petersburg Times’ Latin American correspondent, writes a fascinating story about Cubans blogging on the island. Adams writes about Yoani Sanchez, a 32-year-old woman who writes the blog Generacion Y. Here’s a passage: The name of her blog refers to the popularity early in the Cuban revolution…
Where: DJ’s Diner (Best Western Windsor Inn), 12210 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. What $15 Gets You: A Mexican-style burger, fries, mozzarella sticks, and a drink. DJ’s Diner at the Best Western Windsor Inn on 12210 Biscayne Boulevard is easy to overlook as most people are usually speeding by on that street…
Getting waxed is never a fun prospect, but it kind of helps to hear a chorus of women scream along with you. Knowing a group of ladies are suffering in unison does nothing to assuage the pain, per se, but it feels better knowing that you are not alone in…
The Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building was buzzing with snazzy dressed television reporters and shoe leather journalists yesterday. That’s because State Attorney Katharine Fernandez Rundle released the findings of the 2007 Spring Term Miami-Dade County Grand Jury. The report documents how twelve people got over on the man and beat…
