The Pliner family: Put some shoes on! This weekend, pricey footwear purveyor Donald J Pliner will be making a special appearance at his Coral Gables boutique. No, not to shove your foot into a pair of his crocodile pumps; for charity. On Saturday from noon to 5:00 p.m. Pliner, his…
Eight perfect hours on a Sunday for most: coffee, newspaper, beach-lounging, museum or a movie. Hugo Chavéz’s eight perfect hours on a Sunday: talking. That’s right, the Venezuelan president set an 8-hour record with his most recent weekly Aló Presidente program (No. 295), a TV marathon that stretched from 11…
The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees our belaguered university system, voted on Thursday increase tuition by five percent. They want to make us pay. I wish they’d just stop. So does Gabe Pendas, president of the United States Student Association, the nation’s largest and oldest student group. “The board…
Mmm, beets. Publix is pathetic. And Winn-Dixie’s been wack. Even your neighborhood Milam’s will get a disinterested “meh” from local grocery shopping connoisseurs now. The brand spankin’ new Whole Foods in Coral Gables just opened, and the store owners have spared no expense in making it the most ridiculously awesome…
The first Chipotle Mexican Grill opened just weeks ago in North Miami, and now a South Miami branch is being readied to premier in the former Krispy Kreme doughnut shop on South Dixie Highway….Two Chefs is heading the opposite direction, the landmark South Miami restaurant debuting a second shop in…
Jerry Seinfeld greets fans at the South Beach Regal Theater on Monday, September 24. Getty Images/Chris Gordon As the last days of summer wind down, celebs begin to detox as the tan lines fade. Some go into hibernation, others will go back to work, but either way, they can’t resist…
When security guard Jorge Aparicio arrived at the DuPont Plaza in downtown Miami for his 7:00 a.m. shift Thursday October 16, 1986, Biscayne Boulevard was still cloaked in darkness. Aside from the sleepy-eyed staff trickling into work, the hotel was quiet — almost peaceful. Nothing stirred on the 12th floor…
Gustavo Lozano, of Hollywood, is a trim 175 pounds. And he’s handsome. The gay man is also unapologetically devoted to big men. Making them feel good makes him feel good, he explains. Often, he adds, they are suspicious of him: Why would he want them? Because he adores chubs. “I’ve…
It Flashes, Moos, and Poos Filed under: Flotsam Just how dismal is the city’s condo market? Well, if last week’s Platinum Condo auction was any indication, a bloodbath is in the making. The auction, which was held in a ballroom at the Biscayne Marriott, drew a few hundred people, mostly…
Four years ago a husband and wife named Jonada and Angela Campos sold jewelry in stall N-30 at the Opa-locka/Hialeah Flea Market. On the morning of May 27, 2003, their son Marlon began removing merchandise from a safe in the rear and setting it out for display. A trio of…
Easy there Miami, you can appreciate this: Slate is celebrating “the art of buttock innovation—past, present, and future” as part of its new “Sex” edition. The reason? “The October 2007 issue of King magazine, with buttock queen Kim Kardashian on the cover. Will she prove the fashion fulcrum for a…
The new CBS series that debuted last night stinks – even if it came with reduced commercials. Problem is, the damn thing has no sense of humor. And it doesn’t let any of the drama really develop. It just kinda rushes along. The good news: some of the Cuban accents…
This week’s Pic of the Week is of Miamian Gary Rhaney and his bicycle, which he put together himself using a kiddy wheel in front and a regular sized, but tireless, rim in the back. He calls the contraption “my security system – you got a tire, they’ll steal your…
A couple hundred people gathered in Doral at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday to buy the Halo 3 video game (the same one that Wired magazine recently called “a cultural touchstone.”) For your viewing pleasure, here’s a GamingBits video shot at the Circuit City early this morning that captures the madness:…
What can I say? It’s a slow, sweaty Tuesday afternoon in Miami. This made me laugh: -Tamara Lush…
When a group of citizens mounted an effort to recall Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas, unions representing county employees, including the South Florida AFL-CIO, rallied around her. Not only did the union provide man power at the polls, they pumped tens of thousands of dollars into the political action committee…
Fidel’s back, looking all healthy and shit in a new photo with the Angolan prez. But he hasn’t changed out of his track suit. Message to Fidel: the olive green military uniform was a much better look for you. Admittedly, it made you look like a dictator, and now that…
Sunday’s Marlins-Mets game was pretty exciting. The home team’s Dan Uggla – you know, Ugly Uggla – made an astounding catch at second base, then hit a homer to put the Marlins back in it. David Wright, the Mets MVP, got the winning hit as the Mets won 7 to…
This battle axe was purchased at the Opa-locka/Hialeah flea market’s plucky Pakistani knife booth for five dollars. “This is a weird store,” said the pleasant girl behind the counter. “You’d be surprised at how often we sell this stuff to weird people like you.” The owner of the booth was…
The swank new Regent South Beach hotel, which debuted all of a year ago, is now operating under new management, a group called Vincci Hoteles. Does this mean that the property’s signature restaurant, Table 8, will be deep-sixed? We’ll have to wait and see…….New owners of B.E.D. Miami, which opened…
Rudy Crew is in elite company these days. Miami-Dade Public Schools’ superintendent is being represented by the Creative Artists Agency, one of Hollywood’s talent firms, to find him speaking engagements. Crew is listed on the agency’s online speaker roster. CAA represents some of the world’s most famous celebrities, including hip-hop…
It looks like some Homestead City Council members also saw that homeless guy we mentioned walking across the Causeway Monday morning. According to the Herald , they are joining the uproar of other saggy-pants protestors across the country and considering a similar butt crack ban in Homestead. Council member Lynda…
